716-748-7912

I got a phone call from this number today and they left the same message that others have recieved... "I have a very serious pending matter and it would be in my best interst for either myself or my legal representative to call them back"  

The first time I called back the man who answered the phone didn't want to give me his name or the name of the company.  He spoke very quickly so I couldn't understand him.  He was very rude and kept asking if I had a file #.  I told him I did but that I wouldn't give it to him because he was being rude, so he hung up on me.  

I called back again about 30 minutes later.  A man answered the phone and told me his name and that the name of the company was I.A.G.  I gave him my file # and he said that it was something to do with the name of a hispanic person that I've never heard of.  I immediately told him that I didn't know that person and he said "that must be our mistake."  He asked for my phone number so that they wouldn't call me again.  

My question is:  If he has my file # saved in his system, shouldn't my phone number be attached to that? Why did he need to ask for my phone number.  Anyway, I'm pretty sure this is a total scam.  My wife had to deal with people like this a few years ago.  They call claiming that you owe money on a old debt (that has either been paid or written off on your credit report).  They try to scare you into thinking that your in big trouble.  They won't ever send you a legitimate piece of mail, they'll only call or email you.  They will start yelling at you and being rude to scare you into giving them money.  

Don't be fooled by these clowns.

Was called by this number 3-4 times, left a message twice but it was the automated pending suit or recent summons or some [***] called probably about 10 times and no one answered it said to ask for someone in some department but i couldn't and then it just said press 0 for an operator and i tried that but nothing

This automated voice left the same message as above on my phone, no company, just a case # and to call back within 24 hours.  OOH, so scary, not, just another scammer!

These people are really crazy!!!  It's nothin but a scam when I asked them for information on the company so I could contact the BBB he became sooo upset and yellin at me that I didnt have money and no way to pay.... this is a complete scam

Same as everyone else, they keep calling by leaving an automated message that states we have 24 hours to contact them or have our legal representative contact them..  When you call the number back, they actually are closed and the message is to call during business hours.  HA reading all this above - it has to be a scam..Well I won't be calling them.

Same as others, received call today, same message. I hung up and added the number to the block list on my cell phone.

Called the number back today and the dude told me that I owed $1518 to Cashnet.com from $2007....I was like even payday loans are that damn big!  I told him to do what he has to do I'll fight that in court!

I hope no one is foolish enough to think a call like this is legitimate. I answered and got an automated message that gave no detail other that a claim # and phone #. I would never call back an automated message that doesn't give the company name, caller's name and the direct number of the caller.

got a cell phone message "in accordance with federal law a claim has been filed against you.  You or your legal representative should contact (716) 748-7912."  If you do so you get voice mail and are told to press 0 for a person. Pressing 0 gets a message box.  No identification who the company was or is. (716) appears to be New York area code.  My question is can this be reported to FTC or NY consumer fraud?

30 minutes ago I got the same call "in accordance with federal law a claim has been filed against you.  You or your legal representative should contact (716) 748-7912."  The guy who answered stated first names only of people who's name I did not recognize and turns out the debit he was referencing i paid off over 2 ys ago- offered him the documentation and he stated he has no fax #..??? He had no details on the account and told me to call the company Cash Net USA.. that i would be served with papers at an address I have not lived at for over 2 yrs! This call came out of no where- how do they even get our phone numbers!

PROTECT YOURSELF!  IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU MUST READ – HOW THE SCAM WORKS AND WHAT AGENCIES TO REPORT THEM TO

LONG RUNNING AND KNOWN SCAM – ALL OVER INTERNET AND NEWS FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW


Fake Debt Collectors – Terrorizing Consumers

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1


MORE ON FAKE DEBT COLLECTORS
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.html
http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html   latest release of information on this scam

http://www.wvago.gov/internetloanscam.cfm
If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):
1.    The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.
2.    Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.
3.    File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.
4.    File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.wvago.gov
5.    File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a small sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:


https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina – preparing a new number to use.
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting as Prince Christian, Arpit
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-705-8669  Scammer false postings as Alicia

Scam alert: Bogus debt collectors
By Leslie McFadden • Bankrate.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Posted 2 p.m.
Bankrate reporter Leslie McFadden contributed this entry.
This scam isn't technically about credit cards, but it is scary enough to post a warning. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert today saying consumers across the country are getting phone calls from bogus debt collectors claiming default on a payday loan. Of course, the consumer needs to pay a large fee to avoid arrest -- as much as $1,000.
The caller poses as a lawyer, and may threaten extradition to face trial if the consumer doesn't pay up immediately.
What makes these calls alarming -- and perhaps convincing -- is that the perpetrators reference the consumer's personal information, such as the person's Social Security number, driver's license number, previous bank account numbers, home address -- even personal references.
"The amount of information they have is really troubling," says BBB spokeswoman Alison Southwick. She adds that the amount of data points to a possible security breach.
Spread the word to your friends and family: Don't give out personal or financial information to an unknown caller. Scammers can spoof Caller ID to display different numbers, so trust your instincts over technology.
The BBB offers these tips:
•    Ask the debt collector to provide official documentation which substantiates the debt.
•    Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call.
•    File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
•    File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau online if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you.

Same exact deal. I called the # the number and pressed 0. I gave this idiot my "file #". He then wanted to know who he was speaking to. I refused to tell him who I was until he told me who he was. He wasn't happy. He got rude and snotty so I got rude and snotty then hung up.

When I answered this call yesterday, the message stated "if you would like to be removed from our list, please press #". It did not say any of the things y'all are saying. VERY WEIRD!

It happened to me today...this info was helpful

They call me non stop with the same question- what is my file # .. the funny thing is i told them to give me a Fax # so I can send them proof of payment to the Company they claim to be collecting for and they never have one to give-
When I ask for details on this account- they state they have no details I would have to call the Company.. Really? And yet they are supposedly taking me to court and serving me papers to an address i have not lived at for over 3 yrs and the debit was paid over 3.5 yrs ago...
My response- - - "When you serve me the papers, I'll see you in court!"
Don't be fooled and give them any payments over the phone...

I have been getting a call from this number every 3-5 minutes for the last hour. They don't leave a message.

same thing here. they have been calling all day and yesterday. I am ignoring the calls because of the information on this site - THANK YOU!
They just called again while I was typing this...wow!

I got a call from 716-748-7877 asking me my address and all my info saying that they have papers to serve me. They also left a case # and told me to call back. I don't know what to do? Has any one received a call from this #??

First off, keep in mind all of the numbers that I am mentioning here for one person...

So I was scared to death when I recieved a call from someone named Daniel Brown on the 18th of August. He calls me from 210-544-5068. That number was researched by my Aunt and it came up to be an Apartment complex in San Antonio!!! WHAT?? I know right? Anyway, he was telling me all the information that I was able to varify, what the debt was, who I owed it to, my name, the date of the debt, all of that right? Well he was saying that there would be legal action taken for Fraud because I took out a loan and "Immediately" Closed my bank account. That is not true. It ended up closing months later because of the over drafts that I was unable to pay after losing my job. I asked to speak to the supervisor, and he put me on hold and came back and said that he had already left for the day. Thats funny, seeing that he just put me on hold a couple of mins before that to ask him a question of other options I might have. So they started off by saying that someone would serve me with papers and that I would have to go to court, where they would ask me to pay $3200!! Whatever! Then he said,"Let me put you on hold and see what other options we can give you." Hmmm Hmmmm, put on hold. He came back and said "Okay we can offer you two other options...You pay three payments  of $682 over the next three months, (Which he then tells me that August was already late) HUH? Or I could just pay the total amount of what I owed. Flat out $860 by that following Friday! OUTRAGEOUS!!! So it went from $3200 to $860...Yeah they must really just want something. I recieved nothing in the mail. They told me that I would be paying over the phone. That says scam all over it. But being as gulable as I am, and a single mother of a one year old, it scared the hell out of me. They got me thinking I was going to Jail for fraud! SOOO...he have me a call back number that was an 866 number. I had a missed call that same afternoon from 215-944-8989. NO message, no nothing. Then today, I had a call from 716-748-7877 and it was that Daniel Brown guy again, he left a Voicemail and said that if he didn't hear from me today, he would assume that I understand that legal action will take place. How was he just in my same time zone a few days ago and now he is telling me to call him back at a 716 number with a different extenstion. He even said it would be six his time...HIS TIME?? Wasn't he just in my time zone!!!??? So frustrating. I know we have all taken out loans just because we don't have any other options. We have to keep a roof over our heads and take care of our families. But don't threaten good people over something like this. All of these scam artist can go to hell!! I am done believing that stuff!!!

Have you ever gotten a loan or anything? They called me with the same thing. I have taken out a loan last October. They seemed to have ALL of my information, never gave me a case number.