843-534-5766

Who are these people?

Irs special agent Edward Jonathan investigating a lawsuit filed against me #IR7416 call at soon as possible: 843-534-5766.
Caller ID showed this # 918-215-9123

Received a call at my work number. I work in a call center

Officer Edward Jonathan from legal department of IRS regarding a lawsuit against my case number IR 7416. The funny thing is he called my google voice number from 404-400-4966 telling me to call 843-534-5766 back or i will get in deep [***].

Interesting how we all have the same case number! My husband got a similar call, same case number, different call back number  (352-251-0111).

Voice Mail to Text: Hello my name is John Lewis I'm calling today in regards to a formal complaint that's been filed against one days. If you have any information as to the whereabouts of XXXXXX.  Please contact our office immediately at 843-534-5766. Again the number is 843-534-5766. I next that will be notifying the proper authorities. Thank you..... Blocked. SCAM.

The Mark Wallace, John Lewis “we’ll send  your case to the proper authorities” scam.   History on 800notes. Report them!

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Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

They contacted my brother and sister saying I was being sought for a spousal abuse case and needed whereabouts.  They contacted my number also.  A voice recording of a John Lewis.  When I return the call it was an Asian gentleman

Got the exact same call was funny how it was a recorded name and the caller couldn't say it, I always laugh at these scams and tell them to contact the proper authorities. I feel sorry for those people who fall for this, I am sure the older community gets scammed by these people all the time.

Called me  and left a Voice Mail ,claiming to be a Jonathan Lewis saying my city has filed a complaint towards me. Saying I should call them or they will contact the proper authorities and press charges. Funny thing is my city is no where near South Carolina, you would think my city would seek a more local authority and send me a letter not seek someone 1400 miles away.

I just got this call a few minutes ago this John Lewis guy said the same thing and played a crude recording of my husbands name. Definitely a scam!

This John Lewis has called my mothers house,my house and my job,the number is 843-534-5766,says for me to call back regarding a lawsuit filed against me,couldn't even say my last name right,sounds fishy to me.

I was called by this number and was informed that if I didn't pay they will send officers to my door. I told him no need to send them to my door I'm sitting outside reading a book. He said I was crazy and hung up on me lol

calls everyday

Same message from John Lewis Blocked 😈

Same as above. Call from a John Lewis that he would contact proper authorities with my name recorded. What a jerk and I hope no one falls for this. It was pretty intimidating.