888-347-2365

Got a call saying my son owed money. Got 2 different stories from 2 different people. He called and talked to another person and got another story. These people need to be stopped!!!!!

I just got this same message. Called it back was concerned have heard back from them yet.

Ignore it.  All legal matter require notice by first class mail, I believe.  Received my call last Wednesday - Mr James Howard has a nice authoritative voice but I thought it was a scam immediately.  They can try to contact my family if they want - might be difficult since I am the only one in this area.  I am not saying where my family is located.  And, that is correct, it is a crime to falsely claim to be an officer of the court.

I am going to save all their information.  I will file a claim with the Indiana Attorney General.  I am on the no-call list and the penalty is $2,000.00 per incident.  I will sue for civil/punitive damages when they are caught.  I will report it to the FTC.

I am an old man who has just lost my wife.  Their criminal activity has caused me much grief besides what I already have settling our estate.

Same thing here -- James Howard, threatening litigation, etc, etc. They are calling at my work number, so I can't block, but at least I KNOW BETTER than to believe anything like this without checking it out first!

Received a call stating that they were going to contact my HR department at my job to properly serve me papers for a lawsuit that is being filed against me. So I called back and said why do you need to call my work to serve me papers I am at home and will open the door and accept them. She gave my address and said they have tried several times. I then asked well then where can I pick them up or I will give her my HR dept number or I will sponser them on the military base I work on, then her story changed and she was trying to collect the debt before it goes to the legal department. They are a 3rd part collector. Do not give them any information.

This is my second round of getting calls 2-3 times a day from these morons. Last time they made up a story about looking for someone else & would remove my #.  Really, my # came up again for someone else. Hate that these idiots scam & scare people into paying fake bills!

I received same call from this James Howard said was in arbitration dept. and I had to respond within 48 hours or he will send my complaint to the local court. It is against the collection  law to threaten and misrepresent yourself saying you are someone else. They use your area code where you live at but leave a toll free number for you to call back on.

Hey paula I got the same call from a stacy washington and  i started paying these people money every week so far they have gotten $150 dollars out of me  same payday place  as yours  and she stated the county that I lived in to as well. So are you saying that this really is a scam ? I just dont want to keep giving them money every that is not for real , but dont want to go to court either.

Just got a call from James Howard, supposed County Arbitration Division threatening me if I do not return the call immediately to 1-888-347-2365.  It is a computer recorded message that claims further action will be filed with the county authorities and that I have 48 hours to call and make arrangements to meet with their agency.  Then he leaves the message with "Good Luck" statement and further insistence to call the number listed above.  This number calls several times a day.

These people are calling me several times a day, everyday. The call comes in on my caller ID as 210-338-8834. The message is from someone named James Howard. He says I have pending litigation against me and have 48 hours to respond. He gives me case # 462042, and says I can call them back at 888-347-2365.

Yes this is a scam. Don't pay them anything. Make them mail you something in writing that this is really owed, and who the creditor is.

I just got a call today from Sherry Owens at x 305 in Missouri at 314-627-1024. She said James Howard would be contacting the attorney in St. Charles County to sue me in court next Thursday.  She was very rude. I had  paid they 4 payments before realizing this was a scam. My bank investigated said it was fraud and gave me money back. This company is actually bases in Washington DC. But say they have attorney's all over the US. I think its just a scam. The bad part is they know my social security number and the model and make of my car. I guess we will see if I have to go to court on Thursday.

THIS IS A SCAM ...JAMES HOWARD AND STEPHANIE WASHINGTON ARE ALIAS NAMES USED BY MULTIPLE PERSONS WHO ARE TRYING TO COLLECT MONEY THRU SEEDY TERMS AND NEGOTIATIONS.  I HAVE REPORTED TO FTC AND SO SHOULD YOU IF YOU GET A CALL FROM THE NUMBER 410-630-4290 AND ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT IF YOU ARE ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST.  THIS IS A 3RD PARTY COLLECTION AGENCY NOT ABIDING BY ANY LAWS AS WELL AS THREATENING TO FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES .  NO ONE IS EVER ARRESTED FOR OWING A DEBT !!! ALSO I HAVE REPORTED THEM TO MY LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE/ SCAM DIVISION.  PLEASE REPORT AS I HAVE TO STOP THESE TERRORIST FROM THREATENING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY .

I have also received multiple calls from a phone number 830-386-3411 which returns to Seguin, TX. There is a recording when I answer stating that they are "James Howard" with "District Court Arbitration." The recording attempts to sound official and states to call a different (888) number and tells you to provide a case or claim number within forty eight hours or “face legal consequences in your residing county." I suspected this was a scam and called the phone number from a private line and provided the less than intelligent sounding person the case/claim number. After doing so, I asked what this was in reference to. The incompetent scam artist quickly realized I wasn't buying into the scam and began to question who I was and what phone number they called. I asked this person again what this was in reference to. At this point, the crook stated that they had the wrong person/phone number. However, knowing that they had the wrong person/phone number, they continue to call me today. To make a longer story shorter, I did some research online and discovered that a lot of other folks were being harassed by this number and other numbers claiming to be “James Howard” with “District Court Arbitration.” The complaints also mention phone number: 888-347-2365. Some of the complaints indicate that these people could be debt collectors. If this is true, then these people are the biggest group of poorly trained individuals I have ever had the displeasure of wasting one minute on the phone with in my entire life on this Earth. I owe no debt and have extremely good credit. I have already filed a complaint with the FTC and would suggest that anyone else being harassed by these numbers do the same. In addition, my phone number is registered with the government's DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. If these people are from a credit agency, then they are using bullying, intimidation, and threats which is highly unprofessional and inappropriate. In conclusion, this does not appear to be a collection agency but a mass SCAM of some kind. However, if this is a collection agency, then they need to be investigated for threatening innocent people as per the recorded statement: “face legal consequences in your residing county" if you don't call and give a claim/case number within forty eight hours.

I have also received multiple calls from a phone number 830-386-3411 which returns to Seguin, TX. There is a recording when I answer stating that they are "James Howard" with "District Court Arbitration." The recording attempts to sound official and states to call a different (888) number and tells you to provide a case or claim number within forty eight hours or “face legal consequences in your residing county." I suspected this was a scam and called the phone number from a private line and provided the less than intelligent sounding person the case/claim number. After doing so, I asked what this was in reference to. The incompetent scam artist quickly realized I wasn't buying into the scam and began to question who I was and what phone number they called. I asked this person again what this was in reference to. At this point, the crook stated that they had the wrong person/phone number. However, knowing that they had the wrong person/phone number, they continue to call me today. To make a longer story shorter, I did some research online and discovered that a lot of other folks were being harassed by this number and other numbers claiming to be “James Howard” with “District Court Arbitration.” The complaints also mention phone number: 888-347-2365. Some of the complaints indicate that these people could be debt collectors. If this is true, then these people are the biggest group of poorly trained individuals I have ever had the displeasure of wasting one minute on the phone with in my entire life on this Earth. I owe no debt and have extremely good credit. I have already filed a complaint with the FTC and would suggest that anyone else being harassed by these numbers do the same. In addition, my phone number is registered with the government's DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. If these people are from a credit agency, then they are using bullying, intimidation, and threats which is highly unprofessional and inappropriate. In conclusion, this does not appear to be a collection agency but a mass SCAM of some kind. However, if this is a collection agency, then they need to be investigated for threatening innocent people as per the recorded statement: “face legal consequences in your residing county" if you don't call and give a claim/case number within forty eight hours.

Received two of these calls on a local government phone line, from a James Howard, seems like a recording from a District Court Arbitration stating a case numberXXXXX and to call within 48 hours to avoid further litigation in your District. Ends with Good Luck.  No person's name is mentioned on who they are trying to reach, the calls just comes with the message, so they are calling and leaving a recorded message and  information on an incomming local government voice mail line.  Have been instructed by security to record and save messages . Also reporting and forwarding calls to local PD, Attorney General, Attorneys for office, FTC, FBI.  Instructed not to call these people who are obviously scammers and to not engage them.  Call came in two weeks ago with 48 hour notice and then again on 6/19 at 5:04 pm. #'s left on message to call is 1-888-347-2365 but # calling is 512-765-9355, they also use various numbers which we are tracking and recording. Now that they have called into a local government office, so it makes it a bigger offense.

Receiving unwanted calls from James Howard Scam - District Court Arbitrator
call came from:
678-367-6916 - GA# press 9 key to speak to claims processor or 888-347-2365

Dates
6/21 @ 4:03pm
6/24 @ 1:58pm

Same M-O as in previous documented compaints

Second phone call from James Howard, District Court Arbitration.  Provided a case # and said 48 hour to resolve the issue and provided the number 888-347-2365 to call back.  Howard's a busy person.  Ignore.

I received a call from this number stating if I do not call them back arbitration will be filed and charges will be pressed against me.

I got a call this morning, then filled out a complaint on FCC.org. It didn't seem to quite fit, but it's something.