Fake payday loan collection scams - Please list new numbers here.

E-mail your stories to simon.doolittle@nbcuni.com!

Per the FBI's website:

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/reporting.htm- here are the places to report this-

This is clearly internet fraud as they got your info from a database- you can find field office #'s for the FBI at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/fieldoffices

Type of Crime
   
Appropriate federal investigative law enforcement agencies

Computer intrusion (i.e. hacking)    

  * FBI local office
  * U.S. Secret Service
  * Internet Crime Complaint Center

Password trafficking      

  * FBI local office
  * U.S. Secret Service
  * Internet Crime Complaint Center

Counterfeiting of currency      

  * U.S. Secret Service

Child Pornography or Exploitation      

  * FBI local office
  * if imported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  * Internet Crime Complaint Center

Child Exploitation and Internet Fraud matters that have a mail nexus    

  * U.S. Postal Inspection Service
  * Internet Crime Complaint Center

Internet fraud and SPAM    

  * FBI local office
  * U.S. Secret Service (Financial Crimes Division)
  * Federal Trade Commission (online complaint)
  * if securities fraud or investment-related SPAM e-mails, Securities and Exchange Commission (online complaint)
  * The Internet Crime Complaint Center

Internet harassment    

  * FBI local office

I just wish I had saved the number, I erased it, I was so mad.  They called me yesterday.  I can tell because it shows up as 4 8's.  I don't answer and they don't leave a message, at least not this time.  I have spen to a guy named Jason Smith, and the infamous Officer Danny Jones.  i remember the second time they called, after i had called the Florida AG, and the FTC, FRC.  I picked up and yelled to quit calling me, and the guy who answered slipped and started to say ok I'll take you off the list, then he put me to some para legal, and that guy couldn't tell me anything about what I owed money to, just will be arrested.  That was almost a month ago.

I just emailed Simon with the info on where my money went. ill let you know when I hear back from him. I hope this helps, because I am so sick of it, its been going on for over a year with me

J, Please e-mail that info to simon.doolittle@nbcuni.com. They have to follow the money to bust these people. Bud Hibbs is aware and is doing what he can to get Simon information as well. We will stop this!

Anything you can get Simon is great. If we can follow where the money goes........these guys can be stopped. Report the calls no matter what, and call your local FBI office. It's extortion, plain and simple.

Thanks!!!

Heal Comfort

A vendor named "Heal Comfort" showed up on my statement.  They are based out of CT.  My bank said they are merchant coded as a bookstore.  I would love to see a story on this on Dateline!

Zcrap~ I've been getting those too! LOL! Sounds like a marketing scheme to me... They call you 18mill times a day and then offer you relief from themselves for money. HAHAHA! Kind of like those viruses that put a virus in your computer and then offer to remove it if you pay $99.95 to them. Absolute sh*theads!

I recevied an phone call last week and some crazy man said that i got a payday loan for $500 dollars and i did pay it baack and if i dont pay it back he will put a warrant out for my aresst and i would have to pay $10,000 dollars,I ask him whats the name of the company i got a payday loan from and he hung up the phone. I called my attorney an told him about it and he said dont pay them nothing, while i was on the phone with him i was getting another call form this (904)-410-2056 number and he said his name was Paul Smith he was from the legal department and he told my balance was now $886 dollars and for to give my debit card number and fax him a copy of my I.D. and debit card, i hung up the phone and they jus keep call me about sixteen times a day. Some man named Jerry Cooper from American Law Division called my job and told my boss that I'll be in big trouble if I dont call him back. My boss said he sounded middle eastern. Here are the numbers  310 359-0428  612-454-7042  813-295-8493 909-202-0219.

I received text message the other day, and it said Stop Payday Harrassment.  How do they know I'm being harrassed. Gee, could it be they are the harrassers?

Hey, I def will report to Simon, back last yr in Feb I did go to my local police and bank to change all my info and than I also filed a report with the FBI and called them but they were no help at all because the calls do NOT STOP!! The bank wouldnt even debit my account back after they investigated because they said I authorized the transacition so it wasnt anything illegal because I did send all my info and signed and agreed to it.

Traci, DATELINE NBC is putting together a piece on this scam- it will help expose it for what it is!!!! If you are willing, or if you are uncomfortable doing so , many people on these boards are helping them. E-mail you story , especially information about who you paid, to simon.doolittle@nbcuni.com. He is for real and will help you.

As well, report this to the police, and the FBI local field office in your area! If you want help getting info to Dateline, just post here- we will help you!

I'm sure that someone has posted this before, but iti is always goos to se it again: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710 

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010    

FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller’s instructions. Rather, you should:

Notify your banking institutions.
Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

Never give your Social Security number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements

Received multpile calls from 530-232-5910.  Person on the line claimed to be an "Officer Andrew Brown" with a strong east Asian (Indian/Pakistani) accent claiming that unless I paid for a debt (one I do not owe) that I would be arrested immediately.  This is the third go round with this group, first contact about 8 months ago, attempting to scam my wife out of $$$ after she had applied to multiple on line loan companies.  This person and his associates have apparently either purchased or through some other means has acquired my wife's application information, and proceeded to recite a LOT of personal information that could only have been gotten from these loan applications.  They have harassed me and my wife at home, on our cell phones and at my work place, alternately demanding our lawyers information and or  threatening to have my wife arrested.  
These people are nothing more than SCAM ARTISTS and you should have nothing to do with them other than to report them to your local police.

THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN CALLING ME FOR OVER 2 MONTHS I HAVE ALL THE RECORDINGS ON MY CELL PHONE THESE GUYS ARE SOMETHING THEY DONT EVEN READ THE MINI MIRANDA WHICH ALL DEBT COLLECTORS ARE SUPPOSE TO READ YOU WHEN I ASKED THEM TO SEND ME THE BILL I OWED THEY GOT VERY VERY ANGRY THEY SAID I COULD SEND THEM MONEY FIRST. THESE GUYS ARE THE BIGGEST JERKS SAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO UNFOLD ON ME THESE GUYS ARE TWISTED I WANT THEM SUED SO BAD.