Harassing phone calls, fraud, extortion, identity theft

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Ginger Moran
Country: United States
Over the past 5 months I have recieved numerous calls from people claiming to be from the Department of Justice, U.S. Investigation of crime prevention and many other legal institutions. In December of 2010 I was on line looking for debt consolidation loans when my computer flashed in red "Warning your computer is unprotected." Less than 12 hours later I began recieving these calls. I have filed complaints with my local Police Department and FBI. I never recieved funds from these companies and made it clear to them that I have bank records to prove it. Today three of these people (definately Indian or Pakistani using common American names) called my place of employment. When I told these people that I had already notified the police and that this was fraud, extortion, and identity theft They assured me I would recieve no further calls. I live in Southern California and they gave me an address in Pittsburgh PA. I called the police in Pittsburgh who say they can't do anything about it. There has to be a way of tracking these people and bringing them up on criminal charges. For your sake, if you experience this sitution, do not confirm any information they have. Tell them to fax or email you proof, and tell them that you have all of your bank records. Notify your bank, local authorities, and social security. Put a fraud alert on your social security number and check your credit often. If enough of us make noise about this, maybe our law enforcement officials will get the information they need to prosecute these criminals. First and foremost DON'T take loans on the internet. Protect your sacial security, banking, and other personal information. Drive to a reputable lender.

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    tj
    | 3 replies
    They are criminal scammers calling from India or Pakistan.
    They are liars.
    No one owes them anything.
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      jason jackson replies to tj
      | 1 reply
      those people are not criminal or scammers and those are not calling from like india or pakistan.
      i got a loan amount 2000/- within 15 working days.
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        dee replies to jason jackson
        They most certainly are scammers...what? Do you work for them hahaa...cowards
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      Bruce replies to tj
      I got scamed out of 200.00. I want kill those bastured and that real. [***] cashnetusa rat soup eating dogs....
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    furious
    i applied for a loan with instant cheap personal loans they gave me advantage plus shopping card which you have to pay 149.00 membership and then pay 250.00 for some other bull! per month which they take it out of checking but no cash loan, could not find a way to decline it but now they have all of my info.. so now i have to close my account. i did not accept the offer so hope they will not take money out of my account..so be aware of this false loan company don't know if they actually do loans.but they suppose to find loan company for your needs.
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    tanya
    i had the same problem with some one calling my cell phone today. they called me 9 times in just a matter of minutes saying how i owed their company payments on a loan that i NEVER took out.. i had to spend over an hour at the bank cancelling my account because these [***] somehow found out my ss# and all of my account info. this is really scary for me and complete bs. im only 22 and its rediculus to me how immature some people are. i have the numbers saved on my phone which says they come from california which is also probably bs. i dont even know how many people i cussed out today bc they wanted my lawyers name and telephone number which i wouldnt give but the fact that they had all of my information that iNEVER gave them on some loan that i never recieved is total bull and i couldnt get a name from them but they claimed the company name was fast map cash and i cant even find a website on the because they are total crooks its [***]!!!
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    tray868
    i to have been getting harassing phone calls from these people. I have been dealing with this for weeks now they call my work my cell phone I have told them repeatly that they are trying to scam me and i never took out any loan and when asked for proof was told once i pay i will get comfirmation receipt sent proving the debt was settle. They say they are from the US Authority law firm, US Gov Justice Dept, they will send federal agents to my place of work or home. Now they are calling my dad. Something needs to be done about this the government or local authories need to put a stop I have already filed with the FTC and the credit buerueas will be changing my checking acct soon also. Every time my husband or I call them out on being scammers low and behold next time they are calling from a new number same voice just new name number and dept he's calling from. If anyone can advise what else I can do to put a stop to please let me know.
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    man01
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    This started happening to me and my husband yesterday, they have called about 10 times saying we took out a cash advance loan and we owe them 500.00. we never took out any money like this and they have all our info, like bank account, address, SS# this is really scary. The number these crooks are calling from is 877-848-4138. they said they have tried taking the money out 3 or 4 times and wasn't able to get the money. they leave message saying the cops are coimg to my house to arrest us and one thing that bothered me was the damn person from  India or Pakistan said GOD HELP US! what kind of [***] is that.
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      Kristin replies to man01
      Buy a whistle and blow their ear drum out. That is what I am doing now.
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    Pissedoff
    | 1 reply
    This same mess happened to me a few days ago. I received a call from a jerk with a Middle Eastern accent. His ph. # was 646-351-1264. When I answered my phone a guy with broken English said he worked at an atty's office and would transfer my call to the atty so he could speak to me. So another guy gets on the phone. I never could understand the name he said, but claimed to be an atty representing Cashnet USA, concerning a loan of $500, and a balance of $319. I told him I didn't know what on earth he was talking about and had bank records to prove it. He stated getting cocky, stating the sheriff's office would serve papers on me. I said fine, because I couldn't wait to sue him back. He called out my driver's lic. number, my social, everything. So I've contacted the bank and all other necessary offices. And I called Cashnet USA also about it, and they informed me about these scammers.
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      Fred replies to Pissedoff
      These foreign people called me too from a 281-853-9102 saying they were from Cash net USA and scammed me out of some money saying that I was approved for a loan and that I had to pay a deposit. My gut was telling me not to do it, but I did and they got me. This woman named jennifer got very rude & unprofessional when I told them I'm not giving them another penny. They had guys by the names Mark, David, & Mike that I dealt with. Something need to be done about this
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    ann
    Hey I feel ya!!!!!!!!!! this has also happened to me at work and at home. Everything that all people on this page have stated.  Homeland Security has been in formed from what I have heard. Call your local TV station file a report, it was all over the news here in WA state.
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    sali
    same thing here 855-654-8307 will be reporting to fcc and fbi they threatened same as first post..watch out! Liars and scammers, crooks. Do not give them any information.
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    linda
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    This has also happened to me but are taking out of my account-atm card any way $125.00 a month until its settled. Some lawyer Mr. Sims a paralegal from cashnet.usa said i took a loan out on line with this company in 2007 way back there.I did not or i was turned down , cause not enough credit or some thing. Mr. Sims is suppose to be a lawyer ,and when i was talking to him ,he said he had to be in court in15 mins. so needed a answer from me what i will do or go to court and fight it . I said i cant do that go to court ,bad time and all and so i gave in.I still fell like going to bank and getting new atm card again. Ifell the same as a lots of you people on here. Im never going to take a nother loan out on line as long as i live.Bad stuff i found out to late.
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      tj replies to linda
      Doesn't sound like you even took out a loan, only applied for one and entered a bunch of your information.

      These extortion rackets buy leads from payday loan application websites, or even run fake sites themselves, then use the information in these extortion shakedowns.  The threats are always only by phone, and they never put anything in writing like a legitimate debt collector or law firm would.

      This a shakedown racket using threats and harassment to extort payments on fake "debts".
      It's a "con".

      If they are taking money out of your account, don't expect it to ever be "settled".  They will just keep taking your money until you get wise and stop them.

      Block your card number, shut down your account, and dispute any charges as fraudulent.
      File police extortion and theft complaints, and also file a complaint with FTC.
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    Karen
    I got the same phone call! I received a call from a guy with an Indian or Pakistani accent. His phone number is 951-797-9905. He said he worked for a Federal attorney offiice and then transfered me to the attorney so he could speak to me. So another guy gets on the phone. Said the same thing, that he was from Cashnet USA, and the US Justice Dept concerning a payday loan that I never paid back. He had my driver's license number, my ss#, my street address and said I had to pay this back.  I said I was going to call my attorney.  He said he doesn't want to talk to my attorney.  Then again said how am I going to pay this and with which bank account.  I again said I was going to call my attorney (which I did) and he said he was going to send the federal agents to come pick me up.  This is very scary when you get this type of call out of the blue.
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    Jeff
    I have same situation right now. All this scammers been calling my cell phone and my work .. don't be scare with all these [***] scammers all they do is to annoy people.. They are trying everything to extort people to collect money.. Best thing to do is keep calling them back all day until they get annoying too.. If they can harass people then we can harass them too.. tell them [***] them..
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    Paul
    Just happened to my son today, got him all freaked out because he is on parole. I was nervous until I read all of your posts and now i realize what a scam it was. I called them and they said he owed $487.00 but they could not even tell me when or where he tried to get a loan. They gave me account info that any law abiding company would give out about another adult. My son is 21 so they dont have the legal right to discuss account info with me. They even gave me his ssn over the phone!! They said he could settle the account with the $487 now or we would lose in court and ow $5369 and that we would have to hire an attorney plus it would cost us over $1000 to go to court. Trying to scare us...do they think I was born yesterday?!?! Waiting for them to call back again so I can tell them what I really think!!! Where do I go to report this to the ftc amd fbi? Have already called the local police.
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    paul
    They just called back and I told him to back up his threats and issue a warrant for my sons arrest, then, his story changed and he said he was going to call my sons work over and over again till he got fired...ha!! My sons work already called the police on them amd blocked his stupid number...what a shame
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    toni
    I also am being scammed. They call myvphone and work many times a day and I am very scared of there threats. I do not know what to do. The numbers I am getting threats from are 877-423-1163 and a 915 number. I dont know what to do. Any advice from anyone. Please help
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