Harassing phone calls

ComplaintsUnsolicited Phone CallsCash Advance America/American Law Division

Complaint

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Jim Richmond
Country: United States
Recieved a call from a man named John Nelson, with very thick accent. He put his Supervisor, Anthony Johnson, on the phone, upon my repeated request,  demanding $956 to be paid immediately to a business called Cash Advance America for an alleged loan he claimed my wife failed to pay over a year ago. Never had a loan from them, never heard of them. He said if she didn't pay today that another company called American Law Division had a "senior" attorney ready to file suit against her tomorrow in "Oklahoma Court" for over $4000 after attorney's fee's. He had the last four digits of her social security number. He never could furnish our address. He claimed her employer was also being "investigated." He also called my wife at her work place earlier in the day. He told her she had failed to take care of her business and that she would "end up behind the bars."  She continued to ask for a Supervisor and was told by Anthony that he was the Supervisor. She asked for his Supervisor because, while he claimed to be American and had an American name, his accent was so thick she could not understand a word he was saying. He then started talking really quickly and shouting. She just kept shouting back for him to put someone who could speak English on the line and he hung up.  He also told her his company had sent 18 emails that had gone ignored. ROFL! Of course, those types of emails always get deleted!  Not a letter or correspondence one.  Just the emails... which, upon sifting through my past email logs were not found.  My wife was very upset and I told her it was a scam and I'd be able to find something on the internet to prove it. Of course, I have found that proof here. You'll also note, they never put a phone number on their web sites.  I'll have to see if they keep calling before I try to take any legal action, which I doubt would do any good since they are foreigners. I suppose I'll play along and make them mad everytime they call... who know's it might be fun!

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    Rod
    | 1 reply
    I just rec'd a call from a guy named Peter Black.  His email is Peterblack@lawyer.com and his phone is 727-827-8214 and he's claiming that I took a loan from the Cash Advance America over a year ago and told me to wait at my house on Friday and that Frisco Police department would be there to arrest me! I need to pay exactly $500 today or else,  I told him that I didn't take a loan and I was told that someone may have stole my ID and that it's my problem to guard my ID.  He also stated that he had the last 4 of my social security and he had a Indian Accent! Wow! Really?? Rotfl!!! I wish I would pay him!  Also, he said that he was calling from the State Investigation Department of St. Petersburg FL and that I took out a loan online.  Wow right! I' m calling the local police department to verify this incident!
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      Anna replies to Rod
      Thats him Peter black!!!!   He told me to stay at home that he was coming to arrest me himself with two cops he said...strong accent
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    Mona Goret
    I have a new one for you i have been getting phone calls for the past week from an Eddie MC Neil stating he is an attorney also. that not to ignore this phone call . Cash advanced its a scam they are calling my husband now. They called and harassed me everyday at work last year,so i called our local police and filed a complaint with them and the state last year. All the calls stopped until recently.214-771-7151
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    raven
    I recieved a call from cash advance america today at this number 206-923-9012
    a marshall matthews with a heavy accent said I was approved for a  loan anywhere from 500-2000 I could choose and the payment monthly for 10 months would be $222.00 per month. but first they go over my info on the phone which he already had from a payday loan firm I had applied with and he would put the funds into m y account and then they mail out the loan docs with the monthly payments in writing I said normally you get loan docs first signed and returned to the company before any money is deposited. they said no they first put the money in and then send the loan papers, and they can email me something if I insist. I called them back and said I am fine for now and do not want any funding from them. I suggest you all do the same thing.
    Good luck all and have a good day.
    raven
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    Jessica
    This is absolutely absurd! My husband just got the same phone call today. This man claims his name was Steven and he said we either pay or he will get a warrant for his arrest. I immediately looked it up online and found all these scams. I called him back and threatened him that we were recording his calls and sending it to fraud services.
    He hung up the phone right after that.
    The number he was calling from was,
    309-200-2640
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    Jessica
    This is absolutely absurd! My husband just got the same phone call today. This man claims his name was Steven and he said we either pay or he will get a warrant for his arrest. I immediately looked it up online and found all these scams. I called him back and threatened him that we were recording his calls and sending it to fraud services.
    He hung up the phone right after that.
    The number he was calling from was,
    309-200-2640
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    Heather Kollros
    I finally answered a number today & they put me through to their supervisior who told me i was being legally sued for money for a Cash Advance America, they had my bank & my bank account number. I said I hadn't used a cash advance in over 8 yrs & i was sending money to him. He says Oh, I will get my money. I will go through your manager & have them debit our pay check.
    These people are full of [***]. It's all a scam. It does make me nervous that they have my bank account number. Oh and all the people i"ve talked to are from India with real thick accents so you can hardly understand them! Don't fall for these people.
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    vickie lee
    they got me for two-hundred an sixty dollars  they said i recevied $1200 in my checking account it never happen
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    vickie
    i need to no what i can do about this skam the loan company is advance pay day and its in india the people i talk to was mike rob / kulwinder singe if you can help let me no thank you
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    Jackie T
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    Wow! It's amazing to see how many people this company has gotten. I just received a phone call today, same heavy accent, but he called himself James Brown. He sent me emails after I asked for them stating that I owe 400 and if I don't give atleast 100 down payment that they will take me to small claims court for 5,000!! He even gave me the story that it didn't get deposited because of insuffiant funds. I told him how do you expect me to pay for something that I never received? So then he spewed off that the bank put it on hold and must have gave the money that people I owed money to. He called me from the number 949-800-7686
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      tj replies to Jackie T
      They aren't a "company".

      They are just a bunch of Indians using this alias to scam and extort Americans over the phone.

      It's rather amazing they have kept using the same alias for so long, but it must be working for them.
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    Staci
    Okay i just got a call from these people also, could not understand him. The number is 252-296-2944 says his name is Mr. Benjamin, i was so confused as to what is going and kept asking him questions and he could never give me a straight answer just kept saying that American cash advance were the ones filing the judement against me. He gave me the option to pay in full or or he will just see me in court. Then when I told him i wouldnt agree to anything and i didnt understand what he trying to do he told me that he was sorry that i was deaf and dumb and need to be in a mental hospital...So i lost it on him he kept sayin well ill see you in court Wednesday. Whatever these people are stupid.
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    Laura
    I received call today. I live in Texas and man claimed that I owed $471.00 for a deposit that was put into my back account last month which is incorrect. When I asked that I wanted proof of that deposit he said that he could not and did not have to provide that information. This man called me from a 518 area code when I called beck and got his voice mail it said he was with the financial criminal enforcement agency. He had my bank account number and said if I did not pay money his firm was going to file a lawsuit against me. I told him go ahead and I would dispute this because it's not true. I immediatley enrolled in lifelock.
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    Sheila
    Same thing happened to me but it was a woman who called. She couldn't give me any info and said I was going to get arrested to arrow at work and get fired because they were going to tell my employer I was a criminal and I stole money from them. I told the women I would go o court.p, I called my attorney and he told me that's a scam because the law protects us and there are protocols that have to be followed before you even get arrested like a court hiring and served documents.
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    Leona Bartlett
    It is a scam. They call with area codes and numbers throughout the country. People are giving them thousands of $$ to "settle" things out of court. There is no court. If you ask them where they filed these supposed "criminal charges" you'll find out they don't even know the name of your local court. I told the guy he was a fraud. He said he was going to send me papers the next day to go to court, and I said bring it on. Now when they call I tell them I'm still waiting for my subpoena. Been going on for three weeks.
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    Rick
    I can't believe Americans I getting ripped off like this.  I work for the Navy, received a phone call while at work from some guy with a thick accent stating that I wrote a fraud check to American cash advance..never have I heard of this company or done any business with them in the past...surprisingly he new the last four of my social and obviously my work number...after a short conversation I knew it was a scam...I believe that when u apply online for quick cash or other company as such...I believe they release your information to idiots like these...
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    Gina
    They called my husband today and stated they were calling from Clifford Lazzaro which is a legitimate lawyer in New Jersey. Of course very heavy Indian accent and he tried to tell my husband he owed 456.57 from a payday loan from this year. We started researching the lawyer and I noticed that the phone number was totally different from the one on the lawyer's page. So I told my husband to call them back at the number I found and sure enough, the law firm has nothing to do with it. They said this has been happening since last October to their firm and they do not know who the people are. The woman who answered said they get 5 and 6 calls a week about it and that it is a total scam. So my husband has decided he is going to see how far he can push them the next time they call. No matter what, don't get upset. Contact the FBI and local police as well as let your bank know that this is happening.
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    TOMMY
    I live in s.c and i just got scammed on 06/11/2012. I applied online 4 a payday loan. I was sent an email from ADVANCE AMERICA cash advance saying I've been approved 4 a $1000 dollar loan. All I had 2 do was get a Green Dot Money Pak and load $270 dollars on it. Call him and give him the activation number. And he would deposit the $1000 dollars into my account. As a show of good faith because of my credit i couldn't get approved 4 a loan. The money was taken off the card as soon as i gave him the number. An deposit on a debit card in the name of peggy jones. He deind getting the money because of something to do with the serve. He uses the name Mark Smith 1-916-913-9656.
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    Dee
    Legal Department, Calvin Jones. Claims that there is a legal suit against my name and ssn. With Cash Advance America. a company I have never had any dealings with. The caller states that my attorney needs to contact them for information on the case. This is all a scam and I feel sorry for anybody that falls for it.

    The crazy thing is these guys are calling me at work, FBI Virginia Division. IDIOTS.... They must not listen that I am law enforcement and when they call me the receptionist says FBI.. Anyway they can be violent on the phone and use offensive language so beware. They are definitely overseas using local numbers as a display. DO NOT PAY them anything.

    All numbers reported are being investigated.
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    Not going to get scammed
    Have recieved three calls from this number 206-923-9012. They are stating they are with Bank of America and that my husband applied for a $500 loan, which he did not apply for. I hung up on them yesterday. Today they called when we were not home and did not leave a message. They called back again this evening. I told them that they were trying to scam me and that I reported their number to Bank of America. Someone was on the line with them, once I said I reported their number the man instantly said "hang up, hang up, hang up, hang up" and the line went dead.

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