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Brian Polk
Country: United States
I have repeatedly received phone calls from an Indian Call Center caliming to be representatives of a Law Firm, ACS. I have done some research into this "firm" and have found it to be completely fraudulent. DO NOT give any information to these people and forward any information you have to the FBI...

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    TN
    And I haven't lived with my mother for 10 years nor have I lived with it at all at the address they are calling her at!
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    Jenn
    I am so glad I found this website as I received a call from a "Sheila". Her message indicated that she had a court summons for "breach of contract" and "attempt to defraud a financial institution". She gave no company name that she was representing but gave me a number to contact so that I could schedule a time and date to serve me papers. Are you serious?  

    My first thought isn't if I owe money for whatever they are stating but of the fact that they leave this information on a voice mail not knowing if it is in fact the correct person they are attempting to contact. Who calls to "schedule" a time to serve papers?  Unreal!

    I have the voice mail saved and will use if they come after me for anything. It is illegal to harrass in that manner.
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    Niana
    Does anyone have the correct address or area where this company is located? I have been getting harrassed by a so called "state processer" who can't tell me what state she is registered with lol.
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    tifaney
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    I received a call at work from a guy saying he was about to come to my job within the next few hours to serve a summons. He was making a courtesy call first to give me a chance to get the matter cleared up. He gave me a toll free number to call (866-641-3995) along with a case number (593370). They told me the "case" was for an old pay day loan that I did in 2005. I have done pay day loans but there was no way I going to agree to pay them this money without proof of the debt. When I asked for that, they sent me a letter with only the information they had already given me and their letterhead consisted of their name and number. ACS along with the toll free number I had dialed. The letter had NONE of my current address information. When I asked the lady why this so called debt wasn't on my credit report, she attempted to explain that this would not be on my report because it is a legal matter. When I told her that I knew what credit reports looked like and that I was looking at one that I had just pulled 2 days prior she said that it must not be on there because it just hit their files today.....so I ask...you're telling me that this just hit your desk today and you already have someone out to serve me a summons? How is that possible? The more questions I got, the more she got rattled and was unable to give me reasonable responses. This is clearly a SCAM!!!!!
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      Vannessa replies to tifaney
      Thanks for the post. I have been getting the same calls from this company but from a different phone number. They are threatening to send a summons for court
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    tifaney
    If you are really going to sue, I say we all get together and sue!!! Really hit them hard!!!
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    Athena
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    It is a scam -- they have another number 347-434-2529, which of course doesn't show up when you try to look it up on white pages. Ridiculous!
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      Angie replies to Athena
      I agree with you. We all should get together and sue! They called me on 888-482-1067. The guys name is Randy. I ask them to send me paperwork and they told me they only can send the papers through my e-mail address; have not received anything yet. For them to leave me alone I gave them $20 and set payment arrangements up with them on the 27th of every month (dumb me!). I called the attorney in NY that was talking about acs and she told me to get in touch with my bank. I hate these people harassing people like this. If you do decide to sue, my e-mail address is celestineangelia@gmail.com
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    KRN
    They just called my Grandfather-in-law's house!!  We have never ONCE lived there, and the idea that they are able to get that far into our personal lives is just plain scary.  They've already screwed me over before by calling my mom last year.  She was so freaked out, that she just PAID it.  I turned around and paid her back, only to get this call NOW and realize I got f*&%ed.  I immediately googled the number, and WOULDN'T YA KNOW??!!  I found this long thread of others in this same situation.  It's BS, scary, and SAD! My 91 year old Gramp-in-law does NOT need to be hearing messages like this!  Creeps!  When will we be able to stop them?!?!
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    Alyssa
    Now that I have read all of these, I know I have been scammed out of $645 so far! I feel like an idiot for not looking into it right away and seeing the simple payment arrangement form does not list address, names or extension. Only ACS 1-866-641-3995. I had even told them when I got the "call me back so I can deliver court papers" that there was no way I took out a cash advance on the date specified. I was not employed at that time but under an extreme amount of stress trying to figure out how to get out of a bad marriage. I knew I had taken out some loans but not during that specific time. I thought maybe that was the date a loan had been charged off. I noticed some other phone numbers and now realize that those various area codes have not called my phone daily like they used to. My bank is now disputing the charges. What jerks! I used the money I saved up for my kids back to school supplies/clothes/fees to bail myself out trying to be responsible and pay off a debt.
    Thank you all for the posts so I can confirm I have been truly ripped off. I will be sure to ask questions and get documents sent to me before ever paying like that again. I was threatened that I would be taken to court immediately and I knew that would mean more costs, possible judgment and garnishment.
    I can't wait to see if anyone calls me when they see they aren't getting anymore money from me!
    If you have an arrangement letter that says
    "Once all payments have been received it will release you of any obligation on this Debt/Bad Check. If the dates or amounts are changed, declined or returned back for any reason your arrangement becomes null and void and we will attach a $50.00 non-sufficient funds charge to your balance."
    Call your bank immediately and report these people!
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    Allen Smith
    Hey u americans r fools... U r a** holes...
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      allen smith
      Guyz i am workin for a debt collection company..... I wil gv u d name of d person who is runnin dis scam..... Its daniel bush...... His original indian name is pavan jhangyani who stays in pune..... Next time i wil gv url his no..... Send d fbi to his home n f**k him like hel.....
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      Pacrat
      I had fun with this company.  They called my sister-in-law and said I owed on a payday loan from 2006.  The "process server" left a message that scared her and she tracked me down (I'm working on a 2 year contract in the field) and let me know.  So I called my home phone and downloaded my messages there,  no message.  My sister-in-law called me back an hour later and said her DAD just received a phone call.  I called the number she gave me and I was connected with this firm.

      First they said I a outstanding payday loan with them (funny, I won't touch those stupid things) and that they needed $500 or so to settle it.  I told them I do not, and they better work hard to convince me.  They wanted my address, which they would not give, but I did give them my hotmail account to email documentation to.  All they did was send a form letter with no real information.  So I called them back (I use disposable phone anyway) and talked to them again asking where the documentation was.  They said they were not required to do so.  I handed the phone to the legal advisor (he's onsite) and he explained that it was asked for and they did not meet the requirements.  The legal advisor (I'll call him Dave) then asked for the name of the "process server," the state licensing her,and the court it was filed in.  The person I talked to said they did not have to give the information.  Dave really got irritated then.  He told them that if they had a process server with paperwork ready, then it better go to his office so he can file a lawsuit on FICA violations immediately and so he or another lawyer can go to court to get the "lawsuit" against me quashed.  Dave was hung up on.  He's real mad and is going to research this company so he can get a lawsuit filed (no charge to me since I work for the company) and he is going to send a form letter to all 50 state attorneys with a complaint against this company since he said that all process servers are licensed and if the person was real, that they broke every regulation that Dave knows about and are subject to revocation of their license.

      More then likely, the "process server" is false and is just a scare tactic, but this company is due for major lawsuits.
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      Jenn
      So funny, cause after I called back 4 times to get their address, I was told NEVER to call them again or they would file "reverse harrassment" charges against me...
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      Shawnna
      I have been recieving nasty emails from acs stating I was going to jail because of nonpayment on a loan.. They sent this number 1-954-573-6388.. I know for a fact I havent taken out no loans I just filed bankruptsy.. So I called them with a blocked number and asked them who they were trying to reach because they never put a name on the email they sent. The guy asked for the account number I gave it to him and then he asked for my name I said thats not what im calling u for I asked you the name on the account and with the account number u can give it to me.  He said I gotta make sure it matches so I gave him a fake first name but no last name he put me on hold then came back on and asked for last name I said with that much info u need to tell me who your trying to reach in these nasty emails your sending me with no name.. If you cannot provide me a name that is on account then ur not gettin no other info from me. I said better yet im contacting my local law enforcement agency he then called me a [***] and hung up on me.. Good thing I had a bankruptsy pending or I would b a victim in a scam for $5000
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      Mother the is Fed UP!
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      This is in reference to your Account number 8510-19 with ACS in order to notify you that after making several calls to you on your phone number, we were not able to get hold of you. So the IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press charges against you.

      Your account with ACS is in Final Collections. According to our records, your outstanding balance is $986.45

      Do revert back if you want to get rid of these legal consequences and make a payment arrangement within the next 48 hours or else the case will be downloaded against you.

      The opportunity to take care of this voluntary is quickly coming to an end. We would hate for you to lose the option of resolving this before it goes to the next step which is a Lawsuit against you, but to do so you must take immediate action.

      As we have shared with you in previous letters, read your loan agreement; the next step is clearly defined. It could cost us both a great deal of time and money; you can avoid this by taking care of this now.

      It is quick and easy:
      Grab your debit card and call us or e-mail us right now in order to make a payment and freeze down this case.
      Contact us on 1-954.573.6388

      If you do not take immediate action:
      We will be forced to download this case against you and once it is downloaded the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer regarding this and if you are found guilty under the bench of jury then you have to bear a law suit which will be amounting to $4515.85 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your bail charges, your attorney charges and the due amount pending on your name $986.45

      Thanks for being our customer,

      ACS Legal Department

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      I just had this in my email, I have pay day loans which are paid these people have been harrassing me now on my email.... I blocked them from my phone and disconnected my land line... Before I did all of that they call around the same time of year "holiday" and then go away until the next time... I talked to the cops and the number I had called to find out information on this "loan" that I owe, gave it to an officer to call and speak to this nasty individual and when the officer told him that it was against the law to harrss in this manner the guy said I'm sorry I think you were looking to purchase a Big D#(&!  The officer told me to just ignore and block them from me.  I had gotten the police involved because they told me they were coming to my home and my children were there just getting out of school.

      So you say we can go after leaglly??? Let me know these [***] need to be delt with but like I've found out they are NO where to be found the cell is one that can be tossed! So its likely they are not in US!
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      Steve
      Has anyone received a call from 877-781-1183. They say they are ACS Offices. They say the sheriff is on the way out to arrest me etc. I tried to look up the phone number but operator said a toll free number cannot be looked up. That sucks!
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      Nat
      I have just got a phone call from 877-781-6380 u r the 1st that Ive seen close to this. I had a message from a Charlie Santoz that I was going to be sued. Its gotta be a scam!!! Anyone have this same #
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      F B I
      Received call from this company stating that his was a personal matter and that there attempts to contact me didn't work informing me that papers summing me to court will be served if I didn't call them back so upon calling back to 877 805 4208 and any staff member could help. Was told this was for a loan chargedoffed in 2008 asked for copy of papers dealing on this Jennia said only way to get this to you is by e mail that they don't mail stuff out so I gave a e mail address was sent a paper to me but there was no company address at top and the phone number was different than given before this number was 866 641 3995 and states on payment is made it will release you of any obligation regarding this matter
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      Katie
      I have done a lot of research between yesterday and today after these scumbag scammers left a message at my mother's house yesterday. The message was from Brian Anderson at ACS, he said I was in breach of contract and being charged with fraud. He stated that if he didn't get a hold of me in 2 hours the police would be at my home to arrest me. Whatever, they really think people are dumb. So, I called them back yesterday at the at the number that was on my mother's caller ID 360-695-9184, disconnected. I called the 877-882-5684 that they left on the message. A woman answered, wanted my social I refused. I did confirm the last 4 digits, which I shouldn't have (they say they can't discuss if you don't verify). She stated I was being charged with defrauding a financial institution in 2008. I argued that I would have received something if this were the case and told her she is [***]. She said that will happen. She said "You can take care of this by paying me $600 now or deal with the judge". She asked for a debit card number. I got so pissed off, I started yelling. She told me to cut the attitude and to shut up. She said I would go to jail, I told her to go for it and I will wait until I receive something. As I researched this I found so many people that have been harassed by these idiots. Usually the same story (defrauded a bank, check fraud, unpaid payday loans, unpaid debts). The unpaid debts may or may not be true, but these people certainly have nothing to do with it. These stupid scum have hacked into something or purchased information on many people. They have names, DOB, SSN, drivers license numbers, names/phone numbers of relatives, etc. So, I called back today, Courtney answered. I asked for their website address, she said "That's private information, do you have a case number?". I told her no, she said they can't give any information about the company without a case number. I told her they are a fraud/scam and are being investigated, she hung up. I called back again, I immediately went to hold. I hung up and called back, again Courtney. I said "Are you the only one working there Courtney?". She said no and told me not to call again. I talked over her (she was trying to threaten me) and told her they are fraud and will be investigated, again hung up. Called back again and Antonio answered. I said "What is your website address Antonio?". He said "We don't have one yet". Bear in mind these people have been at this scam for 3 - 4 years, and no website? I went off on him that they are scammers and have been reported to the police, he hung up. So basically, these jerks think they can scare people until we start fighting back and telling them what we will do if they continue. They don't like being asked questions about their company, they can't give any information or provide documents about the so called bad debt owed. They tend to change their MO..this time it's about payday loans or debts. About a year ago they were calling people telling them they were in a criminal suite and had a restraining order issued on them. A couple years ago they called my sister in law and told her I was involved in a car accident, hit and run and being sued. This needs to stop. If they call, question them about their company. Record the conversations if you can and tell them they are being recorded. Tell them you are reporting them to the FTC, BBB, police, attorney general, FBI...and do it. The more complaints, the better chance we have of catching these morons. Here is some information that may help you:

      * They call from various 877, 866, 800 numbers and U.S numbers in various states. Sometimes the number will come in as 000-000-0000.
      * They may or may not have a middle eastern accent. They recently caught on that people weren't buying that someone named John Smith has a middle eastern accent, so they do have american accented people doing this now.
      * They will use phrases such as: Breach of contract, fraud, defrauding a financial institution, internet fraud, payday loan fraud, etc.
      * They will threaten that you will receive one or all of the following: court summons, failure to appear, email from the company, etc.
      * They will threaten you with: jail time, losing your job, notifying your employer/family or both, coming to your house at night, physically hurting you and I have even found threads where the male callers have threatened females with coming over to rape them.
      * They use very common last names such as: Cooper, Anderson, Smith, Taylor, Logan, etc. Usually common first names too.
      * They will not give you any information about the company. They will tell you it's private information or that their fax is broken, etc.
      * They will tell you that you can only pay with a credit, debit or prepaid card. They will not accept any other form of payment.
      * They will tell you that you are a loser, immature, cuss at you, call you stupid, call you horrible names, etc.

      Whatever you do DO NOT GIVE THESE SCUMBAGS ANY INFORMATION. Do not verify any of your information. Tell them they are a scam and law enforcement is working on tracking them down. Tell them you are recording them. Call them back and question them. Be sure to protect your credit because they have most of your personal information. Put a fraud alert on your credit file with all three credit bureaus. Report them to as many agencies as you can. And if you have ANY helpful information to add to this that will help catch these fools, please add it to this site. I am furious and ready to take these people down.
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