James Carter
Complaint
Julie
Country: United States
I have recieved several harassing phone calls at work and my cell from different thick tongued me claiming that they are Federal Officers and that I owe them money. That my social security number and driver license number are being investigated. They they will get me fired from my job....that if I don't settle this today I will go to jail. When I ask for proof to be sent to me they either hang up...get very angry and want to argue or laugh. I know I don't owe anyone anything because I filed bankruptcy last year. Even then I didn't owe anyone like that. One guy claimed to be Tim Williams and another Henry. All with an Indian accent. The phone numbers they have called from are 347-457-3027, 888-343-4933, 646-926-7086. These people need to be stopped. I just hope no one falls for their tricks and gives in.
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"ACS Law firm" is just a bunch of crooks calling from India extorting Americans into paying fake "debts". They use threats of "arrest", or being "sued", combined with harassment of relatives or coworkers, as part of their extortion scheme.
You don't owe them ANYTHING. All their alleged "debt" claims are fake. They can't do anything to you but harass you on the phone.
Even if they appeared to have information on some debt you recognize, you wouldn't owe it to them. There are reports indicating that they are obtaining U.S. consumer information from credit reports, skip-trace services, and phony on-line "payday loan" sites, which would allow them to fake claims that you "owe" them some "debt", using information from your own credit report.
File a fraud complaint with the FBI, although since they're in India, it's not likely anything will happen to them.
Since they may try to harass you at work, you should also notify your employer that that you are being harassed by overseas phone scammers running a phone extortion racket, and that you have filed complaints with law enforcement.
If they call back, just tell them you have reported their scam to the FBI, and you are recording their call for use as evidence. Once they realize you can't be conned, they will move on to some other sucker.
Or just hang up. Change your number, with no forward and no listing, if you have to.
Since they are probably running this scam from overseas, suing them may be impractical.
They are, however, vulnerable at two points:
1) Their phone provider. They may be using VoIP, but most likely use the same carrier even though they may change phone numbers frequently.
2) Their method of getting the money transferred.
If the scam got that far, how did they say payment should be sent?
Western Union?
MoneyGram?
Other?
This is a sorry sob and i will do everything in my power to keep this from happening to anyone else I'm so sorry for the ones he got My prayers are with my country.
Telephone Collection Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
12/01/2010—The IC3 receives a high volume of complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. In these scams, a caller claims that 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.
One of the most insidious aspects of this scam is that the callers have accurate information about the victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. The method by which the fraudsters obtained the personal information is unclear, but victims often relay that they had completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls began.
The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide to the victims any details of the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers threaten victims with legal actions, arrests, and in some cases physical violence if they refuse to pay. In many cases, the callers even resort to harassment of the victim’s relatives, friends, and employers.
Some fraudsters instruct victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain dollar amount, on a specific date, via prepaid visa card. The statement further declares that the victim would never dispute the debt.
These telephone calls are an attempt to obtain payment by instilling fear in the victims. Do not follow the instructions of the caller.
If you receive telephone calls such as these, you should:
Contact 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.
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