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glenda H.
Country: United States
this company has been calling me for months from 760-563-5384.  They just called my employer and left a voicemail message for me or my attorney to call them back immediately.  I called the number back and got a CHRIS ROY of indian decent.  HMMMMMM, okay there Chris Roy.  I told him that i needed the name and address of his company, the original debtor and verification of the debt.  He told me the name of his company, some debtor that i never heard of before and would not send me the verification of the debt.  Sounds fishy to me.  He then proceed to threaten me and tell me i can deal with in it court.  Not really scared since i am a legal assistant and know the law.  I do however want to know how to get these A*& holes from calling me and my employer.

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    tj
    They are just criminal scammers.  They can't carry out any threats, and even if you owe some loan, you don't owe it to them.
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    frustrated
    I am getting calls at work from a Nick Anderson.  Very heavy accent.  Wants my social security number.  Yesterday called my job over 200 times in less than an hour!  He would have all 4 lines busy at the same time.  Management continuously told him I wasn't there (which I wasn't) and to stop calling.  He refused to tell them his company name or give them his phone number.  They told him his calls were illegal and he didn't care.  He told them he could call 1,000 times and there was nothing they could do about it.  They reported the calls to the police and to the phone company.  The phone company tried to trace the calls and said the number could not be traced and it is possible the calls are from another country. Finally my job started saying they were me and he asked for my social security number to "verify".  Of course they refused to give them a ss#.  They told him to send paperwork and he said "no, no paperwork".  They told him to sue if this was legit and he said "no, no sue". They would hang up and immediately he would call back.  This also happened a year ago at this same time for a few months then stopped until now.  Last year my managers said they fired me due to his calls. In todays world of technology there has  to be some way to trace these calls no matter what country they are coming from and arrest these idiots!!
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    tj
    "They told him his calls were illegal and he didn't care.  He told them he could call 1,000 times and there was nothing they could do about it.  They reported the calls to the police and to the phone company.  The phone company tried to trace the calls and said the number could not be traced and it is possible the calls are from another country."

    Of course he doesn't care.  He's probably running this extortion racket from India.  Complaints of this type of scam have been increasing to the point that on this site they are starting to outnumber complaints against real debt collectors.

    This one isn't very good at it.  Most of them pretend to be "officers", "investigators", or "attorneys", threatening to arrest or sue everyone they talk to.  This guy didn't get that part.

    Have your employer file a complaint with the FBI.  If he calls again (sounds like he will) tell him the call is being recorded as evidence, and let him talk all he wants.  Just don't bother listening.

    If you do try to trace it, you will probably find it is coming from some VoIP company, which is what these scammers appear to prefer.  Go after that company, which would have to have a U.S. presence.
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    fed up
    I too have been a victim of these calls from 760-514-0129, they even called my mom who is elderly and ill.  They have called my employer saying there was a lawsuit against me, told my mom she was named on my "loan" and they would go after her.  This has got to stop, they have been abusing people for years, there has to be something we can do.  I did look up their Volp company they use, Pac-West, they have an abuse report number,
    800-511-9048, or email, abuse@pacwest.com.  Maybe if we all complain to these Volp companies enough they will have a harder time to get a number to call us all from.  I pray you will all file an abuse complaint with this company against this phone number.
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    tj
    File an attempted fraud and extortion complaint with the FBI, then contact Pac-West to notify them that you have been receiving harassing calls from criminals through their system.

    If the numbers change, keep filing complaints.
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    tj
    You may have to assist your mom in getting her number changed to an unlisted number.

    Also, pull your credit reports and see if any unknown "company" shows up in the inquiry section.
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    Sexually Harrassed!!!
    Got the same kind of call from a Jeffrey/Geoffrey Stewart. But get this. As soon as he began talking about a payday loan (something I've NEVER even had), I decided I would just be difficult with him. I began telling him that though I don't have this debt he claims I do, I REALLY DO need $500 right away. I began asking him to send me $500 since I knew they made plenty of money off the other people they have scammed. He didn't deny my allegations..instead he told me that he would give me $500 IF I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH HIM AND WE HAD SEX!!!!!! THE GUY WAS TRYING TO SOLICIT ME FOR SEX!!! I was so freaked out at  that point because I was TRYING to piss him off and instead it got turned around on me, so I hung up. These people are certainly fake and there's no doubt in my mind now because any real company/law firm/debt consolidators would NEVER tell a woman what this one man did! Guys, be careful! They're out to rape and pillage! LMBO!
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    here we go
    just received the same calls from a 052497347. At work thank goodness it won't affect me but still. I was put through to James Carter (haha) a attorney who raised his voice. Come on I am a black women at a job that makes me want to scream so anyone can guess how this turned out. Now I had owed credit card companies in the past and was never treated like this in fact most were willing to give me advice on how or where I could get help.
    I wanted to know what the 202-324-3000 number was because they are making me very angry.
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    here me go
    Oh goodness. Kinda makes you think of the show Outsourced.
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    Dawn Keller
    I have recently been getting a phone call from a scam attorney out of California with the phone number 323-515-2218. The first question I asked them was what the debt was in regards to and they said us payday loan which I have never taken one out from them. Is there a place where I can report the phone number to help prevent people from falling into the scam.
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    tj
    Nothing shows against that number yet, typical of this type of scam.

    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclie ... &q=323-515-2218.

    This type of scam frequently changes their numbers, often every month or two.  Real debt collectors, even legally compliant ones, generally have months to years of complaints on phone sites.
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    aggravated
    If they call again Im going to make the phone call as uncomefortable as possible....by saying what what did you say i cant understand you!
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    Call FTC
    Here is the Kicker they don't think that people would look up Case number that they give out or research their company name..Hmmm We may be Americans but we are smarter then they think..
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    shenamae
    Yeah this is crazy just got of phone with one of these guys I questioned everything and he got pissed he called me a crazy woman lol the guy leaving message was named Sam Smith..?? With a foreign accent don't think so and they asked for phone number I wouldn't give it to him they told me I owed 10,000$ that they were gonna issue a warant call my job and said that I would never get another job and hung up on me lol I was so pissed at first but decided to look up the law office "ACS" so glad its a scam oh yeah and the last time I was contacted about this "loan" was 3 months ago...they have to be stupid!!!!
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    Techman
    I also have been recieving threatning call from this ACS law firm. I did some research. ACS is definalty a major scam. When they call ur personal number its either 000 or 347 areas code. I check my phone and its a female with indian acent, and then I called back it was a male with indian acent. Both times had static in backround. What I did is threaten them with FBI and told to never call me again. When i said FBI and in a firm manner, they where ok ok ill take ur number off our list and the indian acent man never called back and hung up. Fight back at these scammers and notify FBI.
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    littlebored99
    All of your comments helped me. I took the call and as expected they threatned that a lawsuit had been filed against me. Let the games begin. So I asked the guy what I was being sued for and he explained it was for an unpaid payday loan. First, I asked the the guy if he was a lawyer if so why hasn't a lawsuit been filed in my county as he has accused as I checked. No comment on his end. I asked why he has never sent me any paper work and I asked him again if is a lawyer. He told me to stop yelling, I wasn't really, laughing mabey. Now I ask him how it is possible that I didn't pay back a payday loan when it is automatically taken out of my check/account when I get paid, it's out of my hands? Once again no real answer just tells me to stop yelling. I'm not!  I do ask again if he is a lawyer, I don't think he likes this. I told him I now know that he bought my info from this company and he is obviously fishing for information because I ask again if he is a lawyer, he would have have my info if they were filing a lawsuit for defaulting on a loan right, but then again that loan was paid off and you only got my phone number. I told him I checked him out on the internet and I know all about this scam. He hung up on me. I suggest if he calls you, don't give them any personal info instead act like you want to send them money, ask for their routing numbers for western union etc, person name. Then tell them your local fraud unit needs and will be in contact. They are buying or hacking your info from internet sites. They only have your phone number n it looks like the last 4 didgts of your social. They are calling fishing for the rest using scare tatics.. Don't fall victim!
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    littlebored99
    All of your comments helped me. I took the call and as expected they threatned that a lawsuit had been filed against me. Let the games begin. So I asked the guy what I was being sued for and he explained it was for an unpaid payday loan. First, I asked the the guy if he was a lawyer if so why hasn't a lawsuit been filed in my county as he has accused as I checked. No comment on his end. I asked why he has never sent me any paper work and I asked him again if is a lawyer. He told me to stop yelling, I wasn't really, laughing mabey. Now I ask him how it is possible that I didn't pay back a payday loan when it is automatically taken out of my check/account when I get paid, it's out of my hands? Once again no real answer just tells me to stop yelling. I'm not!  I do ask again if he is a lawyer, I don't think he likes this. I told him I now know that he bought my info from this company and he is obviously fishing for information because I ask again if he is a lawyer, he would have have my info if they were filing a lawsuit for defaulting on a loan right, but then again that loan was paid off and you only got my phone number. I told him I checked him out on the internet and I know all about this scam. He hung up on me. I suggest if he calls you, don't give them any personal info instead act like you want to send them money, ask for their routing numbers for western union etc, person name. Then tell them your local fraud unit needs and will be in contact. They are buying or hacking your info from internet sites. They only have your phone number n it looks like the last 4 didgts of your social. They are calling fishing for the rest using scare tatics.. Don't fall victim!
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    nickylee
    They called my employer today!!!!! very embarassing.  It almost cost me my job. we have zero tolerence at work.  If I do owe someone I know it aint them.  I tried to call them back and no one would answer the phone.  Real Smart.  Im contacting the attorney generals office and filing a complaint. suggest you do the same
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    tj
    This is an extortion racket, run from India.

    Their claims that you owe a "payday loan" are fake.  They are criminals, not debt collectors.  They aren't calling you due to anything you did, and their calls to employers are intentional, since they are trying to extort money.

    File complaints with FTC, your Attorney General, and with the FBI, and notify your employer you have reported this extortion racket to law enforcement.

    BBB and several state Attorneys General have press releases warning of this scam.  They even targetted an employee of the Kansas Attorney General:

    http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/01/ks_debt_collection.html

    "Kansas Attorney General Warns of Debt Collection Scam
    Fraudsters pose as cops to extort money

    January 29, 2010

    Kansas Attorney General Steve Six is warning consumers about a debt collection scam in which apparent fake debt collectors are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money. He's urging consumers not to make payments to these scamsters.

    The scammers most often claim they are attempting to collect a debt related to an Internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid. Consumers say they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.

    The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names. It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are "spoofed" numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer's caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

    When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency he claims to represent. These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer's social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer's computer IP address.

    Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

    If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, the scamsters keep at it, often calling back months later posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court. Typically, they threaten the consumer with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.

    The phony cops try to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as "We're filing an affidavit against you" or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

    A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment. This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General's Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.

    Despite the employee's repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an "officer".

    "I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt," said the employee. "I was then told, 'If that's the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming.'"

    "It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law," Six said. "If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately."
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    djf
    I continue to get these calls from a Jason Carter and numerous others.  They have a heavy Indian accent and are very rude and threatening.  They are also calling my office constantly and harrassing whomever answers the phone stating they will call as many times as they want.  The number comes up as 000-000-0000.  They have threatened to have me arrested if I didn't pay or show up in California for a court date.  Both the receptionist at the office and myself have told them numerous times to stop calling.

    I have told them that I am contacting the State Attorney General's office and do whatever they thought they needed to do.  This slowed them down temporarily but not for long.  I asked them to send me paperwork showing what this was for and they stated they did not have to because I had been emailed several times which is not true.  

    Definitely a scam.  I have put identity protection and password protection on my bank accounts as they have way too much of my personal info.

    Want these calls to stop but not sure how to make it happen?
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