Some guy just called my mom and scared her half to death. He knew her name and phone number. He told her not to interrupt him until he was finished. He said that he obtained her information from the internet on a loan that she had not paid off yet, and that if she did not cooperate she was going to be arrested. She was very upset, and she told him that she wasn't going to give him any information and that if someone was going to come arrest her, then, she would deal with it then. I googled the phone number that appeared on her called id, and I found this. I wish someone could do something about these people. My mother said he did speak with a heavy accent, but she was not sure which. I told her that in the future not to answer any call if she did not recognize the name or number and that if it was important they could leave her a message on her answering machine.
I was also contacted twice now with this person calling. He sounds foreign and his message sounded suspicous. He wanted me to contact him right away and could not leave me a message as to what it was about, although said I should get a lawyer or other legal council. I went to my local police station and played the message for them and they told me that it sounds like a nigerian scam. He does not say Police officer in his messages, just officer. Also probably would ask that we send money via wire. DO NOT DO THIS! Do not call this person back, he's fraud. The # comes up Florida, but my Police Officer thinks he's not even in the US. A newer scam is that these foreigners are calling up people to say their family member needs help send money via wire quickly. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS. Hope this helps some.
just received a call from this number n he claimed to be Officer Jack Austin with the Federal Crime bureau..He had some of my info n said if I dont settle he would be at my house tomorrow morning to arrest me for fraud...
The caller attempted to call my cell phone three times. He finally left a voicemail, which I have saved in case it is necessary. He said he was from the Investigation Department (of what, not disclosed), that he was Officer Russell Smith. He was warning me to call him back before I was arrested at either my place of employment or my home. The case against me could not be disclosed on his voicemail, but it is very serious. The caller did use my name in the message. He and caller ID left only the Florida number of 305-964-8078, not a name or business name.
I know I have done nothing wrong and this is a scam. Is there some way to make this idiot stop or maybe even arrested for playing as an officer of the US govt. (whether federal or state)? I will never answer his phone calls, and I hope he will be stopped/caught soon.