Some guy from this number, 347-286-7145, calls himself Kevin Sparks. He said he's from some law firm in NY, (like it supposed to intimidate me or something). Calling me at work harassing me about some account with Pay Day Loan Store. I don't have any unpaid accounts with PDLS.
I told him to send me a letter so I can give it to my lawyer and he goes on and on with a middle eastern accent that I can't understand. I hung up on him twice and he had the balls to call back twice. Who are these people?
Good luck! Has been happening here for over a week now. I have changed my cell phone number so, they are blowing up all four lines here at work.
Threatened me, my job, my life if I didn't pay this payday loan... He won't give me the name and address of his "company" and says his name is "Randy Washington" with a very thick Indian accent. They are relentless and have said he will shut this office down - meaning no patient will be able to get through for medical help.
Arrogant [***]!!
This [***] called me and left me a voice mail then gave me the name Shawn Marshall to call back. he said something about my social security number and arresting me or something. couldn't really understand what he was saying. The phone number he left was 347-286-7145. So I googled the number and it lead me to this forum. Im so disappointed that someone in another country has all of my information. don't know what to do :(
This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. There is NO "company" or "debt" and you will NOT be arrested. They are harvesting and/or buying consumers' personal identifying information from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, and you need to do whatever you can to protect yourself. This includes: Notifying the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/, placing fraud alerts with all three credit bureaus, notifying your bank and employer and letting these criminals know you are aware they are attempting to extort money for a non-existent debt and have alerted the authorities.
ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:
Still going on. same mo. same number. same speech. Hung up on them they called a few times more. Ignored them. Guess these A---Holes will not ever be caught. They must have a targeted adience from us Americans.