I got a message from my boss that said call officer peter Bell @201-984-1937 it is a legal matter and they keep calling my work all the time what can I do I need them to stop calling my work all the time
Fake Debt Collectors Terrify Consumers
Alleged Debt Scam Calls Threaten Consumers: 'Only God Can Help You Now'
Scammers masquerading as debt collectors and law enforcement officials have terrified consumers with threatening phone calls and bilked them out of thousands of dollars, officials with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office say.
Law enforcement officials in West Virginia say they're struggling to track down alleged scammers who use repeated phone calls, threats and fake names to try to swindle consumers out of thousands in supposed debt repayments.
(ABC News Photo Illustration)Prosecutors said that the scammers, who speak with heavy foreign accents, are known for repeatedly calling people at home and at work and threatening them with arrest if they don't repay supposed debts -- debts that, according to West Virginia officials, don't actually exist.
The scammers operate under names such as U.S. National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau and United Legal Processing, said West Virginia Assistant Attorney General Norman Googel.
The callers also have invoked the names of actors Denzel Washington and Steve Martin, people who've received calls tell ABCNews.com.
Googel said that the scammers have been impossible to track down, but ABCNews.com spoke to one man who claimed to be associated with U.S. National Bank. The man said he works for Financial Crime Division, a company he said provides services for USNB.
The man refused to give his name and gave little information about his company.
"It's not necessary that each and everyone knows about Financial Crime Division, and probably one of them is you," he said.
US National Bank Scammers Still Extorting Hapless Consumers
"US National Bank" is still at it, calling up people and threatening them with jail time unless they pay up for debts they never took out and USNB doesn't own. Here's K's story of how "Harry Wilson" called him up screaming and yelling. But after speaking to a consumer lawyer, K learned what he needed to say to get the extortionist to stop phone-harassing him. You'll learn too after you read the story inside...
Michelle-good for you on writing complaints. As long as you keep getting bothered by these scammers file as many as you need to. I agree with KC. Stacy (what do you wanna it's a fake name?) I have submitted several complaints and plan on to as long as you and your other snakes keep calling me. Gee, let's see are you part of the scammers? You are pathetic! Wonder why "stacy" comes on here? Because he/she knows they are operating illegally? HMMMMMM- makes you wonder huh? Also, "stacy" made a post about Robbie- Noticed it disappeared?