They called me saying he was Officer so and so, saying my name and repeated my social security number. I told him before I say anything I will record his conversation, he started saying that I am trying to be smart and he will have his boss call me and hung up. This definitely seems like fraud.
This number called me and said on my voicemail that there is a claim against me. If I do not call them back then I will be arrested at my residence or at place of employment. He said his name was Officer David Johnson but didn't say what agency. He also said that if I don't respond he can only pray for me. This is fraud! Report it!
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 a year ago:
I received a call from this number this afternoon (6/10) that I am being investigated for Federal Crimes; that I owed $400.00 to an International Company in the year 2011 which I failed to pay; that I would be arrested for failure to do so. The first guy who spoke to me sounded Indian although he was trying to make it not too obvious; the second guy sounded American. I told them That I didn't know of any loan or any wire transfer that they were alleging. When they could not convince me to pay the amount they ended up by saying "You're fine & hang up the phone. Beware with them!!!