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:
PS--Pull your credit report. Your identity may have been stolen. Hackers recently compromised the data of taxpayers in SC and personal identifying information is being sold on the internet black market:
Read my post. These criminals are operating out of India and are using VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
enabling them to spoof numbers, making it appear the calls are coming from within the US--which they are NOT. This is what is making it so difficult for authorities to track them down.
I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE SAME PHONE CALL~~ SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING! Can we report them anywhere? I even asked for proof of what hey "had against me", they transferred me to someone else. I tried calling back and it says the person at that extension is busy.
this is my second call from a officer stevens.... from Alabaster Alabama stated that he will arrest me lol... why does he speak with a Heavy middle eastern accent HMMMMMMMM.... smell a scam here
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:
PS--Pull your credit report. Your identity may have been stolen. Hackers recently compromised the data of taxpayers in SC and personal identifying information is being sold on the internet black market: