I received a call from Mark Davis from this number saying that my name and number had come up in a fraud investigation against someone named Stacy Mitchell. I told him I didn't know a Stacy Mitchell, so he said he would take my name from this list. After my daughter told me she was called by this same individual, I called the number back and he answered the phone. I wanted to know how our name and number showed up. He preceded to tell me that when her (Stacy Mitchell) information was entered into their system, my daughter and my name and number showed up as relatives, but he assured me that our names and numbers had been taken from their list and that she had been contacted.
This guy called me this morning saying he was from District 217 Fraud Division and his name is Mark Davis. I asked him again where he was from he said Koch and Associates. The number he called from and the one he gave me to call back at is out of Seattle Washington.
A few weeks ago I got calls from a lady who called from a number in Austin Texas area and said she was with the District 217 Fraud Division also.
I am a bit confused as to how they are both with the District 217 Fraud Division when one is in Seattle Washington and the other is in Austin Texas
You need to call your local police department, just as I am about to do. It is a major scammer and the more people that contact the police and file a report the faster these jerks will be caught. This Mark Davis dude not only called me and left a message from an unavailble phone number, but also called my mom who lives clear across the country from me and my best friend. He lied to my mom and told her that he had mailed paperwork to me at an address that I lived at many years ago, but also said he had been leaving messages on my phone and gave her a phone number that was over 8 years old. Which is kind of funny considering he called my current number over 3 hours before he called my mom. The message he left on my current voicemail was very monotone and I could tell that he was reading a script. Plus he used the word govern completely out of context. He said in his message to me that he was calling from The Fraud Department and that this was my "service of process" He did not say what I was supposedly being charged with or where he was from, e.i. the fraud department of blank city or what police agency. But when he called my mom he told her that he was with Koch and Associates attorney firm out of Seattle Washington and that I was getting charged with Grand Thief, but did not say what kind of grand thief. I am severely straight laced and have no criminal record and even have a federal fingerprint card. So, my mom know he was full of crap. Especially since he gave her an old address and phone number for me. Then when he called my best friend, he told my best friend a totally different story except for the grand thief charge part. My best friend laughed at him and contacted me right away as did my mom. I did a reverse phone look up and found that the 206-973-0589 does not belong to Koch and Assoicates attorney firm. Then I looked up that attorney firm on several different sites including yellowpages and found that nothing came up in Seattle for that phone number in relation to koch and associates. Their are a couple of firms in Washington with similar names. I called both of them and neither has an employee named Mark Davis. Also there are not criminal attorneys for the victims side. So if he was really a criminal attorney he would be wanting to be my attorney if I was a criminal.
For Extortion Scam Operations, File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..
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http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.fraud.org/
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Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010 FBI National Press Office
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The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.
According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.
The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.
I received a call from Mark Davis from this number saying that my name and number had come up in a fraud investigation against someone named Stacy Mitchell. I told him I didn't know a Stacy Mitchell, so he said he would take my name from this list. After my daughter told me she was called by this same individual, I called the number back and he answered the phone. I wanted to know how our name and number showed up. He preceded to tell me that when her (Stacy Mitchell) information was entered into their system, my daughter and my name and number showed up as relatives, but he assured me that our names and numbers had been taken from their list and that she had been contacted.
Voice message left with intimidation tactics looking for someone does not live at my residence. Finally I got fed up with these calls and called the number back, the person identified himself as Mark Davis. I told him I did not appreciate his calls and his lack of professional demeanor, he hung up on me. I called back and was infuriated, Mark Davis was the same person tha answered the phone. I proceeded to tell him of my concern, he interrupted me and said "what I had to say was not relevant". This person is no doubt a con artist from the deepest part of the pit. He deserves to be put behind the same bars he professes to uphold. Their are legitimate persons and resources, but he is definitely not one of them. The number he called from was 206-489-3662.