This is a criminal extortion ring operating out of India. ABC News released an investigative report on it in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:
In the meantime, you are going to have to do whatever you can to protect yourself. That includes letting them know they are running a scam and are reporting them to the authorities.
It is bad enough that I just lost my husband and now I am being hounded by this foreign speaking person telling me that I am going to to jail if I do not comply with them.
THIS PEOPLE ARE UNREAL. THEY BOTHER THE HECK OUT OF EVERYONE THAT LET'S THEM
AND THEN THEY STAY CALM FOR 1 OR 2 MONTHS THEN THEY START WITH IT AGAIN.
TOTAL SCAMMERS.... DON'T GET FOOLED BY THEM.....
DON'T GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.....
i have a collection back ground and these people are stealing peoples info from the real creditors please do not pay these people they are full of it and in a month or 2 u will get a similar call from the right creditor......these people are calling me now i am going to record call and sue these m*****f*****s...........
I have been bothered by phone calls and now e-mails. What jerks. The dead give away this is a complete scam is that none of the speak english. BEWARE.....