He has called me three days in a row...he wants to speak to my son who does live here, but wants his phone number as it is urgent...he says he works with a law firm called "Something I could not make out" and Keith in Louisiana. He would not tell me anything other than it was a criminal matter and he would be arrested Friday by "local authorities". I asked him for his middle name, address, etc...of course he did not have it. I asked him what state the criminal charges were filed in, and I told him of the scam of people calling and pretending to be someone they are not to get credit card numbers... he said this was not the case. I also told him that we do not get calls in the evening for "criminal matters" and that arresting officers do not tell you they are coming to arrest you. It is annoying to listen to these idiots. Next time he calls, I will tell him the FTC has the number, knows the ring is in India and will soon close in on them. Terrible.
SCAM. This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India!! 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. Also, contact your Attorney General's office and file a complaint. Make them aware that this is happening in your state.
said I will go to jail for criminal charges, then said I am going to civil court, then said I can talk to someone (a head?) to discuss out of court settlement. Foreign with much line static.