mr freeman said i was a respondant in a superior court and being brought up on a number of criminal charges such as fraud and theft for a reposessed car which i had previously paid off. his associate threatened that if i did not make payment arrangements immediately i would face being taken from my infant daughter and thrown in jail.
It's a scam, and all their threats are false and illegal.
This scam operatation hides behind such names as MoreStar Consultancy, LLC; Litigation Consulting Service, LLC; Claims & Warrants; and North American Asset Investigation Bureau, LLC (NAAIB). For details, read consumer credit advocate Bud Hibbs' report on these scammers: http://budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm
One thing it remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest or criminal charges, or orders you to "appear" in court, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) have the authority to have anyone arrested for anything, nor do they have the authority to order someone to appear in court. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such things.) These type of crooks also routinely impersonate FBI agents, police and other law enforcement officials, which, obviously, is illegal as well. (Besides, law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection, and debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)
The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal your money. Ignore their illegal threats and report their attempts to extort money from you to all these federal and state law enforcement agencies:
1) The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.
2) Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone and give them all the details...especially the threat about your infant daughter.
3) Maryland Attorney General http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htm (Litigation Consulting claims to be in Maryland)
4) Your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org
5) File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone. Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.
6) File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If these criminals call back, tell them that they aren't getting any money from you and that you've reported their scam to federal and state law enforcement. They will react with the usual moronic, false threats. If possible, try to save any voice messages they leave and, if legal in your state, record their calls if you speak with them. (Inexpensive phone recorders are available at Radio Shack-type stores.)
8-20-08 Called my daughter (my number)and stated she was under investigation for not making a car payment and that it was very important she or I call back immediately... (Daughter) I called them back I knew it wasn't right cause I own my car.. The man answered the phone by saying "Are you going to cuss me out too" I asked him what the deal was then he said I was going to be sued by Florida auto finance i laughed and said for what he put me on hold and came back and said you piece of [***] this isn't(who they were looking for the daughter) He said he traced my number then gave my dads name I went off on him he hung up so I kept calling back I put my dad on the phone and he told my dad he would knock him out.. I told him he was messing with the wrong people just so happens my mother in law is sheriff LT. deputy of my county. He said it's ok you won't be saying this when they come pick you up in hand cuffs within 72 hours I laughed and told him bring it ...Then 20 minutes later a lady calls me and says im going to be arrested if I don't settle this I asked her what car to I owe for she couldn't even tell me so then we started this reverse phone search and found this site. What a joke I hope these people get caught I might just spend 29.95 to look up this adress and get the law on it.
I got a call from this number yesterday. I live in OH.. they were calling about my brother who lives in MO. They said that they didn't want a number or anything just for me to relay a message to him with a number. They said it was a civil investigation... I told them a lie by saying I don't speak to my brother anymore. I got a number and told them if I talked to my Mom I'd relay the message. The same person called back today. I questioned him on my findings on Google when searching this number, he swears it isn't a scam. I told him I was going to check with the BBW and that if he called me back he was asking for trouble to remove my number because I have nothing to do with my family... which isn't true, but heck if they are trying to scam me.. why not scam them? :) What do I need to do to turn these jerks in??????