Being in debt is not a crime. You can't be arrested for ordinary civil debt. Only the district attorney or other public prosecutor can file criminal charges. Debt collectors have nothing to do with criminal charges. This is a common scam. Threaten you with criminal charges to collect a civil debt. Unlawful too.
Report them to your local attorney general.
File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
called saying i owe a payday loan. they said they plan to have a warrant out for my arrest and immediately asked if i had a lawyer as if ive already been made aware of the "case".
i called my bank to ask if in fact i made such a transaction. there is no record of any payday loan.
Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know
If you have received a call stating:
1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6. Authorities are coming to arrest you
7. Anything similar to above,
a. Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
b. Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are filing a complaint with the appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency). [abstracted from another site]
Scam. Total scam. Do not even return a call or talk to anyone. Ridiculous that these people exist to scare people and give them money. They know most people don't have an attorney and will prob. call them back themselves. LAME!
My wife said they called her saying I was in serious trouble. I called this number she wanted my information I said here is my attorneys name, told her I had her number pullrd up online she hung up on me. I wanted to say thanks for your posts.