I don't know how they got my information. They have harrassed me. I've lost over $500.00 dealing with these people. I am currently looking for a lawyer
my mom was scammed from these people/ she gave them 500.00 (yes not good idea)shes 69 yrs old) she never took anything from them and now she gets call after call and each time they are saying shes going to be arrested/they called today from the number 305-222-7708 and said they are from the federal investmant department and said they are suing her and they are calling the sherrifs office to have her arrested.has anyone dealt with this kind of threat from them? dont know what to do my mom is getting scared.
This is a criminal extortion scam operating out of India. They are making the calls utilizing VOIP and the names of legitimate firms to make it appear the calls are originating from within the US. 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.
The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:
Thank you for your quick reply,we contacted the prosecutors and sheriff office in clearwater florida,she already closed her account and opened a new one,they spoofed from my sons phone numbe(so it says my sons calling even no its them when i answer)theve spoofed from several different numbers, they will not stop calling i block one number they call from another,its frustrating espec when they call my mom at work and say shes going to jail.do you know what the ftc will do with our complaint, we were told to call our local police but i really dont know what they can do.im sorry if i sound like im just blabbing but i dont really know how to help my mom.