i just had a woman call and told me the same BS as everyone and said that i had a lawsuit against me, so i told her that if she could fax me the info so i could forward to my lawyer and she hung up, she asked first for my lawyer information and i did tell her what my lawyer said to tell them, i guess she did not like my answer..
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.
ABC News released an investigative report on this scam in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud:
I too just received a voicemail from this "David Parker". He also threatened me with being a prime suspect in some criminal law case. I paniced after he had left the message and called him back. He tried to get bank information from me indicating I had some loan and medical expenses out there I needed to pay immediately. Going deeper into panic I told him I had to call my lawyer first and I would call him back. I had been involved in a car accident and am still going through a lot of medical visits. Luckily all things related to said accident go through my lawyer and when I talked to him about it having to go through my lawyer he indicated there was no way my lawyer could help me anymore and I had to resolve things on my own. WTF! I called my lawyer and he verifed this is a SCAM. Do not call him back or give him any info. You can report him to the FTC. My lawyer also suggested that if he does call back to give him the 1-800 number of the FBI and tell him that's who can work through if this is really such a pressing matter.
I just had the EXACT same message as ArtGirl - name "David Parker" - I didn't answer so read the message he left on my phone. He IS a scam artist - told me they were coming after me with a subpoena and that I was the "prime suspect" in a criminal case. When these people keep calling me, I just interrupt them and tell them that I AM an attorney and that "we are ONTO your scams" and that they'd better LOSE my phone number. Normally they don't call back - this, however, is a new one. :(