I received the same email with the same dates, phone numbers and amounts but from someone named Brenda Lockhart, and it said I had 4 hours to respond. Well that was yesterday and I'm still here and not in jail, as they claimed. This is definitely a scam; if it was a legitimate case from a legitimate company, they would have contacted us by certified mail and not by threatening us by phone or email. "If you take care of this outside the courthouse...", that's their way of scamming some money out of you, if you believe their threats. Believe me, I've been there before and it wasn't fun. It just pissed me off that these scammers are continuing to scare so many people and getting away with it. And if you do happen to call the number, more than likely you'll be talking to someone with an American name and a thick foreign accent. Don't believe them!
I got the same email demanding the same amount, $576.68. Then I got a follow up today.
If you are not willing to work with us, then very soon the case file will be downloaded against your name and social as after giving several notifications, we did not get any response from your side. We will consider that you are ignoring this matter and you want to dispute.
If we do not receive any response from your side by today, then this case file will be downloaded automatically against your name and social. After that we are unable to help you and you will receive court summons at your door steps.
Do update us with your intention that you want to resolve this case or you want to dispute.
For Extortion Scam Operations, File reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC.. Emails can be attached to complaints filed with IC3, the cyber crimes division of the FBI.
http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
http://www.fraud.org/
http://www.stopfraud.gov/report.html
Tip off FBI about this extortion attempt by filing form at: stips.fbi.gov/
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/haunted-phantom-debt
Also see here:
http://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime
https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/fraudaware ... and-answer.html
Also read up on the laws and your rights:
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350
Washington, D.C.
December 07, 2010 FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
— filed under: Press Release
The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.
According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.
The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.
I got this same exact email with the exact amount you just said. They have called my managers at work and got beligerant with them and threatened them! Anyways,I've contacted the federal fraud hotline and my local police and reported it, but they both said there is nothing k can do but let them harass me.