My God - look how many years these post have been collecting.... this scam is everywhere. Got a call several times over the past few weeks. First of all - the voice is a choppy mechanical voice -- I guess that's to hide the heavy accent the person on the other end has... I know we think it's clear that this is a scam, but unfortunately there are alot of people, especially elderly who panic and fall for it. Please be sure to spread the word.
This is just one of many scams that I get weekly - its ridiculous.... oh and by the way... yesterday I won 2.5 million dollars!!! all I have to do is send $275 through Western Union to a woman's name in Philadelphia to get my claim number LOL They had the nerve to call back last night to see if I sent it... I told them my friends wouldn't loan me the $275 so I'll just forfeit the millions..... oh and don't call me again.
I received a cal from 347-273-6028. This man has a very heavy indian accent and claims he is Shawn Miller, Attorney for Crime and Prevention in New york. He is very threatening and rude. I called our local police and gave them the number. The police called me back and told me that the number is part of a scam. These people that are doing this are fraud. I also called the police department in New York, New York and they looked up the number and found that there is no address for the number. It must be a pre-paid phone. Don't give them any information because this is extortion and is a crime. Anyone who tells you to fax your information and copy of DL is fraud. I have reported them to the FBI Tips, Attorney General, Secret Service, and Federal Trade Commission. Dont be part of this SCAM>
yes april carter... its not a scam... they helped me to pay all of my outstanding payday loans.... last year i had 3 payday loans.... and i paid total outstanding amount on single day which was $1038.83, for all three loans.... it helped to improve my credit score.... i received the payment receipt for the payment also....
.... and "they" answer to what name again? Is it a debt collector or a consolidator? Any explanation for the illegal threats reported in this thread? You sure paying some unverified PDL debt could "improve [your] credit score" without removal of trade lines?
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: