Don't worry I think it's a scam. My attorney is Koelher Law Office. They told me that after yesterday it was harrasment. Yes, I got the same call. I told them who my attorney was and they hung up on me.
I juat got the same call about 45 minutes ago but i was told to call 347-292-8683. At first i was really worried but after seeing all these stories on the internet im not so worried. He knew all my info right away and said the same thing everyone else is saying. Im thinkin about calling the number back and seeing if i get a different name. Has anyone else been told to call the number above cuz if so hea changed his number
I recieved the same call, 1st from his paralegal, then from Mr. Garcia, he had all of my information to include my home address, my social, my birth date,stating that there was some company that i borrowed money from 2 years ago and never paid!!! Also, that the total in amount plus attorney fee would be $509.32, the entire time he had some smug attitude.. i picked up on it after he mentioned i had to do it before and hour and if i didnt i would be arrested and be sitting behind bars for three months... called my bank and deactivated card
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 a year ago:
I was called by this Adam Garcia fellow and he had some pretty nasty things too say so I informed him I was contacting back and that I was being charged with some kind of criminal charges in New York which I have never been in my life and he cussed me out calling me all kinds of names
347-292-8683 called me today and I was informed I had criminal charges being filed against me for check fraud I told them I never had a bank account before and upon me telling them that they told me I had to speak to some guy named Adam Garcia so I called back same guy I talked too was on the phone trying to be a lawyer he then cussed me out and called me a criminal. When asked what the charges were he told me that it wasn't any of my business and I need too quit calling them.