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:
This person called my phone numerous times stating I have a warrant out for my arrest and that I owe them $ 13,000, these people are EFFING stupid! Please don't fall for it.
This person called my phone 6 times in one day and left messages that I had an arrest warrant and I can pay them to lift it- I think I would know if I had done anything that warranted an arrest! These people are stupid, hard to understand, and are trying to scam you for your money! Plus its from Cecilton, MD- I live in WASHINGTON! BEWARE!
sam as everybody els wanted info saying i owe 20 g i could settle for 689 ??would not give info the [***] hung up on me so i called him back the told me that my ss# was black listed and the police were going to arrested me ?? i did call my local police and told them what happend there not shocked and no crime was cometted nothing the can do
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: