I have been getting calls from "Officer Eric Johnson" from the Law and Legal Dept. for a few weeks now. Before that he was "Officer Scott Wilson" from the United States Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the 4 times before that I really don't remember who he was. As always, his turbin is wrapped a little too tight, because he doesn't have my name right, he has the wrong bank info for me and he keeps telling me I need to tell him the correct info. I have also been told it is not HIS job to give me the info that he has. Well WHOSE job is it then?? Just a bunch of crap. Already reported him to my states Attorney General, and the FBI. Apparently they just change their "magic jack" number and start it all over again. Just thought I would warn people what is going on!!
I had someone call my HR department today named "Scott Wilson" and he is with the "bureau of crime investigation" and he says, "its a very small department. He hardly spoke english and said he was looking for an employee who had a pressing legal matter. He said she needed to call back otherwise the matter would be out of his hands and legal action would continue....Just wanted to give an update because it was the same name as before. His number is 1-855-846-4573.
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: