She (Michelle) has called me many times leaving messages threatening me saying that I need to call her back TODAY otherwise I will be facing legal matters, This number is so annoying and I hate the calls. It had me scared to death, I dont have any payday loans, I applied for some a while back, but never ended up getting any.
A man name Stewart Austin wit a terrible accent harrasing me with calls saying Me or my attorney need to call dept of legal affairs and investigation in California which I've never been to California. He has my last 4 ss# and says I have a legal matter against me there and if he dnt hear from me the only thing he can do is wish me good luck as the situation improves on me. They are terrible and very misunderstandable. I had to replsy messages over and over to understand. He called this morning and I answerered so when I call the number he gave me no one answered. Dont they got some better to do calling me in the fourth of july when my kids and I are trying to go see fireworks.... scammers. Please get these people.
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:
They have been doing it to me as well. They're calling my office and cell phone. I yelled at the guy and told him sue away because I never took any loan and then he hung up. How do I stop the calls on my cell?