This person (a woman with foreign accent) called 3 times today and stated that I had a lawsuit filed against me and my social security number. How do I get them to stop? I called back and got no answer.
I think this is a scam I dont know what company this is. They told me I was being arrested for passing bad checks and there was a warrent for my arrest and the the local cops will pick me up this afternoon for court in the morning. These men were very demanding and rude because I was a woman. Talked over me wouldnt answer my questions etc....Indian caller
I received a very upsetting phone call from these [***] at my place of employment saying I did an online cash advance and thay I would be getting a warrant issued against me, this is scam alright because I have never done any of these things. watch out for 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 in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud: