Got the same call and I knew it was BS. So, i unleashes a string of profanities which made my daughter's jaw drop. Give this guy credit, he stayed on the line and listened to my rant about how he isthe scum of the earth and scammers like him can go F themselves. He did get a few words in, such as, "Wai can you do me a favor?" And, "I just want to know about your cable tv." This kind of junk ticks me off. I think we need to all start calling him back and start threatening him with prosecution and extradition to/ from the US.
Got a call saying I was going to have a warrant out for my arrest and go to jail for 6 months, seize my house and my bank accounts. Also said when call was ended it would go to 911 and a warrant would be issued for my arrest immediately. I called my daugther to come over
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 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.
We received a call from a Roy Cooper from the Department of Legal Affairs US Treasury. That stated we needed to contact him right away regarding a legal matter. Something about legal action would be taken ,wages would be garnished, liens would be put on property. He had an extremely heavy accent and i could not understand him. I told him i needed to speak with someone else in regards to this. He told me more mumbo jumbo about liens and legal action was going to taken etc.
I also got a message from a man named, John Baker, with a heavy Indian accent saying he was from the the "Department of Legal Affairs" and that I needed to call back ASAP or have my attorney do it. He said it was in regards to legal enforcement against my name and if I did not return the call I would be in a legal mess. I found the verbiage as suspicious and decided to Google the number and found several other folks reporting this guy as a scammer. I'm glad we can identify these people via a Google search and avoid the harassment from these idiots.
My wife received two calls from a gentleman with a heavy Indian accent as well. After she refused to give him information or have even a conversation with him (he read her an "affidavit," she receive two robo-calls from "Officer Julie Smith" of the IRS urging her to call or have her attorney of record call. The Indian gentleman threatened my wife with the loss of her drivers license, a fine and even jail time. Complete garbage. My brother is an analyst with the FBI who specializes in bank and computer fraud. He'll be getting a call from us with ALL the information in the morning.