Got a call saying I am in big legal trouble and it is a mess. I said I did not understand them (broken English) and I hung up. A few minutes later my phone rang again from same person with broken English saying I better not hang up on them ever again. I did, then they call again and I let my voice mail get it and he says my last hope is him and I better call back otherwise I am in a mess of trouble.
I've received two calls from this guy stating that I defaulted on a payday loan and that I am in huge legal trouble. He told me on friday that if I don't give him my information and my attorney's information then I will be arrested today and taken to court. Scary part is that he knew some of my information from past payday loans such as references...I have put alerts out on my SSN as I believe they may have it...When I called him out on this and asked for his name, his supervisors name, his return phone number and the name of his company, he started to scream at me and threaten me and tell me that I am in huge legal trouble. I told him that I knew this was a scam and told him to quit calling me at work...this guy continues to call me at work....he is relentless...I know for a fact this is a scam as the federal trade commission just released a consumer alert about this scam...they are trying to get you to wire money to them so that they supposedly do not send you to jail. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SCAM!!!
They called me at 10:30 this morning from a #052-261-450(not even a full #). I didn't recognize it so I didn't pick up. I figure, if it's important, they'll leave a message. They didn't. Again, I got a call from the weird number and again, I did not answer. This time they left a voice message. They needed me or my retained attorney to contact him. He said his name is Bob Harris but sounds like he's from the mid-east. He said if he doesn't hear back from me or my attorney today, "may God bless me as the situation unfolds on me."
Funny thing is, I know this is a scam because.... I HAVE NO LOANS out other than my student loans that I have not defaulted on because I've been paying on time every month.
It's really sad that they do this to people.
If you get this DON'T EVEN BOTHER calling back.