Fraudulent company that can't even consistently give a fake company name. Most iterations of the name are "alarming" such as the "Social financial investigation" department, or the "federal financial crimes investigation team with the united states government." I received calls about a year ago with the same thing from some foreign people that received my SSN, and threatened that I would have to go to court and pay thousands of dollars if I didn't overnight them a check or Western Union them money. DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE MONEY, they have fraudulently obtained your SSN and personal info through the internet (i.e. if you have ever applied for a short term loan online, this is typically how they get your information).
Fraudulent company that can't even consistently give a fake company name. Most iterations of the name are "alarming" such as the "Social financial investigation" department, or the "federal financial crimes investigation team with the united states government." I received calls about a year ago with the same thing from some foreign people that received my SSN, and threatened that I would have to go to court and pay thousands of dollars if I didn't overnight them a check or Western Union them money. DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE MONEY, they have fraudulently obtained your SSN and personal info through the internet (i.e. if you have ever applied for a short term loan online, this is typically how they get your information).
Repeated themselves several times and could not give me the information I needed to research on my end as to what they are accusing me of doing. They said I took out a payday loan from someone and had it put into my account but yet they cannot give me proof of this all they want is for me to send money to them either by credit card or money order. They have been using different numbers for almost a year now and harassing me at work and my home phone. I was wondering if anyone knows how to stop these calls?
Well, well. It seems these losers are still on the prowl. After calling my husband's place of employment for about two weeks, my husband finally was able to speak to these criminals directly. We gave them our home phone, and told them to call the next day, which they did. My husband put me on the phone, and needless to say they were trying to scam the unscamable! This crook, giving the name David Anderson, stated that he was from "The United States Financial Crimes Investigation Department" (fake). He stated that he was calling on behalk of "Fast Cash International" (also a fake company), and that my husband is facing FRAUD charges if we didn't send them money. What a joke. Not only did he give me a Maryland cellphone number 443-221-4534, he also claimed that 1-800-772-1213 was the number to Fast Cash Internationl....a Social Security Administration number by the way. He said the loan was in the "range" of $300-$350. Stupid man couldn't lie right. To make a long story short I reported them to the FBI, contacted all of the 3 credit agencies, contacted Social Security, contacted the FTC, and contacted our Bank. I suggest if they try to hit you up to do the same. David Anderson...lol What man with a thick Indian Accent do you know who is named David Anderson. Rule: "Never go full retard!" - Tropic Thunder
So these jokers decided to call my work four times and tell my boss that they were with the United States Financial Crimes Investigation Department and that I was being sued by fast cash international, which I do believe is illegal for them to tell anybody but me what they are calling about, but they consistently harassed my employer until they finally got a hold of me at work and persisted to annoy the living [***] out of me with his Indian accent and it sounded like the guy was in a god forsaken cafeteria with all of the background noise. Then he went on and on and on about how it's being recorded and sent to a MN courthouse, really buddy? Now I couldn't go on a total verbal tirade, because I was at work at the time, but after he fed me his line of total [***] [***] I asked for a number to call back on, he told me I couldn't call him in the afternoon because they couldn't wait that long! "Sir we can't wait that long you half to call us back at 6am and no later then 8am," I'm assuming that's just to piss me off even more isn't it!? Now I called, called, and kept calling just because I wanted to keep his phone line busy all morning but I finally got threw at 7:30am to finally [***] destroy them over the phone. His only response was "Ok, see you in court sir!" Really are you yourself going to fly from [***] Maryland for any [***] case over the alleged $300-$350 you think I owe you? I've never even [***] heard of fast cash international you stupid [***]! God I know you aren't coming but I'm seriously hoping that you actually are suing me just so I can see if I can get any money out of you for harassment ! Bring it!
Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam
January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers. Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.
When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid. Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago. The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names. It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are “spoofed” numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer’s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.
When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent. These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer’s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer’s computer IP address. Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.
If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court. Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union. The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as “We’re filing an affidavit against you” or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.
A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment. This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work. Despite the employee’s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an “officer”.
“I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ‘If that’s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming’,” stated the employee.
“It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,” Attorney General Six said. “If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.”
Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact. The notification should contain information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer’s arrest, or using the threat of violence.
More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.
To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.