I got a call from this # this weekend. Originally it showed up on my caller id at the local courthouse #, but they are not open at 8pm on Saturday nights. I was left a similar message with threats of warrants and incarceration unless I contact him back, he left the # of 1-866-529-4465. When I did talk to him we were disconnected and he called me back on the 469#. He told me I could pay almost $1000to him so drop the case and it would be an out of court settlement. I figured it to be a scam, he kept calling me all weekend and when Monday rolled around I contacted the company he said he was representing, the local sheriffs department, the local court and the attorney generals office, all of whom said it was definitely a scam and that I was in no danger of being arrested or jailed.
He called me back after the phone calls I made and when I told him I knew he was a scammer he began yelling at me that if he was a scammer than he wouldn't have all my information. I hung up on him and haven't heard from him since.
Just got a call from Christopher Walker 469-563-4620 on my cell phone. I didn't answer the call. Voicemail said same thing as above - bank/wire fraud about writing bad checks across state lines. He had my full name and age but was calling about someone with the same last name. I figured it had to be a scam but glad to see other posts on this website.
I got multiple calls from this number. He disguised himself as Mark Malone, working for the local Sheriff Department at first and stated I had commited multiple counts of wire fraud. When I called back, he stated his name was Christopher Morris and was a criminal investigator. MARK MALONE AND CHRISTOPHER MORRIS ARE THE SAME PERSON!! I agreed to set up payment to avoid having a warrant issued. That evening, I called the local Sheriff Department and confirmed they knew nothing of this. He threatened me to no longer have the Sheriff Department contact him, or he'd just press charges. After discussing with my attorney, we stopped payment.
He's full of it - scammers call people all the time threatening them with prosecution and jail time - which is also in violation of the FDCPA. If you really do owe a debt, then demand that they MAIL you a debt validation letter and also a copy of the contract you signed with the original creditor showing your signature. If they can't or won't produce this documentation (which is legally required), they are most definitely scammers!