they call my cell serveral times posing as a legal dept. and threatening me over the phone. when i asked for them to send me paperwork he got very angry at me and threaten me. he also using a few different names. he keeps telling me to go to the walmart and buy a money pack to send him money. i told him i was finally reporting him to my states attorney general ofice.
they call my cell serveral times posing as a legal dept. and threatening me over the phone. when i asked for them to send me paperwork he got very angry at me and threaten me. he also using a few different names. he keeps telling me to go to the walmart and buy a money pack to send him money. i told him i was finally reporting him to my states attorney general ofice.
This is a version of the you-have-committed-a-crime extortion scam and you are being...
1. summoned/investigated/charged/whatever with fraud/embezzlement/passing_bad_checks/whatever or
2. served with a court_summons/arrest_warrant/bench_warrant/whatever or
3. located in preparation to_being_served/for_a_lawsuit/to_be_arrested/whatever or
4. sued for cable TV usage that you've been stealing for years or
5. whatever stupid crap reasons they will think up next.
And you have to...
1. call back with your case number or
2. confirm your address/birthdate/SSN/whatever so you can be served or your papers processed or
3. pay $895 now to avoid paying $5,000 in court or
4. whatever stupid crap reasons they will think up next.
Beware extortion scams come in many flavors and they constantly evolve to stay one step ahead of the law.
The FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The BBB has issued several alerts on this scam, just google "bbb.org alert phony debt collector"
Never do what they tell you to do but report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.