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 from unscrupulous websites like the one you may have filled out an application with, 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.
ABC News released an investigative report on this scam a year ago:
I to received phone calls almost fell for it till I go ogled it and seen these post y ain't these people locked up yet they threatened to have a sheriff come with a warrant I am disabled and was very scared I changed my number
Just received a call on my cell and didn't answer because I didn't know the number. Then my work phone rang and it was a man speaking in very broken English, he said that a case was pending against me, asked if he could transfer me to the Paralegal who would explain it further. Then this clown everyone else is referring to, James Carter, got on the phone and said he was the Attorney for the case... he spoke in broken English as well. He to said i needed to provide him with my attorney's information within two hours or else they would be at my house with an afadavit. Then he said he would be there with a subpoena. The man didn't know what he was saying. He said it was for moneys that were transferred into my bank account and I had not repaid. I told him to remove my work phone number from his calling list and that he had no case. He threatened me by saying my employer would be called as well and they would come to my place for employment. I just hung up. I listened to the voicemail they left me on my cell phone, and his associate left a really cryptic message, saying I needed an attorney and if I did not get back to him within 2 hours, well then he wished me good luck. I'm a little concerned because this follows a form I filled out online regarding a loan, which had my social and bank account information. I immediately registered my phone number on the do not call registry and will be letting my bank know.
I have recieved SEVERAL complaints in reference to these people. If you are not 100% sure that you have an unpaid debt with the company they claim to be from, DO NOT give them money. They are preying on the people that have debt and hoping you will foolishly give them money, thinking you are paying off a real debt you may have, when in fact you are being scammed. I just spoke with James Carter, and while explaining our laws to him, he attempted to gain my personal information (date of birth, age, personal cell #), and was not interested in my agency's information (which was all he needed to confirm my employment). This is 100% a scam and if you give them money, there is NOTHING we can do about it. Please DO NOT fall victim to them!