Foreign male called said I was being sued had ALL personal info. Would never get to the point of the call. Said I would be getting served. Had an attitude and when I hung up on him he called back.
I also received the same phone call today telling me that Im being sued and for me to go Tom my nearest pharmacy and buy a green dot card.. So I hung up on him then I receive a 911 call saying it's an officer and i was transferred to him because im being sued.. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BUT WHAT I DONT LIKE IS THAT THEY HAVE ALL MY INFORMATION.. ALSO THE OFFICER SOUNDED JUST LIKE THE GUY THAT JUST TOLD ME I OWE THEM MONEY...
These stupid indian b*stards called me last night. THEY NEED TO KNOW I JAM NOT JIMMY YOU DUMB DOTTED A-HOLES. ROT IN HELL, STOP LEAVING ME VOICEMAILS, AND QUIT CALLING FROM AN EMERGENCY NUMBER.
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 in June. The FTC has indicted one of its ringleaders for criminal fraud: