Number showed up on caller ID as STATEN ISLAND, NY. First guy talked as agent John Smith and spoke in English with weird accent. Said I have not paid my taxes since 2009 and there is a court order for my arrest, but he can make it go away if I pay $3780. I asked for interpreter and he said ok just a minute. But the same guy starts talking in Hindi. Such a stupid scammer..thinks I cannot figure out that it;s the same guy. When I question him who he is and his official title, he starts screaming saying you don't understand how big trouble you are into? there will be police on your doorstep to arrest you in 30 minutes if you don't settle this matter with money. I said fine I'll pay. He tells me to get a prepaid debit card from CVS and give him the number of that card. I laughed saying oh wow, since when does the court accepts debit gift cards as a form of payment? He got angry and starts yelling "now you will see there will be cops coming to arrest you in 30 minutes." Such a dumb scammer even by the standards of scammers.
Be aware. Someone is calling from this number claiming to be with the NYPD criminal division. Said he was following up on criminal complaints. This is a scam. They will ask you with personal info. Caller has a heavey "Indian" accent and claims to be Detective John Smith from the criminal division. I reported to my local law enforcement who will be following up on this scam.
I also received a call from this guy. Unfortunately for him he had played a similar trick on many others. I asked him to bring me a court order and he then just got angry and told me that he would get me arrested in 30 mins and hung up.
Is there any way to shut these people up forever? They are just a nuisance to the society.
I just got a phone call from this number too, saying he was Detective Jones Smith, and he is from Crime Branch NYPD. I called the number back , and got a voice mail saying the party at extension 3000 is not available, so looks like it is a scam, beware do not call or give any information to this guy.
Live in NJ and got a call that they have a arrest warrant for not paying taxes. They were not picking up for a while after that when I tried calling back, now they are back to scamming again, got hold of them and a gave them piece of my mind.
Reported this to local police.