Absolute scam. Ignore. Why would a correctional facility have anything to do with complaints about anyone's SS# ? Phony scam--stupid too. Ignore and block. Calls originate in India and Pakistan.
Received the same message as everyone else - arrest record against my SS#, from the same guy Steven Mason to contact, Charles Green at the law firm of Johnston & Peters.
They do not say who they are looking for!!
right..we all have the same claim number VP7532..they are going to notify the Ga Dept of Corrections on me to pick me up for my warrant...lmao!! these clowns are crazy...tell them to go to hell...better yet. .don't even answer and block them...crazy scammers...do not fall for!!!! bullcrap
Hello, I had just gotten a call of the same number 1-212-384-1000. and they said to tell me to call a law firm called johnston & peters and to call the same man, Charles Green, also. I looked up this number, it is a real number, it's from the fbi in NY. but I still feel it's a scam, they gave me a the same vp number. and if I didn't call back they would issue a warrant for my arrest without further notice. I have gotten these calls before in the past, these people do not give up, but the number is real. I didn't call it. it still feels scary, but somehow I know that this is a scam. could someone please give me more info on this number and what do you think of it.
Total scam. Indian or Pakistani hard core extortionists/scammers. They often spoof valid numbers to show up on your phone.
This is nothing more than your basic, "give us money or you'll be arrested scam." Basically a criminal debt collector call. Do not return the calls. Block them. They tend to pick on women, single mothers, the elderly and members of the immigrant community. They are looking for people who might be vulnerable for some reason or another. They also get very abusive when they find their scams are not working. Ignore the calls and block them.
These people call from different numbers. Usually they say they are from some mythical state correctional facility and that you'll be arrested somehow if you don't call a certain number and speak to a certain person. Or they make up law firms (or spoof real law firms) and try to to tell you that some private law firm will issue arrest warrants against you unless you call a certain number. It's all false and a load of legal mumbo-jumbo. They try to scare money out of people and have them wire it by untraceable means to who knows. Do not fall for it and do not wire anyone any money.
Everyone needs to be aware of some things:
1. Private law firms are not involved in law enforcement. Period.
2. Private law firms do not issue arrest warrants. Only judges issue arrest warrants and they are only issued to duly constituted officers of the law and are only served in hand by duly constituted officers of the law. They are only issued in criminal cases. Debt collectors have no law enforcement powers. Being in debt is NOT a crime in the US and You CANNOT be arrested for it.
3. Correctional facilities are not involved in law enforcement and do not issue arrest warrants. Correctional facilities house prisoners. Period. They are certainly not involved in debt collection.
Absolute scam. Ignore. Why would a correctional facility have anything to do with complaints about anyone's SS# ? Phony scam--stupid too. Ignore and block. Calls originate in India and Pakistan.