Someone who can't speak english very well called and asked for Carl?? I said no Carl here, wrong number please don't call again. Call back in less than one minute and did not answer me??? D***A**
Man with middle eastern accent called claiming to be "Officer Jack Davis from Federal Investigation". Claimed he was working a case of loan fraud and needed to speak to my boyfriend.
I thought Federal officers weren't supposed to disclose information to anyone but the person they ask to speak to...Hmmm? Yep got him to stumble over that one. LOL
Beware of this number, have seen reports of him using other AMERICAN names.
I would classify this as a prank call but only because call type doesn't say FRAUD.
I just received a call today at my job - from a federal investigator name Jack Davis. He said he needed 5 minutes with me to tell me what this was about and asked if I had that kind of time. I put him on hold because I had someone at my desk. When I went back to him, he was gone. He called back and stated that I was trying to play games with him. He asked for my cell number to call me back after work - I told him to give me his number and I would call him. I'm listing it as a prank call because there isn't a listing for a fraudulent call.
I got a call from this number also (727-399-7922) on my cell phone from an Officer Jack Davis(very heavy Indian accent) telling me he needed a moment of my time. He then told me he was collecting a debt from a payday loan and if I didn't pay he was going to send the sheriff department to my office to arrest me. What he didn't know is that I work for the police department. When one of the Captains got on the phone and identified him self the person hung the phone up. Do not fall for this! THIS IS FRAUD!!!! Something really needs to be done about these people harassing people.
Blabbing about someone else's alleged debt problem in the U.S. is illegal for all collection agencies. Making it sound like a criminal matter is even worse. This is no "prank". It's not the work of snickering boys but thugs who want to scare money from your pants.
Excellent .... Fake police, meet real police. Thanks for your concern, "Officer Jack", we'll have someone walk twenty feet over to her desk here in the station.
The something which needs doing is for all of their call recipients to sue for relief. This sounds on the face like the work of another South Asian fraud shop, however.
Official-type material on US federal collection law:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection
See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors