Got a call from same number this morning. There are two people involved - First caller said his name is John Cruz and told me I have police complaint and legal affidavit against me. Asked me to call back once his supervisor is there. Later his "so-called" supervisor called by name David Marshall and said the same thing. Asked me to settle the matter quick. Was talking about the state tax evasion. The moment I said my CPA will contact you, he said we cannot help you and hung up. I called my local police department and let the officer know about this. He said these guys must be pranksters - ignore them or tell them that you have asked the state/local police to get involved - and they should back out.
I got phone call from 732-964-0148 - the person said his name was officer Ron Davis - he told me that he was from state of NJ investigation office. I asked him to give me a call back num and his full name and badge#. he gave me the same num. I called him back - he went on to tell me I have outstanding arrest warrants/legal affidavit pending against me and that the call was being recorded with 3 attorneys listening in. I let him talk and spell out the pending crimes - banking fraud and state tax evasion. I knew I had no such issue - he went on tell me that since I am a nice person with no prior history, I can help my self and take care of these stuff today without arrest warrants going out. That's when I told him that I will get back to him after talking to my own attorney - I got a real fast click! Pl. be careful - my guess is they want someone to fall for this and make a payment and give up banking info. NUTS out there!!!!
Does Anyone know how we can Report this Prankster Phone NUmber to the Police so they can either Arrest them or simply shut down the phone number. The person on the Other Line Claims to be Officer David, has a very thick Indian Accent, I have a feeeling they may even be setup overseas. Truly a PAIN and wrecks HAVOC, wish there was a way to bring these perpetrators to Justice.
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:
Thank You for the information, will report to the authorities. I guess we all need to be that much more careful as every innovation comes at a price. I can only wish they get what they deserve in end and have faith in that.