I have been getting these calls for a few weeks now. THe had been calling my parents and my elderly father had not been telling me. Finally got the messages and called them. They told me I had a warrent out for me over payday loans which I had NEVER had. Told them to send info proving it and I was told I would have to make a payment arrangment first. Uh No.... Just realized they have called 8 times on my cell since Thursday. Gonna call the police tomorrow.
I just received the same call today while at work. Lil miss nancy was trying to get my money to the tune of 1,898.00......um I don't think so MISS NANCY! I told her to send me the info and is have my attorney look it over... She hung up LOL
Just received a message too! They didn't even give a name so claiming that they were going to file papers if I or my attorney didn't call them back today. Well I don't know WHO you even want since you didn't give a name & I've received NOTHING from anyone stating I owe them any money.
I'll keep "waiting" for my papers like I'm still "waiting" for my papers from some other scam company about 6 months back. Every message they left was their "final" message.
For the person upthread who said the scammers had their son's DOB. I read recently in regards to the continuing IRS "you owe us $30K now go & get Green Dot cards & pay us" scam, sometimes they'll have information like a DOB or the last of your SSN to make them sound more legit & get people to pay them. If Joe Fake Collection agency calls & just says your name, you might blow it off. But if they call & say your DOB is XX-XX-XX or your SSN ends in XXXX then people think it's legit & give money they may not owe or provide information that will let the scammers sell to other scammers & the cycle continues.
Same thing here! Walter Harrington left a message and when I called back I totally freaked out because someone named Nancy told be a warrant had been issued. When I told her I would have call my husband before I could make a payment she told me to hurry because they also contacted child services to pick up my baby! Then I googled the number because it all sounded like b/s. I hope they all step on a Lego!
Total scam. Being in debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrested for it. Debt collectors have no influence on the criminal justice and no connection to it.
Just because a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt does not mean you owe it
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a DIME until the debt is validated.
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply block their calls and ignore them.
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening arrest or criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. You might have to yell at the scammer and talk over him or her. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
Usually starts off by saying there are 2 “complaints” against you. Gives you a spiel meant to frighten you into paying them something and then sometimes ends with the stupid phrase “govern yourself accordingly.” Sometimes includes threats of arrest.
Here's a list of CIDs they've used over the past 4 years or so according to 800notes. :
Adam Frost
ADVANCE AMERICA.
Adrian Lucas
Allstate Lending
Allied Financial
A.P.I affidavit process investigation
Callahan Financial
Capital Arbitration Group, CAG
Check Mediation Service
Cochran & Colson
Credit Control LLC
Direct Lending
Financial Crimes Investigation Unit
fraud and work check division
Fraud and Worthless Check Division
Fraud Division
Giles Lewis
Greenberg, Stein & Associates ,
Gregg Adams & Associates,
GREGORY ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES
Hoffman and Sharp
IMG
Jackson and Jackson Law Group
Justin Debroski
Legal Mediation
Litigation Support Group
Litigation Support Services
Michael Goldstein & David Levine from LRG
national litigation
National Resolutioning
Nextiva Inc
NCI
Northern Resolution Group ,
Office of Investigations
Outlaw and Griswald,
Pre-trail Intervention
State Farming Fraud Dept
State Farmer
State Fraud Dept
Stone and Associates
Susan James
TAC and Associates ,
TAC Warrant Division WARRANT SQUAD
The State Farmer Investigation Bureau
The Swatch Group
Victor Shaw
Walker, Levy and Associates
WARRANT SQUAD
WCCI
Weinberg Cochran, Coulson and Irwin
Weinberger and Associates
White Collar Crime Investigations
World Recovery Solutions
zfn and associates
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Call-back# CID
202-827-0773 Susan James Fraud Division
202-706-6163 WCCI Fraud and Worthless Check Division
210-702-3948 Stone and Associates
210-202-0314 Nextiva Inc.
210-704-1217 Office of Investigations
210-762-6589 Pre-trail Intervention
210-762-5324 Justin Debroski ,Pre-trial intervention, Check Mediation Service
210-762-6845 Outlaw and Griswald, national litigation
210-774-4130 A.P.I affidavit process investigation
210-853-2440 Pre-trial intervention
210-957-8770 WCCI Weinberg Cochran, Coulson and Irwin
214-931-2857 NCI
214-613-5013 W.C.C.I. GROUP & ADVANCE AMERICA. Adam Frost , IMG, Weinberger and Associates
234-525-6566 Adam Frost
240-595-6895 Weinberg, Cochran, Coulson and Irwin WCCI, White Collar Crime Investigations
330-406-0431 Adrian Lucas
330-800-3008 fraud and work check division, WCCI
402-817-7860 Direct Lending
402-218-4660 Callahan Financial
404-902-6309 Fraud Division
404-418-7979 Legal Mediation Financial Crimes Division
405-217-4552 Weinberg Cochrane Coulson and Irwin
419-386-2390 None
440-387-4469 PTI
512-582-7440 Weinberg Cochran Coulson & Irwin Stephen Fraser
512-590-7743 Giles Lewis Weinberg, Cochran , Dept of Investigation, Fraud and Worthless Check Division
513-299-0025 W.C.C.I.,
561-288-1193 Gregg Adams & Associates, Allied Financial / Gregory Adams and Associates
561-293-3620 GREGORY ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES, Allied Financial
678-508-6637 Financial crimes division
619-677-1728 Financial Crimes Investigation Unit World Recovery Solutions
678-245-4304 Jackson and Jackson Law Group The State Farmer Investigation Bureau State Farming Fraud Dept . State Farmer.
678-831-0306 Greenberg, Stein & Associates , Allstate Lending
682-717-2777 Hoffman and Sharp
704-469-7086 investigator/ Richard smith office
817-200-7657 Cochran & Colson
832-261-0005 Fraud and Worthless Check Division, WCCI
832-377-3051 Fraud & Worthless Check Division, Preliminary Prosecuters
832-377-3064 Northern Resolution Group , State Fraud Dept"
832-408-6299 Weinburg, Cockran & Irwin Law Firm WCCI at http://www.wccigroup.com
http://www.johnsonmediations.com/contact-us/ (Now known as: http://www.republicnationalrecovery.com/)
832-412-4931 Michael Goldstein David Levine from LRG
832-415-3710 Fraud Department of the State of Texas, Fraud Department of the State of Texas
866-681-1776 zfn and associates
877-416-0004 Walker, Levy and Associates
888-386-5772 National Resolutioning investigation department
888-502-5665 TAC and Associates , TAC Warrant Division , Legal Mediation , Victor Shaw, representative PC WARRANT SQUAD
888-365-7129 Credit Control LLC
901-407-2023 Lititgation Support Services, Pre-trial intervention
954-345-4718 Gregory Adams and Association
972-564-8764 Capital Arbitration Group, CAG/The Swatch Group
There may be more but this is what my research has come up with.
Personally I think: http://www.republicnationalrecovery.com is responsible for all this “govern yourself accordingly” garbage. But I don't know for certain.