I paid these guys. He said someone filed suit against me and I owed $500. They have already taken $250 from my account. Does anyone know how I can stop this. I already had a second call from another Indian guy saying I owned $1000, I hung up on him. I realized I don't owe money to anyone!
I should have known when they told me he was the prosecuting attorney and it sounded like a dahm call center!!! How can I get these jerks?
Got a call from this people saying i owe American Payday company they claimed to sent me emails to my work email which i check on a daily basis and they said i just ignored them they had a bank acct that i havent had in years..they had my social security all wrong and they basically said they would prosecute me
dont forget the san anotnio police dept 210-207-7273... they called our office today and told my friend she is going to jail and we live in new york ??? i dont understand what they want from her they told her wire money or its bars ur behind.... somone please stop these people !!! its aweful just aweful!!!
I paid these guys. He said someone filed suit against me and I owed $500. They have already taken $250 from my account. Does anyone know how I can stop this. I already had a second call from another Indian guy saying I owned $1000, I hung up on him. I realized I don't owe money to anyone!
I should have known when they told me he was the prosecuting attorney and it sounded like a dahm call center!!! How can I get these jerks?
*57 is Call Trace, just google it to learn more. Scammers are using bought/hacked loan application data to extort payments for fictitious debts from victims and victims' families and friends.
The FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The BBB has issued several alerts on this scam, just google "bbb.org alert phony debt collector"
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.
You said "account" so I'm assuming credit card account, not checking account, but similar steps apply. First thing to do is deny them continued access to your card so kill it and get a new one. Tell your card issuer what happened, point them to links below, and ask they claw the money back. Your issuer may ask you to dispute the charge, tell them this is not a dispute but fraud, disputes are for billing errors while this is a crime. Beware your issuer may refuse to claw back because you gave your account info away willingly - if so, consider threatening to report to its regulating agency. Whatever info you've given the scammer is compromised and can be used against you in the future. Sorry for your loss, best of luck.
The real DEA warns about fake-DEA extortion scams here http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/denver111010.html
The real FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
The real FDA warns about fake-FDA extortion scams here http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2009/ucm195814.htm
The real FDIC warns about fake-FDIC extortion scams here http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/specialalert/2010/sa10131.html