| Federal Crime Investigation Department |
| SCAM - LIARS - HEAVY MIDDLE EASTERN ACCENT |
| 13th of May, 2011 by cobra5_0_99 |
I received a call from number (510) 227-1825 11a.m. central time zone on Friday, 13 May. A man with a middle eastern accent stated his name and that I had fraud and criminal charges pending. He spoke in a very firm, demanding voice, and explained if I didn't call him back I would see him in court.
He stated I had taken payday loans from CASH ADVANCE on specific days with specific amounts, 12 to 18months ago. He added that I did all this over the internet using my my drivers liscense, ssn, email address, and mailing address.
It was so hard for me to undrestand him, not because of his accent but the amount of background noise in their office. People yelling and the sound of a major call center in an office space. Because it was so hard to hear he put a young woman on the phone. In fact, I was passed to three additional people all being an to escalate (supervisor/attorney) their urgency.
I firmly explained I wasn't going to send money to some random person who just happend to do a $15 background check on my name and email address. I told them to help them solve this mystery, I needed the account number, bank name, everything and anything they could give so we could verify where this money went. They became very angry and stated they could not do that over the phone. Then they said see you in court and hung up.
**The key - they will have some accurate data that might cause you concern that it's identity theft. Have them prove where the money went then cross reference it with your bank. Becareful not to give them more information and do not pay the bill unless you can verify who they are from your credit report. Any company would have already put a charge off on your credit file. These clowns do not have that ability and are just threatening you.
They did have my name, phone number I used when I applied for loan modification information (note don't do that, work direct with your bank), and email address. All that information is available online with a simple background check. The mailing address they gave for me was for one of the properties I own but hadn't lived in or used for 15 years.
I asked for the Cash Advance phone number to verify account information and they gave me - (661) 246-4689. When I called the number it went direct to voice mail and they did not call me back. They also gave me a IP address from the computer they claimed the cash advances were requested from. |
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I work in the A/R Recovery field and hate it when illegal tactics such as these occur. Only the light of your local media and state attorney general will assist in the ousting of these parasites. If you have a telephone recording device use it to record your conversation for legal purposes if necessary.
Things to do when called in order to obtain the necessary information to report this illegal activity:
~ Without getting defensive and telling them to F O & D be Cooperatively Curious ~ Calmly ask these questions ~ How much is owed? ; What is the name of the creditor? ; Where are they located? ; When did this debt occur? ; When was this debt assigned to them? ; To whom do I write out a check? ; What is their mailing address? ; To whom am I speaking? ; What is your position? ; To continue any further in sending the payment I must speak to your Supervisor. ; Are you the Supervisor? ; I'd like to resolve this matter, what is your name? ; I've been told that I owe (XYZ Creditor) and I must send payment to . . . . . Is that correct? Would you please spell that for me? And the mailing address is . . . correct? ; Whose attention should I note on my envelope?
Now, ask if the conversation has been recorded, then make the following statement ~ " Under the laws governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act I demand that your company immediately Cease & Desist from any further communication in this matter except to inform me In Writing that you are pursing legal action. "
Then hang up, Send the company a brief letter with the same statement so that you have a dated, written document in your file should any attempt be made to your credit report. Send the letter Certified with a Signed Receipt. If you want to make the next step, notify the State Attorney General's office and provide them the information you've collected. |
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I work in the A/R Recovery field and hate it when illegal tactics such as these occur. Only the light of your local media and state attorney general will assist in the ousting of these parasites. If you have a telephone recording device use it to record your conversation for legal purposes if necessary.
Things to do when called in order to obtain the necessary information to report this illegal activity:
~ Without getting defensive and telling them to F O & D be Cooperatively Curious ~ Calmly ask these questions ~ How much is owed? ; What is the name of the creditor? ; Where are they located? ; When did this debt occur? ; When was this debt assigned to them? ; To whom do I write out a check? ; What is their mailing address? ; To whom am I speaking? ; What is your position? ; To continue any further in sending the payment I must speak to your Supervisor. ; Are you the Supervisor? ; I'd like to resolve this matter, what is your name? ; I've been told that I owe (XYZ Creditor) and I must send payment to . . . . . Is that correct? Would you please spell that for me? And the mailing address is . . . correct? ; Whose attention should I note on my envelope?
Now, ask if the conversation has been recorded, then make the following statement ~ " Under the laws governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act I demand that your company immediately Cease & Desist from any further communication in this matter except to inform me In Writing that you are pursing legal action. "
Then hang up, Send the company a brief letter with the same statement so that you have a dated, written document in your file should any attempt be made to your credit report. Send the letter Certified with a Signed Receipt. If you want to make the next step, notify the State Attorney General's office and provide them the information you've collected. |
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| I received a call today about 15 minutes ago and they stated the i had borrowed or had gotten a $300 loan and that they had an affadavit with 3 charges of money laundering and fraud. I call My bank because they had the last 4 digits of my account number. This really concerns me because of all the fraud that is going on. the had my full name also. this is the number they gave me to call them to tell them when I was going to settle the case 646-381-1992 . they also had heavy accents. |
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| I received a call today about 15 minutes ago and they stated the i had borrowed or had gotten a $300 loan and that they had an affadavit with 3 charges of money laundering and fraud. I call My bank because they had the last 4 digits of my account number. This really concerns me because of all the fraud that is going on. the had my full name also. this is the number they gave me to call them to tell them when I was going to settle the case 646-381-1992 . they also had heavy accents. |
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| To the comment above, I also received same voicemails and had same comversaton with a guy who calls from 646-381-1978, heavy indian accent and above all the same threats he even told me he will send officers to take my son because Im a single mother, while they take me to court or jail. This gets me so angry, this criminals scared me when I first got the call. However, as much as he wanted to sound serious i didnt receive any money from "Fast Cash" . so I did't make any payment as he wanted, so now Im waiting for the officers to come, I know this is not real now, but Im highly concern what to do about them having my Info, thats the scary part. |
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I received voicemails on my home and cell phones today from "Officer Mike Watson" with the Federal Crime Investigation Department asking me to call him back at 567-244-1993. He indicated I would go to jail & lose my job if I didn't call back.
I've been through these scams before, so I immediately double checked the # as a scam online, and then called back refusing to give my name/any information on who I was. I just asked for "Officer Mike Watson" and asked him to fax me his police credentials. The response I got was "Stop calling here, we cannot help you without your information."
Well, of course I'm going to call back and harass them a few more times. And I might have asked my friends to do the same. |
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| I had recieved a phone call this morning from 567-244-1996 and had "officer" calvin smith saying the same thing to me. Something about getting a loan from us check adavance. and if i payed $325 today i wouldnt have to deal with the courts. ya i lost it this morning thinkin im gunna get locked up. but now that i know its a scam i have nothing to worry about... i hope? |
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| I am getting these phone calls everyday. The numbers usually have less #'s than a normal 10 digit number. The guy keeps calling and threatens me. I was very scared. I put a block on my phone to stop them from calling and one time I called him back and got nasty back with them. I cursed them out and told them to stop calling my number. The number appeared on my phone as 052-694-182. Then another # 052-700-040. I am calling my cell phone carrier to have my # changed |
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| I just received a call from a 911 number, just 911.. which to me was pretty weird. He had a mideastern accent & mind you, i've been getting harassing phone calls for the past 2-3 weeks now from these guys, all different numbers though. When it went to voicemail, the number was unkown but he said I'm being investigated by federal claims court, blah blah blah. I went onto their website ( federal claims court ) & the telephone number they have doesn't match the one this guy gave me. It was 937-424-4731. I'm a little nervous about identity theft so I went on Experian and pulled up my credit report, no new inquiries but I'm definitely going to keep an eye on it. I'm getting very irritated with these people though. Who do I call to stop these harassing phone calls? Who do I complain too? |
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| I had a similar situation happen to me yesterday (07/12/2012). Man identifying himself as 'Shawn Williams' (heavy Middle Eastern accent) with the Federal Crime Investigation Dept. Gave me case number and didn't want me interrupting (but I did repeatedly). Transferred me to his supervisor who said I owed money for a PAYDAY LOAN (which I have NEVER had). I asked for a number: 202-499-1493, before hanging up on them. My biggest concern is because they knew what bank account I use!!! ~ Lorie |
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| Someone with an indian accent called my work saying he was officer Kevin Smith from Federal Crimes Investigations. He told me that he had all my personal information and read off the last 4 digits of my social security number. He said I was a primary suspect on an investigation and that if I did not call back I was going to face the worst nightmare of my life. When I did call back, it was a fake number. What can I do about this? The number I was told to call back is 401-223-3503 |
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| Someone with an indian accent called my work saying he was officer Kevin Smith from Federal Crimes Investigations. He told me that he had all my personal information and read off the last 4 digits of my social security number. He said I was a primary suspect on an investigation and that if I did not call back I was going to face the worst nightmare of my life. When I did call back, it was a fake number. What can I do about this? The number I was told to call back is 401-223-3503 |
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I continue to receive harrassing calls on ny personal cell and my work Blackberry. I have been able to go on to Verizon and block the numbers, however this has been going on for over a year. I"m getting calls from 401-223-3501, 526-941-8286, and 445-269-4182. I continue to contact social security every 90 days to place a fruad alert on my social security number.
The last call I received was Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 from a guy who said his name was officer David Williams. When I laughed and said this was a scam and to stop calling me. He got mad, resited my social security number and my address and said he would show up at my house and kill me. Was talking very inappropriate to me, saying he would come and "f-k" me, and contiuned to talk very graphic to me.
I hung up on him and he continued to call me all day. That's when I went online to block the numbers and protect my ss number and it has since stopped. This has gone on for over a year. I have contacted Attorney General's Office, Better Business, etc. They need to be arrest for harressment and making threats.
I've recently moved, hope they never get my new address, but it's scary when they know your address, ss number and birthday. Being a single female living alone, it scares me.
Please someone do something about this. |
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| I received the same call warning me that they would have an arrest warrant on me and will send the officers for me at work and its up to me if I wanted to loose my job. In addition they went as far as calling my employer and leaving a message in HR for me. The call back telephone number was 818-861-6489 but I also got calls from 818-275-1187. Very heavy middle eastern accent claiming to call from the Federal Crime Investigation. When I told them I would not fall for their scam first they hung up but I called them back and then I received threats that they would be killing me and my children and giving me details of how they would do it. I did not back down told them I was not afraid of their threats and called him a coward for hiding behind a phone a making people's life miserable. |
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| I got a call today from phone number 732-399-9401. Similar operating method as the one that others have described here: They said they were calling from the criminal investigation department and that three charges had been filed against me. They also said they had my address (which was correct but I have not used it for three years) and sent me three notices, and that since I had not responded, they had a warrant for my arrest and they would come around to arrest me today. When I asked on what charge, they said it was for unpaid back taxes and for illegal money transfer and immigration violations. The man had an Asian accent - and since I have no taxes owed, I suspected he was lying. I asked him to please let me know at what time they would come to arrest me so that I could be ready. At this point, he called me a few foul names and hung up -- and that confirmed my view that this was a scam. I could shrug it off as just criminals behaving like criminals, but I can imagine some people getting very scared and paying them off - which I suppose is what keeps fueling these scams. Please stay alert everyone. |
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| I received a call from an 818-200-1343, i could not understand what they were saying, the said i did something wrong and i was going to be arrested, I said send me paperwork, what is your name, he said "Roy King" now mind you the man had a HEAVY ACCENT to be named Roy... With that I asked for paperwork and he hung up on me! This is definitely a scam, he said I owed them over 5k |
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| I also received several calls from a Mike Durrant calling from 818-813-9957 with a heavy Middle eastern accent threatening to get an attorney or i'll be arrested at home or on my job for an outstanding balance with cash advance. On the first call, i told him do what you have to do. The second call I told him I'll be waiting for them to come and get me. On the third call, I just answered the phone and told him to go F*%# himself and hung up. He didn't call me back but I was soooooo pissed off that I called him back and asked " did you go F*#% yourself like I told you?" I'm not crazy enough to give my money to strangers and if it's a legit company, they will file with the courts like they should and let things happen as they are suppose to. I wish I would verify some of my personal info to a stranger. He got the wrong one today!!! |
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| PIeces of middle eastern shits! They have ruined canada too! They work in the call centres and cell phone kiosks and they lie so much. Beware of the money mart and cash chequeing scams because its a middle eastern scam going on. Alot of people are charnged hundreds of dollars extra and get a huge bill and many have gone to court. I was with a guy who applied for 500 and they were treating him like crap intimidating him the man was middle eastern and he looked sneaky and corrupt. I heard alot of the money they steal is sent back to their shithole dump of a country maybe to buy arms to kill their neighbors since they seem to love to kill their neighbors there... |
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| PIeces of middle eastern shits! They have ruined canada too! They work in the call centres and cell phone kiosks and they lie so much. Beware of the money mart and cash chequeing scams because its a middle eastern scam going on. Alot of people are charnged hundreds of dollars extra and get a huge bill and many have gone to court. I was with a guy who applied for 500 and they were treating him like crap intimidating him the man was middle eastern and he looked sneaky and corrupt. I heard alot of the money they steal is sent back to their shithole dump of a country maybe to buy arms to kill their neighbors since they seem to love to kill their neighbors there... |
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Received call saying, this is from Federal crime investagation department at home number, to call 2028009957 stat(my wife answered), officer Linda Hunter. After 4th attempt one lady answered saying, she is linda hunter's supervisor, your passport/citizenship cancelled, You owe IRS large amount, how do you want settle, it has to be by today or with extra fine on monday. When asked for document or more info, she said, she has contacted several times, sent 4 times the document, no response from me. Now she is going legal and hung up.these have got to be the rudest people i have ever come across
I am reporting this Palo Alto police department. |
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