These men are absolutely fraudulent payday loan debt collectors. I am listing some of phone numbers below for you to check:
914-612-7156
415-200-0177
206-204-4835
909-580-8968
972-322-2888
626-380-0420
916-458-4838
213-286-0291
213-985-7627
206-607-0716
530-463-1643
760-514-0147
707-633-4788
818-688-7266
415-236-1916
213-985-7627
704-456-1060
714-600-6000
310-401-6743
530-419-2193
These men will even claim that you will be arrested and placed in jail unless you send money to them via Western Union. They will even threaten to call your place of business and report to your boss or that you have a lawsuit against you when you were never notified to begin with. Here is what one of our clients said about their call from these crooks.
I received a call yesterday and they left a very threatening message saying I need to get a lawyer and to have the lawyer call them. I called the number back to find out what was going on and I said if you ever leave a threatening message on my phone again I will call the cops he said go ahead we are affiliated with the cops. He said that there were 3 counts of fraud or something against me for taking out a loan from US Cash and not paying it back. He said US Cash tried to withdraw the payment and it was declined and so I am being sued and I will be arrested for fraud, etc. I asked how much it was for he said $921.49 with interest and late fees but could not tell me the exact loan amount he said it was deposited on March 4, 2010. I called my back and there was nothing deposited to my account except my paychecks, I called the local police and filed a report because this guy had all my personal information including my bank account number, social and my friends name he even knew where I work. I also filed a complaint with the FTC, the FBI, the attorney general in California where he said the company he was calling from was and I filed a complaint with the attorney general in my state. He said he was calling from Law Group of California, and his name was Brandon Jackson I looked it up and could not find anything. The number used to call me was 530-463-1643.
As you can see from what the client wrote us is that these guys are very demanding and their tone is to intimidate you into paying them. The sad part is its working and some people are actually paying these crooks to keep the police from showing up to their house or work. I am telling you right now that is completely false and will not happen. There hasn’t been a debtors prison since the civil war. As well owing these payday loan companies debt is a civil matter not a criminal matter. The majority of these type of telephone calls are usually made on a Friday or during the weekend when government offices or the payday lenders you “supposedly” owe money to are closed.
The name of the payday loan companies these frauds give are completely false. The scammers use both the name of a real payday loan outfit and will even use an attorney’s name to make the person think it’s legitimate if they check it out on the web. Please do not fall for these trap. As well never ever give out your bank account information to anyone claiming you owe them money to avoid jail.
If you ever receive this type of call whether you owe payday loan companies the debt or not call the payday lender and find out if there is something legitimate or not. As well please go your state attorney general’s website and file a complaint although they are bombarded with these complaints. The FTC also allows you to file complaints online. The FTC’s website is: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
The FBI has also stated these tips:
If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller’s instructions. Rather, you should:
- Notify your banking institutions.
- Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
- Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
- File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:
- Never give your Social Security number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
- Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.
- Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.
- Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.
- Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.
- When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements
Source: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
If you have been targeted by these crooks whether you have payday loan debt or not, please leave a comment with their numbers so others can benefit from this as well.
I started getting these calls last week. They called a friend. The scariest thing is they have my ss#. I called FTC and searched online. They wanted me to go to walmart and buy a prepaid card. Then fax them or email them a letter; that they were going to file with the court. In the letter they wanted the prepaid card info. So that they could remove the funds in a week. I havent answered them and it looks like they finally got the hint.
Good, Gaby don’t give them a single shred of information. Most of the time they want people to send them money via Western Union. But unfortunately, many people get scared and fall for this scam.
I was away for the weekend with my husband and some friends. I received a voice message from a man claiming to be “officer Jason Washington” and if I didnt call him back within the hour I would be arrested on Monday morning with criminal charges. I was PETRIFIED..not knowing what was going on. I called back and he proceeded to read me some criminal complaint against me on a payday loan I took out and didnt pay. What got me scared was I did take one out about a year ago but paid it. He got me thinking. He was demanding 601.00 or I was going to jail. I told him i would call him Monday because I was away. Doing some investigating I found out it was a scam. These people need to be stopped. If your not aware of this you would probably give money.
I have been doing some research on this issue and what I’ve been able to confirm is that the people they target are people who have applied for online payday loans. These online companies then sell all your private information to these scam artist. After extensive research with the help of my 2 buddies who are ironically both from India and Pakistan, I’m about 90% positive that these people are not from India but from Pakistan. They read from a 3 page script and they refer to themselves as state investigators. They use the fact that they have all your personal information to create scare tactics to get people to buy in to the scam they are trying to sell you. The most common tactic used is that they will pose as an attorney calling you to get your attorneys information so that they can inform them about (false) cases pending against you. They are very clever because they know that a good percentage of people who apply for these payday loans don’t even have an attorney. They go on to threaten to send you to jail as well as the people you listed as references on your online payday loan application. I personally believe that these people are working for a terrorist group in Pakistan that use these scams to help fund their activities, including terrorist acts against America. I’m not speculating just so that I can get attention, but I just want to spread the knowledge on these ruthless people. The best thing you can do is not even pay attention to them. Let them know that people don’t go to jail for not paying a payday loan debt. Basically, let them know that you are not afraid of the threats that are listed on their script and their true colors will come out. They will use profanity once they figure out that you are not the least a bit worried about whatever allegations or threats they are reading to you from a script. They will even try to have someone else call and pose as an officer and threaten to arrest you. DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY!!!
I had the privilege of taking a call for a buddy of mine who was receiving numerous calls from area code 760 about a debt via online payday loan that didn’t exist. I spoke with about 4 different people who all claim to be Justin Smith, all with very heavy accents. Finally they put their best guy on me, one who has had a lot of experience and success preying on what they consider ‘stupid Americans’. He was a really good phone actor to say the least, but little did he know, I was ready for every tactic he had as he quickly became frustrated with how I was able to call out each and every one of his bluff’s. He then went on to explain to me how amazed they were at how easily they could manipulate Americans and how they couldn’t believe why Americans would easily give out their information online. I quickly changed the subject and starting questioning his morals and motives. I could tell that he wanted to carry on our conversation, but he told me that his boss was staring right at him and that he needed to hang up the phone because I was wasting his time. He even had the audacity to tell me that he will call me back to talk some more. PEOPLE, THE MESSAGE IS PRETTY CLEAR. The next time someone with a very heavy Indian accent calls you and uses an obvious fake American name. Tell them to go ahead and send the police, download your case and that you don’t even care about the debt. Their attitude will change immediately. SPREAD THE WORD!! I WOULD HIGHLY CONSIDER THESE PEOPLE AS TERRORIST BECAUSE TERROR IS ONE OF THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVES, PRIOR TO THE PART WHERE THEY TRY TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND LEAVE YOU IN SHAMBLES.
I started getting these calls last week. They called a friend. The scariest thing is they have my ss#. I called FTC and searched online. They wanted me to go to walmart and buy a prepaid card. Then fax them or email them a letter; that they were going to file with the court. In the letter they wanted the prepaid card info. So that they could remove the funds in a week. I havent answered them and it looks like they finally got the hint.
They calling me right now say i owe them 886.16 or they gonna download my case today and i go to jail by Tuesday i was scared at first i was about to give them my info but now since its a fraud when he call me back im gonna let him have it i think his name is jack black and yes he have a Indian accent and he say he work for Law Group of California
Jack Black? for real? They sure are getting creative. Do not fall for this scam Rodney.
Jason Washington called me from 440-695-3062 stating I owe him from a company called Quick Care. The same thing a very thick accent and he will put me in jail if I do not repay and he calls my place of work. Very embrassing at work. I told him I searched my records (and I did) and I never had a payday loan the date he stated 01/10. They are threatening to put me in jail, etc. I called back for the address at the number above they refused to give me the address and now the number is a voice mail without a message.
Thank you Alexis! I am really glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice Patricia, we worked really hard to put this together and get people the help they need. Thank you!!
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I am receiving these calls on a daily basis… The caller ID shows up as (202) 239-6000 (Which is Magic Jack, based on the research that I have done) but they leave a different number on my voicemail every time. Last week it was a local number (214) 989-6070, today it is (213) 261-7429. They won’t even tell me how much I “owe,” they say that I took the loan so I know how much they want. I have contacted the FTC & Attorney General, but of course, the calls keep coming… I just wish they would stop it is getting irritating!