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I received this text from this number. WAL Shipment Tracking: Hi, your parcel with tracking code HA672Y84 is waiting for you to check the shipping address: nervousenforce.com/8goVNFd

Added to my phone someway under credit one bank - platinum visa. This is a scam. I only add the numbers on the back of the cards

This number belongs to Terminex.

The ID of Cypress Community comes up on the phone. The call is apparently from Terminix asking about your account. How do I know this is Terminix and why does this company not have its own ID so that customers know who is calling. I am canceling my Terminix account.

Not enough info

***kin ***gots

who is it

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This number has called incessantly for a few weeks.  I finally answered and it is someone asking to speak with the person in our home who manages our PP&L electric bill.  When I told her it wasn't me, she apologize for the inconvenience and ***g up.  I suspect they want to try and get us to switch to their service.

i got a bad wake up call at freaking 8 oclock in the morning by a guy claiming to say a lawsuit was file a***nst me, and he gave me a number 1-607-398-0461.  saying that i need to call it and asked for an attorney by the name of ronnie copper.  so i did, since i was curious and the same freakin guy picked up and said the same thing and that my paycheck will be garnish and my employer will be notified within 3 days.  i was very confused, and mad. *** man, wake me up with ur india accent and i dont understand a word what ur saying.  thank goodness i came to this site, i was a little worried.

Called and asked for the person responsible for the electric account... I told them no one was available. He said he would call back.  They way I see it, if there was an issue, he would have had my name.  I don't trust anyone that does not announce who they are and what company they are calling from.

They call early in the morning

have received calls from this number on my cell phone. I am really ticked because I can find no information on it and I am being charged each time this joker calls

I have been getting this call for weeks

repeated calls on caller I.D.

A.S The same thing happened to me.  They said they were from peco and that they needed our address.  Does anyone know who this is?

Man called our main business phone asking for an employee that not only does not work here, the employee never existed.We have a "fake name" we give to sales/research calls and it is also the name we get all of our free publications under.This fake name is ridiculous, which also helps us determine if any calls coming in are official business in any capacity.Do not be fooled by these folks, their business practices are not only illegal, they are also fraudulent.Get any information on the callers and the company that you can, and report them.

Charles I got calls from this number but never a message.

I too had a similar experience, the guy identified himself as Mark Melfoy and then he transferred me to someone else (who sounded exactly the same).  He said I had a pending unpaid payday loan and needed to pay almost 3 times as much immediately to avoid legal charges (they even give you a case #)  I thought maybe I did owe this, so ******ly gave them info about me.  Now they won't leave my alone. I misplaced the checkcard info I gave them, so the card is canceled.  They won't provide a mailing address for money orders or any do***entation supporting the debt.  Now they just tell me that I will be arrested within 3 days for bank fraud.  I wish I had read these messages first.

Bogus, Scam

Someone with a thick Indian accent calls - everyday now for 4 days.  Says they need an urgent return call regarding a credit reference.  "Don't ignore this call.  Good luck."  The caller says her name is Veronica Fischer.

A man named Patrick has called my place of employment more than 8 tines in the last week looking for a person I know. I was apparently listed as a reference for the gentleman I know and this "Patrick" person keeps telling me he is with the "Central Investigation Headquarter of the US Government". This number is a cell phone based out of Philadelphia, PA. I would be very leary of this!!

these guys are sick. and need to be stopped. they've called me and my husband several times this month. always the same spew....please do not disregard the call...as soon as you get this message call us back. etc, etc, etc. and they always end the message with god bless. when i finally did call someone back i was told that i was going to be arrested because of charges that were being filed a***nst me. they said they were going to down load this information that day. and if i didn't pay them within 24 hours i wouldhave to appear in court on monday. i said, pay you for what? a payday loan you defaulted on they said. i said you are crazy and don't i have to have this in writing or some do***entation from the original debtor before you can do what you are saying. to make a long story short, i finally told them to go ***** themselves. no debt collection agency can have you arrested for owing someone. this is a civil matter. my husband is a law enforcement officer, and he just told me to ignore them.

Called my mobile phone.

You are correct:http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-817-231-****At LONG last...these scammers are fimally getting the national attention they so richly deserve:Full release from the Better Business Bureau:Widespread Harassment from Phony Debt Collectors Raises Concerns of Mass Data Breach, Warns BBB Scammers may have Social Security and bank account numbers, home addresses and employer informationChicago, IL – August 5, 2009 – The Better Business Bureau is issuing an alert about phony debt collectors that are calling consumers nationwide and claiming that they have defaulted on a payday loan and will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately. Claiming to be lawyers, the scammers say they are with the “Financial Accountability****ociation” or the “Federal Legislation of Unsecured Loans” and are equipped with a disconcerting amount of personal information about their****ential victims. “Because the scammers have so much information about****ential victims, the BBB is concerned that this may be the result of a data breach,” said Steve J. Bernas, president & CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. “Thousands of people may have had their personal information compromised, and given the scammers’ tactics, it appears that those who have previously used payday loan services could be particularly at risk.”According to reports received by the BBB and posted online, the scammers accuse the victim of defaulting on a payday loan and claim they are being sued. The phony debt collector threatens that, if the victim doesn’t pay as much as $1,000 immediately via wire or by providing bank account or credit card numbers, he or she will be arrested and extradited to California within the hour to stand trial. The scammers often may have the victim’s Social Security, old bank account numbers or driver’s license numbers as well as home addresses, employer information and even the names of personal friends and professional references. The BBB offers the following advice to consumers if they receive a su****ious telephone call about an outstanding debt: * Ask the debt collector to provide official do***entation in writing which substantiates the debt. * Do not provide or confirm any bank account, credit card or other personal information over the phone until you have confirmed the legitimacy of the call. * Review recent copies of your credit reports to ensure that the alleged debt is not affecting your credit. Consumers can do this for free once every 12 months, and can find more information here: http://www.ftc.gov/freereports * Under the Federal Trade Commission's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse any person while attempting to collect a debt. * A debtor may be contacted between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. only and can be contacted at work unless instructed not to. * File a complaint with the FTC online if the caller is abusive, uses threats or otherwise violates federal telemarketing laws. * File a complaint with BBB online at www.bbb.org if you believe a debt collector is trying to scam you. http://www.thinkglink.com/article/2009/08/06/ ... eading-says-bbbhttp://800notes.com/articles/News.aspx/UmghNAGYQwANpAjL5OOhYAhttp://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-333-2981This is just another one of ***dreds (and perhaps even thousands) of numbers these overseas payday loan debt collection scammers are calling from:http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-9141:It's a scam, and all their threats are false and illegal.  The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal consumers' money.Here are a few news reports and government advisories warning consumers about this scam:ABC News:  http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5621205&page=1West ******ia Attorney General:  http://www.w***o.gov/internetloanscam.cfmWTAE TV4, Pittsburgh:  http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/call4action/17285785/detail.htmlFlorida Commissioner of Consumer Services:  http://www.800helpfla.com/newsletter/2008/092008.htmlThis is a very active group of scammers, many of whom are calling from India (and probably other countries) and are in cahoots with a group of American pay day loan scammers. They attempt to extort money from consumers with a myriad of false and illegal threats, and alternately pose as debt collectors, federal and state law enforcement officers, lawyers and bankers. Their trademark is to use meaningless legalese gobbyl**** phrases like "We are downloading warrants a***nst you" or "We are filing an affidavit a***nst you." Another trademark phrase is to threaten the consumer with so****ing like this ridiculous phrase: "If you don't pay then only God can help you."Typical of many financial scams of this variety, they usually demand payment via Western Union or MoneyGram or credit card. They use any number of phony names such as US National Bank, Federal Investigation Bureau, US Legal Investigation Bureau, Christian Nicholas &****ociates, US Federal Bank, Sonic Bank, Hopkins Law Office, CashNet, United Legal Processing, Morgan****ociates, United Pay Services, National Processing, White Collar Crime Unit and many more.  These criminals also use many phone numbers from many area codes; they're probably using caller-id s****ing software and/or VoIP to disguise their real location.The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, or demanding your lawyer's name so they can sue you, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)A consumer posting a complaint about these same scammers at http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157 notes that 718-831-7157 is****ociated with an India-based "outsourcing" telephone bank.  Though a reverse search on WhitePages.com shows that 718-831-7157 is an unlisted land line in New York City, information on Debtbuyers.Com shows that that number is used by India-based Intellisourze. (Source: http://www.debtbuyers.com/debtbuyers.asp ) My guess is that it's a VoIP phone number.This is another piece of the puzzle that fits in perfectly with other information about this scam. There are some reports on 800Notes that have suggested that the crooks behind this offs**** scam are also the crooks behind the notorious Bass/Ellis Crosby &****oc./States Predisposition scams in Florida and Georgia. The interesting thing is that the number of complaints on here about the US National Bank/US Legal Investigation/Federal Investigation scam skyrocketed *after* April 7, 2008 when Florida obtained a $1.3 million judgment a***nst Ted Ellis Crosby, shutdown his operations and barred him from ever conducting debt collections in Florida (http://myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsrel ... 5257424005858A6 )  There's certainly a good chance that the crooks placing these calls from India are doing so on behalf of the American crooks behind the Crosby/Bass/States Predisposition scams.Here's the contact information for the phone bank in India:IntellisOurzE BPO701, Sapphier, Nr. Cargo Motors,C.G. Road Navrangpura,Ahmedabad - 9. (Guj.) INDIA.E-Mail: [email protected]: www.intellisourze.comA check on the domain name "intellisourze.com" shows that the website and name registration was created on May 8, just one month *after* the Crosby scams were shut down in Florida:Domain Name: INTELLISOURZE.COMRegistrant:  Pragra Infratech Pvt. Limited.Email:  [email protected]  908, Aksaht Tower, Nr. ICICI BankOpp. Rajpath Club, S.G. HighwayAhmedabad, Gujarat, India 380054Tel. +91.7926871353Creation Date: 08-May-2008Expiration Date: 08-May-2009Domain servers in listed order: ns5.znetindia.com ns4.znetindia.com(Source: http://whois.domaintools.com/intellisourze.com )Though scam calls from these crooks have been going on long before May 8, the frequency of complaints about these calls increased considerably after Crosby was shut down in early April.This is conjecture, but appearances suggest that Crosby and company were originally running a t****ronged payday loan scam operation -- with some calls being made from Jacksonville, Florida and other calls being made from a phone bank in India (and possibly other countries); then, after the Florida Attorney General shut down the Crosby scams in Florida, the Crosby crooks transferred most of their scam efforts to the India phone bank.If you are targeted by these criminals, be sure to report them to all the following federal and state law enforcement agencies (most of which you can do online or over the phone):1) The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.2) Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov  Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone. And if the crooks claim to be law enforcement or lawyers, officers of the court or bankers, be sure to include that information in your report.3) File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.4) File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org5) File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=enIf these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)By the way, here's just a *small* sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and a***n -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-336-553-3965http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-909-6789http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-925-262-1327http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-909-8245http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2863http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-831-7157http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-2857http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-244-0444...and, many, MANY more.

You get an unsolicited fax offering health insurance.  When you call they will not give you any information on who they are.  They just want your personal information.