877-882-5684

Got a voicemail from a "Brian Anderson".

See info below, my call was also from Brian Anderson at the same number (ACS, fraudulent company):

I have done a lot of research between yesterday and today after these scumbag scammers left a message at my mother's house yesterday. The message was from Brian Anderson at ACS, he said I was in breach of contract and being charged with fraud. He stated that if he didn't get a hold of me in 2 hours the police would be at my home to arrest me. Whatever, they really think people are dumb. So, I called them back yesterday at the at the number that was on my mother's caller ID 360-695-9184, disconnected. I called the 877-882-5684 that they left on the message. A woman answered, wanted my social I refused. I did confirm the last 4 digits, which I shouldn't have (they say they can't discuss if you don't verify). She stated I was being charged with defrauding a financial institution in 2008. I argued that I would have received something if this were the case and told her she is [***]. She said that will happen. She said "You can take care of this by paying me $600 now or deal with the judge". She asked for a debit card number. I got so pissed off, I started yelling. She told me to cut the attitude and to shut up. She said I would go to jail, I told her to go for it and I will wait until I receive something. As I researched this I found so many people that have been harassed by these idiots. Usually the same story (defrauded a bank, check fraud, unpaid payday loans, unpaid debts). The unpaid debts may or may not be true, but these people certainly have nothing to do with it. These stupid scum have hacked into something or purchased information on many people. They have names, DOB, SSN, drivers license numbers, names/phone numbers of relatives, etc. So, I called back today, Courtney answered. I asked for their website address, she said "That's private information, do you have a case number?". I told her no, she said they can't give any information about the company without a case number. I told her they are a fraud/scam and are being investigated, she hung up. I called back again, I immediately went to hold. I hung up and called back, again Courtney. I said "Are you the only one working there Courtney?". She said no and told me not to call again. I talked over her (she was trying to threaten me) and told her they are fraud and will be investigated, again hung up. Called back again and Antonio answered. I said "What is your website address Antonio?". He said "We don't have one yet". Bear in mind these people have been at this scam for 3 - 4 years, and no website? I went off on him that they are scammers and have been reported to the police, he hung up. So basically, these jerks think they can scare people until we start fighting back and telling them what we will do if they continue. They don't like being asked questions about their company, they can't give any information or provide documents about the so called bad debt owed. They tend to change their MO..this time it's about payday loans or debts. About a year ago they were calling people telling them they were in a criminal suite and had a restraining order issued on them. A couple years ago they called my sister in law and told her I was involved in a car accident, hit and run and being sued. This needs to stop. If they call, question them about their company. Record the conversations if you can and tell them they are being recorded. Tell them you are reporting them to the FTC, BBB, police, attorney general, FBI...and do it. The more complaints, the better chance we have of catching these morons. Here is some information that may help you:

* They call from various 877, 866, 800 numbers and U.S numbers in various states. Sometimes the number will come in as 000-000-0000.
* They may or may not have a middle eastern accent. They recently caught on that people weren't buying that someone named John Smith has a middle eastern accent, so they do have American accented people doing this now.
* They will use phrases such as: Breach of contract, fraud, defrauding a financial institution, Internet fraud, payday loan fraud, etc.
* They will threaten that you will receive one or all of the following: court summons, failure to appear, email from the company, etc.
* They will threaten you with: jail time, losing your job, notifying your employer/family or both, coming to your house at night, physically hurting you and I have even found threads where the male callers have threatened females with coming over to rape them.
* They use very common last names such as: Cooper, Anderson, Smith, Taylor, Logan, etc. Usually common first names too.
* They will not give you any information about the company. They will tell you it's private information or that their fax is broken, etc.
* They will tell you that you can only pay with a credit, debit or prepaid card. They will not accept any other form of payment.
* They will tell you that you are a loser, immature, cuss at you, call you stupid, call you horrible names, etc.

Whatever you do DO NOT GIVE THESE SCUMBAGS ANY INFORMATION. Do not verify any of your information. Tell them they are a scam and law enforcement is working on tracking them down. Tell them you are recording them. Call them back and question them. Be sure to protect your credit because they have most of your personal information. Put a fraud alert on your credit file with all three credit bureaus. Report them to as many agencies as you can. And if you have ANY helpful information to add to this that will help catch these fools, please add it to this site. I am furious and ready to take these people down.