888-550-3088

Did you find out who these people are, bcuz I got a call from them as well?  Says they are with the FBI.

Got a call from this number asking for my Mother and states they are with County Check Services, left the case No.  My Mother doesn't even have a checking account and hasn't had one for over 10 years when she filed Bankruptcy.

This phone number called my sister and told her that I had written a bad check and that there was a court case.  Looked online and saw that this is a scam.  Not to mention, it was a violation of the Privacy Act. Any business cannot release financial informatilon to anyone but that specific person.  I called back and left a message.  Just waiting until they call me back.

Got a call from them. Said at first they were with the local PD. called back n then changed to DA. My wife got suspicious n we started asking more questions. Called the company they said I wrote a bad check to. I only owe about 120. They said I owe over 1000. Called my DA's office and the company the outservice to. They don't have me on record. Looked up the numbers that these people called me from.. All have the same stories of fraud. They use multiple numbers, including 8885503088 and 8593174890, 7026374100 and many more. I'm currently in the process of reporting them to every agency that I can. I suggest everyone who gets a call from these people do the same. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFO AND DO NOT BE SCARED!! Verify what they are saying is true and let them know that you will call them after you call your PD and DA's office and whoever else you have to call. And don't forget to report these people so they won't do it to others and hopefully are caught soon!

FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C. December 07, 2010     

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.

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

I too got a call from these scam artist.I was afraid and gave them my debit card info boy was my life a mess for awhile 4 days before christmas.I had to close out my card number i check my account often nothing has been taken so far.Now this 888 number its never going to stop.I googled the number I got it was from a verizon cell phone number.

My son received a phone call saying there is a check fraud case with his SS number & driver license.
I decided to search the phone number & seen this posting, thank goodness.
thanks for the information.

Awhile back my dad recieved a phone call from  these people using a different number, they had all my info , they said i would be arrested , and a warrent out for my arrest, if he didnt pay somthing, they cursed at him and threatened him, we told the police and they said it was a scam!! so yesterday i get a letter in the mail from county check services 7000 McLead Road, ste 147 Niagra Falls, ON L2G 7K3 and contact number is 18885503088, they said i owe advance america there client 645 dollards from a payday loan, that i know is not true, they said i ignored collections and notices, um i never recieved a letter from them in my life, i knew they were full of it, and the funny thing is, they said in the letter do not contact advance america, only contact them which was at that number!! so i researched it, cause it bothered me but i knew somthing wasnt right, and the first thing that popped up was scam number!!! I feel better, but how the heck do i put a stop to this??

I feel bad for the people they scammed thus far. A google maps look shows their "Largest bad check corp in North america" in ontaio ca, the one on Mecleod road. is a Shopping center. and the one in rochester. NY is a mail document corp that prints ships and handles documents, inside the bldg attached to the mail corp is a company that does money trading & bartering service or w/e. Going to the offical website and reading the source code points to a site that created there free site or helps people to create one something like that. The community checks services offical site has a lot of bugs in it, for starters the big red buttons at the top you can select have no words in them. i clicked thru each one till i found a online payment form. I noticed the address url did not say "HTTPS://"which lets you know any information you type in is secure, but instead http. when I click the privacy policy link it returns me to the top of the page. I do know from previous experience that this type of supposed collection is a civil matter not a criminal matter. they can't arrest you or put you in jail. worse case scenario the company that the debt is owed to could summon you to small claims court, where you'd have to make payments if the company won, or possibly garnish a certain percentage of your check. depending on where you live. Hope this helps some

I thought the site might be bogus. Thanks for looking deeper.

Ok im glad i looked this  up my husband got a letter in mail from some ,,cbeck ppl saying that they were going to take him to court if we didnt call to makd arrangement so i called and they said he would owe 3000 dollars .and if wr settled he would only have to pay 500, so i said this [***] dont sound right how yall going from 3000 to 500 and keep askin me for a prepaid debot card i ñdan they knew were he work back in 2006 so ñow these ppl getting smart watch out

These people called me and sadly the first time I paid them. They made the mistake of calling me again and that is when i became suspicious...to make a long story short, I  figured out who they were and I have been harrassing them ever since....and plan to continue to do so.

This phone number is now with a company called check services international.  I received a letter saying to not contact their client but to only contact them.  Suspicious. . . . .

Everybody PLEASE contact the Federal Tade Commision and file a complaint, so we can get these people to stop and maybe they will have some jail time. You can do this online and doesn't take much time. I have reported them both times they called me. We ALL need to report claims so the Federal Trade Commission can take care of this problem