9172849294

Just spoke to a Shane Watson that claims he is from ACS.  He is calling my daugther and says he will contunue to call her until I make arragnements to pay.  It's not clear to my what I owe and if I own anything.

How can I stop this person from harrassing my family?

I asked for a address to where I could send the money and he to put the money up my ass.



The background was a scrambled noise!

You can call them back and tell them that unless they provide you with their address so you can send them a debt verification letter you will report them to your state attorney general, the FTC and your local police dept.
They will definitely stop calling you then.  If not just put their number on block and ignore them.

OMG....my mom just called me to tell me that this indian guy called saying that they're going to sue me if I don't pay them. This is definitely a prank. This same thing happened to me about 2 months ago. They called my mom and she gave me the #. I called and was afraid because I knew I had a payday loan outstanding. I paid them $1,000. I knew my loan was only for $300, but they convinced me that I had to pay court fees because they filed to sue me, etc. When I asked for them to send me a receipt they kept beating around the bush that it would take about 30-60 days. I knew something was wrong then, so I asked for a supervisor. Supposedly a supervisor got on the phone saying the same thing. So, I asked for the # to whoever is processing the payment and they gave me a # to a police station. I called and told them what happened and they took the phone # and said that what they were doing was illegal but it's hard to catch them. I had to file a report. When I pulled them up on BBB, I saw that the company was a scam.  The funny part about this is that the payday company that I had the outstanding loan with.....I called them the next day and they said I only owed them $86.00! I could've ******* in my pants!  This is crazy! There must be something that you can do. I hate to ask my mom to change her cell#...that's what they're calling her on because I put her down as reference when I applied for a payday loan. I'll change my # is a heartbeat!

Forgot to mention.....this guy's name was Jack.

I also had that problem.they called my company several times well every two to four min apart,so I was called to office and told to call them back and let them know my company is going to file charges against them.State law say they cant call where you work.Someone told to to file a complaint to the
N T C national trade commision.even if i dont have a name a phone number will work

I received a very rude call from a foreign guy stating I owed money to someone and he was representing a law firm ACS. He became irate and began yelling because I questioned him. He hung up on me when I said I was contacting the police. I called back and he answered with my name and said that he would contact the police if I didn't pay and began shouting again. I was unable to understand alot of what he was saying than I said well you can talk to my lawyer and he hung up. I tried to call back and no answer.

Forgot to mention the guy's name is Jerry Walters. Very heavy Indian accent.

I got a message at my office this morning from this number. I have received calls like this before, but when I start questioning them they get mad. I just started ignoring them because I do not owe the money they are saying I do and when I looked up the payday loan company they are aware of this also and states that it is a scam.

I received several calls at work and the man who siad he was Jack Dawson, with a very heavy accent said that i had a legal matter to take care of!!  When i tried to speak and ask  why he was calling he said he would transfer me to his supervisor...who strangely enough, sounded just like him!!  Who are these people and how do they get my information???

This place keeps calling me and my daughter and told my daughter that I am in very serious trouble with Internet fraud.  They also called my previous place of employment and told them it was urgent I call them or I was facing serious legal trouble.  I am a Mortgage Broker so that call to my previous employer was not well received.
This also happened to me a few months ago and I reported them to the New Bedford, NY police dept where the phone call exchange was from.  The calls quit after that.
Now the calls are happening again from a NY City phone exchange.  Something has to be done to stop these idiots!  It is very upsetting and embarrassaing that innocent people who get these calls like my kids and employer!
Not only did they ask my daughter for my social security number at the end of the call, he told her she had a veru nice voice.  This dot-heads name was supposedly Chris Stuart - Right!  He sounded more like a Sharish Patel
I am going to report this to the NY FBI and The Florida FBI office where I live as the previous post suggested.

Thanks for a good laugh...these lowlives are being judged for their shameful and unacceptable conduct.  I called to ask why they were calling and scaring my friend that something bad is going to happen & they hung up on me...its terrible that people like that exist...how can they sleep at night. oh wait, they aren't sleeping they're up late scamming poor innocent souls...evil they are...have to pray now...thanks!

Just got the same call - did not answer and let it go to VM.  Same Indian accent - call was from MS cell yet he left the 917-284-9294 call back.  He kept referring to me as Nick something or other (im a girl).  Also said bad things would happen if I did not call back with SSN as reference.  The call came from 662-608-3095.  You would think it would be simple to track these idiots down!

After receiving numerous calls and researching the number, I knew it was a scam. I didn't post my first two harrassing calls I received from these people. Today I got a threatening voicemail so I decided to call them and harrass them. I called and asked for a number that was tracable to send to the FTC as suggested by another victim. He hung up on me!!! I called back and the jerk asked me" why do I have a feeling you are a [***]". I asked him was he referring to his mother. I told him I'd be reporting the number to every source I could think of!!

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.wvago.gov
5.    File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
If 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 again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:


https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-771-9249   Scammer posting here as GARY and GARRY JONES
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-860-4509   Scammer posting here as Mike Henderson
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-212-500-0839   Scammer posting here as Ricky
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-201-244-7722   Scammer posting as Carole, David Brown and Amanda
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-626-200-4646   Scammer false postings at this new number as silshan kanniue and Tina – preparing a new number to use.
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-424-354-4270   Scammer false postings as Rose
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-785-4479   Scammer posting as Robert
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-327-4870   Scammer false postings as Marry
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-646-274-1143   Scammer false postings as Karen Miller, Chichi and Tom Little
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-561-300-8018   Scammer false postings as Marco Polo (real original)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-226-7488   Scammer false postings as SAM, David S
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-706-7463   Scammer false postings as George
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-349-7382   Scammer false postings as Towanda Robinson, Shannon Walsh, Jack Dawson and Cynthia
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-760-514-0132   scammer false postings as Suzy01, Johanna Hall, Cindie McMellon, Michael Dublin, Mark Williams, Carol and Rio   (800notes removed some of the scammers posts because the all came from the SAME IP ADDRESS)
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-209-797-2212   scammer false posting as Jaison Connar
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-707-401-4056   Scammer false posting as John Carner, KSR
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-241-4604   Scammer false postings as jhon and Kevin
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-708-401-0535   Scammer false posting here as JHON
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-212-0219  Scammer false posting

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Consumer Alert: Attorney General warns Kansans of debt collection scam

January 29, 2010 -- Attorney General Steve Six is cautioning Kansas consumers about telephone calls from apparent fake debt collectors who are impersonating law enforcement officers in an effort to extort money from consumers.   Consumers are warned to not submit payments to these fraudulent debt collectors.

When calling, the scammers most often state they are attempting to collect a debt related to an internet payday loan obtained by the consumer, but which the consumer never repaid.  Consumers state they have never obtained such a loan or paid off the loan years ago.  The scam artists have most recently identified themselves as ACS, National Affidavit Processing Department and United Financial Crime Division, but may use additional phony names.  It appears the phone numbers used by the scammers are “spoofed” numbers, so that the number appearing on a consumer’s caller ID is not the actual number of where the call originated. It appears the calls in question may be originating from outside the United States.

When questioned, the individual calling refuses to disclose the full name or address of the collection agency they claim to represent.  These scammers have been able to provide consumers with identifying information, such as the consumer’s social security number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members and the consumer’s computer IP address.  Since the callers are able to provide valid personal information, consumers may become confused and believe they are being contacted in regard to a legitimate debt.

If the initial debt collection scam is unsuccessful, consumers have been re-contacted months later with the scammers posing as law enforcement officers or officers of the court.  Typically, the consumer is threatened with arrest for fraud or some other fictitious crime unless the consumer agrees to immediately wire money via Western Union.  The fictitious officers strive to frighten and confuse consumers into compliance by using legal sounding terms such as “We’re filing an affidavit against you” or by stating a lawsuit has been or is in the process of being filed against the consumer.

A hallmark of each scam has been calling consumers repeatedly at their place of employment.  This scam hit home when an employee of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office was repeatedly called both on her cell phone and at work.  Despite the employee’s repeated verbal disputes, the caller refused to provide any identifying information to allow her to send a written dispute. The scammer also continued to call her numerous times a day regarding a payday loan she denied obtaining. Two months later, she was again contacted by telephone by an individual identifying himself as an “officer”.

“I denied owing the debt and refused to pay without being provided validation of the debt. I was then told, ‘If that’s the case, I will have local law enforcement come to your place of business and drag you out kicking and screaming’,” stated the employee.

“It is important for consumers to know their rights under the law,” Attorney General Six said. “If a consumer is receiving calls from a debt collection company and believe it is a scam, I encourage them to contact our office immediately.”

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors are required to send consumers a written notice within five days of the initial contact.  The notification should contain  information such as the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed and a statement informing the consumer they have thirty days to contact the debtor in writing to dispute the debt or request validation of the debt. In addition, legitimate debt collectors are prohibited by the FDCPA from making false or misleading representations, such as the consumer has committed a crime, implying nonpayment will result in the consumer’s arrest, or using the threat of violence.

More information is available on the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf.

To register a complaint with the Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, call 1(800) 432-2310 or visit www.ksag.org.

http://www.ksag.org/page/consumer-alert-attor ... collection-scam

Got a call from a guy named "officer Shane Watson" claiming that there was an arrest warrant in my name and social security number and that I would be arrested if I did not pay them. Complete scam.These people are extremely rude and agressive. They have arrabic accents and claim to be restitution officers with the new york state police. This is a total scam. I called my local authorities and reported them. The "law firm" they called from was "Bureau of Criminal Investigations". When I asked them for an address or full names they said I would be arrested in 15 minutes and hung up. Don't believe anything these people tell you.

They called and said they were from a law office but would not give me the name or address

These people called me at my place of employment stating that they were from the Bureau of Criminal Investigations! They all had very Indian accents and very American names such as Anon. Unfortunately for them, I actually work for the Federal Government and we are now forwarding their info up the chain to press charges for impersonating a Fed. My boss called them back and they couldnt answer any questions to confirm who they are.

I just received a call from heavily accented man who said his name was Carlos Williams.  He left this call back number, and said that I was a cosigner for  another person that I have never heard of.  He claimed I would be sued and held resposible for her debt if I did not call back immediately.

I immediately googled his call back number and found this web site.  I will be reporting him to the athorities in the morning.  Be careful.

hi, i  m carlos from acs new york , dont dare to say that this is a scam okay , otherwise u cant imagine that what will happen to you as well as your identity .reach me at 9172849294 and ask for carlos william okay.say sorry and pay your outstanding balance towards finance company

Hey they are useing a diffrent number now 505-407-1251 but the same names. God bless.