For me, this whole scam goes back to July. However, this time around, I recieved a call at 7:00 in the morning while I was in the shower. When I noticed that I had a message on my home phone, I played it and a man with an Indian accent informed me that he needed my attorney's information because one of his clients was filing charges against me. He provided the phone number of 619-320-0434 and urged me to call back as soon as possible.
When I returned the call, the man said he was from "The Law Office of James Parker" and that he needed my attorney's information because "a client" was filing charges against me for defaulting on a loan. The most disturbing thing about he call is that this guy had my social security number, my address, and knew alot about me.
He said that if I did not resolve the matter they were going to "download the charges" to the police department in New Orleans and that they would also call my work. When I informed him that I know that the law doesn't work that way (I work for the state) he got very rude and started telling me that they were going to call the police. I then told the man that they had tried the same thing on me two years prior and that I had contacted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the social security administration. He immediatly hung up on me. I then called him back and told him "Hey, you just hung up on me." The guy actually started laughing and said "I hope you enjoy spending the weekend in jail."
So, being that he had all this information on me, I again contacted the FBI, the Secret Service, The Social Security Adminstration, and the Federal Trade Commision. I actually called the FBI office here in New Orleans as well as in San Diego, where this guy claimed he was. I also placed a fraud alert with the three credit bureaus.in fact, when I called the FTC, as soon as I began to tell the representative what had happened, he stopped me and finished the story and told me that it was a very rampant problem.
This scam is very scary mainly because whoever this is has so much personal information on the victims. I can only imagine how many people fall for this, and if I can help put a stop to these people, I would be thrilled.
The number is still good, as I called the guy back and told him that it was a beautiful day and that I wasn't in jail, and the guy actually yelled "Go F*CK YOURSELF!" and hung up the phone.
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