I received a call today at my work from a man identifying himself as Steve Johnson from a law office. He had a very thick Indian/Middle Eastern accent and I could barely understand him. He said that I owed $300 to his client and that a warrant had been issued for my arrest. He stated that someone would be at my house within two hours to arrest me. I FREAKED OUT! He then hung up the phone.
Of course, I called back and tried to talk to this person. He asked me for the phone number they called to reach me the first time. I gave him my work number. He had my name, address, knew names of people I have used in the past for loan references... It was scary! I told him that no one in the UNITED STATES gets arrested over bad debt and that I had the right to know who the plantiff was. He asked me about the last 4 digits of my SSN. He didn't have them right and when I wouldn't give him the right numbers he started getting beligerant and said that I would just have to work it out with the courthouse and again hung up.
Again, I called back... Stupid me. This new guy (still strong accent—he sounded like the same guy but acted like he wasn't) was super sweet and started asking me weird questions... He asked me if I would be his friend and if he could call me his friend. He said his name was Ryan. I asked him what the name of his company was and he wouldn't tell me. He kept asking me why I needed to know. He then said he would help clear this up if I would be his friend... Creepy. He asked me how old I was... I told him this was a business relationship and that he needed to keep it that way. He kept pushing and pushing... Asking me weird information. When I wouldn't play he then said that he would talk to his manager - Mike Red - about me and would call me back.
I live in a small town and everyone knows everyone... So I went to see the local sheriff. The local deputy called the number and identified himself as an officer. The man on the phone started yelling at the deputy, threatened him with arrest (yea, right) and cursed at him. So we called the County Attorney. She called the number as well. I haven't heard back from these people.
This is a SCAM. I don't owe anyone money... And the county attorney assures me that people don't get arrested for $300 of bad debt. The scary thing is how did they get my personal information???
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