(206) 203-5228

UPDATE: I took the call from them at 8 a.m. this morning and played into their game to get as much info as possible. They are reading from scripts, and if you ask them anything that goes off-script, they transfer you. I spoke to 3 people this morning: Louis Wilson, Heather Lawson and Ben Foster. In looking up Heather Lawson, I see complaints about this scam dating back to 2006!! Why can't we stop this?! This personal information should not be released when people apply for a payday loan.When I asked for an address, they gave me 42 Broadway 5th Floor NY, NY 10004, and said they are the DCA Law Firm - Department of Corporate Affairs. In actuality, there IS a DCA at this address, but it is the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.When "Ben Foster" no longer felt like making up stories to answer my questions (such as "If this was in collections, why haven't I received a written notice within 5 days of initial contact, as per the law under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?"), he said they would go ahead and process my file and we could deal with it at the courthouse on Monday. I sweetly answered "Oh yes, let's go ahead and do that." He was a bit surprised and then asked for my attorney's info, so I said "Yes, he definitely wants to talk to you" and gave him the info. Then I told him that we were aware this is a scam, that I have already reported him to the FTC and FBI, and that all calls were being recorded. I told him to never ever call here again or he would be the one showing up at the courthouse. I hung up. No callback yet. I am sick to my stomach with what these people are doing to scared, financially-strapped people.

My mom got calls from these jerks today. They terrified her. Luckily (and yet unfortunately) she is currently working with a lawyer and looking at bankruptcy, so she called him before she sent these scammers her first payment. She had a PayDay loan some months ago, and as far as she knew all of the payments had gone through. These unconscionable cretins told her that one of the payments was put through only one time months ago and did not clear, and that they had sent an email and since she didn't respond she is now looking at $5,000, and a felony arrest tomorrow. She has enough financial troubles going on that she thought it possible this might have happened, and so she was scared. At first they had her speaking with a Louis Wilson, and when she asked to be transferred to a supervisor a Ben Foster got on the phone. (We lived in the Philippines for a few years and she is pretty certain that these particular men were Filipino, not Indian). They had the gaulle to tell her that not only did she need to fax them a letter authorizing them to deduct $500 from her account, but that she needed to ADD IN AN APOLOGY TO THEM. How dare they?! I am livid!!!After her attorney told her not to talk to them, they called and left a message on her machine. This time Ben Foster called himself an ATTORNEY from DZA or DCA Law Firm, and said that if they didn't receive a fax with her letter authorizing them to deduct $500 by 5p.m., they would take legal action. Their number comes up as Unlisted, but the fax number that they gave is 315-849-3117, and "Ben" gave his "personal" callback number as 646-543-0291. After I heard the message, it reminded me of a news show I had seen some time ago that showed situations very similar to this, so I got online and started searching. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to post their stories!!!I am reporting them to our state's Attorney General, and the FBI's and FTC's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). I am repeating this story on every complaint site that came up when I searched for this fax number (the phone number must be new because it didn't come up). I am doing this so that whenever anyone else searches for these numbers, many of these sites will pop up and relieve their fears. Please do the same. Keep listing all of the new numbers that these subhumans keep changing, and let's keep protecting each other and raising enough noise until these dirt bags are shut down permanently! They are taking advantage of scared and vulnerable people who are already in difficult financial spots.Also, I am going to call Mr. "Ben Foster" now that it is 2:30a.m. New York time (if that's where he actually is) to see if we can have a nice lonnnnnng conversation about him threatening my mom. Good morning "Mr. Foster"...

received call from this number.  When I tried to ask question he started yelling at me and hung up.  This scares me.  Do I need to worry about this person doing anything but calling me with harassing calls?

Yep same thing has been happening to me.For 2 days a heavy Indian accent guy says his name is Ben Foster or Kevin Foster.I know Ben Foster is a actor but not Indian.Keeps telling me I'm going to be arrested for not paying on my online loan,then tonight he said to 2 legal advisors are going to pick me up in the morning to take me to court house lol.I said good I'll be waiting for them and hung up.They must think we Americans are stupid and are willing to just send our money to anyone.I'll be more than happy to go to Court House in the morning that way I can have them arrested for fraud and harrasment.

These no "engalesh" idiots left recorded Voicemail messages on my phone and misrepresented themselves as law enforcement. They claimed to be from the cybercrime unit. They are criminals do not call them back if they leave you a message. Call the federal trade commission, fbi, or fcc.

I have received several threatening phone calls from this number, from a man with a heavy Indian accent, who cursed at me profusely and threatened to have me arrested if I did not take care of this lawsuit against me and would be arrested immediately. He would not provide me with an address or a phone number of the "debt" that I am being sued for.

I was going to add, I have a FTC complaint but I don't feel like that has helped anything, they just take my informatino and usher me off the phone in a ho-hum manner.  I called the FBI and they referred me to FTC, local police referred me to FB, the best thing is to update this site so no one gives out their information.

I just got a call from this humber.  I have been harrassed repeatedly because I applied for an online loan because I needed a co-pay for a surgery.  The calls had stopped for a while and the list time I got a call was 1/1/2011.   I have been getting them every 1-2 months and they always say the same thing.  The first time I got a call I was upset, the 2nd-3rd time I was angry, now I am amused and I just collect their information,  then I started asking him off the wall questions,  I called him a liar and then I asked him if he was going to hang up and and terrorize some little old lady next and swindle her out of money.   The connection is terrible,  it sounds like a big call center.   My advice do not confirm anything,  don't give out anything and drag the call on for as long as you want to amuse yourself.   :)

just got a phone call from my husband at his job saying this same phone number called him and was threatening him that there was a court date and that he or I did not show up for it.. he mentioned my email address and mentioned my bank account.  I am not sure what this creep is up to but I'm very glad I was able to find the research here on this website to identify this same number and foreign speaking person as my husband was saying 'that's him' when I read the posts.  Told my husband to call him back and tell him the call was being reported.  He did more than that.. he called him back and told him he had connections with the attorney general's office and he was going to have the FBI in washington involved.. the man responded by cursing and hung up the phone..

I have received several threatening phone calls from this number, from a man with a heavy Indian accent, who cursed at me profusely and threatened to have me arrested if I did not pay $8.00 dollars to "LLC Law Firm".  He would not provide me with an address or a phone number. I got the number from my restricted caller ID retrieval at my place of employment.  I spoke with the FBI field office for white collar crimes and internet crime center and was informed that this is a scam from an on line application.

Report it immeadiatley to the FBI, your local police, call your state offices of Homeland Security and Secret Service. This attempted extortion, plain and simple. The FBI and FTC are cracking down on these idiots. SOON, they will get their due.

This is a SCAM, SCAM, SCAM phone call.  Saying that you owe them money and threatening you if you do not return their call, etc. etc.  Don't give them any information.  Just tell them that you are recording them and calling the FBI and local authorities and they will hang up on you.  They call from several phone numbers and keep harassing you.  One time, I called them over and over and over again until finally they said desparately "Why do you keep calling me?" and I said because you keep calling me.  They are extremely rude and annoying.

Call the police!!!! Report these calls to the local FBI Field office in your area and make sure if they call back you tell them so, and thell them you are recording them!

This caller is claiming I have a lawsuit against me and if I do not call back that I will be arrested immediately. When I called to inquire about the debt, the man became angry with me that I was even asking questions. I promptly disconnected the call. The "agent" then called me back 7 times in a row yelling at me. He had a strong foreign accent. I received a voicemail stating "you are a f***ing a**, i am going to kill, you call this scam you motherf***er, I am a man and will f*** you. Doesn’t your husband f*** you well?  Goodbye and f*** off”