(240) 696-8260

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CARLA JAMES THAT THERE WAS A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST ME.THEY LEFT THE PHONE# 240-696-8260. I CALLED THEM AND GAVE THE CASE# THEY HAD LEFT ON MY MACHINE. THEY TOLD ME I HAD WRITTEN A BAD CHECK IN 1997 BUT WOULD NOT NOT OFFER ME PROOF THAT I HAD WRITTEN A BAD CHECK. I TOLD THEM THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE CONVERSATION UNTIL I HAD PROOF. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A UNIFORMED OFFICER AT MY HOUSE IF I DID NOT SETTLE THE DEBT IMMEDIATLEY. I TOLD THEM ONCE AGAIN TO SEND ME PROOF AND THE GUY TOLD ME TO GET F*^$ED AND HUNG UP.

Caller called several of my family members as well as people not even related to me and left the message that Investigator Katrina Lynch was calling regarding a cival case along with case number, return number 240-696-8260 and if I didn't return the call within 24 hours they would issue a warrant for my arrest.  I didn't return any calls - suspecting something of this sort, instead I looked up the phone number on reverse look up and not to my suprise nothing came up, I googled just the phone number to see that many other reports have been filed against this number.  I have filed a complaint with the FCC and will be filing one with the TX AG tonight.

This is a group of people currently taking advantage of people across the United States. They just keep switching MD phone numbers. They go by a variety of names and phone numbers -- some of the names they use include Global Asset Investigations, Worldwide Recovery Services, Worldwide Asset Investigation Services and North American Asset Investigation Bureau (NAAIB). Last year they were operating out of Cleveland, OH, until they were shut down -- the Cleveland BBB named them as one of the top ten scams of 2007 (http://cleveland.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.asp ... 19642b&art=4334).You can get more info here: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm.They will probably continue using this MD number until they get shut down again, then start using a new area code, but the MO is always the same: they call and identify themselves in a way that implies they are either working for a lawyer, the court system, or the police department (all of these misleading statements are illegal); tell you that there has been a civil case filed against you, they give you a case number, and tell you that you must contact them before a warrant is sworn out against you. When you contact them, they tell you that they are investigating a debt that is 10, 12, 15 or so years old; they'll name some bank you've never heard of, or a credit card you've never heard of. They'll have just enough information about you to make you nervous and they'll be phishing to find out more information. They'll tell you that the debt is some ridiculous amount -- let's say $10,200 for an example -- but if you're willing to pay today, they'll reduce it to, for example, $650. But they can't give you an address. Instead, they will ask for your bank account or credit card number. They'll tell you that if you don't settle on the phone with them that moment, a sheriff will appear at your door within 48 hours to arrest you. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. Complaints have been filed to the AG of OH, MD, TX, NY, and IL, as well as to the FTC, FCC, and the FBI (as they are trying to illegally extort money over the phone). They target the elderly and infirm. Do not speak with them, and save whatever messages they leave on your phone. If you get a phone call, file a complaint online with the following organizations:http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htmhttps://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=enhttp://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htmas well as the Attorney General of your own state. Remember: whether the debt is yours or not, you should not be dealing with these people. They are not a legitimate organization.Please report them so that others aren't taken advantage of!

I received a call yesterday from my exhusband who lives in another state with his sister, we have been divorced for over 10 yrs., they had asked for me and my ex sister inlaw informed them I didn't live there and never had. the phone is listed in her name which isn;t even the same as mine last name. My ex gave the phone of 1-240-696-8260 and said they said they were from an Investigation Bureau. So I took number and called them right away, to my surprise this was some form of collection agency, I expalined to them that the number the called looking for me was not mine and never was that is entirely in another state, the lady was quite rude and said she would not remove this was the contact number they had been given and hung up.