Jul 31, 2014
I got the same email, but never called or replied to it. I know it is a scam. I got a call last week from some middle eastern/Indian guy claiming he was from the Attorney Generals office in Sacramento California (916 469-7023) (916 469-6344) and that I was under investigation by the cyber diversion of the FBI for trying to obtain money from putting fraudulent information on payday loan applications. There was a voice mail left on my phone to call right away concerning charges filed against me and my social security number had been flagged for fraudulent activity. When I head that it really scarred me, so I called back the number. The guy that answered had a heavy middle eastern/Indian accent and claimed he was from the Attorney Generals office and that an officer of the law was on the other line listening. He went into the charges and read me some legal statues that I had violated and I was going to be arrested today and asked me where an officer of the law could come to arrest me. He went on about how I could go to jail for 7 years and I would lose my job unless I made an arrangement. He also said not to yell or get upset, then he put me on hold as he went to talk to the officer on line. I hung up after being on hold. Then a few minutes later some lady calls me saying she is from the local police department and where can she meet me to arrest me. She said she was listening on the phone call with the guy from the Attorney Generals office. If I wanted to avoid being arrested I could work out something. I told her that I did not talk to the AG about any arrangement and she got mad and she was listening on the phone call and asked why did I hang up. She said you have 2 minutes to call the guy from the AG office and make arrangements or she was going to come and arrest me. I didn't call back as I was so unnerved by the whole experience. I thought about it and came to my senses. I remembered seeing the same kind of scam mentioned on local news but having to do with the IRS and back taxes. I called back the number the officer used to call me and I got a recording that it was the non emergency number of the local police department and to leave a message. I wondered how did the scammer make it sound like they were calling from the police department. Also how did they have all the information about me like my social, work info, and home address. It then dawned on me that I had filled out an application weeks ago for a short term loan. I was pretty sure this was some scam to shake me down for money, but there some doubt so I googled the number. Now I know for sure it was a scam to try and shake me down for money.