Jun 6, 2014
I received an extremely disturbing call on my cell phone. A man by the name "Ed" with an Indian/South African accent called demanding payment for a pay day loan from a few years ago. He stated that if I did not pay $1,999 he would issue a warrant for my arrest, I would be in jail for 11 months, he would revoke my license, he would suspend my monthly benefits (I am a retired senior citizen). He tried to verify my driver's license number as well as my banking information. I hung up with him in a panic. I was on the verge of tears explaining what had happened to my daughter. 16 minutes later I received another call from "Ed" which my daughter answered. She told him that IT WAS A SCAM. HE said he would have my local police department call me within five minutes to prove that it was not a scam. Five minutes later I received a call that DID show up on my caller id as my local police departments number. I immediately asked the man for his name and badge number and said I had to call him right back. I called the police department and they confirmed there was NO OFFICER by that name on there staff and the badge number I was given was not even close to theirs. A deputy came to my residence, to reassure me that it was in fact a SCAM, the deputy called "Ed" back and he apologized for harassing me.
****BEWARE....THIS IS A SCAM****