Someone claiming to be with National Processing Division called this evening.  My husband answered the phone and said that I was not here, but could he help.  I was in the living room but my husband said the call sounded suspicious and the caller had a very heavy accent of some kind.  He had trouble understanding him. The caller stated that I had 3 charges in "litigation" and he wanted me to call John Anderson at 718-831-7157 to make arrangements to settle out of court. I had a similar call over a year ago.  I even got in touch with the Better Business Bureau and was assigned a case number, but no one ever responded to their inquiries. I am glad that I now have resources and organizations to whom I may report this scam.

Iam so glad i found this site.i also received acalll from these people on my voice mail.I got myself into a payday loan trap in early 2005.This guy said I had 2 claims againest me and I was going to be arrested and there will be a investgation for crimnal fraud.He said he was a officer.A little concerned I returned his calla nd he started reading a legal document.I eventally hung up on him and he called and left a message on my voice mail saying I didn't know how much trouble I was in.He said he would help me if I call him back.

MSquared, in addition to the other law enforcment agencies, be sure to file a complaint with your local police. (In fact, file a complaint with the police and the other law enforcement agencies each and every time these criminals call you.) This would be something you could point to should your employer want to fire you over this matter; it would be difficult for most employers to fire someone who is the victim of an attempted crime.

You may also want to  ask your employer to help you fight these crooks by also filing police reports and complaints with the phone company.

Hope this helps.

Trish, here is a part of a message that I posted earlier in this thread...hope you find it helpful:

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The main thing to remember is that anytime someone calls you demanding money to prevent your arrest, it is ALWAYS a scam. No debt collector (let alone criminals posing as debt collectors) has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything. (And it's illegal to them to threaten such a thing.) And since these foreign dirtbags routinely impersonate law enforcement, it's also important to remember that American law enforcement officers aren't in the business of debt collection.  (Debt is a civil, not a criminal, matter.)

The bottom line is, these are criminals trying to steal your money. I suggest you do all the following (most of which you can do online):

1) The U.S. Secret Service is responsible for protecting the country's financial infrastructure and payment systems from international and domestic threats. Call or write your local Secret Service field office to alert them to the details of this attempted extortion. The addresses and phone numbers for the local Secret Service field offices are listed at http://www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml or in your phone book.

2) Alert the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov  Be sure to tell the FBI that you are being targeted by extortionists over the phone who are posing as federal law enforcement. Be sure to give as many details as you can.

3) File a complaint with your local police. Most police departments will take a report over the phone.  Be sure to tell them that you're being targeted by an extortionist and give them all the details.

4) File a complaint your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org

5) File a complaint online with The Federal Trade Commission at https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

If these crooks call back, promise them nothing, pay them nothing and tell them nothing other than that you know they're a scam and that you've reported them to law enforcement. (And be sure to report them to all the agencies above each time they call you.)

By the way, here's just a small sample of numbers used by this particular group of scammers. Read the reports and you'll see the same pattern time and again -- phony organization names, thick foreign accents, and oddly worded threats that are so melodramatic and ridiculous that it's laughable:

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-925-262-1327
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-954-6346
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-341-4004
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-856-831-0640
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1140
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-410-505-8128
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-464-2534
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-858-6602
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-775-2121
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-949-743-1156
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-0922
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-723-5572

I too just minutes ago got a phone call from this number. I believe the guy said his name was David. As stated in the other posts...he was from National processing division it was very important that I call back they can help me - this is a serious legal matter. And God bless me. My friend who is an attorney for a judge called him back and wanted to know why he was calling me. Imediately the guy said no one ever called me and it must have been a mistake..he put her on hold and never came back on the line. She eventually hung up called back and of course no one would answer the phone - it turned into a busy signal. These people are really unbelievable!!!! Who do they think they are scaming?