Department of Legal Investigation Michael Carter Phone call Los Angeles, California
Caller told me to give him my lawyer information. I asked why and he said that there was a criminal investigation against me. I told him I didn't know anything about that and that I was not giving him any information until I knew what he was talking about. He gave me a number to call someone to explain to me what was going on. That number was the same number he called me from and told me to talk to a Michael Carter. When I called the number back (times 5) all I got was a full mailbox. He also told me my address when I failed to let him know who I was, he also knew my name.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Stacey
Dallas,Texas,
U.S.A.
scammers
#2Consumer Comment
Sat, April 14, 2012
That is all these peopl are - here is some info for you
Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Posed as Law Enforcers California-based Defendant Ran Phantom Debt Collection Scheme from His Home, FTC Alleges
In response to charges from the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the agency alleges collected phantom payday loan debts that consumers either didn't owe to the defendants or didn't owe at all. The
defendants' scheme involved more than 2.7 million calls to at least 600,000 different phone numbers nationwide, according to the FTC. In less than two years, they fraudulently collected more than $5.2 million from consumers, many
of whom were strapped for cash and thought the money they were paying would be applied to loans they owed, according to FTC documents filed with the court.
The court order temporarily stops the illegal conduct and freezes the operations assets while the FTC moves ahead with the court proceedings and seeks refunds for consumers.
As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the agency charged Tracy, California-based Kirit Patel and two companies he controls with violating the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.