Robert
Irvine,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, August 26, 2011
You are not going to be turned into the sheriff. This is a scam.
They usually just call people up and threaten them, but looks like they figured out e-mail is a lot faster and can reach more people. It also looks like they are getting a little smarter and more creative. In the past they would have you being turned in on a weekend or Federal holiday when the courts were closed.
These people are not from that company and are not even in the United States. They seem to get your information from other payday loan companies, either by buying the information or stealing them. The good news is that they seem to be more interested in the quick buck rather than any long term identity theft attack. But to be safe you may still want to file a real police report and place a fraud alert on your credit report.
It's a bummer that they are only e-mailing you, because if they call you can usually have some "fun" with them once you know it is a scam.