I WAS CONTACTED BY CELL PHONE BOTH PERSONAL AND WORK NUMBERS BY A MAN WITH MIDDLE EASTERN ACCENT (INDIAN I THINK), HE LEFT A THREATENING VOICE MAIL, STATING HIS NAME WAS "OFFICER CHRIS WILLIAMS" AND STATING I NEEDED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATLEY AS THERE WERE PENDING SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ME BASED ON FAULTING ON A CASH ADVANCE LOAN FROM CASHNET.COM. IN CONCLUDING THE VOICEMAIL HE SAID IF I DID NOT CHOOSE TO CALL BACK THEN "BEST OF LUCK AT THE COURTHOUSE TOMORROW".
ADDITIONALLY HE SPOKE WITH ME DIRECTLY ON MY WORK PHONE AND NOW HIS NAME WAS"ALEX" (NO LAST NAME), AND THREATENED THAT HE WAS WITH THE CYBER CRIMES UNIT A LAW FIRM OF CASHNET.COM AND THAT THEY WERE FILING SEVERAL MAJOR CHARGES AGAINST ME AND THEY WOULD BE SENDING THE LOCAL SHERIFFS TO PICK ME UP FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THAT THE PEOPLE I USED AS A REFERENCE WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECTED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BASED ON THIS CASE AS I HAD FAULTED ON A LOAN OBTAINED ONLINE.
I WAS AMAZED AS I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH STAR CASH PROCESSING TRYING TO GET THEM TO REMOVE A DEPOSIT WHICH I HAD NOT SOLICITED FROM THEM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. oF COURSE INITALLY I THOUHGT IT WAS TIED TO THIS. I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH MY BANK STRAIGHTENING THIS MESS OUT AND NOW THEY ARE PLANNING ON ARRESTING ME ACCUSING ME OF BANK FRAUD. HE SAID I SHOULD HAVE MY LAWYER CONTACT HIM OR I NEEDED TO CALL BACK LATER TO STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT. HE SAID I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE INITAL LOAN AMOUNT AS WELL AS COURT COSTS AND ATTORNY FEES EXCEEDING $5, 469.
OF COURSE I WAS PANIC STRICKEN, I CALLED MY BANKER (LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN YOU KNOW THEM PERSONALLY) SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A SCAM OR SCARE TACTIC, AS I DID NOT COMMIT ANY FRAUD, ALL THE MONIES WITH THE OTHER COMPANY WAS STRAIGHTEND OUT AND I SHOULD NOT WORRY.
I SPOKE WITH MY SISTER AND ASKED HER TO LOOK UP THIS COMPANY ONLINE AND SHE FOUND STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR EXPEREINCES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF THREAT ALMOST THE SAME WORDING. ALTHOUGH I NEVER ASKED HOW I COULD MAKE IT GO AWAY AS I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG, I WAS EXTREMEMLY UPSET BY THIS ACCUSATION AND THE MERE THREAT OF BEING ARRESTED. I WORK IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY AND THAT COULD MEAN I WOULD INDEED LOOSE MY JOB!
I CALLED THE NUMBER BACK LATER ON THAT DAY AND SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO HAD THE SAME VOICE AND NOW HIS NAME WAS STEPHEN. I ASKED WHERE HIS COMPANY WAS FROM AND HE SAID WASHINGTON STATE. WHICH IN SEARCHING THE PHONE NUMBERS THAT WAS TRUE.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF ONLINE LOANS. AND IF YOU SHOULD GET A CALL FROM THIS OFFICER CHRIS WILLIAMS, ALEX OR STEPHEN FROM 425-406-3671, KNOW THIS MAN IS COMMITING FRAUD AND YOU ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER OF BEING ARRESTED, HE IS LOOKING FOR MONEY FROM YOU. HE EITHER WORKS FOR ANOTHER COMPANY WHOM YOU MAY HAVE CONTACTED OR HAS CONNECTION AT ONE, SO BE CAREFUL!!