Received a call today at work

This downloading part is such BS! Downloading what is waht i ask??? They're trying to scare u! I'm sure someone will be along shortly with help for u!
U may need more information than just his name or maybe a search of this number.
Good Luck and plz dont' worry about being d/l that's total BS!
Ang

I just called the number and some man with a thick accent answered and said "hello" Didnt give the name of the comany..........sounds fishy?

Tweety, nice to see you again. That sounds like your old lover Route 66 funding with a new technique. There have been a couple of threads like yours lately. I think they are resorting to new tactics!

GRRRRR..........route 66.......

Thanks for the compliement!

i just called this # and a man with a thick accent answered, I asked him what company i got and he said US National Bank.
Is there such a bank I wonder

I see that 641 is northern Iowa. I really doubt that he was calling from northern Iowa. It was probably a made up number.

That was me Tweety about Route 66. I got logged off. Why does that happen so fast. That guy really called from there huh?

Tweety, I did a search on here about US National Bank. Do you remember that you got a call from them back in April and they were going to pick you up at your job and have you arrested? It has to be the same crew of idiots. There are several other threads about them. I would report that number to the FCC and tell them it is being used for fraud. There is no bank called US National or US Federal that I can find. Especially in Iowa.

Oh my my frog! Great find!!
Wow u really need to try to record this call!!!! See if it's legal in ur state and go to Radio Shak and get a recorder then call them back and ask them about being a bank. ;)
good luck,
Ang

Hey tweety, long time no see!!! I am sorry your day started out like this. Don't lose any sleep over these threats. Just do what everyone said and report their a$$es and record it if you can!!

I don't remember what state Tweety lives in. I have a "can I record" list available by state. Unfortunately my state does not permit it.

Hello everyone! I live in Indiana "frogger"........

Thanks everyone for the advice

Indiana does not require the consent of both parties for a call to be taped. I would check with your phone provider first to make sure they don't require one of those beep tones when recording.

So frogger- would you be worried if you got a call like this?

He told tweety US Federal Bank (no such bank) but when kash called he said US National Bank - there is one, but it's in Omaha. Hello. And the phone number is NOWHERE except when you dial it (which as stated is in Iowa somewhere). Probably some dude sitting on his couch in front of the TV making pdl calls.

Frogpatch-

What are Ohio laws regarding taping calls?

(Lets see if I get it in the right thread this time.)

Being downloaded has to be my favorite bogus threat. I always get a chuckle when I read that. As long as they don't upload you then you will be fine (hehe jk). Just give the idiot the dial tone and save yourself the headache of dealing with him.

No. It is simply a scare tactic being used by someone who hopes the other person falls for it. They are really risking getting prosecuted by making illegal threats and falsly calling themselves a national bank and giving out a traceable phone number. Like I said I would go to the FCC web site and file a complaint. Also with the AG in Indiana where the number comes from and the Indiana State Police. It is around Clear Lake. My brother lives there and has the same area code.Also file a complaint with the federal trade commisision. Next time they call just hang up. Do you have caller ID? When I get call the number if know and the name comes up on my phone and TV screen if its on. I refuse to answer any I don't know or don't wish to talk to.

That could be a call forwarding to the UK where that bunch of Route 66 BIG GFSIL people hang out. I am going to call the number and when they guy answers I am going to ask for the branch manager. If he answers I am going to ask him what their prime lending rate is!

Welcome back Tweety!

So I called the number and a middle eastern man answered the phone and the converstion went like this.
"Hello."
"Hi, who is this?" I asked
"unintelligable name" he garbled
"No What company is this?"
"Ist National Bank." I replied.
"Do you mean US National Bank?"
"Yes thats it."
"Can I help you?" he asked.
"May I speak to the branch manager?"
"He is not here today, Can I help you?"
"How about the Assistant Manager?"
"He is in a meeting."
"Is there anyone there?"
"Not today. Can I help you?"
"Can you tell me what your prime lending rate is."
"No I am an operator."
"you are not a bank."
"This is a bank center."
"Center for what."
"collecting loans"
"For who?"
"Pay day loans for many companies."
"Oh! I see. You are not a bank."
"No."
"Thanks, have a nice day."
"OK Bye"

He was not used to receiving calls, only making them.

"What company do you want?"

Hey Tweety ~ good to see you!!! I would not worry about this guy. Like everyone has said, it does sound like a scare tatic and nothing more. Asking for proof that he is who he says he is....bet he won't be able to provide you with anything. Tell him you need his full name, his business name, his business address, his ID number and whatever else you can come up with. Tell him you want to check him out to verify that he is who he says he is. Tell him you want to "download" his information. Heck have some fun with these people. Better yet, block your number and call him and say you are detective "Tweety" and are looking for Mr. Whatever his name is due to reports of fraud and stalking a Ms. (your name) and see what happens. Turn the tables on them.

For some reason the one line wound up at the bottom. Beats me.

Frog, you're going to get me fired! :lol: I'm sitting here in my little cubicle CRACKING UP! All by myself! Oh my God! You are too precious for words! :lol:

Someone call him up and ask if they want to join the Northeast Iowa Chamber of Commerce. Then someone else call him and say you are the welcoming commtee and invite him to a box lunch. Then someone else call and try to sell him Mugs and tee shirts with the name of his bank. Next week call him up and try to collect the money for the mugs and tee shirts that he took delivery on. Try to get him to pay for al the box lunches that you have a recorded signature for. The possibilities are endless.

Frog
what a great job
also very funny, as with cannr, i am sitting in my office cracking up.
Actually its great to be able to laugh again and not just be filled with fear
I have said it before and i will say it a million times
this forum and you wonderful people are really a gift

Okay, frog. I'm not the only one! You're going to get us ALL FIRED!! Oh my God! I'm dying here! :lol:

Haha Good Job Frog!
It's 1st "something" bank!
he he he
Way to go!
Ang

Thanks Guest and cannr. Guest why don't you consider joining. Its free and very rewarding to help people.

Thanks Ang!

sorry
i thought i was signed in
the post above from guest was from me KASH
If im not on over the week end everyone have a good worry free week end

I think I will call him from the Buddy Holly / Big Bopper/ Richie Valens Museum in Clear Lake Iowa. tomorrow. Se if he will make a donation

Thanks Kash. So much for my recruiting effort.

Hi Frog
It was my mistake i was not signed in
I joined a while ago, but have only recently started posting.(post shy!!!!) I am over my shyness now, and there is no shutting me up LOL

LOL Frog! Extra points for recruitment? lol U have me cracking up here!
ha ha
Ang

LMAO @ Frogger............to funny.......did it sound like a bunch of noise in the back ground when you called?

Frog
your recruiting efforts will not go unnoticed. You still earn brownie points
have a good one
we leave work early on Friday so i am outta here

Lucky you! Yes Tweety there was a bunch of backgroud noise but I could not hear any other voices.

Tweety....I have only been here since June and haven't seen many of your posts. But I am in Indiana too! I am starting to see more of us here...and please don't worry about these guys,...how silly...I will download you???? Sounds like something out of a "B" movie...lol...I wish I could be on line during the day...but reading the threads is always the first thing I do when I get home!!

I am going to call tomorrow too and use one of frogpatch's ideas!!! This is probably some loser sitting at home in his pajamas. Seriously.

Give him a call. Pretend you are from Indiana. He is probably bored and lonely and would like to hear a nice person trying to sell him something.

Sass, call him up and interrupt his TV program he's watching. Ask him if he would be interested in making a donation to the poor and needy! LOL! :D He might offer you a pay day loan! LOL! :lol:

Don't worry about these calls at all. I just started getting them myself last week at work. I have not spoken to them. This same thing happened last year but with a different number but indicating they were from US Federal Bank or something like that demanding payment via Western Union by noon or they were going to have my file downloaded to the local law enforcement and that I would be arrested because of some payday loan, it is bull. I contacted my attorney and he called them and indicated that they answered the phone just saying hello and not mentioning the company. After he spoke to them, I didn't receive a call again until last week, same type of thing though. I think it is a yearly event that they change numbers and start calling people and try to scare them into paying. My attorney told me not to worry about it, there is process they need to follow and the way they are doing it is not correct. They even threatened to arrest one of my coworkers for not putting me on the phone last year, it was getting ridiculous. So do not worry. They need to send you a certified letter if they are going to file a lawsuit or anything like that. They can't just call you and harrass you and scare you into paying, so don't worry about it. If you have your attorney contact them, they will stop calling but it may happen again in about year. I was scared last year and almost paid it, thank god for sites like this to explain other people are getting the same thing, that is what made me call my attorney.

Thank you, guest, for the very informative post. I'm sure it will help a lot of forum members. :)

I got a call from a guy of this company wherein he was ready to help me out with the available payment arrangements in the best possible ways n i was able to resolve this matter at the earlieat without any problems........
keep going guys.....
god bless u all...

LOL, they are going to download you. Is his name agent Smith from the Matrix. Whay are they going to unhook you from the matrix and dump you. Next time when they say they will have you downloaded that you were taught by neo and that there is no spoon.

well Robert Matthews and Edward Steele called me to collect on PayDay Loans. They gave me my IP address and my social security and name about loans that were not paid off. They are in Jacksonville, FL and Athens, TN. The number 641-237-6598. I asked for a fax. Well I was scared to crap. I'm a gulible guy. Very as I'm able to see from these converstaions. So now after I do this he will fax me over confirmation. So what do you guys think?

[color=Indigo][/color][font=Tahoma][/font]Can any one help me?? These people from first national bank keep calling...persistently calling. They keep saying that my name keeps coming up on a legal document and that I am going to be sued on a number of criminal charges. They refuse to send me copies of the legal document. I had to fight with them to get the name of their company and they won't tell me who the payday loan people are that I supposedly owe money to. Is this what happened to you guys? Do they keep calling you?

jojo, do you have pdl's out? Do you know which ones they are? Would you please list them and also post what state you reside in? And, are these internet pdl's or store front pdl's?

His name was Michael Sinclair. I even asked for him to send me something in writing and he same he couldn't. I am still scared about this.