Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Complaint 101743 Details

I was recently contacted by some people claiming to be from the Bureau of Crime Investigation. They left me several messages saying that there were criminal charges pending against me. They even contacted my work so I called them back. When I called they said that I had criminal charges against me and my social security #. They told me that I could lose my job or be arrested unless I paid them $1,600 to keep it out of court. I asked why and they said that I had an outstanding payday loan. I do have an outstanding payday loan but have been in contact with the company and am in the process of paying it back. Throughout the conversation they made be believe that this payday loan had advanced into a more serious matter and that I truly was in trouble. I told them that I could not pay the $1600 and they said I could give them $500 and then pay the rest in two days. They told me to fax a letter to them with a copy of my drivers license stating that I would pay them. Then they said to get a Walmart money pack for $500 ad call them back with the number. I unfortunately did this and during the process they kept calling me to see if I had faxed the paper and if I had gone to get the money yet. Later that evening I began to think about how they had handled their business and felt that it had not been done legitimately so I started to do some research. I found many websites saying that this is an international scam and the people that had reported to the website had almost the same experience that I had. I contacted the people the following day and told them that I believed that I had been scammed and wanted my money back. I also told them that I was not going to give them anymore money. They gave me the run around for a bit and then said that they would give me $700.00 but that I would still be taken to court or arrested. When I asked for more information about their company, such as, their address and other supervisors I could talk to they said that I had to get a lawyer and that they would only talk to them. I told them that I was not going to give them any more money and they said that it would be taken up in court then. I said to send me legal paperwork in the mail but they just kept saying that it had to be solved now. I finally told them that I was going to report them and to not contact me anymore. They called a little later and left me two voice mails wondering what my intentions were and then threatening me that this was not a joke and that I had to pay. The two men that I talked to the most were Gary Davis and Richard Hunt, who claimed to be Chief Officer Richard Hunt. They contacted me with two separate numbers; 866-805-8001 and 866-464-9547. The fax number I used to fax the letter is 800-316-8023. All the people I talked to had middle eastern accents. This is the report that I sent to the FBI and my local police department.