Regional Financial Investigations
Complaint 284785 Details

Guy named Kevin Johnson, claiming to be an attorney or associated with attorneys called looking for my sister saying she was soon to be facing 2 felony counts of check fraud across state lines. At first I was panicked, called my sister, who informed me she didn't have any checks. I then researched the phone number he left to have her call back to (866-584-8880) and found the same kind of complaints, Kevin Johnson, yadda yadda yadda, and realized it was probably a scam, as my wife went through a similar situation about a year and a half ago - different company and person, same tired old material and scare tactics. I then contacted my friend in the police department who said there were no complaints, warrants, etc., of any kind against my sister. So I proceeded to call back the 866 number myself, asked for Kevin Johnson, (who of course had left for the day) and spoke with another gentleman. I told him the reason for my call was basically to call them on their played out, amateur attempt to scam my sister. I informed him I was 100% sure there were no complaints or warrants of any kind against my sister, and he (of course) decided he would start insulting me, cussing me, saw that I lived in TN and started asking how I liked my trailer, that I was married to my sister, sounded like a hick and even did an impression of a redneck (really talented). I let him run out of breath, told him how pathetic he was and how this is a old trick, and sorry it took him so long to get in on the game as to already be a well known scam attempt. He then said "well now I have your number so I'll be calling me late at night to be an asshole just to make my life miserable". I laughed and thanked him, told him I looked forward to it and he hung up. I informed my sister she didn't have anything to worry about, then called the number back again. I spoke with a different guy this time. He started by being very apologetic and said that he'd remove my name from their system and I wouldn't be hearing from them again (yeah right). I then told him that they were already listed on scambook. com, scam alert, and other random sites listing both the "Kevin Johnson" name and the phone number as well. He said "Really??", then quickly hung up. Long story, but hope all the people out there that may be contacted by these deplorable embarrassments to humanity can somehow find this post and set their minds at east.