This is a SCAM. It's from a group that calls itself 'Check Fraud', which is also a part of something called the 'Omni Group'. Someone from this number and another number calling themself 'Investigator Schmidt' was calling the co-owner of a company of which I am part owner. Seems my partner had a check he had written in 2008 for roofing materials that bounced. He got into some trouble with the law and ended up doing a bit of time over some unrelated matters, but before they sent him down, he was actually sued over ALL debts that he owed the peopleto whom he bounced the check. He's been out a while now and I went into business with him earlier this year. Last week, he started getting calls from 'Investigator Schmidt' and 'Check Fraud', threatening him with prosecution if he didn't pony up money post haste. They wouldn't give any other info, and were at first wanting $2100 for a $1300 check, a check I might add is now (and has been) of Arkansas' statute of limitations. I called, purporting to be him. The person who answered at first wanted me to identify myself before he said anymore, then hung up. I called back and asked if this was something called 'Check Fraud'; he said yes, well, this is Omni Group. I told him that someone saying they were Investigator Schmidt kept calling me and threatening with prosecution if I didn't pay up on a check that was over four years old. I advised him that I thought 'Investigator' was a weird first name and that threatening with prosecution by a third party over a check that he couldn't possibly prosecute would be a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. "Oh, you mean, Public Act blah blah blah of 1976?', he yelled. "I'm well aware of it, and checks aren't part of it". Dude, checks are debts, I told him, and the statute of limitations in AR is three years. "Yeah, well, a check isn't a debt, and the statute of limitations is six years in Arkansas. I should know - I'm an accountant and was a prosecutor in NY, and I'll enjoy prosecuting you". "GOOD", I said. "Can't wait for you to try to bring that s**t to Benton County, Arkansas! You should invest in a globe, 'cuz you ain't in NY now, and you ain't in Arkansas now. And if you were a PA in NY and an accountant and now you're doing this, you should learn to keep a job...", at which point, he hung up. Educate yourself, folks...
This is a SCAM. It's from a group that calls itself 'Check Fraud', which is also a part of something called the 'Omni Group'. Someone from this number and another number calling themself 'Investigator Schmidt' was calling the co-owner of a company of which I am part owner. Seems my partner had a check he had written in 2008 for roofing materials that bounced. He got into some trouble with the law and ended up doing a bit of time over some unrelated matters, but before they sent him down, he was actually sued over ALL debts that he owed the peopleto whom he bounced the check. He's been out a while now and I went into business with him earlier this year. Last week, he started getting calls from 'Investigator Schmidt' and 'Check Fraud', threatening him with prosecution if he didn't pony up money post haste. They wouldn't give any other info, and were at first wanting $2100 for a $1300 check, a check I might add is now (and has been) of Arkansas' statute of limitations. I called, purporting to be him. The person who answered at first wanted me to identify myself before he said anymore, then hung up. I called back and asked if this was something called 'Check Fraud'; he said yes, well, this is Omni Group. I told him that someone saying they were Investigator Schmidt kept calling me and threatening with prosecution if I didn't pay up on a check that was over four years old. I advised him that I thought 'Investigator' was a weird first name and that threatening with prosecution by a third party over a check that he couldn't possibly prosecute would be a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. "Oh, you mean, Public Act blah blah blah of 1976?', he yelled. "I'm well aware of it, and checks aren't part of it". Dude, checks are debts, I told him, and the statute of limitations in AR is three years. "Yeah, well, a check isn't a debt, and the statute of limitations is six years in Arkansas. I should know - I'm an accountant and was a prosecutor in NY, and I'll enjoy prosecuting you". "GOOD", I said. "Can't wait for you to try to bring that s**t to Benton County, Arkansas! You should invest in a globe, 'cuz you ain't in NY now, and you ain't in Arkansas now. And if you were a PA in NY and an accountant and now you're doing this, you should learn to keep a job...", at which point, he hung up. Educate yourself, folks...
Caller type: Scammer
Caller: Robert Schmidt
Company: Check Fraud
Number: 404-939-6678