210-858-6602
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R19 Nov 2007- Scared29 Nov 2007Received a message stating he was from the "United Legal Investigation Bureau" (I looked this up and no such bureau exists as far as I can tell). He told me that it was a very time sensitive matter and that my SS# had been blocked due to security reasons. He said he didn't know what was going to happen to me if I didn't call him back. He spoke very broken English too. It is very scary though, because this man repeated my SS#, my full name and my address. How do people like this get this information?!?!? I made the decision NOT to call this person back!
- You're right..that's a phony name. Many sleazy collectors use fake names that are meant to sound like the name of a law enforcement agency or a law firm. No matter how official their fake names sound, no collection agency has the authority to have anyone arrested for anything.
Here are some websites that might be helpful if you have to deal with these crooks (and make no mistake, they ARE crooks.):
http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm
http://www.fairdebtlawyers.com/
http://www.naca.net/debt-collection-abuse/
http://www.myfairdebt.com/
http://fair-debt-collection.com/ - I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY BY THIS SAME STUPID IDIOT AND IT'S VERY SCARRY HE DONE THE SAME THING TO ME AND ALSO TOLD ME I WOULD BE THROWN IN JAIL AT 1:00PM IF I DIDN'T SEND HIM MONEY WESTERN UNION.ALSO TOLD ME I WOULD GO TO JAIL FOR 2 YEARS.I AM SICK OF THIS PERSON,I AM A CHRISTIAN LADY AND I DON;T APPRECIATE THIS AND ALSO HE CURSED ME OUT WHEN I DIDN'T GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION.
- I received the same phone call from a supposed loan investigation company who was going to throw me in jail if I didn't send him 293. immediately. I called the police and he told me not to send them anything until I receive a copy of the loan with my signature. I went to the loan officer att the bank and he said they get that all the time and these scam artists clean out your account. They changed my bank card number in time thank God.
- InvestigatorX6 Dec 2007Bad, bad people...
I suggest taping the conversation (let them know you are) and request they send you documentation validating the debt they are attempting to collect. Under no circumstances should you send these people any money - they have proven repeatedly it is a scam. Keep your cool...
Familiarize yourself with the federal law pertaining to debt collection (http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.htm). If after speaking with the representative you feel as though they violated the statutes by threatening arrest and/or threatening or actually contacting your employer, contact the Florida Attorney General's office and the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov).
The Florida Attorney General's office is currently suing the group associated with this phone number (http://myfloridalegal.com/__852562220065EE67. ... bass,associates). You can file an online complaint at http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.nsf/contact.
Good luck! - claudia6 Dec 2007Help.
I also got a call from Will buxton from this number (213) 858-6602. Stating that it as imperative I give him a call, that my SSN and Address was blocked (stupid as it sounds, how do you block that?)
What do I do?? I'm in California. - InvestigatorX7 Dec 2007United Legal Investigations Bureau is a scam - they will threaten you, hoping to cause you to react to their requests for immediate payment.
Do the research. Follow my above recommendations or they will continue to harass you. Make sure these clowns play by the rules - and let them know you're saavy about what they can and cannot do. You'll be amazed by their response...
Good luck! - Bob11 Dec 2007Received a call today in voice mail from "Will Buxton" of United Legal Investigation Bureau at 1-210-858-6602 about a law suit filed against my employer. Was "time sensitive" and an "emergency". Foreign (Indian or Pakistani) accent. I was suspicious and called the number and got Will Buxton's voice mail. Did not leave a call back. This is not the way legal actions are pursued. Beware!!!
- Essie18 Dec 2007Foreign man named Will Buxton called from 210 858 6602 and left me a voicemail said he was with the United Legal Investigation Bureau and repeated my full name, address, and social security number. I live in Illinois we have the HIPPA act which means they CAN NOT repeat that kind of information on a voicemail let alone my social security number. I want to know what can I do to stop this. I'm a little freaked out because they have all that personal information and who knows who else they are sharing this with.
- According to a previous message in this thread, the state of Florida is already after these people. They operate under more than one company names.
I suggest you contact consumer law attorney Bud Hibbs -- www.budhibbs.com -- for recommendations and a referral to a legal professional in your area to assist you with this. What follows is the report that Bud Hibbs has assembled on these crooks (http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/ellis_crosby_and_associates.htm ):
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Agency Details
Bass & Associates
(phony name)
dba/Ellis Crosby & Associates
may be calling under the name White Collar
9378 Arlington Expwy., #323
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Phone: (877)-281-2220
Fax: (904) 598-0207
Web Address: None!
Email: tcrosby@elliscrosby.com
Head Debt Collectors:
Ted Ellis Crosby, 29, BANKRUPT!!
CONSUMER ALERT:
FLORIDA’S SLIMEST DEBT COLLECTOR IS STILL ALIVE!
They are scamming on payday loans, do NOT fall for their lies!
Bud Says:
(TED) ELLIS CROSBY & ASSOCIATES HAVE FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN FLORIDA - NO.3:05-BK-15194-GLP.
CLICK HERE FOR BANKRUPTCY INFO
BANKRUPT, DEADBEAT DEBT COLLECTOR TED ELLIS CROSBY is again in trouble with the law. Florida’s MOST notorious debt collector who filed bankruptcy multiple times, been sued by everyone except Santa Claus is still out there with his lies, stealing and extorting money from innocent consumers.
Crosby and partners have earned the title of the MOST disgusting, sleazy, criminal debt collectors that the State of Florida has ever known. DEADBEAT TED is destined for a jail cell in the Florida pen for all his criminal behavior and may be there sooner than he thinks.
DEADBEAT TED has fleeced money on unbelievable claims from threatening arrest and seizure of property to posing as law enforcement and court personnel. His activities are being watched closely by law enforcement and especially the Florida Attorney General’s Office who may be the arm of the law that finally puts him away, where he belongs.
DEADBEAT TED IS A MENACE TO AMERICAN SOCIETY!
He is a thief, a liar, a con man, and DEADBEAT!
You would NOT believe how many debt collectors he has stiffed, DEADBEAT TED does NOT pay his bills, and he has screwed a LOT of people out of money.
DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO DEADBEAT TED; HE CAN NOT SPEND IT IN PRISON!
HE CANNOT SUE YOU, FILE LEGAL ACTIONS, REPORT TO THE CREDIT BUREAUS, HE IS A LIAR AND A CON MAN DOES NOT FALL FOR HIS SCAM!
IF YOU ARE CONTACTED BY BASS & ASSOCIATES FOR DEADBEAT TED, GET IN TOUCH WITH US.
WE WILL OFFER YOU ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH THIS SCUM. TAPE ALL THEIR CALLS, THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU:
http://myfloridalegal.com/consumer
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This was excerpted from www.BudHibbs.com
- florida calls18 Dec 2007
- William Buxton10 Jan 2008William Buxton threatened me with deportation (immigration), arrest, job firing, and jail because I am an "illegal immigrant" who does not pay debt back. He read a script in Spanish that told me I would be investigated for immigration fraud and using a fraudulent social security number. (I am a legal U.S. Citizen.)
- Cheryl12 Jan 2008I too got the same type of call but it was from a different "gentleman" if you want to call him that. He started to tell me I was being investigated for bank fraud because after they took over 500.00 in interest in 2 months time, I closed my bank account and pay cash now. This was for a 200.00 pay day loan with SSM. He provided me a so called legal case number and tried to get me to talk more. After I thought it was a hoax, I told him I was going to complete a conference call with the local police departments (as he said I was going to be arrested). I called the police department and she asked my name - when I told her she paused (pulling up my information I bet) and then she advised me to call the Social Security Administration to protect my number from fraudlent activity. I then contacted the State Attorney Generals Office in the state I live in and found they also had no information on me. All this through my lunch. I got very upset and called the phone number back - getting a general voice machine and left a message of my own ----- telling him what I checked.... he later called back and provided me the phone number of Roy Campbell of 480-365-0155. To call him and get things worked out (which I never did). Oh by the way - prior to closing my checking account I did in fact contact SSM about my loan with them. I requested an address because I was going through a credit management service so I could start to pay them back.... Did I forget to tell you they didn't have an address to provide to me because the money is taken care of out of Nigeria. Also try to pull up the area codes here - no such area code in the US...... I learned my lesson on this one. My credit managment service rep had informed me - they can't collect until they send it to a collection bureau in your own state....
- Cheryl, don't worry about these people; just ignore their calls. They are criminals who are being pursued by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for making exactly the same kind of calls and illegal threats to lots of other people in an effort to steal money. They are no different than the notorious Nigerian spammers.
As earlier messages in this thread indicate, the call you received was made by a group of criminals in Florida who masquerade as a legitimate debt collection company. Here's a recent news article about these crooks and the Florida AG's efforts to stop them: http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120107/met_221875639.shtml
They operate under all kinds of phony names such as Bass Associates, Ellis Crosby & Associates, Jackson Phillips & Associates. And lately, they've been calling from a number in Georgia under the name States Predisposition Services, Inc. In fact, there are already messages threads here on 800Notes about calls States Predispositions -- all of which are similar to the call you received: illegal threats, impersonating a law enforcement officer, impersonating an attorney, etc. Here are the links: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-918-3844 and http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-918-3849 and
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-433-8368
And consumer law attorney Bud Hibbs has an extensive report on this gang of crooks: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/ellis_crosby_and_associates.htm
You may want to consider taking a few minutes to report the call to these law enforcement agencies:
1) Florida Attorney General (even if you're not in Florida): http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.nsf/contact
2) Federal Trade Commission: https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
3) Your state's attorney general. You can find your AG's website here: http://www.naag.org/
4) The FBI's Crime Tip website: https://tips.fbi.gov
Finally, if you need more advice or legal help, check out these websites:
http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm
http://www.naca.net/debt-collection-abuse/
http://www.fairdebtlawyers.com/
http://www.myfairdebt.com/
http://www.consumercounselgroup.com/
I hope this helps put your mind at ease. Good luck.
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