818-226-6000

Caine & Weiner Company, Inc.
collection company!

Another bottom-feeding collection agency attempting to collection outdated debt. Multiple calls using robocaller, hides behind blocked caller ID, which does not provide company name AS REQUIRED BY LAW, Mr. Greg A. Cohen:

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Better Business Bureau record shows INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS:
Customer Complaints Summary
46 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years | 14 closed in last 12 months
Complaint Type     Total Closed Complaints
Advertising / Sales Issues     3
Billing / Collection Issues     39
Problems with Product / Service     4
Delivery Issues     0
Guarantee / Warranty Issues     0
Total Closed Complaints     46

Welcome to an introduction to the worst collection agency in the United States. Where oh where to begin.
#1. Greg Cohen.
Oh Mr. Cohen, I'm so sorry you stopped growing at 12 and just stayed 5"1, I get the short man syndrome, but come on you dont have to be a DB to everyone who is tall and somehow threatening to someone of your stature.
Im also sorry that you have chipmonk teeth and a really bad coke habit. Oh yes we all know about the coke Mr.Cohen, its very obvious the way you scream at people on a daily basis when you need a fix.
You are thee worst boss in worlds history, its all complaints and never any praise, Good way to motivate your employees buddy. You dont do anything but take take take from your hard working employees. Heaven forbid you give raises and take away from your coke fund. I feel bad for your hot ass wife, how you landed that Ill never know, oh wait yes I do, you have MONEY!
Thats the only reason you are in the position of power that you are in. No one respects you, no one would even give a sh** if you got hit by a bus tomorrow, think about that. Everyone loved Bob C, everyone, and you destroyed that man's legacy in the Caine and Weiner name. Its now a joke in the collection world. Everytime I say I work for you people go Oh man I've heard horror stories about that place. Yup, they are right, its a joke.
You are losing clients left and right, you wont stay afloat much longer, mabey a few years tops. So good luck what goes around comes around Napoleon Bonaparte.
#2. Collection tactic.
This company violates the FDCPA on a daily basis at least 100 times a day.
Dear customers, did you know that everytime they violate the FDCPA you are entitled to $1000.00, not per violation just per call. So if they break 4 laws in one call, you still only get $ 1000.00. People need to start taking advantage of thier rights against this company. One of the biggest violations I see is collectors telling people they are going to "SUE" you. Umm yeah they legally cannot tell you that unless they intend to actually do it, which they have no control over. There is one attorney in the CA office and he is awesome! However the court sytems in the state of CA are down to two court houses in LA county and lawsuits take 6 months just to file then they can serve you and by then the 4 year statue of limitations could be up, so make sure you check you last payment date from the original creditor or if you made a payment to a collection agency it starts that 4 years all over again.
But again the collectors cannot lie to you and tell you that you will be sued bc once again they dont make that decision.
They also cannot be rude, they have to recite the mini miranda each call and state the call in recorded. Be aware of that.
I would never ever make a payment over the phone, you know why? Because collectors there want to hit thier collection numbers and they run fake checks ALL THE TIME! And those fake checks hit your banks and cause charges, again illegal and you can sue them!
I hope Ive helped! Happy collecting everyone!

The new CFO Chris Mathews was removed from his duties at NRS in 2011 Nationwide Recovery Systems in Carrollton was fined 250,000.00 by Minnesota Department of Commerce under his management for co-mingling client funds with operating expenses. That puts light on this comment on Caine-Weiner's website:In Our Industry, Reputation is Everything.....
"Since 1930 we have enhanced cash flow for the global business community through the creative and effective utilization of accounts receivables management systems and innovative solutions."
— Greg A. Cohen
President & CE

Received a call from this number -- Caine and Weiner. Didn't hear it so I didn't answer it. No message was left. I called back (curiosity) but there was  no company identifier. That was Thursday. It was the only call in my records from this number. On Monday I received a letter demanding payment of a debt. The debtor was just listed as letters with the word Germany next to them. I called Caine & Weiner and asked who the debtor was. Every word the man said as clear. Except for the company name. He told me they did websites and other services for businesses. I told him I didn't have a business and had not used any such service. He said it was online and they would send me info proving it. I said this is a scam and hung up. I started to research and found this pages, among others. Today I found out they had a NY office and called there. Although the woman I spoke to was pleasant enough, she said my info was at the California office and she couldn't give me any info. She had to transfer me to the Cali office for assistance yet she was able to assure me that I would not speak to the same representative.... I get transferred and the woman who answers was on the defensive immediately. I told her I wanted the name of the creditor and their contact info to ascertain what the debt was from as I did not believe it was mine. She gave me the name and once again explained the company is in Germany and that they provide online services for businesses. She then told me she had no contact information and that things weren't going to go my way because I had no rights (sure) and did I want help or not. I have only ever been subjected to a worse phone call one time -- and that was a phony IRS call (they never call) that was a big scam where they use high pressure and say you are on the verge of arrest and that you can't tell anyone they are calling.... After that I was really ticked off because this has got to be a scam. I've checked all of my emails -- no request for payment. I've received no bills and no phone calls with voice mail. So I started researching the company. Media Finance is owed by a dude name Bernd Stephan and is located in Beverly Hills. Bernd has dual US and German citizenship. I found  his facebook page and the company's facebook page. But it got really interesting when i went to his Linkdin page and found out he was a tier 3 contact -- someone I am friends with who worked in California knows someone (who I don't know) who is friends with Bernd. I got his phone number and left a message. Haven't heard back, so tomorrow I will let him know that if this doesn't go away he will be contacted by an attorney. I also called the PA Consumer Fraud Hotline and left a message and filed a complaint with the PA Attorney General's office. I checked everything I have a membership with online and found no other links to this company. LinkdIn. Who would have thought?!?!