855-226-4188

That there had been a complaint filed against one of our employees, that they had information and to please call.  

A Google search linked the number to RPA and Associates who specialize in debt management.

This  number claimed to have a certified letter they are calling me about and have a summons being sent to my address. They want me to call back and I filed a complaint with the National Do Not Call Registry.

look up the link to 877-801-7940. have  website rpaandassoc.com with no identifying information. just keep asking questions about the company particularly the lawyers and they'll give up. They said they had a assistant district attorney working for them! Which district? I don't know.  How do you spell that?-three spellings in 2 minutes, say they're from upland california (not on the website)

Got a call from this number that claims they have summons. This is BS. They are bill collectors trying to goat you into calling them back. Trying to collect on old credit card debt. Such a scam. They don't even have the right person.

They called me yesterday that if I didn't pay what they wanted which was at least 50% of a ridiculous amount due to years of fees being tacked on that I would be getting a summons.  They also contacted my parents and my parents NEIGHBOR and told the neighbor that I gave that number as an alternate number - I don't even know my parent's neighbor's number!   I asked to provide me the breakdown of all these fees they're charging in writing and they wouldn't do that.  They said the only way to clear this up to avoid the summons is to pay a $354 fee (server fee I was told) within 24 hours to stop the summons and settle within 30 days a ridiculous amount of beyond what I currently owed on the credit card.  I think it's bbbbbbbbogus!

Entity Name:    RPA & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Entity Number:    C3458393
Date Filed:    03/02/2012
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:    1831 E GROVE CTR ST #25
Entity City, State, Zip:    WEST COVINA CA 91791
Agent for Service of Process:    RENE JAVIER IRAETA PALACIOS
Agent Address:    1831 E GROVE CTR ST #25
Agent City, State, Zip:    WEST COVINA CA 91791

The company who has been calling you is probably a scammer. There is no evidence that they actually exist. They are probably criminals who have found your information online. Unless you receive written notification there is no reason to treat them as a real company. They may threaten you to scare you into paying them, but there is nothing they can actually do. Do not give them anything they ask for. File a complaint with your state attorney general's office or contact the new government agency which has been set up to handle consumer complaints:
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/get-help-now/c ... and-complaints/
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
You may also file a complaint with the FBI here:  
http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx.
Payday loan sites get hacked on a seemingly regular basis and  scammers use info hacked from these sites to illegally collect money from unwary consumers. They will often know  personal info such as your last four digits of your SSN, DOB, address etc., all taken from the stolen records.  They use that info to get even more info on you from personal info sellers like Choicepoint. Unless you know for sure you owe the money, be very careful about giving them any personal info, especially bank account information (they will clean you out,).  Record the calls if legal in your jurisdiction, and demand a mailing  address so you can send them a "cease and desist" letter (see FDCPA Sect 809.)   Since these calls almost always come from overseas, there isn't much the authorities can do to stop them.  So protect yourself. The scammers use many scare tactics to force you to pay:
•    Threaten jail time, to "serve you at work or home" or " arrest you at work or home" if you don't pay by a specific hour
•    demand pre-paid Walmart card or Western Union tranfers to pay the supposed debt
•    Tell you "there is a case pending  in the courts".  Check your local courthouse and see if any company has filed a lawsuit against you.
•    Say they are federal agents, government agents, law enforcement, ie; "Officer Smith", ""Special Investigator Jones"
•    Say they are a lawyer or law firm. Ask for their exact company name, address and the names of their lawyers so you can look them up in their state bar association (this can be done online).
•    State a fake company name: again, get the exact address and look them up in their state's Division of Corporations:. If they are not listed there they are not a real company, and therefore, a SCAM!
•    Tell them by law they are required to send you a collection letter within 5 days of the first time they call you. Be suspicious if they refuse to give you their address or won't send the letter through the US Mail. Many scammers email or fax collection letters to skirt the Mail Fraud felony laws.
All Division of Corporations for every state can be found at the following link:
http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html
Unfortunately there is nothing we can do against scammers since they are  not legitimate and not much you can do either other than hang up on them. Keep telling them you know they are not real, they will not get anything from you, and are wasting their time.  Also, tell them you have reported them to the FBI.  Eventually they will leave you alone when they realize they will not be able to trick you into paying them.  Please see this ALERT  from the FBI:
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/101201.aspx
Here is a link to a recent Fox news report on this very scam:
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/investigative ... -scams-20110502
We hope this information has proven helpful. And please tell your family and friends to be on alert for this scam!
Thank you for contacting us.

Client Coordinator/Paralegal Team
Lemberg & Associates LLC
1100 Summer St, 3FL
Stamford, CT 06905

Has anyone check the address that is on the file
RENE JAVIER IRAETA PALACIOS
1831 E GROVE CTR ST #25
WEST COVINA CA 91791
It leads to the company that i got a call from. RPA & ASSOCIATES, INC. who claim I was going to court and if I didn't pay i would go to jail. I'm speaking with my local police department to get details on this. I plan to get the FBI involved in this to stop these guys from calling me or my family.

OMG! at the very moment, i just decided to look this firm up and now i'm wondering are they real????? I have been paying my debt through them for the last 4 months and this is alot of money i'm talking about. What should i do now? They say i have to pay $1200 by nov. and i have been making payments... So i want to know is this real or not? The RPA&Assocites... did they even spell it right? Someone please help me!!!

They have called my place of employment twice even though  I have asked them not to. They have been leaving a diffent number--855-356-3284 --for call back and went as far as running my credit three times in two weeks.

Then you need to put an alert on all your credit reports.

I will definitely join you, this has to be stopped. They are breaking so many rules ...look up the address its a damn apartment complex...does this mean they are doing this from their home????

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