866-694-3999

Who was it? If you know please post. Thanks!

Someone from this number continues to call my elderly mother, friends and daughter.  They have told them that there is a warrant out for my arrest (which is not true) and that I have committed fraud (also untrue!).

I just received a call today, they left a message for my sister who says they've been calling her too. They even said she needed to call ASAP to avoid being served at her residence or workplace. What is this about?

I went online and found out that this is a mortgage company called Great Solutions Mortgage. Here is the website... http://gsmaz.net/index.html
They are not who they say they are...Watch out! You might want to report the number everywhere...I am trying to do so, so the number can be flagged and eventually blocked. Good luck!

If you are getting threatening phone calls from any of the following numbers, PLEASE read this. The phone numbers that are associated with this fraudulent collection company are- 866-694-3999, 716-694-2500, 716-694-2555. If you receive a call from a similar number and they are threatening 'legal' action against you, please post it here so people can reference this message. I have done EXTENSIVE homework on this company, contacted the FTC and BBB regarding them.

The caller will identify a debt that you or a relative owes. This debt may or may not be valid. In my case, they were attempting to collect on a debt that had been filed in my CH 7 bankruptcy and discharged 3 years prior.

This company has been harassing me for nearly 6 months. They will attempt to get you to give them credit card information to pay off the debt in order to stall or eliminate their filing of 'CIVIL OR CRIMINAL' charges against you. They will make false accusations regarding fraud and other 'felony' crimes that you have NOT committed. They are trying to scare you.

Know this- They are ABSOLUTELY NOT A PART OF ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY. I cannot stress this enough. This is a huge part of their scare tactic. Tracing their phone numbers will lead you to an industrial gas company, a plumbing company, a mortgage company, a nail salon and a Chinese restaurant. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS.

Through recommendation of the FTC, I called both Mister NICHOLAS RONAN and BRADLEY BISHOP (both whom have called me) and they both stated different addresses for the establishment. One told me 21 MAIN ST in TONAWANDA NY and the other told me 19 MAIN ST in TONAWANDA NY. These addresses are a nail salon and a restaurant. Other facilities in this strip-mall type facility are a mortgage company, insurance agent and plumbing facility. NONE OF THESE ARE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.

On one occasion, they somehow called me under what appeared to be a local number. They identified themselves as 'DETECTIVE' so and so from Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. This was an attempt to collect a debt and fool me into thinking they were serious. The caller said that he'd received some documents stating that this company had charges pending against me and advised me to pay it off. After I got off the phone with him, I called the number back. The number they called me from was a local government SWITCHBOARD. After speaking with the operator, it was determines that that number was used for INCOMING calls only. Through skip tracing, this company was able to portray that they were calling from my local court house- which they were not. (Felony, anyone?)

These people have called me a liar to my face, saying I never even filed a bankruptcy. They threatened to have my child removed from my home and made references to the freedoms that 'convicted felons' give up. They later claimed to have spoken to my attorney (who has since gone out of practice- so they couldn't have) saying that while they DID verify that a bankruptcy was filed and discharged, this debt was not included. (Yes folks, it was.)

I once called one of the 716 numbers and hung up after verifying who it was. They then called back and told me they were pressing criminal charges against me because this 'is a government secure line and hanging up on someone on a government line is a felony.' Also, they first claimed that they were feds- then when prodded further, said they were a division of the NEW YORK STATE government. Don't worry- they aren't either.

If anyone finds out the TRUE name of this company, call the FTC and report it. I was unable to get anywhere because I can't pinpoint the real name of the company. The FTC even said that the NEW YORK DEPT OF CHECK AND BUSINESS SERVICES does NOT exist. Their phone numbers trace everywhere and so does their so called address.

I am posting here because ANYONE who receives a call from these scam artists needs to know what they are dealing with.

DO NOT LET THEM SCARE YOU. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO JAIL. YOU DON'T HAVE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL CHARGES PENDING. It is a crock of crap.

My wife got harassed by Mr. Bishop today. I called the sheriff's dept. and of course there were no warrant. When I called him back he said the matter had been resolved. Yeah right. Oh well just wanted to let others know they are not alone.

I received a call from this company at my place of employment last week.  They were able to "caller ID spoof" so that the # of my local sheriff's office came up.  I was then lead to believe I was speaking with a law enforcement official and that they were attempting to serve a warrant for fraud, passing worthless checks & theft of service.  They had information regarding an outstanding payday loan I had & indicated that I had closed my account before the loan was paid off.

In a state of fear, I relented & gave them my debit card info for the $960 charges to "have the warrant & misdemeanor charges dropped".  After the call I began to question why the individual had seemed so interested in why I took out the loan & such.  I contacted the WV State Attorney General's office who informed me that I had most likely been scammed.  

I contacted my bank & was told the transaction posted as "Check & Business Services" in Tonawanda, NY.  When the transaction posted so did the 866-694-3999 phone number.  Along with a representative from the Attorney General's office, we contacted the company who answers the phone as Check & Business Services.  When pressed for information, they stated that I had authorized payment for an outstanding payday loan with Instant Cash Loan Til Payday. They denied representing themselves as law enforcement.  

They gave the address as 21 Main St., Tonawanda, NY (same as post above).  The Attorney General's office representative asked if he was licensed to do business in the state & requested he fax a copy of his license to their office.  As they continued to push him for more info, he became flustered & put, Curt, the "owner" of the company on the phone.  Curt stated that if it was a problem that they were doing business in WV, he would refund my money.  However, he stated that he owned the account and would keep it on my credit report as long as possible.  However, it appears that they have refunded the money to my account.

I URGE everyone to report any problems with this company to your State's Attorney General's office.  This is the only way to stop their fraudulent collection activities.

Just left a msg on the other board. They called me with a payday loan scenario as well. Since I called the local number & it was the Sherriff's office I thought maybe it was legit. I was unsure if I paid it but was unsure why I hadn't heard anything in 2 yrs. I set up payment arrangements for 3 payments to try to get time to look into it. The first payment came out friday (well is still pending w/ my bank) I received my "Agreement to settle" letter today and they did a very poor job with the letter. So I searched and called 411 with no leads. Will try to have my bank put the payment on old while I dispute it but I'm hoping it doesn't come out over night. I think I'm just going to tell the bank to I never heard of the company, if I can't find them, my bank can't either in order to process the payment. If anyone finds any information please contact me diamondshalom@gmail.com

I just received a debit from my checking acct in the amount of 170.00, I tried to call this number to see who it was...and the number has been disconnected.

I was scammed by this company for $740 and now that my States Attorney General's office is trying to contact them with the number listed above, they will not answer, however I disputed the charge with my credit union and had a new debit card issued so hopefully they will be able to refund me the money, but does anyone have any other numbers to reach these crooks?

I am wondering about this company paid several payments to this company and they were suppose to send me a letter of paid in full, but never did. I also have confrimation numbers, so is there away to get your money back, i am lost here.

Phone showed spam. Called back said some attorney's office in Nebraska. Hung up lol