866-897-9058

A strong male voice (John Craine)left a voice mail for a person I don't even know I called back and told the guy that I do not that person and he said that is a lie because they have rcord that this phone is for him.  I have this line since last summer. I told them that I'll make a formal complaint to the state and they hang up. At the end basicly hey said f*** your self
Joe

Called on my cell. Usually, I ignore, but do not want debt collectors calling on my cell.  In a very condescending voice said I had better call him back (or my attorney) before some date or I would lose a lawsuit that had been filed against me.  Called back.  They answered "Corporate Offices". Gave them "claim number". Transferred me to the one who called. Told him who I was and gave "claim number" again.  He switched me to "Mr. Thompson" who said he was in legal services for Worldwide Recovery.  He asked me if I was .....(my name). I said "yes", but he obviously had the wrong person. He gave me the last 4 digits of a SS#. I told him "you are not even close. He hung up without another word.

very rude, threatning calls claims to be an attorney

Shekinah, Inc  
operating as Costal Asset Management Group
and Worldwide Recoveries, LLC
1820 E. GARRY AVE., STE. 107
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
305-460-3375   714-380-5861

Aka/The Law Offices of Luis E. Vasquez
LUIS VASQUEZ
1820 E. GARRY AVE., STE. 107
SANTA ANA, CA 92705

Aka/Capital Recovery Services Group
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 1000
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (866) 257-4044     714-380-5871   866-897-9080
Phone: (714) 475-5460     951-479-9603 (Cornona)
Fax: (714) 475-5471
Web Address: www.shekinahinc.com 

Head Debt Collectors:
James Arley Trent,45, Owner
Devin Molina, CEO (bro in law to Trent)
Cecilia Trent, wife, (controls the money)
Dana Koprowski, flunkie
David Vasquez, VP (brother in-law to Trent)
David Brown aka David Noble, gofer
Joe Dorsey, fall guy
Dan Durbin aka/Daniel Schiele, the liar & con man debt collector!

Luis Esteban Vasquez, Attorney, CA Bar#162798 (Rent-A-Lawyer)

Q. What was Pastor Mike Harris of Cavalry Chapel, Beachside in Huntington Beach, doing recently in Hawaii w/ Shekinah people??
Bud Says...

The term Shekinah is supposed to mean “Glory of God”  These future inmates of the CA Prison System have given it a totally new meaning; THIEVES, LIARS & CONMEN!

Never before has a group of thugs burst onto the debt collection scene with the force and sheer brutality used by those at Shekinah, Inc. of Huntington Beach, CA. This group had us wondering if there had been a California prison break as their utterly out of hand, overly aggressive behavior seemed to indicate desperation on a scale we had not yet encountered.

It took awhile for the pieces to fall together and we expect to have a MAJOR announcement on them soon that may end their collection scam earlier than they expected. Here is what we have found:

These are all rejects from other CA collection outfits. The WORST of the WORST was one description we received on Shekinah collectors. The good news is the police will not have to look far when they arrive to arrest this group of future California prison inmates. Nor will any of these collectors ever have to worry about passing a drug or sobriety test. Everything we receive on them seems to alert us to the fact that this place is a doper’s dream and place where happy hour is an all day affair. It appears that management not only condones the use of cocaine and alcohol, they toot up to keep morale high!

So now, we have a large group (40) of losers who are drunk and high who have to make money to keep them happy and guess what they do? They break the law! Not just a few laws… ALL the laws!

For example: There is a term used by debt collectors called "Gagging." It is the practice of calling up a debtors credit card company or bank and pretending to be that person in order to get location information, such as home and work phone numbers.  This is a highly illegal practice in every state.  There are some pros at Shekinah who use it to gain such information, then steal money from unwary consumers.

Another reason why you NEVER divulge banking or credit card information to these thieves.

These are DANGEROUS people because they are under incredible pressure, appear to have drug and drinking problems, cannot get hired anywhere else and owner Jim Trent needs money, lots and lots of money, so he not only condones, but teaches his ‘CONSULTANTS’ (that’s how he skirts CA employment laws) on how to make a living as an extortionist.

We have learned that Trent encourages his employees to invest their own money into the portfolios that are purchased by Shekinah.  Several went as far as heavily mortgaging their own homes to invest in this venture.  However, some have had regrets and are asking a LOT of questions.  Apparently, James is uncomfortable with anybody that questions his honesty or ethics.  Too many questions have never been good for him.  I guess he knows he can only B.S. somebody for so long, which gives pause to what will happen when the FTC starts looking into his shady business practices.

Shekinah buys as much junk paper as they can, usually with other people's money.  They then turn around and resell as much as possible.  The paper that hits the collection floor is generally a product or portfolio that they are incapable of selling to another company.   This may prove to add more pressure on the collectors, as it is very hard to make a living on this (junk) paper that they are working.  In addition, it seems as though desperate times have lead Shekinah to desperate measures.  We learned that out of over 40 collectors, only three were able to meet the company’s production goals last month.  As the production numbers continue to decline, the aggressiveness of its collection efforts will only increase. This may lead to increased drug and alcohol use, which extends into more extortion on the telephone to unsuspecting consumers.

So here is the final analysis if you ever get involved with a debt collector from Shekinah: You may not legally owe the debt. They are likely collecting it illegally with no license or bond. They harass, lie and extort monies by phone. You may be dealing with a desperate con-man/woman with a drug and alcohol problem.

http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/shekinah_inc.htm

I received a call several months ago from this number on my cell phone.  The person told me he had a debt that I owed to a HSBC and that if I paid him now he would lower the amount.  I told him I did not have an account with that bank and never had.  He told me that I could lose my house.  I asked him his name and number and told him I would verify the debt and then get back to him.  I did.  I do not have anything on my credit report.  

Now two months later, they called my place of employment, told my office manager that they were trying to serve me papers and I was dodging them.  She told them she could not verify that I worked here and that they would have to try and serve me another way.  I looked, no lawsuits are pending against me, and they are not licensed to collect in the state of Arizona.  I have filed a formal complaint with the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions.  BEWARE.  This place is a scam.

The company called from several different numbers. When I asked them for a statement or recent bill to verify the debt they hung up on me. The next time they called me and I asked (this Kramer guy) if they have sent me an email yet, he said yeah. When I asked when he said "err" and changed the subject as if I would forget. This company violates the The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and I have reported them to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),spoke with a lawyer and disputed my account with all 3 credit bureaus until I receive a statement of the debt that they say I owe. These people can not be trusted. They are running a scam to get people's money.

I received a call from some prison troll named Tom Cramer, extremely threatening.  He was calling about some supposed debt of my brother in law.  These guys are a drug front company and made up of ex-cons.  Very nasty and aggressive.  I filed a complaint with the FEC, and there is apparently a class action law suit in the works.  Nice bunch.

A man called by the name of John Parks asked to speak with a former asso. at my place of bussiness. This wizzel of a man hinding behind the phone turned into a very insulting SOB after informing him that this individual didn't work here anymore. This man is pond scum and if he showed up on my office door step talking to me like that he would have been skipping to his car door to a different beat.

The person had called my parents house claiming they had a sheriff go to my parents house and to serve me papers of a lawsuit from a credit card company that i had owed them $1500.00.So i called back a cory brown(he told my parents he was a lawyer)then i asked are you a lawyer he said no i'm the claims person in law office ..so i gave him a claim # and he said you have a potential lawsuit against you for a credit card debt from "providian" he said i owe $1500.00 and then said i can cut that in half and wil also give you 3-payments of 218.45 for three months and will after that report it paid to the credit reporting agencies as paid,or i can be sued for the whole sum and they will Garnish my wages...also asked for my email addy...have'nt seen anything yet.I asked for a copy of the papers to be served from a sheriff and he declined saying it would cost $500.00 to reproduce them to me and the lawyer at the firm would'nt go for that. He also asked if i had a checking acct. and that they cannot work with a savings acct.

They have been calling everyone I know including work. Can someone tell me if they will really sue and be able to garnish my wages. They disguised themselves as me and logged into my bank account to find out how much i had in there. I have already begun discussion with a lawyer to begin drafting paperwork to sue them.

I received a call from this number today; caller left a message for me (by name) asking me to call back. It was Dan Durbin, named above in Alfalfa's post.

Mr Brown keeps calling my cell phone - looking for my son that lives overseas and has been in the hospital for 2 months.  He won't leave me alone.  He is vulgar and rude.

keeps calling

They keep calling for Leroy who do not live at this address for a legal matter, I informed them that this is not a Leroy at this address and to stop calling. He said he would keep calling and there was nothing I could do about it. I called the number back and they said there were WWR I told them once again to stop calling and they refused to listen and said they were continue to call untill the debt with Leroy was paid.

Is Wayne Brown apart of this scam????

I continue to receive calls from this number with very statically voice mails.  Only once have I gotten a clear message and I wasn't the person they asked for...........

Woman called today asking questions and being very harrassing.  When I asked who she was and why were they calling me she used profanity saying dont be to [***] stupit.  I hung up called back

This gent called me after I had calle dlooking to find out who this company was calling me.  I asked them to stop calling me and didnt know anything about why they were calling.  He than started to laugh.  I told him to stop calling and that I had looked up this number on line and found many sights and complaints regarding this company.  He informed me that was sight put up by peopl e who dont like to pay there bills.  Well Dan if your reading this stop calling me I pay y bills thanks.

I have had harrassing calls for the past three or four weeks with a claim number and whatever numbers. I called them today, and told me I owe Zales $5000.00. I said, I thought I only owed them around 2000.00. He said yes, but you have had interest added over the past several years. As a college student, I could not pay that even if I wanted. Then he wanted to fenagle and say well if you put 1500.00 we can work out 275.00 a month. I said, no, I work 12 hours a week. Then he threatened me and said, we will have to sue you if you do not at least pay 750.00 the first two months and at least 250.00 months after. He even asked if my mom could pay it for me. I told him numerous times what my income was, and how he needs to listen to me. His response was, I am listening, I said no your not. I said the most I could give is 30.00 a month. He laughed and said, the're not going to agree with that, you've had so much time to pay this. At the end of the conversation he said, well then we just have to sue you and take that as you will not pay us. Then he continued and said we will have to charge you 10,000.00 b/c we are not going to pay for the court fees.
I thought it was strange since it has been 5 years since I made a charge on my account. I do not know if they can really do anything, or like many said here on the website, they are frauds. I'm glad for the internet!
Can anyone else put their input?

These guys are the "bottomfeeders" of collection agencies.  Primarily they go by Worldwide recoveries (wwr&associates), but have many aliases.  They are debt buyers who use illegal tactics to try to threaten people and their families to collect debt for their gain.  If they call, record conversation if possible.  Try to get them to give you their collection license number and address which they expect payment to be sent (besides Western Union).  Get them to actually mail you this information, as they will lie on the phone.  Contact your state department of commerce and file a complaint (numerous investigations ongoing as well as civil lawsuits).  Do NOT be intimidated by their threats, as they are just trying to scare you into sending them money.  Beware of posts on websites by these people encouraging you to make a settlement.  I was harassed by them for a relative's debt for a long time and now have a lawsuit pending as well as have my state's department of commerce pursuing them.  Lawyers will work for free and are entitled to collect their fees from the collection scam agency.  These people are criminals and I hope you will join me in bringing them down.  I will be happy to share any other info to other posts if needed.  Merry Christmas.