888-231-8060
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I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008
I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008I meant Terry Jacobs and also Shane Haley? Have you heard of them from the other names this company had operated under?
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Rating: +1 R. - 3 Apr 2008
R. - 3 Apr 2008I would not be too concerned with what names they give you on the phone...just make sure you record the call if you can. Write down the time and date of the call and a basic (or detailed) account of what was said. They probably think that by using ficticious names their harrassment can't be traced back to an individual. It can be used against the agency though.
Rating: 0 I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008
I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008They of course have told me that if they don't hear from me by 5 this evening they will be taking me to court. I have to say they started off nice as pie and once I began questioning them they got rude. There is not listing with the Attorney Gen in New York or the BBB for them. They say to be lawyers but there is not record of them. I understand that it is illegal for them to say they are lawyers when they are indead a third party collection agency. Am I right about this?
Rating: 0 ec - 3 Apr 2008
ec - 3 Apr 2008Yes. It's illegal for anyone to impersonate an attorney or any other officer of the court. It's also illegal for them to make false threats, such as threatening to sue you when they aren't going to or threatening to have you arrested (which is an authority that no debt collector or law firm has.)
It's a good bet that there will be no lawsuit filed against you after 5pm today. If I were you, I'd file complaints against them with federal and state law enforcement and I'd retain a consumer law professional and sue 'em for fun and profit:
Report this attempt to extort money from you with the following agencies:
1) The FBI at http://tips.fbi.gov or call the local FBI field office
2) Your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org
3) The Federal Trade Commission at https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
For more information on protecting yourself from outlaw debt collectors and suing them, check out these websites:
http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm
http://www.naca.net/debt-collection-abuse/
http://www.fairdebtlawyers.com/
http://www.myfairdebt.com/
http://www.consumercounselgroup.com/
It's a good bet that there will be no lawsuit filed against you after 5pm today. If I were you, I'd file complaints against them with federal and state law enforcement and I'd retain a consumer law professional and sue 'em for fun and profit:
Report this attempt to extort money from you with the following agencies:
1) The FBI at http://tips.fbi.gov or call the local FBI field office
2) Your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org
3) The Federal Trade Commission at https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
For more information on protecting yourself from outlaw debt collectors and suing them, 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/
Rating: 0 I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008
I'm getting scammed! - 3 Apr 2008I did file a complaint with the Att. Gen's Office in New York, when I told them they were claiming to be lawyers and they had sent my SS# over the internet they started the complaint for me right then and there. Thanks for the info.
Rating: 0 Sue them.... - 3 Apr 2008
Sue them.... - 3 Apr 2008...for fun and profit!
Sounds like a plan to me!
R.
Sounds like a plan to me!
R.
Rating: 0 ec - 6 Apr 2008
ec - 6 Apr 2008The correct FBI link is https://tips.fbi.gov
Rating: 0 Jimmy Choo Choo - 6 Apr 2008
Jimmy Choo Choo - 6 Apr 2008It is not illegal for them to tell you they will take you to court if they actually have the intentions of doing so. The only way it is illegal is if they never intend on doing it. I used to do collections about 5 years ago when I was in college. I wouldn't say its a good job but it paid the bills.
Rating: 0 D - 8 Apr 2008
D - 8 Apr 2008I was contacted by a "Senior Legal Assistant" Jason Taylor from this "law firm" the beginning of March. He left a message on my answering machine that he had received a affidavit in regards to a possible law suit and he wanted me to contact him for a settlement. When I called back Mr. Taylor with my "case docket number" he asked me if I had received a summons from the Sheriff Dept. without telling me any other information. So of course I was skeptical about what he may be referring to. When I asked him what he was referring to he begin to tell me about a settlement that I needed to agree to with an account that never belonged to me. I asked him to send information regarding this account, which I know that once requested they are required by law to send within five days. I never received any information whatsoever. I contacted an attorney after this phone call and of course nothing was registered in any court in my county. The second conversation that I had with this "Senior Legal Assistant" he still would not give me any information and when I explained calmly that this account was not mine, he begin to call me a liar etc. If this "law firm" was a valid debt collecting agency they would of course send the information requested. I believe this agency uses old accounts, that may or may not be valid and uses scare tactics to try to collect any kind of money they can. After reading the forums it is great to know people will not and should not tolerate this kind of behavior. Hopefully they will get shut down. Of course I did order my 3 free credit reports and there were no adverse accounts on any of them which further proves this "law firm" is not a reputable establishment. I will also be checking into all the links that have been posted to report these people to as many agencies as possible and encourage everyone else to do the same.
Caller ID: NY (716)688-7182 and NY 888 #
Caller: Moreno and Wood
Rating: +1 D - 8 Apr 2008
D - 8 Apr 2008If anyone would like some interesting information about this kind of "law firm", do a Google search of "zombie debt collectors". Sounds exactly like what this "firm" is doing.
Rating: +1 k9's wife - 8 Apr 2008
k9's wife - 8 Apr 2008When I reported them to the FTC that is what they told me also. They go after "zombie" debt and threaten and harass people to try and pay. The person who called us was Michael Taylor-he must be using a different first name now. Anyway, he is very nasty and abusive. He is to afraid to call us anymore because he knows we are on to his game and going to record his phone calls. There is nothing on our credit reports either. The debt he is trying to collect is from my husband and his ex wife from 1997. Funny, he tried to tell me the amount due is over $5k but that he would settle for $800. Michael tried to tell me this debt was just charged off in 2007-yeah right. It doesnt take 10 years to charge off a debt. I asked for the phone # to the original creditor and was told they dont have that information. He was very nice to me at first until he realized he was not getting any money from us then thats when the abuse started.
He has also posted nasty things on here about my husband and myself, which I have printed and submitted to the Attorney General's office & US Marshal.
He has also posted nasty things on here about my husband and myself, which I have printed and submitted to the Attorney General's office & US Marshal.
Rating: +1 LOOK - 8 Apr 2008
LOOK - 8 Apr 2008Go the this site-you can sumbit your claim and a consumer attorney will review.
http://www.attorneysforconsumers.com/fdfc/Debt-Your-Rights.aspx
http://www.attorneysforconsumers.com/fdfc/Debt-Your-Rights.aspx