888-253-9358

Received hang up in voicemail.  Number blocked.

Got 3 calls past 2 weeks from this # on voice mail, no message left. Strongly suspect it's from Northland Group, Edina, Minnesota. They call me from many numbers and leave no message. They are a scam debt collector that tries to convince people to pay them money for long expired debts they don't owe, FTC has already sued them. Don't call them back or answer them at all.

Just received a call, Caller ID said 800 service, answered and it told me to "please continue to hold" and played screeching sounds that were supposed to resemble music.

NORTHLAND GROUP AKA ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT AKA ARM, INC.
Posted in:  https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-569-7149/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-932-6804/5
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-292-2446
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-365-8438          (note comes up as 800 service on caller ID)
Web page with contact information:  http://www.northlandgroup.com/contact-us/
Web page for Accounts Receivable Management indicating that they are now the Northland Group:  https://www.arm1.com/
BBB page for Accounts with not much on it:  http://www.bbb.org/new-jersey/business-review ... re-nj-80002965/

BBB page with 294 complaints and an A+ rating???:  http://www.bbb.org/minnesota/business-reviews ... n-edina-mn-9806
Minnesota Dept. of Commerce registration with 50 of the 197 collector’s names and numbers:
State     Minnesota
Board     Debt
Inquiry Date     02/11/2015 04:57 PM
NORTHLAND GROUP INC

Business Location Address 7831 GLENROY RD
PO BOX 390846
PO BOX 390246
EDINA, Minnesota 55439

Business Phone Number 952-831-4005

Fax Phone Number 952-831-7356

Licenses
Collection Agency
License Number     Original Issue Date     Status     Effective Date     Expiration Date
8001093     06-11-1988     Active     06-07-1989     06-30-2015

Aliases
Former Name
Name:    Effective Date    End Date    License Type
NORTHLAND COLLECTION SVC INC    02-17-2007
Individual Associations
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Full Name    License Number    License Type
ADRIAN , NATHAN
20618908     Debt Collector
Aguilera , David
40264301     Debt Collector
Ali , Abdullahi
20557467     Debt Collector
AMUNDSON , LEONARD
20395759     Debt Collector
Anderson , Preanna
40410550     Debt Collector
ANTWI , JUDITH
20621415     Debt Collector
ARCHER , BRIAN
20249223     Debt Collector
AUSTAD , KEITH
3005766     Debt Collector
Ayau , Ashley
40102833     Debt Collector
BAER TAKI , KAGOBE
20207663     Debt Collector
BAKER , ALICIA
20620992     Debt Collector
Barbeau , Stephanie
40236171     Debt Collector
BARTA , BRANDI
40178895     Debt Collector
BEAVERS , MARK
20513845     Debt Collector
Belille , Jessica
40415690     Debt Collector
Berg , Damond
20041358     Debt Collector
BLACK , ERIC
40085513     Debt Collector
BLACK , LANCE
3001738     Debt Collector
Brandeen , Edward
40198568     Debt Collector
Brewer , Mark
40056448     Debt Collector
Briley , Geoffrey
40415691     Debt Collector
BROWN , RICKY
20604515     Debt Collector
Carlson , Barbara Jean
40180555     Debt Collector
CARLSON , JOSEPH
20067675     Debt Collector
Caswell , Haley
40348627     Debt Collector
CERMAK , ALICIA
40098248     Debt Collector
Chang , Para
40355626     Debt Collector
COTTON , BRIAN
20619240     Debt Collector
CUMES ORTEGA , MANUEL
20588813     Debt Collector
CURTIS , CYNTHIA
20503397     Debt Collector
DAHLIN , BRYAN
20592246     Debt Collector
DAMON , TASHA
20556719     Debt Collector
Davison , Jazmen
40338238     Debt Collector
Diaz , Yvette
40413533     Debt Collector
Dionne , Heather
40241956     Debt Collector
DUNBAR , RYAN
20325747     Debt Collector
EALY , LATOYA
20616949     Debt Collector
ECKMAN , SHANE
20603942     Debt Collector
Edmond , Jacob
40176175     Debt Collector
Escudero-Corona , Martha
40254518     Debt Collector
ESTRADA , ROGER
20600008     Debt Collector
Fabian , Heidi
40332831     Debt Collector
FAGERLEE , JOSEPH
40114784     Debt Collector
Farrar , Gisela
40201338     Debt Collector
Flynn , Nicole
40413534     Debt Collector
FORNSHELL , JOSHUA
20498077     Debt Collector
FRANZ , BONITA
20359267     Debt Collector
Friede , Richard
40234435     Debt Collector
Garamella , Joseph
40328025     Debt Collector
Gause , Alex
40246967     Debt Collector
Minnesota Dept. of State information with the name of the head criminal:
Northland Group, Inc.
Business Type
Business Corporation (Domestic)
MN Statute
302A
File Number
4B-604
Home Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Filing Date
03/01/1982
Status
Active / In Good Standing
Renewal Due Date
12/31/2016
Registered Office Address
7831 Glenroy Rd #350
Edina, MN 55439
USA
Number of Shares
1,000
Registered Agent(s)
(Optional) None provided
Chief Executive Officer
Lance Black
7831 Glenroy Rd, Suite #250
Edina, MN 55439
USA
Principal Executive Office Address
7831 Glenroy Rd, Suite #250
P.O. Box 390846, P.O. Box 390905
Edina, MN 55439
United States
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of the date of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
Also file a complaint with the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce here:  http://mn.gov/commerce/consumers/complaints/