888-940-4440

Received three VM from a Tom Castle stating that he wants my side of the story regarding finacial institution fraud on my part. Said Davis, Rich and Associates had sent me paperwork which I did not reply to. Said he is sending paperwork to my place of employment.

My Co-worker just gave me a note with this phone number & stated that Mary Jennings called & started blurting out my business.  He said she instantly starting saying that she was trying to reach me because I am being taken to court. Have no ideal what this woman is talking about. I called the number & her ext. 301 & a voice message came on saying she was either with a client or on the other line. This is some type of bill collector.

I just called the number 888940440 and spoke to Mr. Thomas Castle who say's he is from Davis Rich and Associates. He admitted to me that he was a scam artist. I asked him for his address. This is what he gave me: 269 Walburt Avenue Suite 300, Kenmoore NY, 14276. He told me he would not be contacting me again and I politely thanked him and hung up. One minute later, he called me but left no message.

I received the same message, and I contacted the office. She didnt say I was being taken to court though, she stated that she is a mediator and I have the option to seek her assistance. I asked what this is regarding and she advised me that she has been retained to service a client that is looking to pusue me for bad check charges. She was actually quite pleasant. I knew what she was talking about because it is a never ending story that has followed me for three years. I asked if I could just resolve it, she said not with her, and that she didnt think I could because they were already in the process of filing, she stated that I should have answered to the letters i got. I did receive letters a couple months ago but when I called the number to the people that sent them, I never got through. I checked my credit report and seen that this firm was listed on it as a civil judgement was obtained. wth why contact me if you already filed against me. She stated I must have had two different affairs with this company, which I think I did. so now they are getting ready to file another one. I also Got a letter from my HR department at work and it was basically a "Verification of employment" they wanted to see if i worked there so they could order a wage garnishment. Thats what my HR lady told me. UGGGGHHHH I wish these [***] would just let me resolve it now so I dont have to be responsible for court fees or whatever. I am already getting garnished from the same company it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than what I borrowed.

[***] this company any everyone who works for them!!!! I got a letter from my hr department at work telling me I needed to sign it was an employment verification or something. Susan who is my hr lady says that when she gets these it is cause a company is looking to order garnish my wages so i call them because i had no idea what this was for When i spoke with Allen Gretchen he stated that  they sent letters but because i ignored them they are now going to pursue. I went round and round with them for an hour trying to offer some sort of restitution and they said they couldnt do anything because they already filed. I am trying to buy a house and trying to get a loan for a car for my girlfriend so i can not afford to get sued. I forgot about this completely. I told them I had moved several times and they said they understand and would see if they could talk to their client to settle. I waited for a call back and finally got one two days later saying they would settle. I got a letter from them and all and had 928 dollars set up to come out of my account in the middle of feb 19th. I was just going to use my tax money to close the account. NEXT [***] THING I KNOW. IM BEING SERVED AT MY JOB! they seriously went ahead and filed anyways after they promised me a settlement. I called douglasville county court. The woman I spoke with said I didnt have to appear unless it was something I wanted to dispute other wise they would just be awarded their funds plus any litigation fees that applied as well. I called them furious!!! I spoke with Allen again, and he said he was sorry but it was not his decision to pursue- it was the client. I told them I was disputing because they sent me a letter saying I could settle and they have to honor that! He said that the file must have "slipped through the cracks" He then told me he was only there to mediate and if they decided to just sue they could. My problem is that I have another suit WITH THE SAME DAMN COMPANY being filed for "Fraud". I didnt fraud anyone. I can not get through to the actual client and everytime I speak with someone, they tell me "they are no longer dealing with my account and that I need to talk to the firm they hired". Im so [***] PISSED>>>>> I dont want this on my credit for the next 7 [***] years as I already have one with another company that is listed as a "civil judgement" and Im almost done paying that off. Can anyone help. What do I do. I want to resolve it.

Joseph, I don't believe for one minute that you were served anything from these frauds. I've received two calls from a woman at this number. The first went to voicemail and she left the usual message of jumbled crap. The second call I answered. After allowing her to struggle through her inarticulate script I told her that I wished she'd hurry up with the paperwork. I was hoping to receive something in writing from them. I explained that for them to file anything they'd have to come to the surface of the cesspit in NY state they work in and that as soon as they did that my Attys. would be all over them like flies swarming around the pieces of s**t that they are. I have not received another call.
These people are just another example of lifes failures. Scum employing lesser scum. They are unworthy of the slightest attention and are little more than an irritant. If they become overly bothersome simply record all their calls and voicemails and retain a Consumer Atty. Attys. are popping up all over that will pursue these frauds on a contingency basis. You won't get much but you'll feel better and the fine dinner that you'll be spending your award on will taste much better when you know it's being paid for by a crooked shyster who will soon be valeting cars at the Moose lodge.
To cut through the Bull, when they call tell them to mail you documentation of their claim. When they refuse they've proven themselves to be frauds. Simple as that. Hang up. Don't answer. Don't return their calls. Get a Call blocker for your phones. Or get pissed and sue them. It doesn't really matter one way or the other. NY state is brim full of bogus debt collectors and an outfit like this will disappear and re-materialize in a matter of days. Ignore them all and remember; If it looks like a turd, it sounds like a turd and it smells like a turd.. it's a turd. Unless of course it's a NY fraud impersonating a turd.









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Thomas Castle from Davis Rich and Assoc. told me he was sending out papers to my work. I've been waiting for two weeks now. No papers. He told me it is regarding check fraud. I have no idea what he is talking about. I called him yesterday and he actually admited to me that he is a scammer! I asked him for his address and found out that no such address even exists! Who is this person? I told him never to call me again and then he told me there was a big mistake and I had nothing to worry about. Then today, I had two VM on my work phone from Chief Investigator Larry Johnson regarding a legal matter with Davis Rich and Associates! If these people were for real, they would send me paperwork and bring me to court, but all they do is threaten me over the phone. Some advice I can give you is DO NOT sign any paperwork for verification of employment. If they are going to garnish your wages, they will do it without your signiture. DO NOT give these people your bank account, routing number, SSN, etc. Once they have access to your bank account they will keep taking money out. If you owe someone money, then pay it using a money order. Many times these people tell you the only way to resolve something is by giving them your bank info. This is NOT true. You can send them a money order. If they are telling you they dont take money orders, then this company is scamming you! I would close my bank account immediately. If they do sue you, then make sure to show up for court and plead your case. Tell the judge that you settled over the phone. Make sure to have the persons name you spoke to along with the date and time you spoke to them. The judge will probably find in your favor. If you are dealing with people calling you from this number: 888-940-4440, tell them to never call you again! They are scammers. They cant do anything to you. They are trying to scare you. They are illegal and cant hurt your credit. Remember that you work hard for your money. It is your money. These people scare you into giving them your bank info and then they just sit back and watch your money roll in. Good luck to you, and remember, dont let these scum balls scare you.
Another thing that you can do request a validation of Debt. It is their responsibility to prove that you actually owe them money. If they cant prove that you owe them money, then case closed and you win. If you google "Debt Validation", you will get some good advice as how to word your letter and what it shoud say. Make sure to send this to the company you are dealing with.

Mr. Castle from Davis Rich and Associates stated that he would no longer be calling me regarding a check fraud issue. Now I'm getting calls from a man named Larry Johnson who states he is the Chief Investigator for Davis Rich and Associates. He left a VM telling me that he would be getting local authorities involved if I do not call him today by 3pm. He has been leaving the same VM for the last week. He is calling me from a different phone number: 866-373-0560. Has anyone received calls from this number? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you!

I too received phone calls from Larry Johnson. After I asked him never to call me again, I started getting calls from Steven Arnold. I believe he is from the same place, but using another number. I told him to stop calling me, and now I just received an email from a Jennifer Brandshaw from Check Systems. The letter was written by a Faith Galloway. It states I took out a loan from BMG/Alpine Direct, and they are collecting on the debt. I have a sneaky suspision that all of these people are from the same company, since I have received no more phone calls today. This Check Systems is out of NY and the phone number is 877-651-4666. Have no idea how they got my email. I never took out a PD loan!

So what's their address?  Must be on the papers they supposedly served you with.

Sounds a lot like some other debt collectors in Buffalo. Stop by my blog at stopnandg.blogspot.com to read about how to put a stop to these tactics.

What client needs to hire a third party to pursue bad check charges? This sounds like a scam.

as an attorney who deals with this stuff, I call [***] on the above post.