832-408-6299

The caller identified himself as James O'Connor from Weinburg, Cockran & Irwin Law Firm. He was persuing a check fraud case that "Billy" (my boyfriend) was supposably guilty of from 2008. He stated that he had already notified the District Attorney's office and the Chief of Police and that if he did not send him the money due by noon today (two hour notice) the police would be making an immediate arrest and charging him with his second strike. James gave "Billy" the information to send the money right away through Western Union and stated that if he met the deadline, he would settle the $1976.40 debt for $464.00. "Billy" freaked out and sent the money before checking anything out. A very valuable lesson learned. It was discovered that this company was a well documented fraud scamming operation.

From: https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-614-600-3060

Thank you for posting on this thread! I now know this is WCCI, aka Weinberg, Cockran, Coulson and Irwin. I have taken the liberty of posting everything I know about these [***]. They are NOT real debt collectors. And now they can add extortion to their list of crimes, as I read above. Please read below:

TO ANYONE WHO RECEIVES A CALL FROM THESE JERKS! You will know this is them because they use a "pseudo-lawyer" phrase "Govern yourself accordingly" and say they are from the "worthless check division". Give me a FU**KING BREAK! Number one: Non-payment of a debt is a CIVIL matter, not a criminal matter. It is not considered a "worthless check" or a "check" in any way. NICE TRY [***]! Number two: You CANNOT be arrested for a CIVIL OFFENSE. Number three: Another name they go by is "White Collar Crime Investigators". The name says it all! AGAIN, IT IS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO NOT PAY A DEBT OF ANY KIND. Their lack of knowledge of the FDCPA makes me want to kick them in the teeth! I know EXACTLY where these POS’s are. Below is their address:

Weinberg, Cochran, Coulson and Irwin
6050 Moncrief Road #3
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Owner: Lillie B. Sloan
Actual phone number 904-329-2681

If you look at their listing at www.lookupbook.com, Weinberg etal claim to be in the "medical alarm" business. This in itself shows you how shady these jerks really are. It took a lot of effort to find this info, so PLEASE USE IT!  I now even have the owner's personal phone number and address so my lawyer can have them served properly. They hire scumbags to do their dirty work. Ex-cons, crackheads etc. These people don't know the law so they just do whatever is necessary to get this fake "debt" paid. Probably funding their crack addictions. If they call again, feel free to say these things to them. As you probably know already they are a complete joke. They use illegal tactics to get people to pay for debts that don't exist. They were actually licensed to do collections but their license expired in December 2010. Therefore, what they are doing is a crime punishable by fines and/or jail time. They're all a bunch of C U Next Tuesdays and will be paying for what they've been doing very soon. There is so much I could tell you about these [***] but it would take too many pages! I have been researching them since January, when I got  my first call from them. I was going to let this go earlier in the year; too many people didn’t bother to even answer my posts about them so I figured, WHO CARES? But, they’re back. I should have taken care of it earlier when I first got all this info. Now,  I am going to make these jerks an example for every other low-down scumbag doing this and calling it a "job".  THEY ARE GOING DOWN! and I do not care if they read this cuz there is nothing they can do now! I have proof that they are operating with an expired license and it doesn't matter if they disband now because they have already done it! If you don't believe me, good luck to you and I hope they don't drain your bank accounts! Any doubts to your rights as an AMERICAN citizen regarding debt? Go to www.creditlaw.com and right there on the homepage you will find the basics of the FDCPA listed for your perusal. You'll notice that most of these have been violated by WCCI. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE THE CRIMINALS, NOT YOU!!!!!

I just got a call from James OConnor yesterday. He called me at 1:15 in the afternoon and told me that I had until 4:00 the same day to get the money to him by money gram at Wal-mart or him was going to have me arrested.

I got a call from a relative 1600 miles away that said a guy named Shawn that was trying to reach me about a check fraud case and asked them if they could have me call him @ (832)408-6299 and reference a case number he gave her. Something seamed very wrong about all of this when the message was passed to me. First off, I thought, there is no way I could be accused of such a thing, and second, If it was a real law office (or a good one anyway) they would know that by law you cannot disclose personal information like that to anyone but that person. So, I came home, got online and started researching these individuals Shawn and "The office of James O'conner" (Not the LAW office of....) and it led me here and I find the same phone number and associated name in a fraudulent case where someone sent money without even questioning it. If you get a call from this number (which is a landline in Houston Texas) and it does not seam right, check it out and do not send money. That is not how court cases work.

"My name is Shawn Alexander; I work for the fraud & worthless check division. I have a David Davis On an illegal issue & you are named as an affiliate.My number is 832-408-6299. call immediately to get this resolved & govern yourself accordingly "

The men that called me called on the phone# 832-408-7100 ( number I think is not being used an more it's for a car sales place if I stand corrected) but the mans name was Travis Sullivan. A said that if I did not pay my debt to Advance America of x's of money by a certain time frame that they will have me arrested. Funning thing was I was moving  that day to a different state. I told them if they want me here is were I will be. Nothing happen for a few days, then they called me again I made sure I had there fax number( 832-408-1344) and names. And by the way the lawyer called himself Mr. Howard with the phone number (832-408-6299) . After having all of the info. I new I called a lawyer in my town and they called (Sullivan) I to have not heard from them sense then. But they still call my family back home and causing hell for them. I glad in away to find out that I am not the only one that this has happen to. It has calmed my nerves and maybe the help someone else. Thank you.

Identical to the call I got except for the victims' names!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this company WCCI called and mention that I took a payday loan and if I dont pay it they will arrest me. but stupit me i believed them and they have paid the $572.50. I dont know what to do....the number they called from is 678 606 5833. I will be calling my bank and disputing the transaction

Close your account ASAP!
They will only keep calling you for more.

Associated telephone numbers are 202-827-0860 and 202-827-0771.

Also the following - 202-684-2191.

Weinberg, Cockran, Coulson and Irwin are a front for an extortion ring.  They have virtual offices in Jacksonville Florida, Atlanta, GA, and Washington DC.  They have dozens of Telephone numbers; some will answer "compliance"; some answer "preliminary prosecution"; some answer "Fraud and Worthless Check division".  Their current website (which is a front using fake names and addresses) can be found at

http://www.wccigroup.com

The one link that seems to tie all of the associated phone #s, websites, and so-called prosecutes/compliance officers is a mutual fax number.  It is  1-888-389-8063.

You will find that their operations address (depending on which number you call)  always seems to revolve around the street number 303.  They said that they are at 303 West Avenue in DC over the phone....but their website states that they are at 303 Perimeter North in Atlanta GA.  Their old (probably discarded) address was 6050 Moncrief in Jacksonville FL.

It is illegal, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, for a debt collector to threaten CRIMINAL prosecution for a CIVIL matter.  The majority of the collection efforts being made these individuals in question are in regards to past payday loan agreements.  These payday loans have specific contract agreements between the vendor (the payday loan company) and the person receiving the payday advance.  One such contracted agreement is that, in the event of a returned check (in other words, the receiver of the loan was given funds by the vendor, but the check on which the advance was written was deposited and subsequently returned to the vendor for insufficient funds); the vendor has the right to charge returned check fees and pursue the debtor through legal means in order to recover a loss through CIVIL ARBITRAGE.  According to the signed contract agreement between the vendor and the debtor, CRIMINAL PROSECUTION cannot be an avenue of rectification.  The contract agreement only allows the vendor to remedy the loss through civil arbitrage, in the event that the debtor will not agree to a repayment agreement (contingent upon a particular state's regulations).

Furthermore, it is ILLEGAL for a payday loan company, cash advance vendor, debt collector, or any merchant, to attempt to redeposit a check AFTER a payment arrangement has been made between a debtor and said vendor, because the repayment agreement acknowledges, in writing, that both parties understand and agree that the check has been returned to the merchant/vendor, and that a repayment agreement has been entered into.  This becomes a legal contract between both parties.  In the event that the debtor defaults on the repayment agreement, the vendor may only pursue collections efforts in CIVIL court.  The original check can no longer be collected upon, because the new repayment contract was contingent upon the understanding that the original check was returned, charges and fees were assessed, and that repayment through installments would be made.

Also, attempting to DEPOSIT a check or draft on a closed account by a vendor, merchant, or payday loan company, is considered illegal under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Debt collectors who claim to be attempting to collect a debt on a bad or worthless check AFTER payment arrangements had been made are Federally unable to pursue criminal action against debtors, regardless of whether or not a repayment agreement was defaulted on.

For information on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you can follow the following link:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf

Again, any debt collector who attempts to threaten a consumer with criminal action for a civil matter is breaking the law.  The federal government has instituted legislative measures to protect consumers from illegal collection practices.  Individual states have also taken action to legally restrain debt collectors from harassing consumers.  

If a debt collector threatens you with criminal action for a bounced check, a defaulted payday loan, or any other monetary contractual default, they are in violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Contact your state's attorney general office and the Federal Trade Commission immediately with all pertinent information concerning ANY debt collector who attempts to utilze these methods of extortion.

I got a call from Weinburg, Cockran, Coulson and Irwin stated that I had a payday loan from five years ago for $400.00 but now I owe $4757.00 because of attorney and court fees.  His name was Mark Anderson - phone number 512-582-8248.  He said the loan was from Summit Group LLC.  I told him to send me something in writing so I can see what he was talking about and I also told him that a $4300.00 charge for a $400.00 loan was outrageous.  He kept on calling me by my last name and telling me to "govern myself accordingly" because I was asking him numerous questions.  I asked him if he was an attorney, he said yes, I told him to let me talk to someone else, he said no because the file was on his desk. He ended up hanging up on me - I know my rights.  How can I file a complaint on this company?  He gave me a website www.wccigroup.com.  I am extremely irritated by this company and I cannot believe that they try to threaten me and say that they were going to file with the "state" and have a cop come to my door.  I am not at all threatened because I know this is a civil matter.

same people try to get my i almost fell for it since i do have a debt like that,..they are calling me from a missouri number 816-759-0908     816-759-0513 if it wasent for all these blogs i would have gave them money thanks soooooo much...i dont see how and why these a holes are still doing this some one needs to put an end to this madness and have them locked upp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Received a call today from the Department of "Worthless Checks and Fraud".  I pressed really hard and asked if they were a government agency their response was they were in washington.  Evasive.  I asked if they were a collection agency and the woman called Lisa Steel said no.  Said it was important my daughter contact her immediately so she could save her from something bad happening.  Threatening.
Number was 202-600-7255

Just got a really rude message from a company claiming to be from a worthless check and fraud division for some person I don't even know. The number came from 202 600 7255. She identified herself as Lisa Steel. I demanded her company address and name and she refused. The message she left on my voicemail was quite threatening for someone she doesn't have any business dealings with or even know for that matter.
This needs to be turned into the federal trade commision.

Said that they calling from Prosecutor office on serious criminal case for my son- call at 832-408-6405 to please call immediately; went on line to check name of company and find all these complaints- from them - I never called back - since I am a retiree employee from a law firm for 23 years

Johnsonand Johnsons mediation are the same scam
They claimed I had a debt and if I didn't pay certified funds they would
Have me arrested as soon as possible. There number is

(210) 704-1221
TX, USA
http://www.johnsonmediations.com/contact-us/
And
678-503-5699

Here is the registration for the website you posted.  Readers may find it interesting domain:                          JOHNSONMEDIATIONS.COM
created:                         13-Feb-2013
last-changed:                    13-Feb-2013
registration-expiration:         13-Feb-2014

nserver:                         ns51.1and1.com 217.160.80.164
nserver:                         ns52.1and1.com 217.160.81.164

status:                          CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

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registrant-lastname:             Henson
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registrant-city:                 Jacksonville
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registrant-phone:                +1.9043292681
registrant-email:                w.c.c.i.group@gmail.com

admin-c-firstname:               Phillip
admin-c-lastname:                Henson
admin-c-organization:            Weinburg, Cockran, Coulson, and Irwin
admin-c-street1:                 6050 Moncrief Rd
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admin-c-state:                   FL
admin-c-city:                    Jacksonville
admin-c-ccode:                   US
admin-c-phone:                   +1.9043292681
admin-c-email:                   w.c.c.i.group@gmail.com

They have offices all over I have noticed from some of the complaint postings of phone numbers they called one of my neighbors today aug,15.2013 or I would not have known anything but they called her for a phone number out of Washington D.C.202-706-6198 so I called them back they said they were a collection agency for payday loans and because I used the internet to obtain this loan it was considered Interstate fraud.  First of all I told them I had just checked my credit report and there was some fraud issues on my credit that it was not me that made any such loan in 2009 and further there are 3 other people with the same name in my area so she began to threaten me and when she was told she could talk with my attorney she hung up on me. but the damage was done because I am sure my neighbors think the worst of me.

Hi, Just saw this.  It's very interesting to me because my fiancée just lost $1500 + dollars to these same individuals a week after this website was created.  I was able to  track a lot of this information but couldn't get this.  Thanks

I am totally disgusted with being violated by these people and I for one am not going to sit by and allow these crooks to continue harassing, intimidating, and threatening people.  I too was a victim of these criminals and paid the money totally out of fear to them they never reported to debt paid to the Ace Cash Express people now they have someone else coming after me for the same thing I paid four years ago!  WTF.  I will be filing a complaint with the Florida Attorney General's office and I will be locating these people and suing them or at least, filing charges!  These people have crossed the line on every law protecting citizens against debt collection companies.  Enough!