2155262600

And the guy was rude about it to when I talked to him.

My father called me this morning and told me that a Zed Heidesburg called my parents home looking for me from an attorneys office. I have NOT lived there in 10 years. I tried calling the 877-543-6151 left and a lady picked up the phone and said "attorney's office please hold" 4 times before asking me what I wanted. Told her the name I was given and she told me to hold again and transferred me to a man. He asked what I wanted and told me to hold and disconnected me. Not very proffessional.

About 10 minutes later I got a voicemail from the 215-526-2600 number telling me it was Tom Landish's attorney office and it was a matter that had been brought to attention in their office that needed immediate attention. I could hear a bunch of people in the background like it was a call center. Last I knew, a lawyer's office didn't have a call center and a real law office will mail you documents.

They Lest Me a Message on My Voicemail Today (September 13th 2010 11:34 A.M)
I Live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

It was a call for Someone named: Christian Greeg (who i'm not! and doesn't even know). I have My number for many years now so it's not a wrong number (plus never got a call for someone of this name)

This was an Automatic Message With a Computer Generated Voice. The Message was saying:

"Hi, This Message is for Chistian Greeg, if you are not Christian Greeg, please call back to 215-526-2600 ans we're gonna remove you from our list (What I didn't do and don't want to as it's long distance and seems like scam). If you are Christian Greeg please listen carefully the following Message.

This is Kathie Fox from Law Office Thomas Landis. We're calling you to collect a debt. Every informations you're gonna give us gonna help to collect the dept. Please call me back to my office at (215-526-2600). Thank You."

received calls from lmm also.

Received call from this number asking for my husband.  He was not in and I was asked where is he when did he go when will he be home.  Would not leave a call back number.  Hung up and then called again and said he was calling my husband work #.very rude and arrogant.

Continually call toi speak with one of my employees. I have repeatedly told them this is a business and they need to contact the employee at home, not work.  They ignore. Caller claims to be an attorney. God help us if that dimwit is indicative of what we're graduating these days.

Constantly receive 3-4 calls in a row from them if my phone is on, usually in the evening. I accidently connected on the last one tonight; I was trying to turn off the phone. I hung up. Within 2 minutes someone was knocking on the door. I do not answer the door (ever) without knowing who is there. Whoever knocked waited about 1 minute and then got in a car and drove away. I'm hoping it is a coincidence...

Person extremely rude. "JUST SO YOU KNOW WE ARE RECORDING THIS CONVERSATION,"
he says. Says it's an atty's office. Half right name, wrong SSN, wrong address. Wants to know who I am anyway. Refused to tell me what the call was about. Told him to f* off and record it up his **s. Good to have this website here to find out what schmucks they are! Can they be reported to FCC or someone for harrassment?

http://consumerjustice.com/consumer/agencydetail.aspx?id=5881
Landis, Thomas, Law Office  
650 College Rd E Ste 1800
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*****Lawrence Weil, Owner, Convicted Felon, Reported Drug User******

(Filed for bankruptcy 6-04-2010 APM Financial Solutions, LLC)
 
 

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1) Never assume they have a VALID DEBT OR LEGAL RIGHT TO COLLECT
 
2) Debt collectors MUST FOLLOW your STATE laws regarding licensing.  Check your Secretary of State for licensing requirements for ANY collection agency that contacts you

Debt Collectors DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION!    
The INFORMED CONSUMER IS THE DEBT COLLECTORS WORST ENEMY!

THE CORRECT WAY TO HANDLE COLLECTION CALLS AND ILLEGAL TACTICS

READ DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS, RECORDING CALLS AND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BY STATE

You can also post your questions here http://www.collectorsexposed.com/forum/   NEW URL!    

These links are to attorneys for those being scammed www.naca.net or http://www.consumerjustice.com/consumer/searchattorneys.aspx


Dealing with Debt Collectors
Http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm    
    
Statute of Limitations by State – always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/statute_of_limitations.htm

Recording calls from Debt Collectors - always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/record.htm


From Federal Trade Commission Website – FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
Debt Collection FAQs: A Guide for Consumers
If you’re behind in paying your bills, or a creditor’s records mistakenly make it appear that you are, a debt collector may be contacting you.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you.
Under the FDCPA, a debt collector is someone who regularly collects debts owed to others. This includes collection agencies, lawyers who collect debts on a regular basis, and companies that buy delinquent debts and then try to collect them.
Here are some questions and answers about your rights under the Act.

What types of debts are covered?
The Act covers personal, family, and household debts, including money you owe on a personal credit card account, an auto loan, a medical bill, and your mortgage. The FDCPA doesn’t cover debts you incurred to run a business.

Can a debt collector contact me any time or any place?
No. A debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 in the morning or after 9 at night, unless you agree to it. And collectors may not contact you at work if they’re told (orally or in writing) that you’re not allowed to get calls there.

How can I stop a debt collector from contacting me?
If a collector contacts you about a debt, you may want to talk to them at least once to see if you can resolve the matter – even if you don’t think you owe the debt, can’t repay it immediately, or think that the collector is contacting you by mistake. If you decide after contacting the debt collector that you don’t want the collector to contact you again, tell the collector – in writing – to stop contacting you. Here’s how to do that:
Make a copy of your letter. Send the original by certified mail, and pay for a “return receipt” so you’ll be able to document what the collector received. Once the collector receives your letter, they may not contact you again, with two exceptions: a collector can contact you to tell you there will be no further contact or to let you know that they or the creditor intend to take a specific action, like filing a lawsuit. Sending such a letter to a debt collector you owe money to does not get rid of the debt, but it should stop the contact. The creditor or the debt collector still can sue you to collect the debt.

Can a debt collector contact anyone else about my debt?
If an attorney is representing you about the debt, the debt collector must contact the attorney, rather than you. If you don’t have an attorney, a collector may contact other people – but only to find out your address, your home phone number, and where you work. Collectors usually are prohibited from contacting third parties more than once. Other than to obtain this location information about you, a debt collector generally is not permitted to discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse, or your attorney.

What does the debt collector have to tell me about the debt?
Every collector must send you a written “validation notice” telling you how much money you owe within five days after they first contact you. This notice also must include the name of the creditor to whom you owe the money, and how to proceed if you don’t think you owe the money.

Can a debt collector keep contacting me if I don’t think I owe any money?
If you send the debt collector a letter stating that you don’t owe any or all of the money, or asking for verification of the debt, that collector must stop contacting you. You have to send that letter within 30 days after you receive the validation notice. But a collector can begin contacting you again if it sends you written verification of the debt, like a copy of a bill for the amount you owe.

What practices are off limits for debt collectors?
Harassment. Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact. For example, they may not:
    use threats of violence or harm;
    publish a list of names of people who refuse to pay their debts (but they can give this information to the credit reporting companies);
    use obscene or profane language; or
    repeatedly use the phone to annoy someone.

False statements. Debt collectors may not lie when they are trying to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    falsely claim that they are attorneys or government representatives;
    falsely claim that you have committed a crime;
    falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit reporting company;
    misrepresent the amount you owe;
    indicate that papers they send you are legal forms if they aren’t; or
    indicate that papers they send to you aren’t legal forms if they are.

Debt collectors also are prohibited from saying that:
    you will be arrested if you don’t pay your debt;
    they’ll seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages unless they are permitted by law to take the action and intend to do so; or
    legal action will be taken against you, if doing so would be illegal or if they don’t intend to take the action.

Debt collectors may not:
    give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit reporting company;
    send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn’t; or
    use a false company name.

Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    try to collect any interest, fee, or other charge on top of the amount you owe unless the contract that created your debt – or your state law – allows the charge;
    deposit a post-dated check early;
    take or threaten to take your property unless it can be done legally; or
    contact you by postcard.

Can I control which debts my payments apply to?
Yes. If a debt collector is trying to collect more than one debt from you, the collector must apply any payment you make to the debt you select. Equally important, a debt collector may not apply a payment to a debt you don’t think you owe.

Can a debt collector garnish my bank account or my wages?
If you don’t pay a debt, a creditor or its debt collector generally can sue you to collect. If they win, the court will enter a judgment against you. The judgment states the amount of money you owe, and allows the creditor or collector to get a garnishment order against you, directing a third party, like your bank, to turn over funds from your account to pay the debt.
Wage garnishment happens when your employer withholds part of your compensation to pay your debts. Your wages usually can be garnished only as the result of a court order. Don’t ignore a lawsuit summons. If you do, you lose the opportunity to fight a wage garnishment.

Can federal benefits be garnished?
Many federal benefits are exempt from garnishment, including:
    Social Security Benefits
    Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
    Veterans’ Benefits
    Civil Service and Federal Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Service Members’ Pay
    Military Annuities and Survivors’ Benefits
    Student Assistance
    Railroad Retirement Benefits
    Merchant Seamen Wages
    Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Death and Disability Benefits
    Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of U.S. Contractors Outside the U.S.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Disaster Assistance
But federal benefits may be garnished under certain circumstances, including to pay delinquent taxes, alimony, child support, or student loans.

Do I have any recourse if I think a debt collector has violated the law?
You have the right to sue a collector in a state or federal court within one year from the date the law was violated. If you win, the judge can require the collector to pay you for any damages you can prove you suffered because of the illegal collection practices, like lost wages and medical bills. The judge can require the debt collector to pay you up to $1,000, even if you can’t prove that you suffered actual damages. You also can be reimbursed for your attorney’s fees and court costs. A group of people also may sue a debt collector as part of a class action lawsuit and recover money for damages up to $500,000, or one percent of the collector’s net worth, whichever amount is lower. Even if a debt collector violates the FDCPA in trying to collect a debt, the debt does not go away if you owe it.

What should I do if a debt collector sues me?
If a debt collector files a lawsuit against you to collect a debt, respond to the lawsuit, either personally or through your lawyer, by the date specified in the court papers to preserve your rights.

Where do I report a debt collector for an alleged violation?
Report any problems you have with a debt collector to your state Attorney General’s office (www.naag.org) and the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov). Many states have their own debt collection laws that are different from the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Your Attorney General’s office can help you determine your rights under your state’s law.

For More Information
To learn more about debt collection and other credit-related issues, visit www.ftc.gov/credit and MyMoney.gov, the U.S. government’s portal to financial education.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad
February 2009

File complaints with

Federal Trade Commission  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

Your State Attorney General
State Attorney General is every state they have offices

Link to all State Attorney General Websites www.naag.org

If you or they are located in NY – use this SPECIAL Link  www.NYDebtHelp.com
This special website was created by NY AG Andrew Cuomo specifically for reporting illegal debt collection practices.  HE’S CRACKING DOWN AND SHUTTING THEM DOWN!
    
Also report your calls and contacts with debt collectors at http://www.budhibbs.com/index.html  If the company is listed under agencies – report there. If not on the list YET, click on Watchlist! and add to the list.   You can also post here http://www.collectorsexposed.com/forum2/index.php?board=2.0




Time-Barred Debts
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt144.shtm

There’s no doubt about it: you are responsible for your debts. If you fall behind in paying your creditors — or if you dispute the legitimacy of a debt — a debt collector may contact you.

“Time-barred” debts are debts so old they are beyond the point at which a creditor or debt collector may sue you to collect. State law varies as to when a creditor or debt collector may no longer sue to collect: in most states, the statute of limitations period on debts is between 3 and 10 years; in some states, the period is longer. Check with your State Attorney General’s Office to determine when a debt is considered time-barred in your state. You can find contact information for your State Attorney General at www.naag.org.

Federal law imposes limitations on how debt collectors can collect debts, including time-barred debts. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a “debt collector” generally is any person or organization that regularly collects debts owed to others. The term includes lawyers who collect debts for others on a regular basis, but it does not include creditors collecting their own debts.

The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from engaging in any unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices while collecting debts. It does not erase any legitimate debt that you owe. To learn more about your rights under the FDCPA, click on www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fdc.htm.
Collecting Time-Barred Debts

Most courts that have addressed the issue have ruled that the FDCPA does not prohibit debt collectors from trying to collect time-barred debts, as long as they do not sue or threaten to sue you for the debt. If a debt collector sues you to collect a time-barred debt, you can have the suit dismissed by letting the court or judge know the debt is, indeed, time-barred.

Whether a time-barred debt — or any debt for that matter — can appear on your credit report depends on how long the debt has been delinquent: debts that have been delinquent more than seven years cannot appear on your credit report, with certain exceptions. In addition, a debt collector may not try to collect a debt that has been discharged in bankruptcy, no matter when it was incurred. To learn more about credit reporting, click on www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fcra.htm.
Contact with Collectors

Can a debt collector continue to contact you about a time-barred debt you don’t think you owe? According to the law, if you send the debt collector a letter stating that you do not owe some or all of the money within 30 days after you receive written notice of a debt, the collector must stop trying to collect until you’ve been given written verification of the debt, like a copy of the bill for the amount you supposedly owe. The collector can renew collection activities once you’ve gotten proof of the debt.

You can stop debt collectors from contacting you about any debt, regardless of whether you owe it, by writing a letter telling them to stop contacting you. Once the collector gets your letter, it may not contact you again — except to say there will be no further contact or to let you know that the collector or creditor intends to take some specific action. Sending a letter doesn’t absolve you of the debt if you actually owe it; the debt collector or creditor still could sue you for the debt.
Future Collection Efforts

The best way to protect yourself from future collection on any disputed or partially settled debt is to get a form or letter from the creditor or collector that releases you from further obligation. To make sure the release is valid, you may want to consult an attorney. If you believe that a debt collector violated the law, you have the right to sue in a state or federal court within a year from the date the law was violated. If you win, you may recover money for the damages you suffered, plus an additional amount up to $1,000. You also may recover court costs and attorney’s fees. You also may want to report any problems you have with a debt collector to your State Attorney General and to the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint or get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. Watch a new video, How to File a Complaint, at ftc.gov/video to learn more. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
October 2004

Got aecorded call for an unknown person to me saying by continuing to listen to this call you aknowledge you are so and so and please wait for the next representative. Sounds like a Collection Agency to me.

These people call continuously looking for someone with the same name as me. I have a very common name.  I have zero debt and have never been late on any payment let alone have an account in collections. Many different callers, all rude, unprofessional and not particulary bright. One rude b?%#h stated it was obviously me they were looking for as they had my phone # and then asked me to verify the last 4 digits of my social security #. I advised her she obtained this info.by requesting information on this person from a credit bureau and they are now attempting to collect from anyone with the same name. She called me a liar and made a "generous" offer to settle the $6049. debt for $3,000.00, an offer which would not be honored after today. I advised her to clean the wax out of her ears, I do not owe this debt. She then offered to settle this debt today to stop damage to my credit and if the debt wasn't mine, they would reimburse me later. I laughed and advised her that during our brief conversation I googled Tom Landis, attorney and found that he has had his license suspended in the past, has been the losing defendant in numerous lawsuits, is prohibited from doing business in several states, has a former partner who is now in prison and that they could go to hell.  She advised me that I will now have to suffer the consequences of my irresponsible debt management as they will now have to pursue their "normal legal avenues."  I simply laughed, told her to go ahead and hung up. They still call my work, cell, etc.

My advise, set your phones to call forward all calls from them back to their own phone #.

Also, I thought it would be nice to let them deal with numerous phone calls about things that have nothing to do with their own actions.  I spent about an hour filling out online requests for life, medical, auto, homeowners insurance information, filled out numberous requests for information about cosmetic surgery, online schools, carpet cleaning, etc. leaving their names and phones #'s. I figure they'll be getting numerous calls for days.  Immature for sure but it makes me laugh.

Just got a call (about the 4th or 5th time) from this number. It's always the same guy asking for a name that I really don't understand, I keep telling him that he has the wrong. He then proceeds to ask "How long have you had this number? Because I've talked to this person from this number." I told him that I've had my number for two years now. He says "Ok thank you" then hangs up. Ugh, I wish this guy would stop calling me already. It's so annoying.

That rude person called our home a little while ago. Glad for the internet and people that share their stories.
It really upset my husband and had me worried too.
The person making the call did his job well. He had a very forceful voice and threw out names that sounded legal-like he represented some big major law office and we were in serious trouble. I will record his message on another device to save it just in case we need it in the future.
I wonder how he feels after making a call like that. Does it give him a feeling of power knowing he he is a bully? Does he sleep well knowing he took money from innocent people?
I understand sounding assertive-sometimes you have to be with people, but this man is working for a group of scammers.
If a person offered to pay off a loan ect...would it really be applied or is this a total scam?
From reading all of these posts, which go back to 2008, from what I saw on other message boards..
This group is not an honest group.

This did come up on our caller ID as Landis Law Office and he left a long angry message.
Thanks for sharing. L

Got a call from these people in regards to looking for my father...who lives in a different state. I looked them up on the net and everyone has complaints and says that they are bogus!!! BEWARE!!!

They go by the Thomas Landis Law firm.... BOGUS!!

These people call me every week looking for someone with my same last name. When I tell them that I know of no one by that name they want to accuse me of lying and evading them. Once they threaten me with jail time. How do I make the calls stop? How did they get my number.

Landis Law Office has called my house numerous times. I have told them every time they call that the person that they are trying to contact does not live at this residence. I told them if they could kindly remove my number from their calling list that i would appreciate it so that i no longer receive phone calls looking for a person that does not nor never has lived here. Once again they called, I kindly told the lady that the person she was looking for does not live here once again and i stated that i had already clarified that with them the last time. As i was proceeding to tell her once again to please remove my number from her calling list, she rudely hangs up. If you feel as though you can keep calling people and bothering them even though it was told that the person they are looking for does not live at the residence, they should at least have the commen decency to listen to me speak regarding the constant phone calls.

They called me twice on Friday. I didn't answer it the first time, the second time, I answered they asked for some really weird name. I told them they got the wrong number, the guy said "ok bye." It's supposedly an attorney's office, but it seems like scam to me. They used to call me a while back, always the same guy asking for the same weird name. And the guy is usually rude when he calls.

Does not sound like a debt collector to me. Someone more professional than that!

This is a collection agency owned by Thomas Landis,  My caller ID read Landis Law Office, 215-526-2600.  When I called them back a few minutes ago a person who identified himself as Mathew, refused to give me the legal name of their company and also their address.  I would advise anyone receiving a call from these people to not provide them with any information about yourself.  Also find out what the collection laws are in your state...changes are that, like mine, the stautue of limitation has already ran out and it is illegal for them to contact you in the first place.  With these people, the best defense is an offense.