216-393-0456

As per the previous post, the FBI agent's name is Edward J. Satterfield.  (216)522-1400

as per the previous post, the FBI Agent's name is Edward J. Satterfield. (216)522-1400

Does anyone have an address for these guys? The closest I can get is a city: Independence, OH. That is about 20 minutes southwest. I might go drive by this place if I can get a solid address, just to check them out.

I got a call yesterday from my brother. He had a message on his voicemail from "claims, summon, and warrants" with a warning that I needed to call 216-393-0456 before a warrant was issued for my arrest for fraud with criminal intent.  Not knowing what this was all about, I immediately called the number and gave the case number that was on the message. A very obnoxious man told me he was an arbitrator from Goldstein Attorney at Law, I had 3 days to pay on a debt from a car repossession from January 2001 or they were going to issue a warrant for my arresst for malicious intent to defraud a creditor.  He was so convincing, that he scared me into trying to make some type of arrangements to pay. Howver, I couldn't afford whatever terms he offered. He finally told me to talk with family and friends and call him back or I was going to jail. After panicking for most of a day, I calmed down and started to think rationaly and put things in perspective. I researched and called arround to friends. They said before paying a dime over the phone, get everything in writing! So, I called back. I asked the guy who I was speaking with his name, John Cipher. When I asked him how to spell it, he got angry. Wanting to know why? I then asked him who he worked for. He said he represented Arcadia. I said "do you work for Arcadia?" He said, "no for Asset Locators". He then got very angry and said are you going to resolve this debt today, I said I could not today. He then said he would see me in court after I was arrested...

THIS IS A GREAT COMPANY.THEY KEPT ME OUT OF JAIL AND I OWED $10,000 AND ONLY HAD TO PAY $2,000 .PEOPLE ARE DONT KNOW WHAT THERE TALKING ABOUT THIS COMPANY IS VERY HELPFUL THANK GOD FOR THEM...

You're either making this story up (which I think is the case) or you were suckered by these criminal con men.

The fact is, no collection agency has the authority to have any arrested or to send anyone to jail for anything.

Nice try.

Add me to the list of people that these guys tried to scam. they called and told me my debt from 1998 needed to be paid or 2 warrants would be issued. (i told him that made him sound ignorant even before i found this thread.) even though the debt was included in a bankruptcy in 2001. persons name i spoke with was John Wright if thats his real name. number was also 1-216-393-0456, i reported them to the FBI, FTC, and the BBB. i don't understand how in this day and age a company cannot be found and stopped. they have phone #'s, they must have adresses associated with those #'s.

I was called by a man claiming that I owed $6,000 to a credit card that I never even had.  He said that if I didn't give him $1,000 or make payment arrangements or that he would be at my door in 48 hours to arrest me.  He informed me that there was a warrant out for my arrest, and that I had committed credit fraud or somasuch nonsense.  
I called two different lawyers who both told me to disreguard this call, and that it was a scam.  I plan on calling my local police department and also informing them of what is going on.  From reading the posts here, it looks like the cops are looking for these guys anyways.  
The man that called me finally relinquished his name, John Cipher, which I googled, and guess what?  It's a VIDEO GAME NAME!!  He even spelled it out for me, so now we know that it's a fake!  He threatened to arrest my husband, and I both, and when I called him back, to say that he couldn't arrest me, he hung up on me.  He refused to give a mailing address, instead asking for a FAX number, and I told him no, mail me something.  He replied that it was too late for that, and he'd see me in two days.  I told him he couldn't, and he was silent for a moment, and then hung up.
THIS IS A BIG SCAM!
Class Action Lawsuit anyone?

This is a scam do not pay it!!!!

These calls are from a criminal operation by the name of CMC Recovery that's based in Georgia. They also masquerade as working for the a law firm called "Robert Goldstein & Associates" and probably other aliases. As consumer law expert Bud Hibbs notes, there is no such attorney Robert Goldstein & Associates. These people are not only breaking federal debt collection laws, they're also committing numerous felonies. They are criminals and you should NEVER give them any information about yourself. Ignore their calls and report them to authorities. Here's Bud Hibbs' advice on dealing with the CMC/Robert Goldstein:

http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/cmc_recovery_bud.htm

By the way, a class action suit probably won't amount to anything.  This is just a handful of criminals with some several phone lines who are trying to mug people over the phone.

I suggest you and everyone else who've received these calls contact your local police, your local FBI office, and that you file a complaint online with the Federal Communications Commission at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html (The FCC enforces the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.) Also, since this batch of calls originate in Ohio, so you should file a complaint with the Ohio Attorney General by calling 877-244-6446 or going online to http://www.ag.state.oh.us/citizen/consumer/complaints.asp

For those who file a complaint with the authorities, I suggest giving them the weblinks to the several message threads on 800notes.com that concern abuse in the 216 area code by this same group of criminals (CMC Recovery Services, Inc./a.k.a. Robert Goldstein & Associates). Here are weblinks:

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-0456
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-4473
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-4428
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-9240
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-1928
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-8225
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-0478
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-8223
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-4446
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-0455
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-9241
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-216-393-0472

The only way we can stop these people is to pursue them as relentlessly as they pursue victims.

"Marsha" also posts under the name "Teddy Bear" in other threads here regarding this group of criminals-masquerading-as-debt collectors.

Hi everyone,
These people are either expanding or moving there base of operations. I got several calls from a 410-878-2437 and 410-878-7057. They are using the same info as when they called earlier this year and the name they use is Wolfbergh and Stein. the area code is in Baltimore MD. They say they are special investigators for this law firm and will issue a warrant in a civil matter if I do not respond in 48 hours. Sound Familiar???
Anyway, they of course wanted to verify who I was. They stated my partners name which is who they called asking for,but, the rest of the information was my partners info. They had the first 3 of the social and an address that we no oonger live at. They wanted to verify by the last four of the social I would not give it to them. I gave the case number and she could not find it, funny, I thought she called here less than 15 minutes ago. When I told her it was my name but my partners info she talked to her supervisor, she set the phone down and you could hear that there were several others theretalking to people on the phone rudely and threatening summons, jail and the usual stuff they do. I kept refusing and she would not tell me anything about the case. I stated it sounds like you all are the same scammers that called a few months ago. She laughed kind of nervously and tried to get the social again. I said no. She then said hey would be issuing a warrant for us. I told her go right ahead, I was still waiting for the warrant from the last threat and I would have lunch waiting and why doesn't she come along. She told me to F-off and I told her she was a crookm and needed to do better than that. I hope they call back, I have not had this much fun in a long time!!!!!

I got a call from this organization.  First do not give them any money... FULL STOP.

They said they had filed civil charges for 1)theft of property and 2) intentional act to defraud a financial institution.  They asked if I had received a subpeona or a warrant for my arrest or appearance in court in the last 48 hours.  Of course I had not received any such summons.

They then became very beligerent saying that I had defaulted on a loan with a financial institution and that I would be going to jail.  I told them I did not owe this debt.  They offered to send me to aribitration which would include the purchase of a fraud package for only 10% of what was owed and that the money was guaranteed to be refunded if I proved the loan was not mine.  My first gut was identity theft and to call a lawyer.  As soon as I mentioned lawyer, then the threats become even more beligerent.

Finally, I hung up.  I researched called the financial institution they said that I owed.  Of course, they had no record of me.  I reported this incident to their head of security which was great because he also pursued this organization to find out this organization was a scam.

I reported this group to the Independence Police department.  The detective there said they have received numerous calls and investigated their offices.  He said no one is there, it is a bank of phones and obviously the phone calls are being routed.

I learned this organization is called the Robertson Goldstein & Associates.  They told the head of security of the financial institution that they were a government institution and they did not have to follow the laws.  The head of security of the financial institution told them to cease and desist contacting me, and to send to him the tapes of all recorded conversations.  They refused and said they were erasing the tapes.  These people are violating many laws...

Some steps to take:
Step 1:  Call your local police department and determine whether or not charges have been filed.

Step 2:  Go on-line and review your credit report.  Make sure there has been no identity thef.

Step 3:  Call the Independence Police Department

Step 4:  Call the BBB in Ohio, Call the FTC and Attorney General in Ohio

Step 5:  Call the legitimate institution where they say you owe the money.  Ensure there is no (and never has been) any loan in your name.  Report this to their head of security or their head of fraud.

Step 6:  Call the BBB in your state, call the FTC and Attorney General in your State

Please do all these steps to help stop people like this.  Fortunately, I did not lose any money, but I wonder how many innocent people, or elderly people fell for this scam.
Caller ID: Unknown
Caller: DPO or Robert Goldstein & Associates

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 201
Independence, Ohio 44131

I believe you are making this up as well.  I was a collector and what they do is completely out of bounds.  You must obviously work for Robert Goldstein & Associates.  They have no legal authority to put anyone in jail for debt they do not owe!

And according to Bud Hibbs, there's no such debt-collecting attorney by the name of Robert Goldstein: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/cmc_recovery_bud.htm