216-393-4473

A caller from this number called my father's house looking for me stating that I had defaulted on financing.  When my father tried to find out a little more information such as what company was being represented, the caller refused to provide any additional information.  
When I tried to call the number back, there was no answer and after several rings, it went to a busy signal.

We got a call last night at home from this phone # and they were looking for my ex-husband, its been 9 years since our divorce.  The message said this was regarding a civil complaint against him and gave a case # three different times during the message.  The end of the message says good bye and good luck.   What is that about?

check out the 2 pages of postings for 216-393-0456 looks like its the same company

A MESSAGE WAS LEFT ON MY PHONE FROM SOMEONE NAME NICK LYANCE SAYING THAT I HAD A CIVIL COMPLAINT THAT WAS FILED AGAINST ME BY MY COUNTY. HE ALSO LEFT A CASE NUMBER AND A RETURN CALL NUMBER AND WISHED ME GOOD LUCK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH THIS MAN, THE PHONE WOULD RANG AND GET ABUSY SIGNAL.

I also got the same message.  Scared me at first, thinking I did something so very bad.  Thanks for the knowledge of using the pc.  Now I am no longer scared and i not answer the phone anymore.  They not looking for me anyways it is my sis-in-law.  j

THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE SAME THING. I THINK ITS GREAT THEY DID THAT.

CHECK THIS OUT
CIVIL SUIT - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
THE NEXT ACTION THEY HAVE TO TAKE IS TO SUBPOENA YOU.

Yes, I got one too.A message on my machine to call 216-393-4473, and a bad one at that. Returned call and asked for details, and got nothing. They were very short when I told them they would talk to my lawyer. I was threatened over the phone, I think it's against the law,and they knew the last four at least of my SSN. Can our government not stop this BS. You know if I can get on the net and find as much as I did, they could get more, make examples of some of these jerks. Maybe MSNBC needs to run this a while.

Another phony message posted by someone with the non-existent law firm of "Robert Goldstein & Associates".

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 other felonies (impersonating law enforcement officials, fraud, impersonating an attorney, extortion, etc.) 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

Remember, the only difference between these CMC/Goldstein callers and thugs on the street is that they mug people over the phone.

I suggest you and everyone else who's 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.

I received a call from 216-393-4834 saying they had a subpoena for my ex.  I told them he hasn't lived here for years.  They knew my name and my kids.  They wanted his mom/dad's numbers but they are both deceased or a family member.  A few months back I was receiving calls and mail from a debt collector.  I told them to quit calling me we had been divorced for 15 years or I would contact the Attorney General.  I guess they ar trying another tactic.

At the very least, you may want to send them a cease-communication notice. Here are samples of such a letter that you can copy and adapt to your particular situation free of charge:

http://www.budhibbs.com/cease_comm.htm
http://credit.about.com/od/debtcollection/a/ceaseanddesist.htm

Here are some links that may be of assistance:

http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm
http://www.fairdebtlawyers.com/
http://www.naca.net/debt-collection-abuse/
http://fair-debt-collection.com/

Good luck!