312-460-3945

Received 2 calls from number. 312 is local for me. I answered they said they were recording and wanted to confirm my info. I asked what this was regarding and they said they were Harris and Harris and it was for back IL taxes. I asked if they could mail me the info. They said they did a month ago. I told them I didn't have anything and I don't do business over the phone, then hung up. Haven't called back. I'm guessing it's a scam. I've been doing my taxes for 15+ years and nothing was out of the ordinary last year.

Yes, this number is definitely a IRs scam. DO NOT give them any info. IRS has been notified and confirmed that it is not related.

Eric Wade with Harris & Harris law firm in Vegas called from a Chicago number asking me to call back on a Vegas number.  Voicemail states he is on behalf of the Las Vegas Justice court.  I lived in Vegas for 1 year, 04-05, no citations, no issues what so ever.  Nothing comes  up on the Las Vegas Marshall's website.  And I just got a clean background check done 2 days ago.....can you say scammer?

They called my phone saying they were the state of md comptroller office this is a scam do not make any arrangements with them or verify your social. Miss bailey called me from 312-460-3945

Stating that they were a government agency is against the law.  File a report with the real State of Maryland Comptroller's Office and tell them that this crook is impersonating them.  Then you can give them all the details.

You need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation, cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (think of it as the best $6.47 you ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notion of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

HARRIS & HARRIS, LTD
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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-312-460-3945
Web page with alleged contact info:  http://harriscollect.com/
BBB page gives them an A+ even though they have 110 complaints and 3 negative reviews:  http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/c ... ago-il-88724008
Bloomberg lists the head criminals:  http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/priv ... vcapId=61876620

Illinois Dept. of State info:
Entity Name    ARNOLD SCOTT HARRIS, P.C.     File Number    51126106
Status    ACTIVE
Entity Type    CORPORATION     Type of Corp    DOMESTIC BCA
Incorporation Date (Domestic)    03/29/1977     State    ILLINOIS
Agent Name    MS REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES     Agent Change Date    08/11/2010
Agent Street Address    191 N WACKER DR STE 1800     President Name & Address    ARNOLD S HARRIS 111 W JACKSON BLVD #400 CHICAGO IL 60604
Agent City    CHICAGO     Secretary Name & Address    ARNOLD S HARRIS SAME
Agent Zip    60606     Duration Date    PERPETUAL
Annual Report Filing Date    02/23/2015     For Year    2015
Assumed Name    INACTIVE - LASALLE ATTORNEYS, CHARTERED
INACTIVE - AFFILIATED LEGAL SERVICES, P.C.
INACTIVE - CREDITORS' LEGAL SERVICE, P.C.
INACTIVE - CHICAGO LAW GROUP, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Old Corp Name    02/06/1987 - HARRIS & LEVIN, LTD.
02/28/1986 - ALLAN E. LEVIN & ASSOCIATES, LTD.
02/11/1997 - HARRIS & HARRIS, LTD.
11/09/1998 - ARNOLD S. HARRIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Entity Name    HARRIS & HARRIS, LTD.     File Number    48645518
Status    ACTIVE
Entity Type    CORPORATION     Type of Corp    DOMESTIC BCA
Incorporation Date (Domestic)    04/29/1968     State    ILLINOIS
Agent Name    MS REGISTERED AGENT SERVICES     Agent Change Date    08/11/2010
Agent Street Address    191 N WACKER DR STE 1800     President Name & Address    ARNOLD S HARRIS 111 W JACKSON BLVD #400 CHICAGO IL 60604
Agent City    CHICAGO     Secretary Name & Address    DAVID L HARRIS SAME
Agent Zip    60606     Duration Date    PERPETUAL
Annual Report Filing Date    03/27/2015     For Year    2015
Assumed Name    INACTIVE - HARRIS & HARRIS, LTD.
ACTIVE - BALTA STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Old Corp Name    01/02/1986 - BILCO CREDIT SERVICES, INC
12/01/1998 - BUSINESS CREDIT SERVICES, INC.
Illinois Bar Registration:
Full Licensed Name:     Arnold Scott Harris
Full Former name(s):     None
Date of Admission as Lawyer
   by Illinois Supreme Court:     November 6, 1986
Registered Business Address:    Arnold Scott Harris, PC
111 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604-3517
Registered Business Phone:     (312) 423-7400
Illinois Registration Status:     Active and authorized to practice law  - Last Registered Year: 2016
Malpractice Insurance:
(Current as of date of registration;
consult attorney for further information)     In annual registration, attorney reported that he/she has malpractice coverage.
Public Record of Discipline
and Pending Proceedings:     None

Other complaints:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Harris-Harris-Debt-Collectors/-Chicago-Illinois/Harris-Harris-Debt-Collectors-relentless-robo-calls-Chicago-Illinois-1209260
Employees are not happy:  https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Harris-and-Harris-Reviews-E341083.htm
http://www.yelp.com/biz/arnold-scott-harris-pc-chicago
http://www.waynestrnad.info/communityissues/H ... encyExposed.htm

Looks like they were sued a lot:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1578976.html
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/2:2014cv09310/605512
http://www.law360.com/cases/4fe1ed89fb1ea720980042c2
http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020 ... 20HARRIS,%20LTD.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1578976.html

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:  https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Also file a complaint with the Illinois BAR association.
https://www.iardc.org/howtorequest.html

They called my husband and said they were calling from MD State Comptroller's office about a debt he owes.    And as a dummy he gave them the last 4 digits of his social security number.

I got a call looking for a person with the same first and last name as me, the same middle initial, but not same middle name.  When she asked what number she had left the message, I told her.  She then began to tell me that she was a debt collector attempting to collect a debt I owed to her client and asked for my information.  Up to this point I had only given her a first name.  I explained that I would not give her my information until she let me know who had a debt against me and for what reason.  She then said I had a lien against me from Winnebago County, IL, from an address listing me as living in Rockford, IL, on Rudeen Close (street).  This took about 5 minutes into the conversation (and the lady identified as Ebony Blue, kinda fishy name if you ask me, was not rude, but was polite on the phone).  I told her I had never lived in Rockford, had never lived in Illinois, and that my phone number had never been associated with any address within an 8-hour drive of the Illinois border.  She finally asked if I was the person she was looking for.  When I told her that my first and last names matched, but not my middle, she said she had the wrong person and would delete my number, then hung up the phone.

I called back, got a Brandon Banks (another fishy name), and I asked to speak directly to a supervisor.  I gave my first name to the lady I was transferred to, and explained that I was upset with the previous phone call.  I told her that I was not upset with the mannerisms of the Ms. Blue, but that she was indeed cordial and polite.  However, I let her know that I was very unappreciative that it took her 5 minutes into the call, after telling me I owed a debt to a county I've never lived in, to finally ask if I was the person she was actually looking for.  The Supervisor, Diamond Harris ( same last name as the CEO?) again was cordial, assured me that their call was not meant to cause duress to my family in anyway (I had told her that I was reserving my right to sue them for causing undue duress without provocation to my family).

I suggested that she counsel her staff that the FIRST thing they do, is make absolutely sure they are talking to the actual person they are looking for  BEFORE they panic the person with news of an unknown debt.  She assured me multiple times that they do not tolerate their reps using the traditional nasty collection agency sterotypical tactics of coercing people to pay, that they were a company built on higher standards than that.  She assured me that she would take my suggestions seriously and would be reviewing the recorded call with Ms. Blue to hear for herself what I had complained about.  She further thanked me for actually calling back and requesting to speak with her instead of the usually yelling and swearing they hear from others.   So, hopefully, and she did seem very sincere, she will put a bit more tact into their callers.  I suggested that when they call as they are looking for people with the similar name, that they immediately make it known who they are looking for and why, and include an apology to the person answering if the call was a mistake.  At least that would make them seem a bit more human!

First, as previously posted, this outfit is well known for violating all State and Federal collection laws.  The fact that they told you about a debt that belongs to someone else is the first violation.  The use of fake names should be a huge tip off that these are crooks.  I suggest that you read my previous post, as I have no doubt you will be called again.

So what happen after I just did it too...now idk what to do...

Called my cell phone...I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize...After reading what's here, I've added them to my phone's "Auto Reject List"...thanks to everyone who posts here

Almost as soon as I had gotten out of bed after little sleep this morning, I was asked to replace the hallway smoke detector because they thought it was malfunctioning. After I'd taken the damn thing down I learned that it was the carbon monoxide detector that was malfunctioning and looked for a new battery. While I was in the basement unsuccessfully trying to install a new battery in the old smoke detector, these idiots called my home phone. He wouldn't identify himself at first, just asked for a family member. He called himself "Mr. Dixon" and didn't go any further. When I asked why he was calling he said it was a personal matter and gave this number so my family member could call him back. He had distracted me and I couldn't remember which battery was the new one, and I took out my frustration on the washing machine lid, and then took the time to just install a new smoke detector. I called the family member, who told me that if these ***holes called again, I should troll them by asking if they had their credit card ready. But I'll probably just scream at them in unending rage.

I called back after missing the call and they told me about a debt they were trying to collect. It was actually legit (speeding ticket 7 states away while on vacation 5 years ago... I know I know) and said they would send me something in the mail after I said I was uncomfortable giving out information over the phone. I guess we'll see?

I love this site! They left a voice mail that it was absolutely urgent I call them back that day. No reason why. Guess they won't be hearing back from me.

I received two missed calls from them. In one they said my name and it was from a Brandon Dixon from Harris and Harris. The second call was for a Britney redick from Brandon Dixon again. Looks like they accidentally try to scam me twice. Thank god I read this now I can block them.

312-460-3945. Ms Barbara Royal said she with state comptroller

received a call on my cell stating they were calling for the Maryland Comptrollers office about a tax debt. I don't live in Maryland and do not owe any taxes there. I refused to verify my information, and she said she would report back. Got another call about a month later, and did not answer. I have not received anything in the mail from them.

left a message saying "urgent matter" but no details.  good luck getting a call back after reading the above.

They just called me! I didn't answer of course bcuz of the last time they called and they only left a 2 second voicemail saying nothing! I'm blocking their [***]!!

Got a call from a female stating her name is Chris Peterson with the same number lol

Denise Wilson calling on behalf of OK tax commission. Wanted my info and last four of SS#. I didn't give it. She said they were a debt collection company, and I needed to set up payment arrangements and said I was being recorded. I hung up and looked this number up.