714-380-5857

It is ILLEGAL for them to discuss relative's debt without formal consent from the debtor.  Just that action alone gives you the right to legal recourse.  File a lawsuit (see my above post) and bring the fight home to them.

Buy a digital recorder and record all conversations, if possible.  Do NOT give them any information.  Call your state department of commerce and file a complaint.  These people are extortionists who use illegal tactics to collect debt they purchased for pennies on the dollar.  They were stupid enough to leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine and now I am pursuing a lawsuit.  Most lawyers work on a contigency basis and collect their fees directly from the agency if you win (aside from your settlement).  Do NOT give them any information and do NOT send them any money.  They never follow through on their threats and just use them to intimidate.  It's time to bring the fight home to them.  You are not alone in this, and it is a long time coming that these criminals are brought to justice.  Make THEM pay.  Good luck.

by the way, here is their address I got off another post on another website.  Since they refuse to send legal documents of collection, and try to have money sent electronically, they are hard to track down.

Worldwide recovery
2414 S. Fairview St. Suite 220
Santa Ana, California 92704

Let's make THEM pay for their illegal acts

CommonSense,

Please give us update on your lawsuit as I am dying to see this scumbag thrown in jail. I heard them being sued in the past and was fined big time, when they're still called Shekinah, but then they just shut down and setup a new company called Worldwide Recoveries :-)  

Also, they're hard to track down because they're using Verizon cells and if all efforts are exhausted they will try to reach you from a different collection company called ACI (Automated Collection).

Good Luck !!

Illegal is signing a contract for credit and using that credit to obatain cash or materials with any thought of paying it back.
The bad people are the ones who coleect bad debt.
Bad people are the thieves that obtain credit then never pay it back, then hide behind some laws to keep from being bothered about it.
You dont get that sooner or later in one way or another the debtor always pays.
As they say what comes around goes around. Thats a fact
So get a job and get a life and take care of your responsibilities.
You probably have kids out there, that count on you for help and you hide from them and what you owe them.  DEid I hit it right?

Aha... so that scumbag is here apparently :-)

Collecting debt you don't own is illegal;
Unable to prove debt but continue collecting is illegal;
Pretending to be a law office is illegal;
Using threats, abuses, and lies to collect debt is illegal;

Not only are they illegal but they're also a crime !

Jailhouse rocks !

Please have this lieing person stopped.
He is desceptive in who he is, says he's Mr. Brown then not.
The reason we know he a phoney is he wont give his company's real name or address.

Here is just a few of the laws (MR. Brown) if that's his real name is breaking: He may not call your place or employement if he's been asked not too, nor may he discuss anything about you with another person other than your attorney!
§ 805. Communication in connection with debt collection
(a) COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONSUMER GENERALLY.
Without the prior consent of the consumer given
directly to the debt collector or the express permission of
a court of competent jurisdiction, a debt collector may not
communicate with a consumer in connection with the collection
of any debt—
(3) at the consumer’s place of employment if the debt collector
knows or has reason to know that the consumer’s
employer prohibits the consumer from receiving such
communication.

§ 806. Harassment or abuse
A debt collector may not engage in any conduct the natural
consequence of which is to harass, oppress, or abuse any
person in connection with the collection of a debt. Without
limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following
conduct is a violation of this section:
(1) The use or threat of use of violence or other criminal
means to harm the physical person, reputation, or property
of any person.
(2) The use of obscene or profane language or language
the natural consequence of which is to abuse the hearer
or reader.
(3) The publication of a list of consumers who allegedly
refuse to pay debts, except to a consumer reporting
agency or to persons meeting the requirements of section
603(f) or 604(3) of this Act.
(4) The advertisement for sale of any debt to coerce payment
of the debt.
(5) Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person
in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously
with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the
called number

Another no. 714-263-8626. He threatens to have warrants issued. Discussed my information with another person without my consent. Goes by the name of Ray Lean (obviousely not his real name). Its but a matter of time before this (you fill in the word) gets a taste of the legal system ":)with a smug smirk"

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They have called my boss three times now, threatening to have papers served to me at my job.  I have initiated a law suit today.  I have told them not to call me or my job, but they have broken every rule in the book.  I have gotten in trouble and my reputation is now ruined.

pay your bill, stop being a dead beat debtor

CrazyDog, you're one to follow. Teaching others how to break the law. Using the statute of limitations does not negate the financial obligation. You're telling debtors (probably like yourself) to sign a contract, steal money and property, then wait until the stats run out so they don't have to pay for it. What a responsible adult you are. Do you teach this budgeting methods to your kids....

The statute of limitations exists to protect consumers from, among other things, unscrupulous and shoddy business practices.  Without it there would be nothing to stop a creditor from letting a small account quietly lay fallow, accruing interest for decades, and when ripe, coming along to harvest everything the consumer owns.

Anyone that engages in a contract should know its limitations and FOLLOW THE LAW!  It is incumbent upon the creditor to take whatever steps are necessary to legally collect on his accounts while they are with the SOL.  When the original creditor decides to write off a bad debt and sell it to scavengers, it is their problem when it goes SOL.  Don't be a debt buyer if you don't like THE LAW!

Pay your bill?  I have immaculate credit and this guy is telling me I owe him money.  Are you stupid?

Ok guys this is how to handle this idiot.  He is calling from a cell phone so you cant track him.  We all have got to get together with as many friends as we can and lets us call this guy and harass him endless every 15 minutes.  Give it back to him!!!  Text him, call him, give him hell.

these people are calling my x husband of 30plus years over and over again and now he is pissed at me. him and my son. this guy is saying that if he doesnt get me to call by this evening that he cant help me anymore and whatever happens happens. He has called him many times and stated it is a legal matter and such. I am so p off because it has caused alot of strife in my already stressed life. I do not have great health and am trying to cont to take care of myself and also be a good mom and wife. this kind of stuff just sucks!@!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big ones Like i said he makes this sound like an extremely important legal matter that if not taken care of will land me in jail or worse.

This guy & gal are frauds! Do not pay them anything!!!

said he will kill my m om

Okay has anyone had an inquiry from this company on your credit report? I had one today and there is a company I owe but it says nothing about this one taking over or buying my debt from them and now he's saying my amount owed is jumping up 41%...how can they do that and why does the BBB send me to a random payday loan company website? If you look up their number on the BBB it takes you to some other company. Is someone just abusing his ability to look up credit reports???