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Received a call this morning asking for my minor grandchild saying there is a warrant for his arrest and he needs to contact someone name Avery Davis immediately.  When I called the number back, it went to an answering machine the party identified himself on the machine as Avery Davis with IFG and asked me to leave a detailed message, my name and phone number.  Really!!!!!

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

This man Avery Davis has called for three days straight, saying that he would like to resolve a matter associated with my social. But will not say what IFG stands for. He even said if I didn't pay my husband's wages could be garnished.

Appears to be some kind of garden-variety kitchen-table debt scammer.  No idea where they are located.   But the robo voices sounds USA.   Could be Atlanta area.   See this Craig's list add:   https://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/csr/4571502453.html

Call back number very similar to this number.

IFG  LLC.

Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know

If you have received a call stating:

1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6.  Authorities are coming to arrest you
7.  Anything similar to above,
 a.   Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
 b.   Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are   filing a complaint with the  appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage     http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency).    [abstracted from another site]

He calls you again, tell him you are going to make a complaint for extortion with the local police.

They provided me with an address of 2045 Mt. Zion Road, #290 Morrow, GA, 30260, but when I checked its a UPS store. When I called back requesting business information Avery told me to stop calling him I was harassing him. (HAHAHA) Scam. They must have found old paperwork and looking for people to extort money from.  File a complaint with States Attorney office and FTC, maybe they will scam the right person and do some time.

Can't get over Avery Davis telling me to stop calling, because I was harassing him!

They are fake and a scam they want you to send money to a ups office

They have nothing better to do keep harassing them criminals can't get you for that they are sorry low lifes

I use to work for this company! I quit because it is a huge SCAM!! The owner Clinton Griffin is a cocaine snorting scum bag. He's also a known felon who smokes weed with his employees. The portfolio he has was stolen from another collection agency and he used it to open up his own office at 495 85 circle atlanta ga 30349. The debt is old and already paid but he instructs his employees to still threaten the so called debtor into paying the bill. He even threaten people who are clearly chapter 7 bankrupt. This guy is a pure jerk! He fire people just because he's high off coke. I worked with him for too long and once I quit I felt the need to let it be know that you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU OR YOUR CREDIT REPORT IF YOU DONT PAY THESE LOSERS! Hi clint! I know your reading! Yup it's me!

Which They would quit calling me for someone else. 2 days in a row. I told them yesterday to nit to call me again but They Did again today. Sorry ass people.

They want a Postal Service Money order TO INTEGRATED Financial   overnighted  to IFG po box 2045 MT Vion  Suite 290    Marrow Ga  30260

He said he couldn't give any informationl due to privacy but said there was a hearing coming up.  He wouldn't answer any questions I asked of him.

Several people have harassed me from this number. Telling me I'm going to jail. When I ask them for details about their company the will not. If I hang up the repeatly call me back. They have insulted me as well.

Is this legitimate.  They want my personal checking account

Report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection  (Threatening criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Act)

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money,  tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  You might have to yell at the scammer and talk over him or her.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them .

NO it is not legitimate.   This is a debt scamming operation.  Read the other notes.  Do not let them intimidate you.  Being in ordinary civil debt is not a crime and you cannot be arrested for it.

Just because a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt does not mean you owe it
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  DIME  until the debt is validated.

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply block their calls and ignore them.

If they are bothering you,

Report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection  (Threatening criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Act)

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money,  tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  You might have to yell at the scammer and talk over him or her.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

Per records of the Secretary of State of GA:
Business Name:      Integrated Financial Group of Atlanta, LLC  (IFG)
Control Number:    14057253
Business Type:                   Domestic Limited Liability Company
Business Status:                   Active/Compliance
Business Purpose:
Principal Office Address:    495 85 Circle St., Atlanta, GA, 30349
Date of Formation / Registration Date:    5/19/2014
State of Formation:    Georgia
Last Annual Registration Year:    2015
REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION
Registered Agent Name:    BIANA KING
Physical Address:                  2045 Mt.  Zion Rd, suite 290,
                                                        Clayton, Morrow, GA, 30260

Clinton griffin is a joke. He buys debt portfolios from people in buffalo, ny for close to nothing and bullies people into giving him information. He drives a silver mercedes and he is a drug dealer. He was shot in his leg so he walks with a limp. He is a liar and a theif. He is the devil walking in the flesh. I worked with him for a while before i quit. I did not agree with the way he made us lie to people no matter if they were disabled or old. This ugly ass [***] even made us harass the family of the deceased for money. I have been actively trying to shut him down since last summer. The investigation is almost complete!!!

Do not pay this bum anything!!!! Nothing will happen to you and it won't help your credit in any way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Former Employee,

If you have any info on Mr. Griffin or IFG, LLC that you'd like to share, please reply to this post.

Thank You,
ShadeTree

THIS IS FRAUD!!!! THEY STOLE COLLECTION INFORMATION FROM A LEGIT COLLECTION AGENCY AND ARE TRYING TO COLLECT MONEY THAT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE DEBT.  DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFO AND DO NOT SEND ANY PAYMENTS!!!  Call directly to the company they say they are collecting debt for (in my case as an old pay day loan company).  That company will be able to tell you who your account was sent to for collections,  and you should contact them directly.  AGAIN, DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO ANYONE CALLING FROM THIS PLACE CALLING THEMSELVES INTEGRATED FINANCIAL.. number they called me from was 770-282-8119 and 706-395-2287.  I confirmed with the correct collection agency that this is fraud and has been going on for years.  I WILL BE FILING A POLICE REPORT AND FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.