844-600-4818

This is a scam.  Download the YOUMAIL app and you can block these types of calls automatically.

Scam

I just receive a phone call from this company saying i took out a loan for 450.00 in 2013 with matt development group and they was asking me did i wanna set up payment arrangements to pay the 450.00 or ill have to go to court and pay 750.00 if i dont pay the 450.00 for something o knw i never gotten saying matt development have proof that i took out the loan

Left a very confusing message. Said they were looking for, but did not give a name. It was about case, but did not give a number. Call Mrs. Weaver at a phone number to avoid further action.

Avoid further SCAMMING action..Mrs. Weaver isn't who she is seemed.

I just received a call this morning from that number. Ms weaver is who the message was left from but spoke to Vanessa. Fraud. She hung up on me couldn't supply any info.

When you dial the one 800 number or the 844 number the title of the business states consumer billing alternatives the one in Vanessa said it was called CB alternative supposedly out of Pompano Beach Florida

Fraud company calling   No info harassment calls. Fraud.

Called and left a message.  Didn't ask for anyone by name and referenced a file number, but left no number.  Why would anyone call this number back with such vague information.  Ms. Weaver should probably listen to these voicemails before letting the autodialer leave them.
Oh!  They want you to call Ms. Weaver - give her all of your information I'm guessing.  SMH

I keep getting a call but it doesn't say who they are trying to call the recording goes blank and then states to call Ms. Weaver with a case number which the recording goes blank then also. Definitely a scam.

Called the FTC and filed a complaint, but I will be calling back with the info you've supplied in this message. Thanks for the heads uo

I just got a call..from Mr Gates..same company as above..message said if this is (blank) did not mention a name..had only today to respond..glad I looked it up

Just received a call, it's a robo type call. Number comes up  restricted. The space where a name should be is blank. It states have sent me several communications on this "debt" never states who the original debtor is... This time used the company "CFG".

It's definitely a fraud   I view this as a perfect opportunity to have some fun.  Let them think they are
"getting you"  Make up humorous names, crazy SS #   see how long you can play these fools before they figure you out.

Assets recovery, scam,no case number or company name will have to file paperwork.

Same as above, debt collection of a debt I do not owe

I keep getting calls from various #s said they had a warrant for my arrest unless I pd back a loan. It was supposedly in Sept 2013 I never took out a loan, the #s are: 8446004818 8883315019 and several others

For a month now I've gotten the same type of call everyone else has here.  The number I was told to call was: 844-898-6757 and the
caller was Mr. Gates from CFG....which is Consumer Billing Alternatives.  I called them was told I took a pay day loan in 2013 and before
it proceeded to court...I could pay the $350.00 alleged loan from Oakwood Company.  They knew my address, my SS#, employer and the
the bank I use.  When you start to ask questions then they either hang up or start threatening you.  It's a SCAM!

Criminals are masquerading as debt collectors in an attempt to extort money from people by scaring them into believing that:
a.    You are going to be sued and it will cost you lots of money when they allegedly “win” their case.
b.    That they are about to file criminal charges or that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail.
c.    That they will take away your driver’s license.
d.    That will garnish your wages without actually being suing you, going to court, or even winning a case and obtaining a judgement followed by a judge’s consent to the garnishment.  They also claim that your wages will be garnished in amounts far above all legal limits.

One of the tricks they use is to call your family, friends, neighbors and/or places of employment (past or present or both) to create panic and embarrassment so that their intended victim calls them and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.

They will use the words “Mediator”, “Arbitrator”, “Law Office” or claim that they are a “Lawyer or Paralegal” to make you believe that they are something other than a debt collector want-a-be and that they don’t have to follow Federal and State collection laws, even though they do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They also tell you that if you fail to call them back you are "waiving your right to council", which is pretty much nothing but hogwash.

They claim they are officers of the court, or that an officer will accompany them, or even that they are sending officers to arrest you.  All hogwash.  They tell you to lock up your dogs and guns for “everyone’s” protection.  More hogwash.

They use the phrase “govern yourself accordingly” a lot, something they should do themselves.

They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency and tell you that they are a “process server”. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.

If your feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS.  Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039). Also file a report at the FTC Identity Theft web site as well as learn what else you need to do:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/report-identity-theft


It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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 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

Cobalt Financial Group Scam.  AKA: Asset Recovery, Consumer Billing Alternatives scam.
No idea where they are located.
Calls from:
800-564-9895            Calling on behalf of “Shamrock Holdings”, “Angela Davis”. “Betsy Castro”
800-563-4062            Calling and claiming to be part of some vague county agency.
800-563-8240           Mr. Pritchard, Vincent Chase, Venessa Ortiz, Julius, Vincent Chase
800-917-2225            Calling from law firm of “Hutchinson and Coe”  “Patricia Lopez”
844-600-4818
844-898-6757
877-302-5190             Colbalt Financial—also using a CID of BRG
888-359-2788             Also calling on behalf of  “kinny, strauss & brock”, KSB, Central Processing, “Jake Robinson”,  “Betsy Castro” Kinny, Strauss & Brock has been used as a zombie creditor on 800notes.  Other Zombie firms are used as well
__________________
In any event,

Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually 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 ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

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.  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.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.