855-299-6595

US Legal Group

called saying they have a pending legal matter & have been trying to reach my husband. This is a huge scam!!!! I told her I am going to turn them over to my lawyers. Someone needs to shut them down!!

I spoke to "Mr.Silva" who stated he is some kind of litigation manager at US legal group. He told that i was going to be taken to court unless i made an arrangement to pay an 11 year old debt. Original amount was $482.00 but went up to $1,848.00 with late fees and interest. He said he would push for the bank to take half of the original amount if i paid it right there and then. I refused and asked for more information about "US legal group" and who referred my account to them and he wouldn't. He told me that it would take him too long and they had thousands of cases like mine pending. He sent me a email letter with the US legal group address and number,a breakdown of the original debt with fees etc. and the offer to settle and that it would be reported to my credit report as resolved. Today i called the bank i owed the money to and they said that my account was sold to a collection agency in 2007 but they have gone out of business since then. I also got three different credit reports and none of them show that debt.Then i called "US legal group" and talked to a Mr.Allen about my account and confronted him with my findings. He became really defensive and told me he was not going to give me any information on how they got my debt,and if i didn't pay they would just send my case to court. He then hung up on me.

I also got a call from this man Mr Silva. He new my SSN and where I work.  Also called my work place. Said if I didn't pay he would have local sheriff department come to place of employment to serve me paper work.  This dept is more then 9 years if it even is true. It over the statue of limitations of a dept in Ohio

All debt collectors are required by law to send you a DEBT VALIDATION. This is sent through the USPS ONLY (email, text, faxes, carrier pigeons, smoke signals...none of those count) and state when you incurred the debt, to whom you owe the original debt, and how to proceed should you not recognize the amount.
REAL DEBT COLLECTORS SEND THIS. Scammers do not.

A few other things to know-
-You cannot be arrested for ordinary debt in the United States.
-Process servers do not call in advance. They only get paid if they deliver you papers the court (not a private company) has ordered be delivered, and if you flee, they don't get paid. Therefore, they do not call ahead of their arrival.
-Likewise, officers do not call you to tell you they will be arresting you. Why would they?

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
This link contains all the rules debt collectors must follow, and includes links where you can report criminals who choose not to follow the law.

I just spoke to "Mr. Silva" again and was questioning him about who he is and who he works for. First he said they are a law firm representing the bank so i asked him about what their bar number etc. and if he was an attorney.I asked him for a website to this supposed law firm or at least a single name of one their attorneys but he just kept going in circles. Finally i got him to say that they buy past due accounts (a collection agency). He then changed his story to say that he is not an attorney but he works for "US Legal Group" and the money they want from me is just going to themselves. Thru all this he kept insisting about me sending money and threatening me with court and outrageous fees. He told me that they have lawyers all over the states and that it was best to just settle with him before things escalated, even though he had told me the first time he called that it was in process of getting to court. i told him i was not paying a dime and to serve me with court orders. I kept harassing i'm back until he had enough and hung up on me lol.
   After all this i had my wife call the number and a lady answered. My wife asked where she was calling and the lady said "US Legal Group". My wife asked if it was a law firm and she said yes. My wife asked for lawyer's name and the lady gave her the run around asking what kind of case since they practice criminal and family law. My wife refused to say and told the lady on the phone to just connect her to a lawyer...a minute later guess who answered the phone!!!!? Mr.Silva!!!!!! He didn't say his name or anything...just a "how may i help you". My wife immediately went off on him because she recognized his voice and accent as being "Mr. Silva". She caught him in the lie...she called him out on everything and told him a few things that i rather not write here lol. He didn't have any answers for us so he just hung up the phone. I hope this post gives you guys dealing with that rat some more info on him and his crew. Stand up to these people and don't let them harass you. he is just another rat scammer.

They called on my house phone. When the girl identified herself I remembered the same thing happened last year. So I hung up. Then they called my cell phone. I was finally transferred to a Mr Robert Allen who said there was a lawsuit filed against my son. When I asked for more information all they really had was his name and address. He gave me a social security number which was totally bogus. I pushed for more information and he got huffy and defensive and then hung up. He also called my son 3 times in a row where he works which happens to be a public institution. We have called the police again this year

This site shows more calls and clear violations of Federal Fair Debt Collection Rules. http://www.callercomplaints.com/SearchResult.aspx?Phone=855-299-6595

An entry dated: 17 Nov 2015  855-377-6771  800notes,   shows  a call from a Mr Sylvia (Silva?)

CID shows: US  legal group 2400 E.  Katella #800 Anaheim California.  No such business that I can find in the records of the California Secretary of State.

However the address is one currently used by the following group:

http://mulhollandgroupassociates.com/

Mulholland Group and Associates
2400 East Katella Ave. Suite #800 Anaheim, CA 92806
Telephone: +1 (855) 814-4449
FAX: +1 (714) 276-28110
E-mail: info@mulhollandgroupassociates.com
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BBB:
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED.
Mulholland Group & Associates LLC
Phone: (855) 814-4449
Fax: (714) 276-2811
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2400 E Katella Ave #800, Anaheim, CA 92806
info@mulhollandgroupassociates.com
http://www.mulhollandgroupassociates.com
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Per records of the Secretary of State of California.

Entity Name:    MULHOLLAND GROUP AND ASSOCIATES, LLC
Entity Number:    201501310187
Date Filed:    01/08/2015
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    DELAWARE
Entity Address:    2400 E KATELLA AVE STE #800  (Is just a virtual office location)
Entity City, State, Zip:    ANAHEIM CA 92806
Agent for Service of Process:    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY WHICH WILL DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA
Agent Address:    AS CSC - LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE, (C1592199)
Agent City, State, Zip:    *

*Not in California data base.  It would be necessary to go to state of Delaware Secretary of State and pay extra fees in order to find out who's really behind this group.
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My suspicion is that "US Legal Group" is just a zombie manifestation of this "Mulholland Grouop".  Best to ignore and block all calls from this group and  its phantom or real subsidiaries.

Just received a call from this number. Since I did not recognize it, I did not answer. A "Miss Rios" left a message, acknowledged my name and stared she was looking for my brother to settle some case by end of day this Friday.

I think this is a scam call. My sister and brother told me that they received calls like this from time to time. If they call again, they can leave a message that I'll delete promptly.

A mr jim allen called and stated that he was from US legal Group and sadid i legal suit pending stated I owed wells fargo for a amnt and had totaled up to 1400 in debt from 6 years ago...I closed that account 6 years ago keep in mind and it was fine...well apparently I have this pending he stated it was fraud and I be arrested I listened to him but he advise he could settle this debt for 600 in payment or all at one time payment 500 since I would get my taxes soon...I did my research on this # and group no address on file no info on this collection agency and saw everyone notes so I kind of knew it was a scam but you never know so when I had said I know this is a scam he became irritate and threatening which by law you can not do that...so i hung up with him called wells fargo to verify this info they stated nothing on file and since its more than 2 years they cant locate anything was trans to their legal group and was told nothing was there and this is the new scam so i call our friend Jim Allen back when he answered law office so first they are a debt collector now a law office? a few day later after another threatening tone of voicemail stated he will contact my references and blah blah blah which by law he can not discuses any debt or legal items with anyone other than me and adv of my findings and that i didn't appreciate his voicemail and there is no such charge on my different credit reports...I could tell he didn't like the info and stated see you in court and hung up

A mr jim allen called and stated that he was from US legal Group and said i legal suit pending stated I owed wells fargo for a amnt and had totaled up to 1400 in debt from 6 years ago...I closed that account 6 years ago keep in mind and it was fine...well apparently I have this pending he stated it was fraud and I be arrested I listened to him but he advise he could settle this debt for 600 in payment or all at one time payment 500 since I would get my taxes soon...I did my research on this # and group no address on file no info on this collection agency and saw everyone notes so I kind of knew it was a scam but you never know so when I had said I know this is a scam he became irritate and threatening which by law you can not do that...so i hung up with him called wells fargo to verify this info they stated nothing on file and since its more than 2 years they cant locate anything was trans to their legal group and was told nothing was there and this is the new scam so i call our friend Jim Allen back when he answered law office so first they are a debt collector now a law office? a few day later after another threatening tone of voicemail stated he will contact my references and blah blah blah which by law he can not discuses any debt or legal items with anyone other than me and adv of my findings and that i didn't appreciate his voicemail and there is no such charge on my different credit reports...I could tell he didn't like the info and stated see you in court and hung up

Did he send your case to court? I just got this scam call as well!

I also got this scam. Called my bank, pulled my FICO, and I couldnt track down anything. They also got very defensive with me. I just bought a house, pretty sure the bank who gave me my mortgage loan would have found something if anything was there!!! Complete scam.

I have a question, how is it a scam, if you owe it but refuse to pay it? So because a company or a law office calls you and enforces you to pay it, all of a sudden it's a scam?

Shill - A self righteous "pay yor billz shill".
How do you know the poster's debt is real?  Phony Debt collectors are reported here all day, all night.  US Legal Group has been mentioned on this site as a phony debt collector, a debt buyer and a "Credit Counseling" outfit.  "Credit Counseling" usually means Vulture, hanging around and pretending to be of use, collecting fees, while really doing nothing.  I read Jon's post and account of his conversation and his report is consistent with what others say about your sleezy company.

I happen to believe Jon's post, and it sure sounds like your precious US Legal Group was threatening, lying and harassing Jon and his wife.  And as for "pay yor billz shills"?  That is about as low as it gets.  You  are a liar working for liars, a crook working for crooks. Your hope is to undermine the posts of the people this site really helps.

You keep posting back little shill.  Every post will be found on web searches.  Puts you in tight with your boss, right?  With your help, I have had a chance to help others from being tricked by your scam.

Maybe because companies and law offices don't CALL and that is NOT a legal way of letting a person know about debt!

First, let me ask why you are here?  Either you were sent here by this "US Legal Group", you received a call from them, meaning that you owed someone a bill and did not pay it, or you are the troll looking to see how many people reply to you so that you can get some attention since you live such a lonely life.
Now, on to your post.
1. It is illegal to represent yourself as an attorney if you are not one, so that would qualify as a scam.
2. How do you know he owes anything? This so called "US Legal Group" did not send the required dunning letter, did not advise that poster of his rights, and did not validate the debt to prove that he in fact did owe it and that they had the legal right to collect it.
3. Threatening legal action without the intent nor the ability to proceed with a lawsuit is illegal as per federal and state collection laws, again qualifying this as a scam.

So, what exactly does : "So because a company or a law office calls you and enforces you to pay it, " mean?

If called by these crooks, please read the following:

Criminals masquerading as debt collectors attempt to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished without actually being sued or going to court, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  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”, or “Law Office” 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.  They do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency.  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 also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling 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 you 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

As well as the California AG’s Office:   http://oag.ca.gov/

And since they claim to be attorneys, file a report here so that they are either disbarred or brought up on criminal charges: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/LawyerRegulation/FilingaComplaint.aspx

Did you owe the debt that they were inquring about or is this a way to continue an attempt to evade the debt?

These people won't stop calling me. They leave messages every day and have called my family on  numerous occasions.