855-393-3515

It says it is a call from Sutton and that she is an investigator.  What is this?

It is a SCAM to separate you from your money.  Give them no information and do not let their threats bother you.  They are scammers.

Yes they claim there investigators representing a company the threaten to take you to court

They called me today they new my info and they threaten to take me to court if I didn't settle I spoke with investigator shanders

How do u know they really new what they was talking about

Caller said i owe money for a stolen tv

They said if I wanted to go to court are deal with them out of court wanted me to pay 200 a month r 175 a week

They did the same thin settle pay them 480 or payments and pay 750 or go to court they still call me I don't answer

They called me today and yesterday I no its a scam I put they ass on call block

They call me from a 301 number but gave me a 1855

This phone number called me attempting to get my wife's social and address. For an case in a new by parish. Very pushy. Luckily I'm look for this stuff. No one will call you asking for your social. It doesn't happen.

This was the number I was given to have my father call after they called my cell looking for him.  The 'actual' number they called from has the area code of my cell and when I searched it is the number to a census bureau.   I'm sure its scammers using an app to make it look like a local number calling you.  She said she was an investigator and it was a legal matter so she couldn't give me details.

A call to my Ex-husband of 15 year and then to our son stating he was an investigator and  for legal reasons
he could not give details... I called back they want money for a bogus claim, or threatened me with court in a state Ive never even been to. Any ideas who I could call to really report or at least honestly see whats up

My husband to a call from this company also saying he owed money.  I work in collections myself and know that they have to provide written documentation of the debt within 30 days of contact.  When she refused to provide that information, I told her we were gonna report her to the federal trade commission and to our local state attorney general.  She said there would be a summons for him to appear in court today.

Said I have 2 cases pending in court and gave me a case #. I told her I have already had this happen with another company, about 6 months ago and I was never received any documents . She said she would send me my summons to appear

They keep calling harassing me, and I want it to stop or I will be investigating.

I got a call from them Tuesday. Said I had charges of check fraud & breach of contract. I was scared & agreed to pay @ that moment. Just realized its a scam. They had me sign an electronic contract. Do I still have to pay?

For at least the last year, an illegal group of debt collectors have been terrorizing consumers, their family, friends, and employees threatening to arrest the individual of an unpaid loan or other debt (their generally don't even owe). Be aware debt is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, and you can't be arrested. They threaten a warrant if the victim does not pay a sum of money by the credit card over the phone.

Some of the people they are calling do not owe a debt.  Others they are calling have already settled their debt with the organization who owns the accounts. Even if you do owe a debt, do not be deceived by the actions of this group.  Many of the accounts they are attempting to collect they do not own.  In other words, if you pay these people, that is not going to clear your debt with its rightful owner.  

Although when pressed the callers give the victim an address in Columbia South Carolina (usually a vacant lot) or Atlanta GA (often a parking lot near the bus station or a Peachtree Road Address). They are actually out of the Charlotte North Carolina area. The scammers are using the following business names (and there are many others, and they seem to create new ones daily).  They will normally answer the call back number as “Investigations”

Richardson Simms Associates
Holland, Dempsey, and Associates
Reynolds, Hill, and Associates
Berkeley and Associates
Kaufmann and Associates
Sanderson Blaine & Associates
Blaine and Associates
McKenzie Reid Associates
Kennedy, Kline, & Associates
Nationwide Asset and Recovery
Piedmont Investigations and Procurement
Raffino, Garrison, & McCoy
Greenman, Schwartz & Associates
McCoy Law Group
Salem Associates
Reynolds and Associates
Ryan, Carter and Fields
Berman, Maxwell and associates
DOF Investigations
Vaughn & Associates
Bailey Rowe and Associates
Berkley Hughes and Associates


Here is a set of links to a variety of threads on this forum that document this group and its behavior. They include the experiences of victims as well as a former employee or two that quit within a week of finding out exactly what was going on. They also include responses from consumer advocates and people who are really criminal justice professionals advising victims of what to do

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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-719-1725
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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3485
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-3768
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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-678-5437
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-0061
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3948
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-791-2353
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-699-6246
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-735-8624
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1083
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-736-3678/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-8529
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-2633
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-460-1576
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-609-3074
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-576-6210
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-601-5849
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-230-1283
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https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-509-3033
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-509-0339
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-511-0631
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-883-2350/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-244-3381
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0269
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-295-9550
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-6277
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-511-4248
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-725-5312
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-756-9997
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-1278
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0531
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0273
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-719-5041
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-791-9102
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-512-400-2637
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-585-730-6153
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-1712
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-657-1430
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-643-7815
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-860-3119
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-860-2973
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-831-4161
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-316-3547
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-134-4576

Th themselves ey are scammed because they go under different names and use investigators as their title they some how get hold of some information saying u owe somebody or defrauding a company namely paid loans I knew I owed money to this company but they were asking for like 1200 plus what I owed and says the state of Texas enforce that penalty. Di I got in touched with merchant I owed the money to in there collections they gave me my loan number which Richard Sims and Associates doesn't do plus they go under so many company named because I'm loading up to sue them for harassment and intimidation saying they're coming up to my job I now call them to get the different names the go under so that I could have a very strong case paying this company off very soon and I'm taking them to court for false information under computer protection they have to stop calling u sand if the calls continue be legal can take place get all the information basically let them hang

Received a call from Jason with Tax Defense Services. He asked to speak to "Connie", I said she was in the shower, may I tell her who's calling, he said "Jason, with Tax Defense Services". His accent was so thick I could barely understand him so I made him repeat himself like three times because I felt he was a fraud and I wanted to pick through some of the extra questions I was asking him. Like how he knew my colleague, phone number, etc... his answers were vague, then he asked to speak to a member of Connie's household, which I said he would have to wait for Connie she was almost done, then I said she would rather call him back to give me his number, name, and name of business, where is it located. Said Jason, 855-993-3515, Tax Defense Services, Phoenix. "Yeah, right?!?!!"