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For at least the last year, an illegal group of debt collectors have been terrorizing consumers, their family, friends, and employeers threating 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.  The threaten a warrant if the victim does not pay a sum of money by the credit card over the phone.

Although when pressed the callers give the victim an address in Columbia South Carolina (usually a vacant lot).  They are actually out of the Charlotte North Carolina area.  The scammers are using the following business names

Kaufmann and Associates
Sanderson Blaine & Associates
McKenzie Reid Associates
Kennedy, Kline, & 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

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-748-8367
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-719-1725
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3492
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-805-5549
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1084
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-803-2349
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2417
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2418
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-755-3417
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3946
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3485

I just wanted to give an update on this phone number. I received a phone call from this phone number last week - and since I've dealt with similiar phone calls in the past - I immediately reported it to the PA State attorney general.  To put all minds at ease - The attorney generals office just called me & confirmed that this IS A SCAM but unfortunately the phone number's are not traceable so they cant identify who is actually making these calls. If you get on the phone or have family, friends, or even your work place getting calls, contact your states attorney general as it seems that they are aware that this is happening to many others. Fight back and do not give these people any info!.

These guys have made threats to several people on their life! This is serious and someone needs to contact Homeland Security and or the F.B.I. about this to use some type of tracking system to put these folks in prison.

They need to be reported A.S.A.P. !! I and several others need to contact also the Attorney General's office and report these people of a scam and who are putting threats out on people.

                                                                   James McGarett

These scam artists need to be reported to A.B.C. and or C.B.S. or N.B.C. news if not all of them. Also to the F.B.I.; Attorney General ; and Homeland Security, for making death threats to several people.

If we as consumers report this to the media as a scam maybe someone from one of the major networks can do some heavy investigations and have these folks put in prison.

What they are doing is a federal offense!

                                  James McGarrett

These people are calling from a number of 855 area codes. However, they will no longer call me!!! I found out which telephone provider they use (RingCentral) and I contacted their legal department. This will stop them. When they call, contact RingCentral with your phone number (the number called) and the number(s) they called you from. This is an important key in getting these fraudsters to stop.

I have been getting these calls the past 3 years about this time of year when they know people get their tax refund checks and they try to scare you into paying fake debts.  The first year I freaked out. They called 8, yes 8 members of my family. THey called my job and people in my building. I have a friend who is an agent for the state. She looked into it and this is a scam. All you can do is ignore. Last year someone threated my family and called my aunt a $*(#)* when she told the lady she must have been made fun of in high school to scam people and want control over them by scaring them. This past year they called again last week and called anyone and everyone at my job. The best suggestion is let your boss know that this is a scam and they are doing it to thousands of innocent people. MOST employers will be totally understanding.

What state are you in? May I have your attorneys contact information.....thanks.
I am receiving threatening and harrassing phone calls from a debt collector even after I filed bankruptcy.

THIS COMPANY JUST THREATENED MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE. A LADY FROM THIS SO CALLED DEBT COLLECTOR SAID IF WE DID NOT PAY WE WOULD BE DEAD VERY SOON! HAS SOMEONE CONTACTED F.B.I. ? OR HOMELAND SECURITY? MY WIFE IS SCARED AND I TRIED TO ASSURE HER THESE FRAUDS WERE COWARDS AND ARE SCAMS.

This type of a call is a serious criminal matter (as opposed to the "administrative law" that covers the FDCPA violation).  Please file a police report ASAP.  Not tomorrow or next week, NOW.  Call your local police or sheriff's department and file a report.  Let me assure you that you will not be "bothering" law enforcement --- they will be glad to take a police report

I would recommend also keeping recordings of these calls. Notepad also with details, time and date of calls and content of the call. If you don't have a answering machine that records, get one.

If these people are threatening someone's life, health or even with bogus arrest warrants, you should contact the FBI immediately and the Attorney General

Got a call from 855-651-3951, looking for someone, N. James, with case number 2014-202166.  I don't know the whereabouts of this person, nor do I care where this person is.  They left a call back number of 855-947-7266.  I plan on contacting the Attorney General of their state, along with Homeland Security, of which I am a member of.  Scum like this needs to spend time in FEDERAL prison.  If there is any way to accomplish that task, I will make sure to do so.  BEWARE of these jerks.  

Just received a call form Nationwide 844-205-6998. Informing me of a debt that needs to be settled today or I would go picked of for failure to pay a date back in 2010. I explain, I do not owe anyone and please stop calling me. Called back on several occasions wouldn't give me a name. I hung up!

I just received a call from this number on my cell.  They left a voicemail to please call them back with no details on why.  I blocked call on my cell phone.  The caller didn't leave his name or company name.