866-228-3936

Claimed to be lawyer added them to bkocked lust

claim to be calling from a lawyer office, but every time I try to call the number back im getting a busy signal. Perry Glassman

Call from Cohen and Shapiro that he is a lawyer and that I owe money from loans from 2013 and they will sue me if I dont pay. Everytime I call back its a busy signal.

Whenever someone tells you that they are a "lawyer" or that they work for a lawyer or law firm, the first question you should ask is what state(s) they are registered in and their BAR number for that/those state(s).  Then go to that state and check them out, contact them directly using the information in the state registration, as these crooks have been known to research real law firm names and attorney names and impersonate them.

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, even though debt is civil not criminal, there are no criminal charges, and debtor’s prison was outlawed over 200 years ago.
c.       That they will take away your driver’s license.
d.      That will garnish your wages without actually 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 which are described by the Dept. of Labor here:  https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs30.pdf

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) 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.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Threatening to sue

Multiple calls on my work phone yesterday. No response when answered the first time. Didn't answer the other times.

Plse make them stop calling me if its important please contact me by mail thank you

not sure if this # is related but i have gotten numerous calls from 224-228-3936 (and 3938, 3939). They never leave voice mails, so now all 3 #s are on my blocked list. I can't find any information on the #s i listed, but came across this posting which has the same exchange & line number just different area code. There are 2 law firms in IL with a Shapiro & a Cohen, one which has an office #  beginning with 224. I have reported them to the FCC b/c without leaving a message it can be considered harassment (have not received any hard copy mail from any company with any of this information either).

I have to ask why you posted in the thread dedicated to calls from 866-228-3936?