866-273-4979

I got hit for $35.95 on 8/25. I have a mortgage with Cenlar. That seems to be a common theme. I am so mad!

Yep I use Cenlar too already called the bank and closed my account.

I got this fraudulant charge on my checking account also, and Cenlar is my mortgage administration, how are we going to prosecute this fraudulant activity???
What do we do next ?

Nashville Area - Unauthorized $35.95 withdrawn from Checking 08/20 with a check number way above my current check number.  Credit Union gave Goodman Group and 866-273-4979.  Only busy tones when I try to call.  I have Everhome Mortgage and have paid online for almost 2 years without a problem (until now).  I will follow up with my CU Monday and going forward will use their online Bill Pay service instead.

Check my bank account and it is showing a check from the Goodman Group in the amount of $26.95. Googled Goodman Group showing a scam. Called the Goodman Group number on the check transaction, I'm only getting a busy signal. Called another Goodman Group, talked to a man, he said is getting lots calls for same situation. He told me to report the Federal Trade Commission at 877-382-4357.
On the check transaction my address is wrong w/my husband's name and is not a signed user on my account. My advice would to be to close your account with your bank. In July I applied for a refinance with Quicken Loan Mortgage. Is it them or is some that works within the company?

Check my bank account and it is showing a check from the Goodman Group in the amount of $26.95. Googled Goodman Group showing a scam. Called the Goodman Group number on the check transaction, I'm only getting a busy signal. Called another Goodman Group, talked to a man, he said is getting lots calls for same situation. He told me to report the Federal Trade Commission at 877-382-4357.
On the check transaction my address is wrong w/my husband's name and is not a signed user on my account. My advice would to be to close your account with your bank. In July I applied for a refinance with Quicken Loan Mortgage. Is it them or is some that works within the company?

Area:Colorado On 8-26-10 unauthorized user $26.95-Goodman Group 866-273-4979 they have my husbands name & wrong address. I went through free credit reporting agency. You are protected by your bank. Close all your accounts so it doesn't keep happening. Beware, of free credit report, they will bill you monthly.

I did not receive a phone call from this number but I just found a $26.95 draft on my checking account to the Goodman Group and this phone # on the memo line.  The bank draft lists a referance # for the transaction but when  call the customer service #, all I get is a busy signal.  I see referances to both paypal and Cenlar from other posters.  I do use paypal but the do not have my checking account number on file and I also heve my mortgage with Cenlar.  Cenlar flat out insists that they have no affiliation with the Goodman Group and that their systems are secure and have not been comprimised.
 I have already brought this to my banks attntion and they are investigating as I type.  As far as I am concerned my bank needs to make good on this because the draft that they honered does not have my name spelled corrctly nor does the address on the draft match the only address connected to my account.

I'm in Virginia and I got hit also. Goodman Group on 8/23 for 26.95.
Memo-Customer Service #866-273-4979 & Regions 062000019.
They had my name, routing # and account # but bad address and check # that
was way, way higher than my normal.
The only companies that I deal with on line with routing+account #'s are:
 Bank of America
 Verizon
 Dominion Virginia Power
 Allstate Ins.
 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

My Bank, Old Point, was fantastic about freezing my acct. on Fri. when I called
my Branch Manager (Sylvia).
I was able to get in Monday morning and she closed the account and opened a
new one for me.  I had to file an affidavit with them and got my money back.
She was really interested in the case when I showed her this site.

I too got hit by Goldman Group for $26.95.  I find it hard to believe Citizen's bank would honor a bogus paper check like these.  Correct name wrong address also.  Customer Service # 866-273-4979 next to memo on bogus check.  I pay Everhome Mortgage, Verizon Wireless, and Allstate Insurance with online e-checking.  The bank rep. told me not to bother closing account because an fraud alert and claim placed on my account should be sufficient to stop any future problems.   He also said they always keep the scam under $50.00 so they will go through easily.  The bank will reimburse me for this or any other fraudulent charge against my account.  I will keep my account going for now but if it happens again, I will close the account.

Correction:  Goodman Group, not Goldman Group.  Also, when I called the number it said, "call could not be completed as dialed, try again."  I hope they catch these guys and sentence them to "Death By Firing Squad" televised with live audience.  I'll sell the popcorn for free

I got hit with this too on August 26th and I also have an Everhome Mortgage that I pay online.  I figured it was somehow thru their site/account because they used my husband's name on the check and that is the only bill that I pay that is joint in his name also and from my bank account which he is not listed on at all...bummed that my most important bill every month would have such a weak security and not realize that their customers have been hacked.

I just received my statement & I have a check drawn from MY account for $35.95 made out to the Goodman Group & doesn't even have a signature of my husband or myself. And guess who my mortgage company is CENLAR, what a coincidence! I have had it with this mortgage company anyways, considering everytime you need to call them you receive some foreigner that can't speak English & has no clue about my account.

MY CASE- (Basically the same story as everyone else's so you can skip this part, if you want, and go to 'actions taken' part.)
Location: So California
Date: Prepared 08/09/2010 Withdrawn 08/10/2010
Amount: $26.95
To the Order Of: Goodman Group
In the Memo: Customer Service #866-273-4932
My Name: Correct
My Address: Wrong
Bank Issuing the Check: My bank, different branch
Signature Section Reads: SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED: Your depositor has authorized this payment to payee. Payee to hold you harmless for payment of this document. This document shall be deposited only to the credit of payee.
Back Side Bears: Routing Number 122000166 for Federal Reserve Bank Los Angeles ACH (Automated Clearing House: an electronic network for financial transactions in the US)

ACTIONS TAKEN:
1. Closed my bank account
2. "Affidavit of Unauthorized Debit Activity" made by my bank- ASK FOR A COPY
3. Made a police report. TAKE WITH YOU TWO ITEMS 1) Copy of the above affidavit 2) Copy of the fraudulent check (I obtained it thru my online banking record. Ask your bank if you don't have it.)
4. Obtain a booklet re ID Theft from the police department- THIS HELPS A LOT
5. Reviewed my credit reports- everything seemed all right
6. Placed a FRAUD ALERT on my credit reports- good for 9 months
7. Am going to extend the above alert to 7 years- will need the proof of my reporting of this to my BANK and the LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT- am waiting for the copy of the report to become available

I would like to thank those who posted here very helpful and useful information.
I will repeat the site addresses that helped me.
For checking your credit report: http://AnnualCreditReport.com 
For placing FRAUD ALERT on your credit report: http://www.experian.com/fraud

Whoever is reading these postings, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, and there are helpful people out there who are willing to assist you when you are in need. I also thank the wonderful people at my bank branch and the police officer who efficiently and sympathetically took care of my report. I like my community. God bless them and help you who are reading this forum.

Here's a link to a helpful USA TODAY article by Byron Acohido entitled "Banks Seek Customers’ Help To Stop Online Thieves" shared by Zola Levitt Ministries (Jesus is Lord!)  . . .

http://www.levitt.com/news/#post-2901

That's weird, we also have our mortgage with CENLAR and pay online.  We, too, had $35.95 taken from our checking.

Cenlar is who we use also. I was hit on Aug 27 for 35.95. Interesting!

Your first mistake was to bank with Lake Trust. I paid my cleaning woman, as usual, with a check drawn on my account at Lake Trust Credt Union, and she took the check to their nearest branch to cash it  The Lake Trust Credit Union (formerly the State Employees Credit Union and the NuUnion Credit Union) charged her a $5 fee to cash the check, even though the check was drawn on the Lake Trust Credit Union. Many people who clean houses or do yard work for a living can't afford to open their own checking account, so this fee is in effect a tax on the poorest of the poor. I quickly found out that the Michigan State University Credit Union does not charge people to cash checks drawn on their accounts. I am in the process of moving my checking account there. The move will save me $10/month.

I got hit with a $29.89 charge by the a number associated with the Goodman Group, I too have a mortgage with Cenlar.

The phone number on mine was 877-667-7480

The name of the company was Live Gardenas

At this address which appears to be a fake or forwarding address:
2840 Hwy 95
Silver Springs, NV 89429