866-313-6643

Received a call on my cell phone from an unknown number. Left a message stating his name was Don Marks, he had a formal complaint attached to my name and SSN...the standard scammer BS.  Said he needed a call back from me or my attorney at 866-313-6643.  Appears this is the same scam using 855-202-4849, as that is the number that called me earlier this week.

Received another call, this time I answered the phone.  Don Marks ended up transferring me to Phillip Thomas, the paralegal, who is filing a garnishment tomorrow and supposedly sent me a letter regarding this.  He would not resend the letter.  Said he was with F&M Capital in Orchard Park NY, but nothing comes up when you google that. This is a scam, trying to scare me into sending them some money on a very old debt.  I've contacted my state's AG office, and if I do receive anything from them (which is doubtful), I'll be getting in touch with an attorney.

received a call from Courtney saying they work for CCA, never heard of that. I ask what it ment they said credit cards.call from a unknown number. scam!!!

They called me looking for my ex-husband.  I returned the call requesting to be removed from the list.  They argued with me, raised their voice, refused to stop calling me and then hung up on me after using harsh language.

called my ex wife teying to get ahold of me very eude man called us idiots for not paying him none of his facts added up on the so called info he had on us

He called and stated he was an investagator and is investigating the subject regarding property loss and needed to verify if the subject worked at this office.. then he asked for human resource number. He wanted to ask more questions but he just did'nt seem legit. Left this number.. not to mention no number showed up on the caller id. His so called name Timothy Mcgrath. 866 313-6643 ext 1004

Same thing with me. Restricted number. Caller said that he was from Foster and Monroe, I asked him to spell it for me and he did. He said that he was from a law firm that was handling the recovery of money my wife owed to a place that she'd already paid back. I asked for a court case number so that I could verify that the case exists. He said that no case had been presented to the court at this time. As I asked more questions about it, the answers became more vague, or there weren't any. He then transferred me to another guy who answered the phone "Foster and Thomas" (bad move). Then that person told me that they had filed a complaint in court and that it had already been passed through. He said that they would garnish my wages, unless I paid the remainder of the loan and the attorney fees over the phone.

How freaking stupid do they think that I am?

Got a call from this and this +1 (716) 508-3394. They told me its in regards to my mom and that she has criminal charges for fraud against her.  They told me they are the CCA group.

Told me they were a Repo company. Said they were taking my truck and I needed to clear my belongings, unless I pay them a lump sum. Had the Vin number and everything. Called my finance company who assured me they are no affiliation, my account was current- and in fact paid ahead. These guys touch my truck, I and the Finance company will be charging Criminal Fraud and Grand Theft Auto against them.

Received a call  (Oct. 5, 2017) on a relative's cell phone from unknown number. Message from Ellie or Ella Walker stated, "Trying to reach another relative in regards to a formal complaint attached to the relative's name and SSN".   Also, she needed a call back from the relative or an attorney at 866-313-6643.  We noticed that there was a lot of back ground noise, such as people shuffling papers and lots of talking, too.  So, my relative (who received the call) and I did call the number and it went to voice mail stating it was Don Marks and the company is CCA.  Instructed us to leave our case number and a call back number.  We just hung up...We looked up what the CCA is or Who they are and here is a link associated with those initials.....http://www.cca.com/about-cca....If this helps anyone else who receives calls from this number stating they are from the CCA.  I wish something could be done with these people in trying to make a quick buck.

The CCA you are referring to doesn't seem to be a debt collector.  This is obviously a fake outfit trying to scare people into paying them (extortion).

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 often call people that have never even been associated with you because they get erroneous information off of the internet.

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

Received a call from an unknown number, which I didn't pick up. A woman left a halting voicemail about a case file in Rockingham County, saying that a Jeffrey Robinson was about to forfeit lost property if he didn't call back. I was going to call to let them know they'd had the wrong number until the "866" area code made me google it instead and find this forum. What a load of hooey!

Left a message on my cell but no call came in on my phone and called my nephew in-law & left a message on his phone and I never gave out his number. Saying they were calling from NCC and to return call. If papers came across their desk don’t you think you would get something in the mail. Scam artists have nothing better to do.

Cailtyn Raymond with the CAA group calling from an unknown number left a message concerning Documents associated and against my mother for a pending legal matter in Morton County. 866-313-6643 extension 1018.  No idea how they got my information, as my mother and I haven't lived in the same state for almost ten years.  Also, she has no pending legal matters soo..... weird...

Just received a call from this bogus company asking if I knew a Kimberly Castillo or Kimberly Dominguez I said no you have the wrong number and hung up. Really weird, will be reporting to the states AG

This scam artist --Don Marks--has called me a few times. Always the same B.S. that they need to contact my relative regarding a pending legal matter and it's imperative that my relative or his attorney contact him @ 1 866 313 6643.

I had blocked his number before but now it's coming up as unknown so I'm unable to block it now.
I told him he had the wrong number and hung up and then he immediately called back leaving a haughty voice mail saying it was impossible for him to have the wrong number as he was calling specifically for me and again repeated his scam.

Enough is enough--it's time to shut these people down. I filed a complaint with my State's Attorney's Office.

I just got the same message

Most likely this group.

http://fosterandmonroe.com/

FOSTER AND MONROE LLC
Address:
P.O. Box 1031
West Seneca, NY 14224
Phone:
844-822-4455
Fax:
716-202-5957

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BBB:
(855) 463-2233
Foster and Monroe
5 years in business
PO Box 1031
West Seneca, NY 14224
Fax Numbers

(716) 202-5957
Additional Phone Numbers

(855) 306-7366
(844) 822-4455
(716) 799-5074
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BBB File Opened: 09/01/2013
Business Started: 06/01/2012
Business Started Locally: 06/01/2012
Type of Entity
Limited Liability Company
Business Management
Mr. Joseph Kaufman, Manager
Business Category
Collection Agencies
This Business Is Not BBB Accredited
Foster and Monroe
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BBB has seen a major increase in collection agencies setting up businesses in the Upstate New York area over the past several years.  In an effort to keep consumers informed about which collection agencies are operating in accordance with Federal Law,  we are asking for specific information from all collection agencies operating in our service area.  The requests includes the following:

:Federal Employee Identification Number-EIN
:Proof Of Licensing, bonding and or registration by the city, town in which your business is located.
:Proof of licensing required by any state in which you operate by mail or telephone or email.

This collection agency has not responded to our requests.

BBB advises consumers to be aware of their legal rights in regard to collections.  The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a statue enacted in 1978 which seeks to eliminate abusive and harassing behavior by any debt or collection agency.  The act states specific practices and rules under which debt collectors must abide by.  There are penalties for agencies found breaking these laws.  Some of these laws state that a collection agency is forbidden to harass a debtor, which includes threatening violence or legal action.  They may not use crude or offensive language or identify themselves as anyone other than by their business name.  If a consumer believes a debt or collection agency has violated any of the FDCPA laws the BBB encourages them to file complaints with the BBB at bbb.org and Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov.
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The information contained in this database is current through March 20, 2015.
Selected Entity Name: FOSTER AND MONROE LLC
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Current Entity Name:    FOSTER AND MONROE LLC
DOS ID #:    4417051
Initial DOS Filing Date:    JUNE 12, 2013
County:    ERIE
Jurisdiction:    NEW YORK
Entity Type:    DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Current Entity Status:    ACTIVE
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FOSTER AND MONROE LLC
550 CENTER ROAD
WEST SENECA, NEW YORK, 14224
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Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

I keep getting this same message from this number calling me, i never answer because it comes up "Unknown". It's this Don Marks character that claims to have a "formal complaint" filed against me.  I read earlier that others have received this call also from this same guy and that its a scam? Has to be, he's now called several of my relatives as well as my fiance's mother's house looking for my fiance! I'm assuming this guy is getting his erroneous info from somewhere on the web and tying it back to me.  I'm furious!! Anyone have any suggestions or things to do to stop this crap from happening?