866-959-3156

Well now I feel like an idiot.

I got a very terrifying message from my mother, Dad, Sister & Brother-in-law. Each one of them receieved voicemails from a Bill Patterson with a reference number, saying they were looking for me and it was a very sensitive legal matter. Btw they called from an 877-736-6390 number. I called them in a panic, because I needed to know what was going on.

I asked for a Bill Patterson and they said I'm not sure who that is, do you have a refernce number (I have heard this before, so I didn't think anything of it.)

I ended up gfetting James Howlett- Assitant Director of Litigation. He informed me this was a case regarding a bank account and I had no more than 2 hours to take care of it. They said they had mailed letters and I was due in court and my wages would be garnished. he also informed me that I could temporarily be suspended from my place of employment because I was under Investigation for "fraud". I was terrifyed I knew I hadn't had the cash right away, so I pulled everything I had together and told him to put it on my credit card. At this point I am shaking & crying, I didn't want to lose my job.

He than sent over 2 documents. 1 that stated the stipulation of our agreement (pay half now, pay half next week.) the other a Credit Card authorization form.

So I filled out the Credit Authorization form and sent it over via fax. After I had sent everything over to him, I was going over the Credit Document. The name on the top form was "Martin & Assoicates" but as I was reading through it, the name changed in the "I hereby authorize" section, the name was now Palmar & Associates. So I called him back and he said oh it is a miss print. Martin & Associates is Civil, Palmar & Associates is Criminal.

One last thing, when I called the number back, the person answers either "Legal Dept" or "Coroporate Office". He never once said the call was being recorded and his way of verifying my Social Security number was by telling me what it was.

There are definte red flags all over this!
WOW I just screwed myself.....

These people seem to be a scam...James Howlett called me representting a legal firm called PALMAR & ASSOCIATES....1042 N. Mountain Ave, Suite B140, Upland, CA 91786....(1-877-818-0144)   threatening me with a process server for court to pay an old credit card bill....like a fool I have been having them auto-debit my bank account...well today I try to contact them and guess what....number disconnected.....and when I tried to verify their business and address etc....no where to be found....needless to say I then google them and find not only your comments and other links to these people also....when they first contacted me...they were mean and abusive and I was naive and like an old woman told them Yes I owed the debt and would pay...when I said I could only pay so much..they said that was not acceptable and I had to pay a high monthly rate which I have faithfully...what a fool I have been...I have now cancelled bank account and changed my number.

A few weeks ago I got an urgent message from the county process server stating he was trying to serve me with legal documents.  When I called back a Mr Evan Williams answered the phone and he proceeded to look up my "case."  He said I owed over $1200 from a closed US bank account, but he would be willing to settle for $300 if I paid within 2 days.  I asked him to send me verification that I did in fact owe this debt.  He said he would have his assistant email me the verification.  About an hour latter I received an email with a payment agreement, but not verification.  I called backed and told him what he sent was not an acceptable debt verification.  At this point he got angry and said he had no obligation to provided verification and if I wanted to verify the debt I had to call US bank and follow the paper trail.  I informed him that as a debt collector he is required to prove  owe the debt.  He said he was not a debt collector and he would prove it in court.  At this point I said I look forward to seeing you in court and I suggested he could serve the papers via US mail.  I have not heard from him since.

This is a total scam and they are just trying to bully people into paying on old uncollectable debts.  I filed a complaint with the FTC.

Seems like the working number is now 877-736-6390.  They change it quite often so it's tough to prank them back. Keep putting up the new numbers as they come up. If  we all band together and call them all the time, maybe the old man who answers the phone will get so pissed off he gets a heart attack!!!!! These damn scammers need a taste of their own medicine.

877-215-9182
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/05/buff ... s_n_412238.html
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-3909498adf5c83f-6/warrant-for-my-arrest
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/20 ... law_in_buffalo/

They won't know what hit them

Lets get them!!!

Call the merchant that can it and get your MONEY Back!

ITS NOT TO LATE... COMPLAIN TO THEIR MERCHANT!!!!

Palmar & Associates 1042 N. Mountain Ave Ste # B14 Upland CA 91786.

All victims please call Upland Police.
If they get more complaints they have to investigate owner of PO Box and question his business practices.

Blogging is useless.

City of Upland ~ Upland Police Department
1499 W 13th St Upland, CA 91786
(909) 946-7624

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-686-0619

Atkins and Jacobs law firm???? new name?

This is a scam.  He is not a bill collector.  He called my wife and I saying we owed money on an overdraght charge at our bank.  He said that he was an attorney and that he was collecting for the bank.  When we called the bank they informed us they did not hire outside attorneys for debt collection and that we did not own them anything.  This guy is a fraud and a thief.  Dont send him money!

See I too got a call from as Atkins & jacobs. They tried bullying me out of the money. When everyone on here kept saying palmar and associates I was confused. But it appears to be the same people. Same tactics. I was about to go load up a prepaid debit card and then I started talking to my family and girlfriend and they all thought it was a scam. I'm glad I found this site.

Global Beaureau of Reocverery, Palmar & Associates, all the same...theives.  First, NEVER fall for "You have to pay now..."  Always ask for written documentation.  Do NOT pay these crooks.

Well, just found out that their Voip provider is Skytel systems out of Raleigh, NC. Getting close to these jokers!!! Please post any new numbers that come up.

877-300-4842

Yep, that's them. Same voices pick up...

They Have been calling me since last week. First called me from a blocked I'd and left a message to call 18548768923 . After a week they called me from 9093037011. Said it was knoll and asked me to make payment arrangements or they'll start a legal process. Thanks everyone for posting your stories. This helped me a lot. They say the company is Jansen and Roth.

They are also going by Parker and Ross now

909-296-1588 reference number 24274. This is the number they left me today! I called the police but they said there is no crime before they scammed me. I have not returned the call nor will I. Thank You all for posting here. I instantly thought it was a scam because I have not had a credit card or debt for 7 years. I live in a cash world. Otherwise I could see me falling for this too! It had me worried to death. I am leaving to Seminary school in less than 2 weeks and am not allowed to have any debt of any kind. This would have a horrible scam for me!

Called me at 5:15 asking for 2400 $ by 6:00 pm for interest on a old credit card otherwise he said they would take me to court for the cost plus court cost for a total of about 4200 garnished out of my wages at the time he was saying that he worked for Stanton law firm. i made a small payment to shut them up with the intention of checking my credit report to see if it was applied, however my debit card was lost and had to be cancelled and i forgot about the payment, when i remembered today i was freaking out because i had lost the number but when i try to look up the company to locate a number to call them i found out that he was not employed there and they are based in Texas not in Florida where i am at. which led me here the only place where there is any record of JAMES HOWLETT and stanton law together...again stanton law is a legit company however Mr Howlett is claiming to work for them and he does not he just scams people like you and me.

Received a call from Ron Jones a couple of days ago, said he was from Regency Associates. Gave me the same song and dance threat.  His number is 909-303-7043 or 855-672-1264.  He did fax me a payment agreement form, fat chance that was getting filled out.  I just wanted his email so I could attempt to trace his IP address.  Names on the form included:  American Asset Group, RM Funding, Regency Associates, Regent Associates. Addresses include 1030 N. Mountain Ave, Ontario CA and 1042 N Mountain Ave, Upland CA.   Both are UPS stores.  When he told me he would see me in court I responded with, "I sure do hope I see "you" in court".  He almost had me though, I am responsible and always pay my bills on time therefore this had me scared and I didn't have any knowledge of how debt collection worked.  I do now.  He is a bottom feeder.

No way! THE Ron Jones moonlights as a thug debt collector? Composer for DuckTales, Star Trek Next Gen, and Family Guy? Such a small world ...

Your report brings my tally of ever-shifting business names for this fraud factory to eighteen. Every time I find a new thread on this den of thieves I collect more names. It's absolutely fitting the diffusion pattern of the "Corona Cabal" of extortionists play-acting as cowboy debt litigators.

Just in case any doubt remains, here's some fog-lifting material from the CFPB and the FTC about your various rights which goons like this are denying everyone they contact.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors