877-417-3226

Just received this call at work, it's a recording stating they are trying to locate me and if they can't they will contact all my references. I have no idea what this about and I'm pretty sure it's a SCAM

I got a message stating they are looking for me, and law allows them to call references. Very very strange, no mention of company or name of caller. 877-417-3226. Beware

I have no idea who is calling me from this number but they have called my boyfriends 93 yr old mother!! NOT happy and plan to report them!

Got the same call

I got two calls from this number i didnt answer one but the other noone was on the line

Received a call from this number, they left a message by the name of Jeannie,  stating its in reference to their location and tracing efforts and if i didnt call back they would contact references and that the law allows them to contact them. Decided to call them back, spoke to a guy that wouldnt repeat his name, and he researched my phone number and started accusing me of lying about who i was, they never asked lol however when i questioned them on why they were calling they refused to give me any information. I advised them its illegal for them to call people based on a scam and told them that when my phone rang, a scam alert came up and  I offered to have them speak to my lawyer and they hung up.

Got the same call... from Jeannie... looking for Danielle Ellen. Sorry but Jeannie will just have to do without. Not going to call them back. Deleted the message.

I got the same message a minute ago.  Have no clue who they are and what is so important. See Scam written all over this call

Got the same call this morning about 10:45...it's a scam..

Been getting same call do not know who they r !! They also have been calling my family !

Yes I too am getting the same call and the same message ! How can we stop them ??

IF you call that number the robo-greeter  IDs them as BRG.    Long history of debt scamming on 800notes.

Most likely  Bourneview Recovery Group (BRG)
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http://www.bournviewrecoverygroup.info/home.html
855-812-5262
Fax  844-325-7450
Or an email us:
info@bournviewrecoverygroup.info
You can also write to us at:
Bournview Recovery Group
5999 South Park Avenue
Suite 209
Hamburg, NY 14075
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BBB:
(855) 812-5262
Bournview Recovery Group
5999 S Park Ave Ste 209
Hamburg, NY 14075-3719

Additional Phone Numbers

(866) 213-9168
(877) 626-5826
(877) 319-5379
(877) 344-7592
(877) 428-3983
(877) 563-0471
(877) 610-7084
(877) 693-5057
(877) 710-8726
(877) 734-8138
(877) 634-5907
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BBB:
BBB File Opened: 08/29/2014
Business Category
 Collection Agencies
Business Information
BBB Rating  F
Alerts & Actions
PATTERN OF COMPLAINT
BBB found a  pattern of complaint exists concerning lack of customer service and difficulty for consumers to obtain dunning letters with validation of debt information. We have also identified a pattern in your responses to complaints stating that your company has done no wrong doing and providing a validation of debt letter.  Not all components of the complaints are being answered or addressed.  This includes threatening the consumer which a number of the complaints reference your company doing and releasing personal information about the debt to third parties.

ALERT
Collection agencies are required to be licensed or bonded in many states in order to operate and contact consumers about outstanding debts.  BBB has reached out to this business requesting that they provide proof of licensing and bonding required for operating everywhere they do business. However, they have failed to respond to our requests.

BBB wants to make consumers aware that they have legal rights when they are contacted by a collection agency. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits abusive and harassing behavior by any debt or collection agency, this act is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, FTC. The act states specific practices and rules under which debt collectors must abide by.  There are penalties for agencies found breaking these laws.  Collection agencies must not use crude or offensive language or identify themselves as anyone other the business name that they are contacting on behalf of.  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 www.bbb.org and Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

According to 800notes, they call from:

855-217-9112
855-218-0772
877-212-4158
877-213-7593
877-215-0937
877-223-9551
877-225-0255
877-241-7967
877-251-1794
877-262-7984
877-265-4135
877-279-7734
877-280-5327
877-298-4689
877-299-6498
877-302-4356
877-318-3314
877-329-6473
877-330-6544
877-331-8571
877-344-7592
877-350-6218
877-350-7568
877-363-4521
877-368-6728
877-376-1544
877-391-7384
877-394-7384
877-394-8532
877-409-4529
877-419-1487
877-424-8265
877-436-2423
877-464-9948
877-485-7201
877-515-7894
877-516-5135
877-516-5135
877-560-5799
877-567-7058
877-574-2517
877-594-0124
877-634-5907
877-650-9868
877-735-4179
877-783-8957
877-785-5264
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In any event,

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 received the same message

Received a call from this number. Said her name was Jeanie. Said she was trying to locate: (a computer put in a name). She said that she would call references and the law and it was important that I return the call even if I didn't know the person. It wasn't my name and I didn't know the person. I didn't return the call but researched the number. It seems it's a fake loan scheme.

Calle she my partner looking for me and left a voicemail

Received first call and voice mail message from this number yesterday @ 1:30 pm PDT with same message. Name of person sounded similar to mine, but was not clear.

I NEVER answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. If caller leaves a message, I listen to it and check number from which call was made to see if it matches caller ID. Then I check 800notes and google the number to obtain as much information as possible.

I planned to block this number, but decided not to block it to see how many calls/messages I receive for the purpose of filing complaints with the AG of CA and the FTC,

Lo and behold, I received a call and same message from a different number today @ 1:30 pm PDT, which is not listed in the above comments.

So, please add to the list of numbers used by these criminal scumbags 877-418-7841.