877-460-1576

I was actually sent a payment agreement to pay off the debt. They wanted it signed and faxed back to them.  The documents looked pretty real.  I started picking it apart.   The address 1232 Forsyth St, atlanta GA 28213   First off I map quested the address...there is not a 1232 Forsyth in Atlanta.  Also the zipcode on the documents belong to Charlotte, NC.  Yep!  
Then the email address came across as Nationwide Asset and Recovery( but I could see a juno acct that belongs to a Lisa Davis.  To make it even better:  the address is connected to her facebook account.( I have Hotmail so it showed her profile picture and everything).  
PLEASE do not give these people any of your information or money.  This is a horrible scam and they are smart with paperwork etc.

Both aforementioned Companies, the one, "Located at," 1232 Forsyth St Atlanta Georgia, and Nationwide Asset & Recovery, are both trying to collect the same debt, within the same month.  With many phone calls, and some investigative work, I've found they are both fraudulent.  Irate doesn't begin to sum up how disgusted I am.  Please do not give these frauds your hard earned money.  I'm now reporting these, "Agencies," to BBB, Attorney General, and the FBI.  Ms. Brown should probably drop off the grid; the FBI is everywhere.

For at least the last year, an illegal group of debt collectors have been terrorizing consumers, their family, friends, and employees threatening to arrest the individual of an unpaid loan or other debt (their generally don't even owe). Be aware debt is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, and you can't be arrested. They threaten a warrant if the victim does not pay a sum of money by the credit card over the phone.

Even if you do owe a debt, do not be deceived by the actions of this group.  Many of the accounts they are attempting to collect they do not own.  In other words, if you pay these people, that is not going to clear your debt with its rightful owner.  

Although when pressed the callers give the victim an address in Columbia South Carolina (usually a vacant lot) or Atlanta GA (often a parking lot near the bus station). They are actually out of the Charlotte North Carolina area. The scammers are using the following business names

Reynolds, Hill, and Associates
Berkley and Associates
Kaufmann and Associates
Sanderson Blaine & Associates
McKenzie Reid Associates
Kennedy, Kline, & Associates
Nationwide Asset and Recovery
Piedmont Investigations and Procurement

Here is a set of links to a variety of threads on this forum that document this group and its behavior. They include the experiences of victims as well as a former employee or two that quit within a week of finding out exactly what was going on. They also include responses from consumer advocates and people who are really criminal justice professionals advising victims of what to do

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-748-8367
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-719-1725
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3492
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-805-5549
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1084
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-803-2349
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2417
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2418
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-755-3417
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3946
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3485
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-3768
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-699-9749/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-6246
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-678-5437
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-0061
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3948
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-791-2353
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-699-6246
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-735-8624
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1083
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-736-3678/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-8529
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-2633
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-460-1576

osomeone called me from that company(nationwide) the number 844-245-7180. talking bout a loan i had bac in 2011, i dont remeber anything bout what they talking bout, so i just made payment arrangements with them so that they can leave me alone

I was scammed into paying 450 dollars from this company. I knew it was weird, I suspected fradulent activity, but they had so much detail and they contacted 3 of my family members. I said I needed my file, the claim, etc emailed to me and I would go over it. I was very firm and borderline rude because I sensed it was all a big fat scam. It was. Because I got another call today, from another debt collection agency saying they are trying to receive a debt from me, the same debt I payed 2 months ago. I yelled at the woman and said this is [***], I was already called 2 months ago by another company and payed the "processing fees" that were supposedly still not paid from a 5 year old loan. I payed off that original loan within 10 days, 5 years ago. The first company contacts me 5 years later???? For processing fees????? Wtf???? I didn't believe him, asked for proof to be emailed to me. I read the claim and the supposed debt. It seemed very legit to me, formatted professionally, and looked like they were a legit company. Although I felt this guy was a fraud, he called me and I was driving and I said I would call him back and hung up. He called me right back instantly. Wtf does that say??? Fraud obviously. But I was convinced by the paperwork and proof he emailed me that maybe it was legit. I gave him my credit card info to make the payment. And that was it. And received a confirmation saying it was paid in full and there was no outstanding balance. I was threatened by him that if I didn't pay it by the end of the day, I would be sued by the company who hired them and sent to civil court for 4 thousand dollars. Unless I paid 450 dollars by the end of the day and the charges and claim would be dropped. I paid it, after receiving the seemingly legit proof of this case for the "processing fees." Today I received a call very similar, wanting the same debt and threatening the same thing, that civil court would be involved if I didn't pay the debt off. I was so frustrated and infuriated I said are you xxxxing kidding me????!!!! I already paid this off 2 months ago for your damn "processing fees" from another company. She said oh I hope you didn't pay it to "global whatever" because they are scammers. I said no I didn't. It was actually "nationwide asset and recovery." I told her I had confirmation of paying the "processing fees" 2 months ago and that the debt was payed 5 years ago. She said okay, well can you send me the confirmation emails to me and I will call you back. I haven't received a call from her, and I tried to call her back. Nothing. I also tried to call "nationwide asset and recovery" which it went to voicemail. I looked them up and saw this forum and found out it was a scam as I thought. Well fxxx me. Does anyone know what I should do????????

I believe they have a new company name they are using, "National Recovery Partners LLC" they called me today to pay the same debt that I never had that another company called me for 2 months ago by the name of "Nationwide Asset and Recovery" and I was scammed into paying 450. Do you know anything about this "National Recovery Partners LLC" ???

First, thanks for sharing these details.  In terms of National Recovery Partners, they appear to be located out of Western New York

NATIONAL RECOVERY PARTNERS LLC
Registered Agent CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
80 STATE STREET
ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12207
NYS Entity Type DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Name History
2013 - NATIONAL RECOVERY PARTNERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Here is their website --- http://www.nrpassociatesllc.com/

Now, what might be happening is both groups are working the same "paper" (or list of alleged debtors) --- and this "paper" is bad meaning it has incorrect information.  Feel free to reply since I am monitoring these threads

Well, if you paid by CC or debit card, go back to the bank and have the transactions reversed for fraud.  These companies may have a lot of detail, but that's easy to get nowadays.  They basically work through intimidation.  Always be suspect if someone cold-calls you and demands money.  Record keeping is always poor with these fly-by-night companies and they buy and sell questionable paper right and left.  So it's not unusual that you'll get calls from different companies demanding money.  

Just because a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt does not mean you 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

If they are bothering you,

Report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you, 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.

Last known address:

Registered Agent
NATIONAL RECOVERY PARTNERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
80 STATE STREET
ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12207


If they don't give you the validation letter, (and most of the fly-by-night companies won't),  simply block their calls.

Thank you for your advice and help. I knew I shouldn't have paid that "debt" it just seemed shady. And I didn't give in easy. I demanded every piece of paper from my file they had and proper proof of debt. They emailed me that contract, etc. It all looked legit, but I know I didn't have an outstanding debt with anyone. They proceeded to tell me that I did pay all my debts off but that they were "processing fees." I found that hard to believe that 6 years later they were wanting processing fees. I received another call TODAY from the same company and number with the same auto recording in my voicemail as the last two companies that called. They leave a couple month gap between the attempts to try to get more money. I could contact the bank and tell them that charge was fradulent, but is there a chance someone who sold this information could be gel liable? I have a pretty good idea who sold their customers information.

This number is 855-325-9118. The same as the last number that tried contacting me in November. National Recovery Partners and Associates LLC. I emailed them a confirmation of "payment" from the first time they juped me. They said they would call me right back, they didn't. Because they probably realized they already got me. They were even trying to say they weren't fradulent but the last company was, and that I paid to the wrong person. Lol. Yeah I would like to see some justice from these out of Atlanta criminals. They probably are still in Atlanta.

Thank you!

File a complaint with the FTC. Perhaps they will meet the same fate as WSA, another Atlanta debt collection racket whose employees are facing up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud.

Will do. Thank you. These scum bags need to be caught. It's ridiculous.

If you were contacted by Savannah Grant, Piedmont Investigations & Procurement, RJ Financial Services, or Nationwide Asset And Recover, please contact the FBI Charlotte Division. Reference RJ Financial Services.