877-741-0425

Did they ask you any other questions??

I got one from them too.  Said its an old debt that I don't remember anything about.  Who are these people?

Scam !!!!! Do not reveal any info to these people....

This is a scam

Got a message from my HR at work that this guy called and said he had a sealed document he needed to deliver to me and wanted to know my home address. He gave her this phone number. I called it back from work and the automated message said the union group. Last time I checked process servers don't give you a warning call, nor do they have much trouble getting your address, especially if you've lived the same place for 7 yrs. I could be wrong though...

Did the guy who called leave a case number? Mine left a voicemail with a case number. I'm not sure what it is.

Did anyone find any info about the company, Union Group?  The guy that called sounded like he was given info to give to me.  He gave a case number too. I don't want this to be an issue at work.

I just received a call from a person saying the he needed to verify my home address so that he can give me some document because there was a claim against me. he gave me a case number and a 1-877-741-0425 number to call. I call that number and it was Union Group and they said that the were trying to collect on a online payday loan from Intergrity advance loans back in August of 2010. I told them that i never had a loan with that company for them to give me a number to the company so that i could call them personally. They did not have one, I looked the Intergrity advance and foound them but when you click on contact us it dosent give you a number rather a block for you to contact them by email. So i will wait to see it this person shouw up to my house like he said.

I called them back earlier to ask for a Debt Verification/Validation and was told that they didn't have to send me any verification of debt since it was over three years old.  Since when????

Got a call with a message on documents of claim against me.  After receiving 2-3 calls at work they contacted my supervisor and asked if he could assist her in serving me documents.  He didn't want to get involved in personal matters and so she gave him the 877-741-0425 and a claim no.  I then contacted my attornery and he said to contact the FTC.gov and file a complaint they will handle the case better than a debt collection firm because this Union Group is NOT registered to do collections except call and harrass people.  The FTC.gov will stop the calls.  Glad I talked to my attorney on the matter immediately.

I got a call from Robin Thompson saying that a claim was filed against me and she was trying to verify my work and home address so that she could serve me. Gave me a case number and told me to call this number. I called and spoke with Sue and she said that if I could set up a payment agreement it would keep me out of court. She said it was Integrity Advance and I owwd them $820 but she could get it reduced if I agreed to set something up. Scared..so I agreed. I have to pay on Nov 22. I will cancel my card and call them again and inquire about this being a scam just to see what response I get.

Robin called me 5 times in a row from a blocked number and then finally left a case number and this phone number. Thats so messed up to try to scam people out of the money they work for!

A process server typically cannot be a lawsuit party or anyone with a stake in the proceeding. Process service by appointment is not impossible but also atypical, and usually the "courtesy call" is from an illegal debt collector. If your jurisdiction is like mine, when you sue someone the court rules *require* that you provide a target address to your server.

In the US, anyone at your workplace can tell a debt collector that its calls are not welcome. The FDCPA demands that the PoE calls end immediately. The only "issue" to follow would be if the collector disobeys, as the worst thugs with flimsy claims are known to do.

If I'm right, the caller was not "given info" and has no "papers on his desk" about your supposed debt liability. It's a shakedown shop begging for a *real* lawsuit from you.

Expect to wait a long time, until "the 12th of Never" ....

Since never! A debt account's age does not affect your right to seek validation. If anything, that demand becomes more critical as years pass and old accounts change hands. You do have to request DV in writing, however, in response to the *federally required* initial dunning letter which I'm guessing these fools don't plan to send you.

I would shop for a new attorney. A "debt collection firm" is on *the industry* side, not yours. The name of that federal agency is not "the FTC-dot-gov", just "FTC" for short. Reporting suspicious collector doings is fine, but don't expect that one complaint to magically halt the bullying phone calls. You'll have to determine the real business name and address and shoot over a ''cease communication'' notice via USPS Certified with return card. (... assuming it's not another South Asian faker)

As I said to a prior commentor, a process server (or "litigation specialist" or "pre-legal department" or whatever they want to call themselves) should not have a dog in your race. Anyone trying to cut a deal with you to "save" you from a lawsuit over some unverified debt is a sham.

The above comments sound like extortion dressed as debt collection. Consumer debts in America, including payday loans, are a *CIVIL* matter, not criminal! Collectors calling a workplace should be seeking you or your *location* only, not blabbing about your alleged debt or trying to shame you with "process service" threats. Do you seriously think this bunch has such a poor track record of debtor location that they seemingly must first hassle your employers in every case?

Those threats are empty and their conduct is illegal. As early as possible it's critical to determine if your collector is domestic or yet another South Asian faker. The former you can sue into submission; the latter tend to be out of reach. My notes from October 2011 on payday loan and "hot check" collectors are linked below.

Fake payday loan collection scams
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-429fb24ec2162e3 ... -numbers-here-2

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

The following will be useful if you have a US domestic collector calling, and will in general help you sniff out the frauds:

official FTC guidance and staff opinions on the FDCPA, PDF copy of the Act
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

Union group called from 877-604-8368 (dennis walker)
Cussed out lady in my HR department at work.
Called my sister and parents.
Called them for their address, they would not give it. Hung up on me.
Anyone find out more about them?