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Call comes in from a 602 number in Phoenix, but "Beth" asks that you call back 888-240-0182 about a personal matter.  Fortunately I thought that the two different area codes and the personal matter reference was suspicious.

They have called me every day for over two weeks and consistently leave messages to call them back about a personal matter. I've blocked the number but still get daily voice mails. Annoying.

Total Scam!  888-240-0182.  Never took out a payday loan.  wanted to verify the last 4 digits of you social security #.  don't verify anything!  they only have the last 4 and not anything else.  Don't verify your address.  they threaten that they are a mediation firm.  I started calling them back and everyone of those idiot reps hung up on me each of the 6 times I called back and ask them questions.  when I asked if I can talk to their legal department, or ask them for their tax ID, or ask them where there corporate office is.  they referred me their website....non-informational.  Strong Strong Stink of SCAM!!!!!!!!

Same here, keep getting the same message from Global Services, Beth and personal matter.  Also got it from the V number as well as the 888 number.  She's calling the wrong person because I surely will not answer or call her back anytime soon.

I just got a call from them asking me for personal info. I laughed and told the guy to shove his fone up there and hung up on him. Now I call them every day to tell them the same thing. What these people think?

Securities and Exchange Commission

Litigation Release No. 17173 / October 4, 2001

SEC Alleges Fraud against Unregistered Broker-Dealer Operating in Boca Raton, Florida in Connection with Securities Offering

Securities And Exchange Commission v. Global Asset Partners, Ltd., Global Services Group, LLC, Global Internet Fund Group, Inc., William L. Haynes and Relief Defendant, Centurion International, LLC, Case No. 01-8862-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS (S.D. Fla., filed Sept. 28, 2001).

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that on October 1, 2001, it obtained permanent injunctive relief in connection with an alleged fraudulent securities offering conducted in Boca Raton, Florida by Global Asset Partners, Ltd., Global Services Group, LLC, and Global Internet Fund Group, Inc. ("Global"). Among other things, the SEC's complaint, filed on September 28, 2001, alleges that since at least May 1999, Global, through a network of sales agents, made material misrepresentations to investors and prospective investors located worldwide to induce them to purchase so-called pre-initial-public-offering ("pre-IPO") stock and exchange-traded securities. Specifically, the SEC's complaint alleges that Global misrepresented when companies could be expected to go public, the price the pre-IPO stock would trade at upon becoming public, the method by which investor accounts were maintained and its track record concerning its operations and expertise. The complaint further alleges that Global and the named individual defendant, William L. Haynes ("Haynes"), raised at least $7 million from defrauded investors.

Simultaneously with the filing of the complaint, Global, Haynes and Centurion, without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint, consented to all of the relief requested by the SEC with only the amount of disgorgement and penalties to be determined. Thereafter, the Honorable Donald M. Middlebrooks of the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida entered an order permanently restraining and enjoining Global and Haynes from future violations of the registration and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The Court also entered orders freezing Global's and Haynes' assets, freezing the assets of relief defendant Centurion International, LLC ("Centurion"), appointing a Receiver over Global, and granting other emergency relief. The SEC's complaint seeks disgorgement from Global, Haynes and Centurion so that funds may be returned to the defrauded investors.

According to the SEC's complaint, filed on September 28, 2001, the defendants have fraudulently raised at least $7 million from at least 300 investors located in the U.S. and abroad. Among other things, the SEC's complaint alleges that the defendants:

operated out of their Boca Raton, Florida offices, employing a network of sales agents who used "lead lists" containing the names of professionals in foreign countries and the U.S., to make unsolicited telephone calls to prospective investors during which the sales agents offered investors the opportunity to purchase either well-known, exchange-traded securities or pre-IPO stock;

misleadingly told investors that the issuers of the private securities would engage in an IPO in the next one to six month at an offering price of two to three times the price defendants were offering the stock;

sold securities to investors with mark-ups between approximately 800% - 1,600% from the price that defendants paid for the securities;

misrepresented to investors that it would sell them certain exchange-traded securities and, instead, misappropriated funds that investors sent for the purchase of those securities;

falsely told investors that they invested in several successful IPOs involving internet companies; and

significantly exaggerated the expertise of its sales agents.
Upon the SEC's motion, the Court appointed Jane W. Moscowitz, a partner in the law firm of Moscowitz Starkman & Magolnick as Receiver over Global. Among other things, Ms. Moscowitz is responsible for taking control of Global and for marshaling and safeguarding its assets.

The Court's order permanently restrains and enjoins Global and Haynes from from violating Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c) and 77q] and Sections 10(b) and 15(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78o(a)(1)] and Rule 10b-5 thereunder [17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5]. Those sections and rules prohibit certain sales of securities not registered with the Commission, prohibit fraud in the offer and sale, and in connection with the purchase and sale, of securities, and prohibit acting as a broker or dealer while not registered with the Commission.

The SEC acknowledges the assistance of the Central Bank of Ireland and the Securities Commission of the Bahamas with this matter.

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr17173.htm
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They also left me a message and first told me I owed for a pay day loan back in 2011 also the amount they wanted to settle wAs 3000 then came back to 1000 then 500

The phone rang at 8:43 AM Mar. 8, 2017. Caller id showed it was an Out of Area 1-503-342-4944. I let it go to voice mail. The message left: "hello, this is Beth from global services. Please call me back at 888-240-0182 regarding a personal matter. Thank you."  I will not call her back as this is obviously a scam caller. I get too many scam calls. I thought I was on the do not call registry but I'm not sure anymore.

I realized after posting above comment the Do Not Call registry doesn't stop scam callers.

Beth called with a personal matter.

Phony debt collector! With a capital P!

Repeated calls from Beth about a personal matter. Do not answer unknown numbers or return to such. Just annoying

OMG...I keep getting calls from 412-200-7961 from "Beth" and I am to call 888-240-0182 back to discuss a personal matter.  They are now calling my husband on his cell(don't know how they got that) and my mother in law.  The last time I took out a payday loan was 6 or 7 years ago and it was paid off.  Not sure what it is they want.  I blocked the number on my husband's phone and am ready to do the same on mine.  I just feel bad for my mother in law because they are calling her land line and she can't block them.  She doesn't answer calls that she doesn't know, so I just keep telling her that it is a scam(which it is) and to ignore it.  They will stop eventually. They used to call my parents nonstop, but they cancelled their land line.

Got a call from Beth as well but she called from a 401 number. I called the back and they stated that i owed money for a payday loan that i never had. When I told the lady that I would like something in writing and will not make any payment she stated that they do not do that. She stated that when i set up the payments that they would send me an email with the payment contract. She also stated that after my last payment that i would get an email stating that my account is resolved. I again told her that i would not set up any payments until i get something in writing. She told me that the company that i had the loan with had sent me notices and that they would not send me any. Then she hung up on me.

Beth(?) from Global Services left us a message to call her at Global Services on a personal matter.  SPAM.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Beth from Global services is spamming my home phone daily. It's really bothersome.

Got the same exact message today after a silent period of 10 seconds and after the message it was a 10 second silent period.  They use the area codes that match your living area area code by using spoof numbers.  This way they can catch people off guard when answering the phone calls.  SCAMINALS SUCKS!!!!!!

Got the same exact message today after a silent period of 10 seconds and after the message it was a 10 second silent period.  They use the area codes that match your living area area code by using spoof numbers.  This way they can catch people off guard when answering the phone calls.  SCAMINALS SUCKS!!!!!!

Got the same message from Beth asking to call back on a 619 number.  Thought it was strange they didn't mention my name.   Thanks for the info John Q, and everyone else who posted.