888-401-3777

"Third party collections" agency that is part of OYP group scam. They started calling yesterday and called back this morning. Same old routine as OYP group callers...won't leave a call back number, won't leave a name, etc. Don't let them scare you. It's a scam. Google it, you'll see.

Don't fall for it ! 888-401-3777 IS the OYP group trying to pass itself off as a legitimate "third party collections" agency.  Just got a call this morning claiming our company has an outstanding invoice that was submitted to them via "The OYP Group".  The rep said if the invoice is not paid, the company can take the individual responsible for agreeing to the service to court and the company's credit will be damaged as a result.  They try to scare you by running off "exact" dollar amounts that the company can sue for yadda yadda and they HATE when you mention the Better Business Bureau, saying that the BBB can't resolve this issue.  Ask for the their physical address, a call back number and their BBB customer reference or id number, and listen to 'em stutter.

I`am am also getting these calls at work . I asked them to show me The  product or service they are trying to bill me for and the guy said there never was one since I did not pay the bill.

Same routine harassed the accounts payable clerk using the same dialog as reported in the internet. They threatened the employee with a civil suit. Our company does not advertise, and never agreed to the ad they are alleging. They even had a fake recording with a bogus voice agreeing to a fake ad. This is such a fraud. This company should be stopped.

Got a call from the "Credit Assessment Division" a person named "Candace O'Neill. Same number, 888 401-3777. She claims they are a "government funded" collections agency. She said our employee authorized an ad, and they have a recording. Same routine as all the others. How can we stop these guys?

they called my company as well and i eventually had to call the police to report harasment!!!! what can i do to stop these people that are insane!

they call my work twice a week for the last past 2 months, what can i do to stop these people, theya re crazy

what did you do to stop them?

what did you do to stop them?

i get calls form these people constantly what can i do to stop them this is horrible

Exact same girl, Candace O'Neil...exact same words, "Yellow page ad authorized by an employee"...exact same threat, "Turn you over to personal collections for this dollar amount."  

I can't wait to try the Better Business Bureau thing when they call back...I hope everyone else thinks to google these thiefs instead of giving them money!!!

They called us this summer. My stupid co-worker passed the call on to me, and I was stupid enough to just not hang up immediately. I said we did not have anything running with them currently, and we were not interested. Well, they called back a few months later from the 'collections department', a Janice Smith, and she said we owed money and had the tape saying I authorized it. It was a pieced together, bogus recording. So, what I did was file a complaint with the BBB and I have not heard from them since! FYI, before I contacted BBB, I wrote to the REAL Online Yellow Pages to complain, by accident. She said THEIR company, the legitimate one, is keeping records of how many people mistake Online Yellow Pages for "OYP Group", as they are hurting their reputation and are considering legal action. Hope this info makes some of you feel better about these scam artists!

I have been getting calls also with the same scenerios as others.  The guy I last talked to was David Smith and he stated that he was an agent for the State of New York and that i was a liar and he had me on tape agreeing to this advertising which i was originally told was to go to residences and not businesses.   He told me that they were coming after me personally and I was going to jail for fraud as well as having to pay the bill with all late fees and collection agency fees.  He kept saying he was an agent of New York and insinuated that it was for the Attorney Generals office.   He left a call back number for my attorney to call him.  This number was to the OYP group.    I contacted the BBB, FTC, phonebusters in Canada, and the Attorney General in SD and filed complaints with all of them.   I want to warn others of getting wrapped up in this scam.  They are rude and scary.  They get you so mad that you can't think straight.  Not to mention, they have been calling us anywhere from 2-8 times a day.   We even told them not to call again and they keep calling.   If we don't answer they just keep redialing so the phone keeps ringing here.

They have been calling and harassing us for months.   They have now turned it onto me.   A David Smith called and stated he was an Agent of New York collecting this bad debt and they are going after me with the bill, fees and a criminal charge if we don't pay.   He called me a liar and then said he listened to the tape and I agreed to the "invoice".   He did give me a return call number so my attorney can call it and settle the debt.  This number was another number to the OYP group.   These people will call 2-8 times a day.  if they talk to us and get us mad etc, they will call more to keep us worked up and give us more threats.  they have been told not to call any more and that just makes them call more often. If we dont' answer they hit redial when they get the machine.    I have contacted the BBB, FTC, Attorney General's office in South Dakota to file complaints and would like these people to stop calling.   they are so rude and full of lies.  They even lied about where their product was supposed to go.    They need to be shut down soon and people need to be warned of them

Boy, these guys are busy.  Same here in LA, I am in process of reporting it to BBB and Attorney General.  They are rude and will not let you speak if they sense you are trying to challenge the authenticity of the charge and/or order of the ad.  They've been calling over a month now, when asked to email it, they say they will, but never email.  Today, I told her to email while we were on the phone, amazing, I never received it.  I finally got enough info. from them today to look up and found all the complaints.

AMAZING!!!!

Thats why I don't verify anything.
I just keep saying NO NO NO then hang up.
Its none of their business anyway.

My legit yellow pages rep had warned us of fake invoices from various groups. Then calls started coming in asking to verify information on our business address, than we began getting invoices and the usual threatening phone calls from a Ms. or Mr. "Smith". I googled them and found the OYP group that contacted us is a scam run out of Canada with a lock-box in NY State to send your "payments" into. I called the number on the fake invoice and and someone actually answered. I asked the gentleman on the phone if he was aware that he was working a scam. He seemed confused so I referred him to the BBB websites from the US and Canada. I have not received any more phone calls.  Hope this helps.

Fell for it!

They called in September every other day for weeks. Finally I was busy with customers and authorized by the owner to renew our existing yellow pages ad. They have me on recording accepting the charges. The price changed, it wasn't to update our ad in the REAL yellow pages to consumers and it keeps getting worse. Now I'm getting collections calls. They say that it seems the sales department intentionally mislead me and that I should file a letter of intent to dispute the billing. The next step is to hand it over to a 3rd party who will come after me personally if the company does not pay. It doesn't matter that the company was sold and no longer exists. She said to get a lawyer to send in a letter if they tried to collect funds from me personally. The previous owner thinks the letter of intent is to get written proof that someone accepted the ad.

Credit Accessment Dept. gave the number as 888-401-3840, but the caller ID shows the 1-888-401-3777 number.

How weird is this going to get? Any thoughts about this new technique?

I get the same call from a collections service at that same number for the OYP Group... An Angela Whitte, she says she is from a legitimate collections service and got mad when I asked where she was from... I am still trying to figure out how to stop them...

1-888-401-3840

This is how it happened to me.They kept harrising me one day when I was the  only one in the office.I kept saying no to the renewal of the yellow pages add as soon as they mentioned money.When I did that they would hang up and call back and start it all over again.This went on for 45  min. untill I finally said yes. they explained that we would recieve what would look like a bill but we did not have to pay it.Now they said they have my voice recorded and not only are they going after the co. but also me.  

The OYP group Scam.