888-627-0946

C I G. Are you late on house payments?

Caller states they have important legal documents to be delivered at specified time.  Says calling from Sylvan and Associates regarding CIG and gives reference number.  Obviously a scam.  I do not owe any money to anyone and am not involved in any legal matters.

Caller states they have important legal documents to be delivered at specified time.  Says calling from Sylvan and Associates regarding CIG and gives reference number.  Obviously a scam. If not, they would have already delivered the legal documents.

Caller states she is Karen Brown a secretary with Sylvan And Associates in reference to legal documents to be delivered. Wants me to call and confirm or reschedule delivery of papers regarding CIG in legal department and lists the number to call as 888-627-0946 with a referenced case number.   This is obviously a scam - called my cell from an unknown number, message sounded like it was prerecorded with a name added in, plus I have no debt or legal issues.  They can go straight to....

Just received a call on my cell from a restricted number from the same person that everyone else is on here.  I normally don't pick up restricted calls but thought it was my supervisor so I picked up anyway. She said it was regarding legal issues and I told her she has the wrong number.... I don't have nor am I going through any legal issues. 10 min later I get a call from my inlaws saying that these same people called their house looking for me and left a message stating a case number to reference and  time frame and day when legal documents are going to be delivered. The only debt I owe are my student loans which are being taken care of. Don't know what this is about...

Same as everyone above. Mahoney from Sullivan, call Cig & same phone .... Like all others I know what I owe & where (only student loans) ... No company info available anywhere for them ... Obvious scam ... Wish someone would shut these guys down ....

Caller said she was from Sylvan and Associates and it was about some sort of legal papers that needed to be delivered on behalf of Cambridge Investment Group - but they called MY SON, looking for me...threatened legal action if I didn't get back to them, said it was "time sensitive".  I don't own a home or have any other investments, my credit is good and I don't owe anyone any money.  I am sure this is a scam.

Criminals masquerading as debt collectors attempt to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished without actually being sued or going to court, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your family, friends, neighbors and/or places of employment (past or present or both) to create panic and embarrassment so that their intended victim calls them and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.  They will use the words “Mediator”, “Arbitrator”, or “Law Office” to make you believe that they are something other than a debt collector want-a-be and that they don’t have to follow Federal and State collection laws.  They do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency.  They also tell you that if you fail to call them back you are "waiving your right to council", which is pretty much nothing but hogwash.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

Read up on your rights here and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general
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Got same call only from Daniel Page of Sullivan and Assoc. delivering legal papers to a Susan Hodge.Never heard of her. Their caller ID is private. Must be a scam.

Same as everyone else here. This AM I got a VM from a blocked caller saying their name was Lindsay with Stuart and Associates on behalf of Cambridge Investment Group. Stated they needed to deliver legal documents and to see if anyone above the age of 18 would be there for delivery. They didn't leave any address, only to contact Cambridge Investments 1-888-627-0946.

It's a scam....This guy Edward Mason from Cambridge Investment Group (CIG), Woburn, MA has threatened me with legal actions on the credit card debt that I have no idea of. People like him should be punished big time. Usually calls from : 888-627-0946 or 978-484-6068 or (888) 764-8596 or 888-754-5014. Don't pay him a penny, keep record of everything and report it to FTC and your state attorney general office.

I received a voice message with a blocked caller from John Mahogany with the CIG.  He stated they needed to deliver me some legal documents on Thursday and want to see if anyone will available of the age of 18 to sign the papers. John request for me to call the 1-888-627-0946 with case number 95289 and ask for the legal department.

I have no idea what this is regarding but it sounds like a scam.