888-701-0360

I received a call today from a Mr. Meyers who stated he was calling from Bronstein, Shaw and Assoc and that I needed to call him back ASAP at 888-701-0360 ext.475.  He left a message stating he was calling about check fraud and that they had filed a case/ charges against me in the county I live in. The funny thing is, I work for the county and there is no case against me. I have no idea what they are talking about but who calls someone and says stuff like this.  The only people I know who would do stiff loike this are debt collectors.  I plan to call them tomorrow to see what info I can get from them. I will also be requesting them to send me paperwork on whatever it is they are calling about.  So we'll see what happens

Recieved a vm from that company from a Mr. Snyder stating the same regarding a case in a county I haven't lived in 20 yrs and rarely ever go to. Figure it is the same people.

these ppl called me yesterday the guys name was arthur clayton, who just so happens to be affiliated with "burns and hoffman" by other ppl who post on this site. he said that i had several lawsuits and charges against me in the county i live in due to a payday loan i took out in 09. the problem? i paid the loan back...i did have some difficulty paying back the loan but ended up settling with a debt collector for a reasonable amount back in 3/10.  verified this with the cash store and the debt collector i paid through and they said my balance was 0 also have my bank statement that proves this loan they keep talking about is PAID..this is not the first time scammers like these have contacted me about this loan..and everytime they do they come up with a different amount and supposed "charge" against me i have been dealing with this crap for the past year and half bc the cash store who i got the loan through supposedly has sold my info to third parties..and never once have i been summoned or charged with anything DO NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAMS if they have not sent you something in writing beforehand it is a SCAM SCAM SCAMMY! the debt collector that paid sent me something in writing first and was very cooperative...these scammers and the scum of the effn earth!

I received 2 voicemail messages one pertaining to me and the other one toward my boyfriend saying that he had involvement with me. It said that I was being charged with Intentional neglegence, comsumer theft and services and malicious intent to defraud! Now not having any criminal accusations/ even a speeding ticket this scared the SH*T out of me. My boyfriend called them back to find out what he had to do with it and the lady told him everything about me and what was going to happen. They said that I was charge with that from my Credit Union and the cash store which I took out a loan in 2009. Now I have called my bank and they told me that its fraud and told me to call the cops. We did this and then called the them back to get more information and when we asked for her address the phone went blank like she had to put us on hold and ask someone else. I asked her why I haven't recieved anything in the mail and she told me the only address they have on file was when I was 13. Now when I took the loan out through the cash store that was 9 years later at the current address I am at, if it's not a scam why wouldn't they have my correct mailing address?!! After reading these messages and everything I have found I am relieved, they almost scared me enough for me to pay them!

I have received a call from this company as well, in regards to an old debt that I have from a payday loan company. yes this was a legitimate debt that I had forgotten about. Some weirdo name by the name of Mr. Jones( Chris Janes) contacted my place of employment talking about he was  calling from a law firm about a civil judgement and county sheriffs offices. Since I formally worked collections, I knew this was a debt collector. I listen to this dummy talk about code 505 and penalty's being placed against me if i did not comply.I laughed at this guy and he got pissed, I thought this was funny too. He called me several foul names and hung up. I called back later and asked to speak to the manager and a Mr. Stone helped me settle out my debt. I have been researching this company for about 6 months, they really help you get out of the debt that is owed, but to pretend to be something that they are not is down right illegal. i have filed a report about Mr. Jones formally known as Christopher Janes from Buffalo/Tonawanda N.Y. So if you get a call from this number, don,t get upset see what they have to say, if you get a call from Jones/Janes, just get the info and call back to speak with Mr. Stone

Yeah I received a voicemail message on my cell and at work from a Michelle Washington in the litigations filing division at the office of Bronstein, Shaw and Assoc. She said, " You have been found
liable and named defendant in a series of claims and allegations pending. There is also a series of infractions naming you as defendant." She then went on to state that they would be filing papers this morning for me to be called into court. I have no idea what this about or why they would be calling me. She even read off the last four digits of my social security number. Now what I want to know is how she could leave this information for me on my voicemail, when it doesn't even give my name in my voicemail greeting. How would she know if that was my number or someone elses?? The number she left me to call was 888-701-0360 ext 475. I would love to contact them to sue their [***] on giving out any personal info on a non-secure line

I got a call from a Lisa McCoy today. This place left messages on my VM with threats, then got my cell phone number today. They called me at work, and told me I had several filed lawsuits against me in my county. When I told her that I had researched her "firm" of Bronstein, Shaw and Assoc., I found it to be a scam, I had an attorney for bankruptcy and I hung up on her. She called me from the same number listed about, only it was x492. SHe left a message that, they WERE a real law firm, and I couldn't believe anything I read on the internet these days, which she was sure that was where I got my "bad" information from. She said I could contact my attorney and I had only 24 hours in order to respond. I just contacted my bankruptcy attorney by email. It seems that, any reputable law firm would have sent legal notice, prior to contact someone on the phone and harass them with fear tactics.
If you look up this Bronstein, Shaw and Associates, they don't even have a firm listed. Manta shows them as a business but, has no information, reports or even a web site that this firm would use.
I would love to find out more information about this "firm", so I can report them. I live in Kansas.

I received a message and called back to these same people and the lady Ms. Washington told me i am crazy didnt know what I was talking about because I told them they were a fraud and the tone and terms you are using dont make sense are non existent. Have a nice day!

I  ALSO RECIEVD A CALL FROM BRONSTEIN SHAW AT THIS NUMBER ...I NEVER HEARD OF THEM SO I LOOKED UP THIS NUMBER . I ACTUALLY DID CALL THEM BACK AND SETTLED OUT MY LOAN . I SPOKE TO MS. WASHINGTON WHO REALLY INFORMED ME ON A LOT AND HELPED ME WITH THE SITUATION . I DID TAKE  A LOAN OUT YEARS AGO  AND NEVER PAID IT BACK . I KNOW THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE  . I PAID WHAT WAS OWED AND SHE EMAILED ME MY LETTER /RECIEPT  RIGHT AWAY . SHE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND IM HAPPY I DONT OWE THAT DEBT ANYMORE AND IM TRYIN TO REBUILD MY CREDIT .  THANKS

HOW IS IT A SCAM??   ....You do owe what there calling about . You defaulted on something and didnt pay it . There office has every right to call you!!!!!!!!!!!    Pay what you owe it will help you in the long run

Unfortunately,  you can not sue a company for contacting you about a legitimate debt. The information left on your voicemail is very much legal.  If your full social security number was left , it may be a different story. I would advise any consumer that owes past debt to pay your bill, civil judgments can be inforced on any party  as long as its within statute of limitations.

Try this number to call her 1-877-855-5199.  They called me and stated I won a $1000 shopping spree?  Yeah I finally checked my messages, I returned the call and the voicemail recording did not say anything about a shopping spree!! It stated this is Michelle Washington Litigation filing division from Bronstein, Shaw, and Associates.  What is this all about?

Try this number to call her 1-877-855-5199.  They called me and stated I won a $1000 shopping spree?  Yeah I finally checked my messages, I returned the call and the voicemail recording did not say anything about a shopping spree!! It stated this is Michelle Washington Litigation filing division from Bronstein, Shaw, and Associates.  What is this all about?

Mr. Phoney Attorney,
It is illegal to call claiming your a representative from a government agency. If they are such an outstanding collection agency, why are they under investigation by the states attorney general in several states. Go back into you hole.

What this company is doing is completely illegal.  Sue the [***] out of them.  

NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
Entity Information
The information contained in this database is current through October 4, 2011.

Selected Entity Name: BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Selected Entity Status Information
Current Entity Name:    BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date:    FEBRUARY 28, 2011
County:    ERIE
Jurisdiction:    NEW YORK
Entity Type:    DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status:    ACTIVE

Selected Entity Address Information
DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
814 KENMORE AVENUE
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14216
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA, P.A., P.C.
1 MAIDEN LANE, 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038

I have received a call from Jenna at 1-888-701-0360 From the Law Office of Bronstein Shaw & Associates. She told me I had a debt and I set up payments for her to start taking out monthly amounts of $105.50 for 10 months. She sounded ligit and I did receive a letter from her on their letterhead stating what they were taking out each month. They have been taking it out for Seven months straight. Now I dont know what to do because I tried calling them and it is a recording stating it has been disconected. I found one of the letters where it says a new number so I called it I got a voicemail stating that Mr. Jones is away from his desk at this time so I left a message. Should I call the bank and cancel any further amounts?

Over the past three weeks all weekdays and Saturdays multiple hours during the day and after 9:00pm from Monday, January 30, 2010 until February 20, 2012, a common friend of ours’ has been receiving calls from a male with an African-American speech inflection threatening an affidavit has been filed against my wife for writing bad checks and owing a 'Pay-Day' loan. The male refused to identify himself during his 20+ threatening and intimidating calls, only providing an account number and phone number (305-914-6728). My wife returned the phone call on February 17, 2012 during the afternoon to this unnamed individual in order to end the harassment to our friend, a third-party with no affiliation to any of these matters. The receiver of the call told my wife he represents WOOD FOREST (WOOD FOREST is a fictitious name), refused to give his name, told my wife he was dispatching the police to our house, said to my wife that its her 'ass is in a sling, lady!', demanded a payment of $900.00 over the phone, refused to provide an address and refused to send any documents via post to our address yet offered to email the information, before refusing to take the information and hanging-up on my wife. We remained in fear my wife was going to jail for fraudulent allegations. Fortunately, that never transpired. I began researching these individuals via the internet and calling the provided phone number during non-business hours. The answering service associated with the aforementioned phone number is associated with AMY GRANT, INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT, SOUTH FLORIDA GROUP. Other associated numbers include: 305-964-9434 and 305-918-4670 and 786-528-0314. According to internet searches revealing the illegal, unethical and deleterious practices of this company, it appears other individuals associated with South Florida Group are: MICHAEL SHAW, BRIAN MERCER, CATHERINE STREIN, SAMANTHA TAYLOR, THOMAS PIERCE and JOHN MONTGOMERY, all of whom reportedly employed the same tactics with other citizens to extort monies either illegally or in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. Other additional phone numbers include: (866) 629-9947, (888) 472-6781, (888) 313-9572, Through further research, it appears South Florida Group is an affiliation of BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (888) 701-0360, aka JENKINS, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (877) 863-5647, aka BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC., 814 KENMORE AVENUE, BUFFALO NY 14216. The individuals appearing to be affiliated with these 'law groups' are: MR. JONES (877) 863-5647 x493, fax (716) 691-3939 and MR. MYERS (888) 701-0360 x475, fax (716) 873-2700, RENEE WILLIAMS (888) 701-0360 x473 and MR. STONE (716) 533-1569. It appears JOSEPH STONE aka JOSEPH MARLETTE (716) 533-1569 is the owner/CEO. From research, it appears Mr. Stone (aka Marlette), also, owns and runs collection agency: ICS (INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS, INC., 15 HAZELWOOD DRIVE, #102, AMHERST NY 14226, (888) 358-1120, (888) 832-9845, (877) 230-2988, (716) 691-2472 and fax (716) 691-2440.) Reportedly, it appears ICS employees (RAY PADILLA, SHAWN MICHAELS and JIM DOUGLASS x335)utilize the same illegal collection tactics, and litigation and arrests alleging fraud in the State of New York exists regarding affiliates and constituents of ICS (according to some reports, this agency has been shut-down by governmental interventions.) It appears Interstate Check Systems is an entity of Northtown Capital & Associates. Northtown's web site is: http://www.northtowncap.com. Northtown's address and location is (same as Interstate Check Systems): 15 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14228 - Phone: 888.358.1120 - Fax: 716.691.2122 Corporate filings found at: http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009 County: NIAGARA Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. 3047 MAPLE ROAD NEWFANE, NEW YORK, 14108 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Current Entity Name: NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 23, 2009 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA P.A. P.C. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Additional Corporate filings show: Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: FEBRUARY 28, 2011 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) BRONSTEIN, SHAW AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 814 KENMORE AVENUE BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14216 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 This scam, perpetrated by these entities, is far-reaching and preys on those, such as my wife and I, who are attempting to find stable-footing, again, in life through responsible and reputable means. All of the aforementioned individuals and entities are, reportedly and experientially, are violating laws, complicit involvement in illegal scams, willfully and knowingly, thereby harming and injuring unsuspecting and innocent victims, such as my wife and I, by their intentional acts, aiding and abetting extortion through fraudulent practices and are in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. Notify the FTC (www.ftc.gov)