888-782-4106

Recieved a call from an unknown number and was told it was mike Lopez from regional document servers and that he was calling to verify that I would be at my residence the following day between 1-4 so he can serve me with papers. I told him I didn't know what he was talking about and he said that's weird they made it sound like you knew all about it. He gave me a number and claim # and instructed me to call in the next hour and if I didn't id be served at my residence or workplace the following day. I looked up the phone number on google and found nothing but viagra advertisements and thrifty nickel ads attached to it. So I called the number and it was answered by a John at Weinstein Fitzgerald and associates. When i gave him the case number he stated there was a lawsuit filed against me and wanted me to verify my date of birth and social. I told him I wasn't comfortable with that and he said I would just have to wait for my summons. Nobody ever showed up to serve me anything. He called the following day and left another voicemail stating that he would be serving me papers due to me not contacting the firm, and that I would be getting served with a summons if I didn't call the form in the next hour. Concluded the voicemail by saying Have a good day and "good luck." After that, He the proceeded to harass my entire family. One by one called every member of my family stating there was a lawsuit filed against me and giving them this phone number and my case #, even went as far as telling one of them my date of birth, thinking it was me, trying to coerce them to verify my ssn!  Can you say Major HIPPA violation? This is a scam!! Don't give them any info!!

I just received a call from this number indicating that I was being sued for a US Bank from 20 years ago, and I needed to ;give them my CC number and be prepared for the payment to be deducted from account as of the 15th of March, I advised them That I do not give out that information over the phone and stated that he was going to serve me papers  to be summons and taken to jail for fraud..... BEWARE OF THIS NUMBER, THEY USE DIFFERENT NAME AND COMPANY PRODUCTS........... AND THEY CALL FROM A UNKNOWN NUMBER!!!!!!

Called regarding my brother & said that I was listed as one of his contacts. They also said a bunch of claim #'s & codes that I'm unfamiliar with. They then proceeded to tell me to call 888-782-4106. Any Legal information that is to be served should never be given to a 3rd party let alone left on that person's answering machine without verifying that they are the current resident.

Bogus SCAM call. Report anything you hear to prevent anyone from getting ripped off or frauded.

Got a call from "no caller id".  I usually don't pick these up but I did this time and the guy told me they were trying to get a hold of me and asked if I was ever served any papers.  I said No and told me to call 888-782-4106 and gave me a case #.  I called that number, but blocked my number and a Patricia Brown picked up, Saying she's with Weinstein Fitzgerald.  Told me I had a cc bill back in 2007 and the company is trying to summon me...I don't recall of this cc bill.

I tried looking on google and check in the bbb.org site for both Weinstein Firtzgerald and the 888-782-4106.  On google I found nothing on the company's name, but found reports of the same situation as me with the phone #.  BBB.org has nothing on the name or phone!  Definitely a SCAM!!!

Got an unknown call from Veronica saying to call this number Regional Document Servers and they gave me a case number. Said I was going to be served and this was one of three calls they were doing as a courtesy. Never called back....Weirdos!!! I don't know what they're talking about!

This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, 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 work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying.  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

Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send 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:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php

These people just got me today.  They said I would be getting served papers in 2 hours if I didn't call,  I call 888-782-4106 the lady ID'd herself as Linda Shapiro from  Weinstein Fitzgerald & Associates. Collecting a US Bank debt from 2009.  I had an ex-wife that wrote some bad checks back then, so I believed her and gave up too much info.  Agreeing to make payments!  Now I see they are scam artists, and they have my info. OOF! Not sure what I'm gonna do about this now. Report to the Attorney General I guess.

If you gave them any financial account numbers make sure you change them out quicktime.

Call from several numbers.  So far as I can find out there is no " Weinstein Fitzgerald & Associates".

However the Weinstein zombie CID has been used on the following numbers on 800notes:

855-800-6783
877-567-7089
888-686-4717
888-782-4106
951-327-0218

If they are not using Weinstein, they use Direct Recovery Services.  They've also use CLG & Associates.  The number 877-567-7089  in 800 notes,  gives an address:

420 N McKinley St,
Corona,
CA 92879

This is also the address of:

Direct Recovery Group and Associates.
Mailing Address
420 North Mckinley St. #111-131
Corona, CA. 92879

Portfolio Placement or Career Opportunities
Info@directrecoverygroup.com

http://www.directrecoverygroup.com/

Customer Service
Contact: Joshua Neal
866-463-8376
Joshua@directrecoverygroup.com

Also see:
(951) 530-1336    (See:  http://www.yellowpages.com/corona-ca/mip/direct-recovery-group-llc-503029589)
______________________________
Per Records of the Secretary of State of California
Entity Name:    DIRECT RECOVERY GROUP, LLC
Entity Number:    201422410285
Date Filed:    08/08/2014
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:    420 NORTH MCKINLEY ST #111-131  (Mall--just another mall rat, kitchen-table debt collector)
Entity City, State, Zip:    CORONA CA 92879
Agent for Service of Process:    ERIC CARMICHAEL
Agent Address:    12155 MAGNOLIA AVE STE 6G
Agent City, State, Zip:    RIVERSIDE CA 92503

________________________
Reasonably certain these callers are  Direct Recovery Group.

In any event,

Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

Make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!

http://www.secretservice.gov/fraud_creditcard.shtml
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credit reports:  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
go to the IRS.gov site and fill out the forms on this page that pertain to them, most likely form 14039

You should also file complaints here:
www.naag.org (you can find your state AG at this link).
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

They just mailed me a contract to fill out w/ my cc info and return to:
Titanium Investment Group
420 N McKinley Ste 111-483
Corona, CA  92879

These people are relentless!

They gave me a call looking for my wife. I wasn't sure what was going on so I called my wife and gave her the call back number 855-379-9043.

I then started calling and gathering information about them. The collections they were trying to get from us was from US bank's fault. They some how got a hold of this information and were trying to scare us into paying. They wouldn't give me as much info as I wanted but I got enough to know it was a scam. Also that John guy was freaking out when I started questioning him rattling on how he was just the call forwarding guy). Patricia Brown was pretty flustered when I asked about Titanium. She wouldn't give my a phone number, address, web address or even tell me what state they were located in saying it was confidential. LOL right!

Totally scammy I was hoping to get some more info before I turned the info over to get this investigated, I am just afraid they are going to turn to vapor before we can get these creeps put away.

They told me that the address 420 N McKinley Ste 111-483
Corona, CA  92879 was their address. I checked it out and they do not seem to exist in that stripmall. Also they refused to give me any info about Titanium.

I started questioning John and he freaked out saying he couldn't answer any of my questions (regarding their address and location) he said he just forwarded the calls. LOL these people need to be locked up.

Has anyone contacted the police yet? That's on my to-do list tomorrow.

Perhaps you should read the posts by Tamianth and CWG40 and then you would know the proper place to report them.

DO NOT pay them anything or agree to.  If they have a valid debt, tell them to mail you a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.  If they won't do this and trust me they won't, simply ignore and block the calls.  This group is basically a debt scamming operation relying on threats and cold calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Also contact your local attorney general

These people are located in California, if you are not in California, it is extremely unlikely they would pursue legal action.

They called me today, stating a debt from my husband. I handle all our finances and I am not aware of anything outstanding to this point. She was very insistent on speaking to him and not allowing me to resolve anything. I am so glad I looked into this. I was contemplating having him call but not now!

These idiots called me today wanting a woman that use to have the same last name as my maiden name. They made all sorts of threats on my answering machine. They didn't even know who they were calling. You bet I called them back, cursing, which they did not like. The funniest part was then THEY informed ME that this woman was related to me. The woman they wanted is NOT RELATED to me by blood or marriage, and has never set foot in my home. They called me in IL and when I googled her it showed AZ.  I guess the morons have never heard of google or facebook. The second most amusing part was when she implied that I kissed my children with "that mouth". We never had children (by choice), and I pay my bills on time. The number they used today was 866-805-4520. I guess they just call and threaten anyone with the same last name hoping to get lucky.

Thanks for posting this.  I just got a call from a different number saying the same thing.  When I called the number some lady came on the line and said "Weinstein Fitzgerald and associates" I immediately hung up.  I googled the number and it is a residence in Oregon if Google is correct.