This is clearly a scam; those defending this caller must be in on it.

receive a call today from 4697599034 and 2147527840 demanding payment , and threating felony charges. as it turns out its a debt collection agency...

I received a call along with other family members from my sister.  The number was 713-748-6273.  The lady (Mrs. Jackson) claimed that she had written bad checks and had fraud charges.  Of course it is a SCAM!  Do not provide them with any information.

I have some information that may help, I would like to take them down also.

I just had it out with one of these theives. He was threatening me with litigation against me for fraud.
He said I work in construction and that I owe 1200.00. But I work for the feds. The laugh is on them. They are a scam and are currently being investigated. This is under federal jurisdiction because of the nature of it. Please contact your local or state's attorneys office if you get one of these calls.
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Received a call saying I was listed as a contact by a Raoul Sedano also gave me a docket number as a referral. Don't know this guy and am not calling him back. Call came from Texas on my unlisted home phone.Sounds like another phone scam to me.

What is the name of the company and the address?W

Hi.  Do you happen to have a fax number and/or address for this company?  I'm assuming they have offices in New York and Texas?  I just received a phone call and thought I had stopped these calls but apparently not.

Please send me information I am gonna fix Emily from Samantha Evans and Mr. "Johnson " From UpState Debt Management.

i've be harassed even have paid money to them, investigator michael murphy,who now they say is not no longer with the company. they have not sent me anything in writing they say i was agreeing to out of court restitution

I just received a call from this number. I don't write checks. I am going to be contacting the district attorney office asap. I am sure they called my work too. Which can get me fired.

I received several missed calls from the 214-919-0167 and I wasn't able to answer but then they started calling my brothers # threatning him and telling him that they were filing charges against me he kept asking where they were calling from and they would never tell him. So he gave me the same # that I seen on my phone along with a ext but everytime I called all I got was an answering service saying this is investigating services but they never said the companies name which was a little strange for me so I googled the # I this is the information I'm finding. I just hoping they don't slander my name and mess up my character. I don't appreciate false allegations and being threatned when I have done nothing.

Also there is no bad check they use that as a scare tactic the worse thing that can happen to u is a judgement and that's probably not going to happen because they have no attorney representation

Any one who has received phone calls from this agency should report them to the bbb as well as new york state attorney general -karen davis-they are a fraud company posing as investigators,attorneysas well as civil claims the guy that runs the place is Andy Palumbo and the owner is Jeff basil if anyone has any questions I'll get u as much info as you need to take these guys down

They are scammers and i have contacted police and bbb and they said they are close to closing them all they are the scum of the earth and I live with my 82 yr old mother and told her if she didnt give them money i would be put in jail because of what they did the police are very interested

I just got a msg on answering machine from Samantha Adams, using the number 214-919-0167, saying she was with Dallas County Arbitrators.  She said my husband was a "person of interest" in a case they have going against an acquaintance of ours.  I googled this number and the above is what I have found out so far.  Why can't all of the States work together to catch these people if this is a scam?  I have done nothing so far regarding this call.

GOT A CALL FROM A "ANISHA FOX" PHONE # 214-919-0167 EXT. 109. STATING SHE'S FROM CHECK & ARBITRATION DEPT AND THEIR A FELON AGAINST ME. SHE ALSO CALLED MY AUNT'S #. HOW DARE HER!! I THEN CALLED HER BACK AND ASK IN A SERIOUS TONE - "WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME ABOUT SOME FELON? WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?" AND SHE REPLIES, IS THAT HOW YOU START A CONVERSATION? OH PLEASE YOU SCAM ARTIST I SAID; I REPEATED MYSELF AND THEN SHE HUNG UP THE PHONE.
THIS IS A SCAM - DO NOT GIVE THEM THE ATTENTION. AIN'T NO ONE GETTING ANY MONEY FROM ME!! SCAMMERS!!!!

just caught the call and the  on the other end said to call a number back with name and social security number, that a law suit had been filled against a person at this residents. The name he gave was Joe Roma but he was going too fast for me to get the number that he said to call back.

Just got the recording similar to the ones above, trying to use a scare tactic that my ID has been compromised and that i need to call back right away. Using a seperate phone not linked to me I called and the operator was immediatley on the defensive about who she was and who the company was. She was extremly rude like she's had this kind of phone call and knows she is not speaking to scared little fish. They need to know they've hooked you with your phone number. This was a call to a cellphone if I had written a bad check wouldn't you call the home number on the check? I told her I thought she was a scam and while she started ranting about how she wasn't I hung up.

We just received the same call here from Mrs. Fitchley - verbatim message as above . I encourage everyone to contact their state attorney general's office and give them what information you have - the phone # and name of the entity they represent. They likely track this kind of scam in your state, and may even contact them for further investigation.  Who knows how big a scam they may be?

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

Left a message on my answering service with threatening accusations about some type of fraud investigation about checks.  No response, because any checks I may write are only to close friends and relatives and all are accounted for.

I received a call from a Mrs. Fitchlee who claimed she was with the UBM attorney network's fraud & litigation department.  The number appearing on my phone was 214-838-9152. Below is the full transcript of her voicemail.  I believe this may be a fraudulent call.  

"This is Mrs. Fitchlee with UBM attorney network with the Fraud and Litigation department this message is for [my name]. [my name] I'm calling in reference to a fraud investigation being conducted against a respondent by the name of [some person with my last name]. I need you to call back my office, your name is linked to this case.  I'm gonna need to clear your name of any involvement with this. I need your immediate cooperation and compliance to this investigation. When calling please refer to case filing number [case number]. I can be reached at 214-919-0167 extension 108. Again its 214-919-0167 extension 108"

Received a phone call from 573-985-3100 but caller left a call back number as 214-919-0167. Caller ( Jason Alexander identified himself with the raytown sheriff depth as a paper server however the number that showed up on my caller I'd is a FAX number for Rall's county sheriff department. So I looked up the actual number for that sheriff depth ( which is clear on the other side of the state) they said they would never serve papers on the other side of the state & I would of never got a actual phone call from their FAX number. The deputy informed me that the number was probably computer generated to show up as the sheriff depth & to contact my local sheriff dept, which I did.  They informed me to contact the Attorney General (which I did) Ans she was aware of Mr.Jason Alexander and informed me I was trying to be scammed from someone who stolen information from pay day lenders, And for me to do a credit check. SO THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM!! THEY DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON YOU BUT DO NOY CALL THEM. AND ALSO CONTACT YOUR EMPLOYER AND LET THEM KNOW NOT TO RELEASE ANY INFORMATION TO ANYONE!

I received a call from Samantha Evans Investigations saying that I was a "person of Interest" for my ex-sister in law. Apparently there is some sort of open investigation on her. I called my attorney and he said that this is nothing but a SCAM!!!!! Don't believe anything these people say!

Mrs Fitchlee called me claiming she was from fraud/litigation dept of UBM Attorneys threatening me with prosecution for a bad check.
Must be a scam I have no bad checks out.
About to call BBB and report them and anyone else I can turn them in to!

I received a call from Mrs. Fitchlee in the Fraud & Ligation Dept. claiming that I could be prosecuted for issuing a bad check to a payday laon. They claim that they were from UBM Attorney Network and tried to get money from me. Luckily, I did not release any personal information. Anyways, I didn't have the money. I am glad that I decided to look into this prior releasing any information.

Don't worry, we get calls from these scumbags too. They leave messages on my phone threatening false charges against me. If anyone is committing fraud, it's them. The NEXT time they leave a message on my phone, i'm taking it to the police and my lawyer. Then filing harassment, false representation AND harassment charges. DO NOT believe the lies these con artists say. I NEVER write checks, and I always pay in cash. So these claims are BOGUS. They're obviously some kind of crooked collector. They are NOT lawyers and have no authority to threaten charges against anyone. Report these calls to the police immediately and do not communicate with these people. My suspicion is that they are linked with Payday loans...a company notorious for scams. DO NOT give them a dime or believe the threats they make against you.

I have received several voice messages (on my cell phone and house phone) plus to add insult, they contacted one of my family members (who do not live in my state) and left the same messages threatening him that they would "come after him" to collect a debt that I am not even familiar with.  The messages have been from Mike Rice (Southwest Group or S&S Group #877-626-6535), Jessica Lund (214-919-0167).  Both individuals are very rude and nasty and they use threatening tactics on the phone.  The thing that disturbs me the most is the fact that they are harassing family members.  I tried to call Ms. Lund back to find out what the hect was she talking about and I got some ignorant young lady on the phone practically cursing me out!!!!!So much for customer service!!!!  When I asked why is someone constantly calling my numbers and threatening to serve papers because my name was associated with a case pending bad check fraud.  I simply hung the phone because no one deserves to be treated that way.  Who are these people and where do they get off being just outright rude and nasty????  Asking for assistance with this matter please.

got this same message...you can't talk to them because it's a machine...I just hung up. I see it's a scam now. Phone company should take their phone number away.