Just to update for those that are being scammed by these people. I have been through this and was very scared and alarmed when they first contacted me. My story is above from December 2011. Someone commented and didn't understand why I paid and then said they were frauds... yes I did because at first they were so convincing that I was basically scared shitless and paid it immediately to avoid their threats. They are definitely good at convincing you but after I had time to recoup and actually think about it and talk to my family and friends about it, I started researching and contacted the FBI about it. When they called me back and told me for sure this was a scam I called my lawyer and the "investigator" back and demanded my money back. After many many threats she did refund my money within 48 hours but swore up and down that she would 100% make sure I end up in jail.... well news flash, they have my address, I have checked with the authorities often and  here 6 months later I am still here and not heard a word from these ppl. Basically what these ppl do is wait until the 6 year limit on these supposed checks are ended, they get ahold of ppl's info and use it against them to scam them for tons of money by scaring them and they are so convincing because they have so much information about you, give you absolutely no time to look into the matter yourself so you basically have to take a chance of thinking you could go to jail or pay it and be scammed. I know when this happended to me it was extremely stressful and I wish there had been more information out there for me but I had to do all the research for myself. That is why I am updating this now for those that are still going through this. It is not about not paying your bills, because I always do, or anything else. These ppl are scamming on unsuspected victims that will do anything to stay out of jail and keep their records clean. Hello, they don't go after ppl that don't pay their bills and have large criminal records b/c those kind of ppl very likely will tell them to go screw themselves and not give a damn either way if they go to jail over something stupid, true or not. Use your gut and intuition people. If it doesn't make sense to you and seems "off" or fraudulent, then most likely it it. Big lesson for me, and it will never happen again. Next time, I'll tell them straight up to call my lawyer and let him deal with these crooks. Hope this helps someone out there!

P.s. Check out the rules and regulations for debt collectors.... these ppl break about every rule on the list. Big red flag that they are scamming you or trying to collect on something illegally to try to profit.

I just got a message from them also.   The number was 301-358-2196.    They used the name May Brown this time with the same story.  They  were looking for another member of the family but my number.

See:  http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/3013585599

this is definitely a scam and yes they are closing in on them..I have people looking into this.

This is a scam. The authorities are close to shutting this down. Just record any phone calls from a "Alan Parker or Jennifer Peoples". These calls will be used against them whan prosecuted. Also inform them they are being recorded.

I kept the msg. on my cell phone and work ext.

Please don't delete the phone messages.  Save them and then file suit using these recordings as evidence.

See:

http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/02/man-win ... collection-cal/

called my bankruptsy lawyer and was told this is illegal collection practices. esp. to call a place of employment and lv. detailed personal info. on someone else's voice mail. My lawyer is going to handle it. report them to the FTC if you get a call. Any creditor has to win a court case against you in order to garnish wages, etc. and they are not allowed to harrass you. period

left explicit threatening info. on my work answereing machine. I have been through bankruptsy and all my old debts are d/c

http://www.ckfraud.org/penalties.html#criminal

Let?s dissect the above message shall we:

>Alan Parker although he is not the nicest person in the world,

Although there are many grammatical errors here, posts on this site and elsewhere indicate that "Alan Parker", the company he allegedly represents and the very premise on which he calls people is a sham.  None of this is real, including the post I am responding to now.

> is legit...

More grammatical errors.  See the above paragraph for clarification regarding legitimacy.

>call your attorney if you dont believe him.

Believe who? my attorney?  Why would I call him if I didn't believe in him?  I mean - that would be a huge waste of time and effort, not to mention the expense.  Plus, I believe if he was called, he would quickly indicate the very obvious and point out that this is a nothing more than a scam.

> Dont allow the internet to educate you.

Well, where do we start here?  So I would infer from this statement that you believe everything on the internet to be false.  So, since you, yourself have posted a silly diatribe on the internet in an effort to "educate" me regarding Mr. Parker and this continuing scam, Your testimony can therefore only be regarded as false as well.  

>I did my research and talked to my attorney

Tell us, what did he say?  I know, he told you that everything looks just fine as far as he's concerned and you should immediately pay someone who attempts to threaten and intimidate a person over the phone without hesitation.

This scammer looks for the most vulnerable among us and preys upon the fears and gullibility of those souls who are less fortunate (for whatever reason) and fall victim to this game.  How predatory and evil can this be?

>if I listened to you people, my husband would have been locked up on Christmas.

Although this posting is blatantly false, and I do these Alfred E. Neuman rants purely for my own amusement, I will entertain for a moment, that if indeed there was a Brenda, and there was also a husband, he would be far happier to be "locked up on Christmas" then to be tethered to a functional idiot who spends her time posting shallow, rambling commentaries which "she" believes would actually convince someone that any of this is legitimate.

>I am so thankful that I think for myself.

Hmmm, I wonder if my cat has that same thoughts.  You appear to display, and have the same decision making process as he does!

>Wise up people....we all make mistakes...

So, people should smarten-up ay?  Wake-up, face the cold light of day and come to terms with the reality that fate has dealt us ay? Realize we are on wrong path ay?  Thanks for pep talk, We'll take it under advisement.

>but stop giving bad advise

Indeed!

>and call your attorney....trust me....

Not the attorney shtick again.  I thought we already addressed that above.  As far as trusting you - well, who are you? Why on earth would anyone trust you after a silly, over-the-top rant which convinces no one about anything other than the fact that you are an imbecile!

>its worth the research....

The wisest bit of advice you have provided us with today!  

No one reading this should be afraid or intimidated by any types of these calls.  Remember, no matter what is said, they are only a voice on the phone with no power or control over you whatsoever.  If someone like this is harassing you, there are remedies to solve the problem i.e. phone blocking programs or phones that screen calls. In extreme cases, changing your number is an option.

The quickest and easiest route is to call their bluff and confront them.  Laughing at or mocking them usually draws a more aggressive response and further threats but when you continue to chip away at the persistent persona of the scam, they do, eventually realize you are no longer buying into their game which will greatly diminish any potential "pay off" and they will, eventually, tire of you and go away.

Time for me to go away.  Happy Holidays!

So you paid them and THEN filled a complaint with the FBI...wouldnt they be shut down by now?  So you did all of this after you were in the clear...interesting...and then you are telling people not to do what you did...the right thing??

Wow, talk about not giving it up, no wonder you can't get a real job LOL.

We don't let internet shills like you fool us. If there's any justice, you'll be locked up by next xmas.

Alan Parker although he is not the nicest person in the world, is legit...call your attorney if you dont believe him.  Dont allow the internet to educate you.  I did my research and talked to my attorney if I listened to you people, my husband would have been locked up on Christmas.  I am so thankful that I think for myself.  Wise up people....we all make mistakes...but stop giving bad advise and call your attorney....trust me....its worth the research....

Call the Pueblo, CO police Dept to verify.

Well you sure are persistent crooks anyway. Not the slightest bit credible, though. Does your mom know you steal money for a "living"?

Amber can u tell me the phone number u called for the fraud department. These people are using the same lines on everyone. By reading this post I feel like i am reliving my phone call. I also want to say that alan parker tried to tell me that he investigated my background and that I don't have a criminal background...unfortunately i do have a criminal background. seems to me this is all lies.

I got a call from Alan Parker and thought it was a scam because of the comments on here. I called the police here in Pueblo, CO. An Officer Casillas came by and said that Alan Parker was not a scam and if there was anyway that I could take care of this matter without an issuance being processed, that I should do it. I was lucky. People should not post things on the internet, if you have no facts at what you are saying. I could have been in a lot of trouble because of a few people on here.

I received a voice message from Investigator Jennifer Peoples, 301-358-5599, asking me to return her regarding some criminal allegations and pending criminal charges against me.  She asked that I call her within 48 hours.  She did not leave a company name.   Based on what I have read here, I suspect fraud.

I received a call from Allen Parker 2 weeks ago and it was stating that I had a bad check in tn..he knew alot of my information and really has me scared. has taken my money what do i do?

My mother was contacted by a detective Porter she them called me and I called porter she told me all the same things I freaked out an was about to have my mom pay the $528 on her card BUT something just wasn't right I called a friend who reffered me to a lawyer I spoke to 2 actually and they told me to tell them to send me something in writing so porter called me this morning ab I requested something in writing she declined and put "her boss" Alan Parker on who sounds an awful lot like Porter he rambled on an was got mad at my mom laughing in the. Background an hung up I'm so glad I didn't pay and I found this post I'm gonna take action tomorrow Porter preyed on the fact I had a daughter told me I would be in jail locked up away from her, that's emotional distress I will be doing all that I can, oh an Robert is so fake an working in favor of this scam, f you Robert

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I should also mention she called from 301-358-5599 which she said was a office number in Washington DC but the search online comes up Marlboro MD with no name or business listing. Also the fax number she gave me for Penister Closson and Associates was 404-935-9190 and the number did not even work. I tried it multiple times. She said they were in Atlanta but the company info I have found which is bogus is actually listed as Buford GA and neither of them have legitimate websites, list addresses or any other contact info. BEWARE!!!!!!!! The receipt for payment I received in my email from Penister Closson and Associates was very unprofessional and bogus. They mis-spelled their own company name!! That was a big red flag. It also did not list their contact info no address or phone number and the link went back to a "site could not be found" page!

I also had a call from Nationwide Investigations only I was contacted by a woman named Jennifer Peoples that claimed she was with the crime division in washington dc and I was being charged with 3 counts of check fraud, theft by deception and some other bs charge. after going through this whole spill of how I was going to be picked up and would sit in jail for 2 weeks b/c its the holidays before seeing a judge and more than likely spend 29 days in jail after sentencing for a bad check (amount for $21.98) I wrote back in Dec 2005, long story cut short she said she could have it settled out of court for $521.89 if I paid it withing the hour!!! Of course after freaking out after she said my daughter would end up going to social services till I got out of jail and tons of other threats, I paid it (I've never dealt with anything like this and had no idea this could be a scam even though I never wrote a bad check in 2005 or ever!) After speaking with family and friends and doing tons of research I called the woman back the next day to get more information and she was very defensive and would not give me any information. She said they did not have a website, would not tell me who was filing charges against me, send me a copy of the check or give me ANY information at all. After telling her I was just trying to gather information for my lawyer since if there was a bad check there MUST be someone that had stole my identity or my checks b/c I had not committed this offense, she became even more defensive and threatened to go ahead with the arrest warrant if I was going to make a "stink" about it! I contacted my local police dept and the pd from the state I lived in at the time the check was written and they had no clue what I was talking about and no warrants were active for me. I called my bank at the time and certegy which supposedly had this so called check and neither could provide a copy. I contacted the FBI fraud dept and filed a complaint. After reveiwing my complaint they advised that this was a scam and illegal and I need to file a complaint with the FTC. After threatening with lawyers and lawsuits she said she would refund the money but we still have not seen the refund show on our acct. Either way the fraud dept at the bank will make sure it is refunded and our team of lawyers will be locating this "Jennifer Peoples" with "Nationwide Investigations" and their co-conspirators "Penister, Closson and Associates" (the collection agency that took my payment) and filing charges and a lawsuit  against them. We WILL NOT allow these crooks get away with this!   *****ALSO, NOTE THAT "robert" above claimed he took "carls" advice on Dec. 5th (which was only a week ago) and was allegedly in the same situation, ignored the phone calls, arrested, in jail and back home in less than 48 hours to claim that this "SCAM" is a real situation! There is no way all that stuff happened in that short of time after taking carl's advice to ignore the scammer's phone calls. If you don't think you were scammed why would you even be looking this stuff up? You wouldn't be! Don't believe it ppl, these scammers are professional and very convincing. They make bogus posts on here to help ensure that we "the victims" pay them money that we do not owe!!! You are all going down evil scum!

I am well aware that they are two different companies.  The only reason I knew anything about Nationwide Special Investigations was because Mr. Parker said he worked for Nationwide Investigations but as he went on, he said he worked for Nationwide Special Investigations.  I always do my research.
But I do thank you, Monty, for trying to help and point out what you thought Brad and I were mistaken about.

Nationwide Special Investigation Services and Nationwide Investigations are to different companies. Sabrina and Brad you should do better research. Shame on you.

Monty,

This isn't about people not paying their bills.  This is about a man threatening people and trying to get money for nothing.  It has nothing to do with our lack of paying bills.

And, by the way, your bible (since I'm assuming you are Christian) says you are not to judge and that is just what your message was...full of judgement.

Have a great week, Monty!

Brad...don't worry, I won't ask about the name change :)  BUT you should have used Jupiter...Juno was his wife (or Zeus and his wife Hera...in Greek mythology...Jupiter and Juno is Roman)  LOL

Anyway, I just called Dept of Consumer Protection and left a message.  Hopefully, I will hear from them soon.

Mr. Parker called me again this morning and during a brief pause, a woman in the background answered another phone call...and she answered using a different company name.  GRR  Anyway, I told him that I knew he was a fraud and that he had better never call or contact me again...then I hung up on him as he was trying to reply to me.

But something dawned on me this morning...when he called he called me by the last last name I had before the one I have now (I've been married a fair few times)...the time frame he was accusing me of writing a bad check, my last name was something completely different than the name he called me by or that I have now...but it is the name that is listed in the phone book.  He is definitely a fraud but he is very good at what he does.  He is just a sorry excuse of a human being.

Pay your bills, people!!!!!! Stop trying to find ways of being responsible of your obligations. God is frowning down on you. You guys, know what the Bible says about paying your debts. Shame on you.

I had made a couple of earlier posts under the name juno. . . please dont ask!!

Thank you much!! It went a little deeper for me unfortunately. But now  have his collection unit too!! They took an unauthorized payment from me. I Filed it as fraud and will get it all back.

 Heres a little more education for any who have had his call and found their way here
 I did have a bad check, but not have enough information about him or company. Like someone said before "he has enough to sound convincing"! But I did some serious research and felt there was something wrong when the. . .  PAY ATTENTION HERE PEOPLE!!  BBB from Washington DC to Baltimore, department of taxation, Department of Labor licensing and regulation could find NOTHING on him or his company either. Though the BBB did trace his number back to what they said looked to be a call center.
 It took me as far as contacting the Department of Consumer Protection with the Attorney Generals office. They confirmed it  " IT IS A SCAM"!! And there is now a case file about him with the Attorney General.
 If you have found your way here because he has contacted you, he may have some information on you. Someway, somehow. But all the strongarm tactics he is using is to manipulate you. Just please believe, there is nothing, NOTHING!! NO truth in what he says he can do, or what he is trying to do.  
If you have been contacted, call the DEPT of Consumer Protection at 888-595-9111 and file against him as well.