The head office in New York was called and told that I was a victim of identity theft and they provided my social and I'd number.  I in turn was called from New York and they are suspicious of this call.  Then minutes later this same company calls here at plant site where I work and repeated the same.  I called my wife and she called this company to be told that they are not the federal government suspicious of identity theft but an investigation company.  This company was recorded by my employers and then my wife.  I have never taken any loans but I will be providing recordings to authorities.

A woman named katie called me and said i had a payday loan from somewhere i've never been..Said I had till 5pm to wire her money or i was going to jail...It is a scam dont fall  for it.....

I just got a call from "Katie" in regard to an AZ debt.  I spoke with the bank in AZ and was told not to do anything till I heard from them, turns out it is a big scam. Don't send them nothing, check with your payday loan place or your bank, they will tell you what's the real deal. If you were being called on it it would be the county attorney office, that's how AZ does it.

This same lady called me Saturday, July 28th.

I received a call from a lady by the name of Kathy Scott.  She left a message on my work phone.  She also called a non family member stating she was an investigator and that someone was trying to use my identiity.  I called Kathy back at appox. 11:00 am (404-647-2199) and she answers the phone, "This is Kathy".  I asked her what this was about.  She stated it was for check fraud. It was for a check for a payday loan taken out in the State of Arizona and it never cleared the bank.  The check was for the amount of $294.00 and she said if I dont send $584.10 by 4:00 pm (im assuming Georgia time) by Moneygram tor hey will be filing felony charges and they will arrest and then I will have to post bond and I will have a felony on my record.  I asked for some sort of payment arrangement and was told they dont make payment arrangements.  After hanging up and thinking about this.  First, I am not going to moneygram money to anyone who will not provide me documentation of debt (and I asked for it.) and second, I dont have it, I called back and specifically asked for the company name, the fax number (which btw she said they dont have) and I asked if this was a debt collector.  I also asked her if this is the same charge on my credit report for $294.00.  She stated no they dont put bad checks on your credit.  I didnt think payday loans can come after come now.  I'm am going to be calling the name of the company on my credit report and see if this is somehow the same debtor.  I also asked her directly if this was a debt collector and she said no, we are attorneys.

THIS LADY BY THE NAME OF CATHY CALLED ME TELLING ME THAT I TOOK OUT A LOAN FROM CHECK MAN AND IF I DINT PAY IT TODAY THAT A WARRANT WOULD BE ISSUED AND IF I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE WHEN THE POLICE COME THAT DCF WILL TAKE MY KIDS AWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

You are clearly an idiot and the reason that others keep getting harassing phone calls. It is the sign of an intelligent person who asks questions and verifies information. For instance, i've spoken with these same people, they have an incorrect bank and incorrect date. They have just enough information to sound legit, but their basic information is flawed. Not only that but I have bank statements and proof of payment from the real collection company.

Mad as heck,

I've been getting the same calls. They talk about some kind of "affirmation" and they can't even pronounce my county correctly. I am using a third-party service to pay off my payday loans, Town & Country Acceptance. As soon as I get a fax# or address for these guys, I will be sending them a cease & desist and reporting them as well. If you happen to get a fax # for them, please post it. You cannot be arrested for not paying a payday loan. Don't let them scare you or your friend--don't let them harass you either.

Yes, this happened to me also. The horrible thing about it is that i sent them money. almost $700 dollars. i too had a payday loan that they harassed me about and threatened to file charges on. I have been trying to locate these people for months. They did not pay the company, and now the company has filed a complaint with another collection agency. They have been harassing me on the job and everything. what can i do to solve this? please someone help me!

I doubt this is true.

There are laws against the type of harassment and intimidation the callers from this(these?) companys use. When they are agressive, yelling and settng a critical deadline thats only hours away it puts  you in a bad position. I paid a so called debt  for a family member, over a thousand dollars  after speaking to  one of their repesentaives who wasn't yelling.  She did seem reasonable....and I wanted  the debt gone  and resolved. I sent a money gram to the Goldstei company...it was received but the debt was not noted as paid. Since  I don't really know what it was exactly for I can't track it.  Their company is no longer listed  with Money Gram at this time. Another debt collector  called  regarding this same debt. She is rying to help us sort out this matter, No arrest warants are in th ofting.  I have repoted this agency as possibly fraudulant. At the very least their tactics are  unlawful.  . My family member was working out the debt with  the person he owed. He had confidence in that relationship and had no warning that there was an issue.This whole thing was and is really distressing.  The only way I could get a reasonable sounding individual was when I said to the 'inspector' WOULD YOU SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW FOR A DEBT YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE TO ME IN ONE HOURS TIME!  I still feel I got taken for a ride but this is not the end for me. I am actively engaged in investigating this isue, ...your complaints are only the tip of the iceburg.  Remember, anyone can write on this site, on behalf of the company and dispute you complaints. This is a complaint site folks. why would anyone go here if they didn't want to complain. Think about it.

There are laws against the type of harassment and intimidation the callers from this(these?) companys use. When they are agressive, yelling and settng a critical deadline thats only hours away it puts  you in a bad position. I paid a so called debt  for a family member, over a thousand dollars  after speaking to  one of their repesentaives who wasn't yelling.  She did seem reasonable....and I wanted  the debt gone  and resolved. I sent a money gram to the Goldstei company...it was received but the debt was not noted as paid. Since  I don't really know what it was exactly for I can't track it.  Their company is no longer listed  with Money Gram at this time. Another debt collector  called  regarding this same debt. She is rying to help us sort out this matter, No arrest warants are in th ofting.  I have repoted this agency as possibly fraudulant. At the very least their tactics are  unlawful.  . My family member was working out the debt with  the person he owed. He had confidence in that relationship and had no warning that there was an issue.This whole thing was and is really distressing.  The only way I could get a reasonable sounding individual was when I said to the 'inspector' WOULD YOU SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW FOR A DEBT YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE TO ME IN ONE HOURS TIME!  I still feel I got taken for a ride but this is not the end for me. I am actively engaged in investigating this isue, ...your complaints are only the tip of the iceburg.  Remember, anyone can write on this site, on behalf of the company and dispute you complaints. This is a complaint site folks. why would anyone go here if they didn't want to complain. Think about it.

I have file a complaint with the Kansas, Georgia And Florida BBB And Complaint State Attorney of Georgia. who is looking into this You need to file a complaint with the State Attorney of Georgia and Florida. I found out this collect agency was going to get a license in Florida until I file a complaint with them THERE IS NO HELP OUT THERE. if THEY call AGAIN GET A license NUMBER FOR THE LAWYER, ALL THE SEARCH i DID THERE IS NO LISTING FOR THIS LAWYER. all YOU CAN DO IS FILE A COMPLAINT WITH STATE  ATTORNEY. they WILL CONTINUE TO CALL UNTIL THEY GET THEIR MONEY. THEY  already TOOK $520 OUT MY ACCOUNT AN NOW WANT  $575 to pay off a loan for $ 300. I leave IN TEXAS

Ok, I paid Mrs. Marshall 250.00 I sent it to her through a money gram because she said I could be arrested. Then she calls me a month later and tells me to send it to a different place through a money gram. the number she called me from before is now someone elses number (personal phone number not a business) she refused to give me an address. Now they are noloner Goldshein they are now NCP.... I want to pay my bills but now Im skeptical so I called an attorney and they advised me that his is probably a scam or either they are collecting illegally. Arlene is really nice over the phone UNTIL you ask more questions. They refused to give me a letter in writing confirming the arrangements, they refused to give me an address, they refused to itemize what I actually owe them, so I told Arlene that I wouldnt send anything until I get that information. She said I would be arrested in two hours that was 9 hours ago. So for the people who actually paid Arlene and THINK they did their research you need to do your research again. BECAUSE they got us for our money. I thought they were legit until I did MORE research and askd an attorney. YOu can go to jail for a bad check, but Arlene is NOT legit..... they are calling me from 904 253-3029 and then another number which is nolonger theirs 404-462-5090..... They dont even have a PO BOX?? what business NOT have a po box?

Unfortunatly, You 2 are incorrect. I paid my check over 1300.0 And I did look them up. I contacted the client & it was legit. So get real & get with the program people.  This company is legit as anything.  Ms. Marshal never gave me no problem, & i verified it all with the client in my state.

I also called recived a call from Mrs. Marhall bage # 210. Indicating that I was going to be arrested for a worthless check. I was also told that they were going to come and pick me up from my place of work; and that they needed to speak with my employee so that the could come on to private property... I paid my loan off. However, I was really spectal about paying them because non of the documents they provided me added up.. Mrs. Marshall is a joke

I got a call from 404-462-5090 today wanting to speak to my husband about a suit against him, and if they didn't get to talk to him the sheriff would come.  The girl rattled off a 4-digit number asking if that was his social,and I told her no (not giving her the correct #).  She was confused and said she'd have to call downtown to find out what is going on and would call me back in 15 minutes.  She didn't call back in 15 mins, so I called her... she answered the phone "Investigations and said please hold".  Then when I started talking she said she'd never spoke to me and it was Mrs. Marshall, who was in a meeting and didn't know when she'd be out.  I told her to send the sheriff because I wanted to talk to him.

you obviously havent done any research.
I paid Mrs. Marshall 529.0 yesterday, and had no problem.  You all go on here as if this wil resolve your problem, if you did a little bit more research instead of looking for a way not to pay that this company is legitimate. Stop running from your mistakes because your unable to pay of scared to pay your dues. Arlene & her assist helped me out. Get real people.

This lady named Arlene Marshall from some crapy cllection agency called and said my cell number was being traced and that the police were on there way to come pick me up and once I was arrested, there is a 30 day no bond for me.

She asked if I had an attorney, I said I have a whole bunch of them an then hung up!!!! hahhahhaha.. these people will do anything to collect and know that it is against the law to rep your self as a law agent and threating jail time. We should all get together and kick her a**!!!!!!

u can be arrested for passing a check for cash. all the attry dose is prrpare the affidavit and foward to your county its up to the county if the proscute u or not bottom line is that if break the law u can go to jail writing a check when YOU KNOW U DONT OR WILL NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO COVER THE CHECK IS A CRIME

YOU CAN BE PICKED UP FOR A WORTHLESS CHECK. WORKING FOR A BANK FOR OVER 14 YRS... IF IT IS OVER A CIVIL AMT IN YOUR STATE YES YOU CAN... I HAD GOT A PAYDAY LOAN FROM AFFORDABLE CASH LOANS, THEY CALLED ME & I PAID IT... HAD NO PROBLEM EITHER... OBVIOUSLY YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

This helps a lot. Just got a call from this same number and received a bunch of vague threats that I was about to be "picked up" and "wanted for questioning". They also called my mother-in-law with the same thing.
Surely this is criminal in some way.
I was told to call or have an attorney representing me call Arlene Marshall within the hour.
When I called they wouldn't tell me what it was about.
Now, at least I know - I too have on old check advance loan.
They can't prosecute those, so they try to make you think they are to get you to pay.
Idiots.

I got a call this morning from a woman who called herself Cindy Lawson (or Larson) She then told me she was from a company called National Check Processing and that I owed $537 for a payday loan and if they did not receive payment by 1:00 today that the Sheriff would be coming to arrest me.  She told me that the name of the firm pressing the charges is named Goldstein, O'Shea & Devine.  After searching endlessly for them I found no such law firm.  I blocked my number and called the number they gave me.  The lady answered it Lawson & Marshall.  When I questioned her about the other firm name she stated they are next door but affiliated and was not happy about me blocking my number.

These people are calling my friend of mine about a payday loan and threatening to fax papers to the local sheriff's department and have her arrested if she does not send money in two hours. Her name is Arlene and she says that she is with law firm in Atlanta GA.  Need to know who this really is so that we can report her to our state attorney general's office.

caller acts like a collection agency