469-919-5785 called at 530 pm on 3-12-14 claiming I have 2 felony fraud warrants (pending) if restitution of $1147.00 was payed by 7pm I would be cleared. 'Ncic report showed a clean record' 'non-negotiable in-full payment is neccessary' and all the information the caller had on me was from 2011. Woman called claiming she was from this 'legal proccessing research group' then I was tranferred to Mr. Levine. When I asked why I was getting a call from Texas for a potential Ohio debt, the answer sounded good, but was not rational. After I said I couldn't pay, they hung up. I researched their claim, and called back with MY sufficient evidence,she said 'well ma'am people don't like being threatened with jail time, so of course they would say its a scam, were trying to keep you out of jail' *I was almost fooled. Thank you Jesus for guiding me on that one!

They left a message saying that I was not in compliance with the state of ohio. That I needed to call a ms. Gram back right awat. The courts have nothing about anything on me.

Chelsea Yeates and Deb Hall has valled several members of my family threating to have me arrested if we do not send a money gram to them for check fraud

This is a identity theft ring, because they gave me the same threatening pitch.....  And I don't do crime of any type....! If they ever get caught, I'm pressing charges for real....!

They called about my sister's "felony charges". I knew it was a scam so I asked them how it felt to steal money for a living. They got very hostile with me and hung up. I called back several times just to annoy them, they told me to " maybe get a date and a di**o". Lolz. I reported them to the PD.

I think this people are located in the continental US.  But where, I don't know.  They are a gang of US white collar criminals I bet.

Total scam.  Don't give 'em anything!  In fact yell at 'em if they call and tell 'em you KNOW it's a scam!

A man from the number above called me. He was very rude and told me if I did not pain $922 by 3PM today that I would be issued a felony warrant. He said he was not a bill collector. He was just getting money owed to a company he was working for. I asked well how do I pay this? He states he wanted me to send the payment Western Union. That immediately seemed sketchy. No bill collector has people send patients Western Union. They either want a check/ debit card/ or money order. At that point I called my local police department to get some answers. They told me no company can issue a warrant. To owe an outstanding debt is a civil charge not a criminal charge. The most a company can do is summons you to court to dispute the case. They only reason you could get a warrant is if you did not appear for your court date. These people are vicious liars. Do not believe a word they say. The way they are practicing is illegal and gave all there information to the Police.

They called my son last year and cursed at him etc. and just called again today. They threatened him as well with 2 counts of check fraud and that they would be filing with our local police department. The man was calling my son a scumbag, using profanity, etc. and would not answer any questions that my son had.Therefore, I believe it is a scam but we will be filing with the BBB and following up with the Attorney General.

Ok. I feel so much better. They called me too. I'm in Mich. Same people lakes and Levine. Wow. Said I owe 957.00. Must be paid for by one pm.  I told them I don't have any money and they swear I can apply for a hardship. This I'd when I got to speak with Levine. Something told me to research this. I'm going to take my chances on this. Smdh

i have also received calls from this number,  Chelsea Yates is the person that called me and told me that there was a warrant being issued for my arrest.  today was the third time she called me to threaten me with arrest and that i would be picked up if i didnt pay i $916.32 immediately.  i will be reporting this immediately to the attorney general.

i also find it amusing that all that shows up on the caller id is McKinney, Texas and the phone number listed which is 469-919-5785.  i asked for a 1-00 number and was given 1-800-374-6151.  when i called i asked for Chelsea Yates and  i was asked to identify myself before she identified herslef.  the phones was not answered with the business name.  i find that odd.  

My sister's inlaw mother inlaw recieved a call from this company looking for me for check fraud and I was told by Mr. Levine that I had to $888.50 by March 3 at 2 p.m. or a warrent would be issued for my arrest. According to them this is 4 years old, why are they just now letting me know about this when I told him I did not know anything about this he was rude and would not let me make payments said I had to pay in full.

Received a call from this number. Requesting information on a family member. Caller "Miss Lakes" stated she was calling from Maryland and needed to obtain information to avoid prosecution of my family member. Reverse look-up showed number origaniated in Dallas TX. I have submitted a complaint/statement to Attorney General. Beaware this is a fraudulent caller/company. A felony and will be prosecuted.

They called me today. Didn't recognize the # so I didn't answer. They left a message from a Miss Yates in compliance notifying me that my file has been turned over for final processing for non-compliance and failure to respond to official notification. I called back and Miss Yates asked me to verify my info and SS#. I refused and asked who they were and what it was in reference to. She transferred me to the "compliance officer" and a male took over saying he was with fraud and investigations. Told me he had run my criminal background and it was free of any felonies however, he had 2 fraud charges pending from my state in front of me. I asked him "what state?" And he immediately became rude. Told me the "victim" had provided sufficient evidence. I asked him who the victim was and what this call was about. He told me to let him finish and He'd get to that. I told him I was very busy and I was at work and just asked him to get to the point. He said I could be arrested. I told him I knew I couldn't be arrested for failure to pay a debt and again asked him to get to his point. He asked me "are you that ignorant that you don't know you Can be arrested?"  I began telling him that he was violating fair debt practices by threatening me and calling me names. He told me he was going to revoke the restitution agreement and hung up. I called back and again spoke with Miss Yates who denied speaking with me earlier. She was rude but I key her speak and she told me that Commerce Bank was filing charges against me for writing bad checks. I told her I never had a commerce bank account and asked her to send me written proof of the debt. She said she didn't have to and I told her per the fair debt act she did. She then hung up on me. Oh--they also called my ex looking for me too.

These people called my ex-husband, my mother, my brother, my oldest daughter, my oldest son and my brother's in laws and my son- in - laws parents. A Ms. Lakes told my mother that they ran a criminal background check on me and that it was clean, so it would be such a shame if I didn't pay $210.00 by 2:00 pm that day and end up being arrested for it thus having a criminal record. My mother is elderly and of course, this frightened her.

They also told my brother that if he would / could verify my DOB they would discuss my entire case with him. They told him some bogus story about me opening and closing an account back in 2010. And also said I would be placed in jail if I didn't pay.

They tracked down my ex-husband in which I have NO communications with, and live 3 states over from, and disclosed detailed personal P.I. about me to him. Also told him I was going to be arrested and sent to jail. We have been divorced for over 15 years.

I am gathering all the information I can on them to report them to every agency I can. Even seeking legal advise to sue for Defamation of Character .

Chelsen Yates said I owe 900 dollars...have to pay by today or else I will spend 4 months in Jail.

I called back after this number called my father in law claiming that my husband was to be arrested for criminal charges from 2010. I was not as nice as you all were however and demanded the company name, her name and her supervisors name. She said the company name is LRG, but answered the phone as "Processing" everyone there is referred to miss? Even her supervisor,  I called her bull and was hung up on. How professional,  no account number, nothing and was able to tell me it was criminal charges. This is a very obvious SCAM!

>>> ... tend to choose names that are either the same as or quite similar to celebrities.  <<<

Evidently, they're inspired by an approximately 60 year old TV game show.  Move over, Robert Q. Lewis!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IafPPSawmbc

These "slawyers" (scummy lawyers) tend to choose names that are either the same as or quite similar to celebrities.  It took some doing but I found Chelsea Yates

Chelsea Yates was born on June 18, 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as Chelsea Lorraine Yates. She is an actress and production designer, known for The Echo of Thunder (1998), My Two Wives (1992) and All Saints (1998). See full bio »
Born: Chelsea Lorraine Yates
June 18, 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I was called from this number from a Mrs. Lakes.  Said warrant would be issue for my son if past due balance was not paid that day.

These people called me on 2-21-2014 that they wanted $936.16 right then when I said no that I didn't get paid till the third  they would call back .

If she has your social security number, you may want to put fraud alerts on your bank accounts (call your bank first thing and ask them to do this).  Also contact at least one of the three credit bureaus - Experian, Equifax, TransUnion and ask them to do the same.  Identity theft protection would also be a good idea.

The very fact they refused to give you a physical address, as well as refused to MAIL a debt validation letter (which is your right under federal law) shows that these callers are scammers.  Please do report them to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.  They can't do anything to you or your husband. You may need to invest in a call blocker if they keep calling and harassing you.  BTW, debt is civil, not criminal, so even if your husband had defaulted on a loan, he wouldn't be arrested or put in jail.  

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

Harassing calls from a debt collector? Here is what you need to know
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
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Follow the steps in what you need to know. A legitimate debt collector agency should not have a problem with giving you a real business name and address you can google and verify via google street view, BBB etc.
For extortion Scam Operations, file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

And folks should consider looking at maybe getting call blocking device or phone..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=se ... s=call+blockers

They called me today and they also called three of my cousins because they said I had them down for emergency contacts. I spoke to a woman named Chelsea Yates who told me that if I don't send them $856.37 by 2 P.M., they would be turning over my files to the local police dept and they would issue warrants for two check fraud charges, then she changed her story to say it was a wire transfer to a closed bank account, not checks. I was suspicious because I don't write checks, and the information she had for me was all wrong (old address, maiden name, closed bank account name, and an unused email address) besides my social security number. When I got worried and freaked out, she said she could put a hold on it until Monday to give me time to figure out what to do about it. I then got a call from one of my cousins who told me she looked up the number and found all of the fraudulent claims. I have contacted my local police department.

Notice how all the above comments are from February 2014 or later?  This is some newly popped up debt collection company, or some old company who ran into legal trouble due to illegal collection practices and changed their name, but apparently not their tactics.  Listen to their voicemails (if they left you one)... lots of big, scary, legal sounding words/terms in once sentence that mean absolutely nothing, but designed to make you think you're about 5 seconds away from being arrested:  "Final processing," "non-compliance," "mandatory notice," "aware of your rights."    Rest assured, they're no different than any other run-of-the-mill debt collector trying to scare/embarrass you into paying your debts by contacting your family members, friends or employers.  They're not a government agency, nor are they any sort of legal firm in a traditional sense.  They're debt collectors, pure and simple.  If you owe the money, pay it to the original creditor only.  Do not pay these people, or companies like them.  God forbid they get a hold of your checking account or debit card info.  And good luck getting a company like this to remove the item(s) from your credit report.  

They've called everyone from my Mother's contact list. Claiming that she had fraud charges against her and that if they didn't hear from her within the next 2 hours that they'd issue warrants to pick her up and jail her. They are fraudsters. They claim to be from a company called legal processing. How can a person with no checking account have check fraud claims against them. She said her name is Taylor Lakes. Calling from Texas but processing for warrants in Louisiana. I

They've called every phone number that is associated with my mother's number saying that there were fraud charges pending against her and that they were going to arrest her today if she didn't call her within 2 hours. Then she had the nerves to hang up on me. I called her back to let her know that I know they are fraudsters and she hung up on me. Don't give these people any money. How they get your contact list I have no idea. I will be contacting the police to see what can be done about these harassing calls.

LRG called my phone to say exactly what these other vicitims are reporting.  Chelsea Yates called and left a voicemail saying that my husband would be arrested and booked into jail for 120 days withouth bond if I didn't pay 703.39 by 1pm today.  Spoke to an attorney and he said DO NOT pay this.  He asked me to get information from them, but all they would give me was a PO box of :  PO Box 2569 Dallas TX 75006.  When I told them that the attorney said they were required to send a "Proof of Original Debt" she told me it was too late to do that and gave me one of our old addresses and said it had already been sent there.  Then she said that the payment needed to be made today regardless or my husband would go to jail.  I gave all the information I could to the attorney and he said I should also try contacting an Attorney in Texas that helps plaintiffs of Debt Harrassment.  

They called but didn't leave any message.

Scammers.  They threaten you with arrest, charges for fraud, etc to scare you into paying some bogus debt.  Debt is civil, not criminal, so you would not be arrested.  Report them to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.