619-258-1525
CA, US
BOGUS
BOGUS
2013-04-08 14:10:12
Unknown
THEY ARE A RUDE COLLECTION COMPANY. THEY WILL USE ALL KINDS OF SCARE TACTICS TO TRY TO GET YOU TO PAY..WHAT A RIP OFF. THEY NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN
Richard K
Richard K
2012-12-19 02:27:01
Debt Collector
I received a call from a company who identified themselves by the name of Barrett & Associates in the 619 area code but it was not this #. The man claimed his name was Steve Bickman...and that he was attempting to collect on a payday advance loan in which they intended to sue me for without payment. I filed a complaint with the BBB after seeing posts about a man named Steve from this company collecting on the same type of debt. In the complaint response it was indicated there was no Steve Bickman with this company nor has there ever been. It turns out a week later I got a letter from a Garcia Barrett & Associates which is another law firm in the same area and the representatives name at the bottom was Steve Bickman. I feel terrible and got the complaint removed. The owner was a bit upset and stated he was thinking about pursuing me for defamation of charachter and slander however I happily agreed to fix the issue and he agreed he would take no action if i cleared it up with the BBB and any one else it was reported to.
Sherri Swick
Sherri Swick
2012-10-17 16:47:14
Unknown
I believe they may have stated they would contact your mortgage company to verify it as an asset. Companies who prepare to litigate like to know how much the debtor is worth to them and what they have to pursue after they receive a civil judgement. This may also be why they are wanting to contact your place of employment. Once a creditor finds out where you work and a judgement is obtained in certain states they can have the place of employemnet served with a writ of garnishment and attach your pay. Your bank account can be levied and the funds taken to pay the debt without your consent alone. All the creditor needs is a judgement.
Sherri Swick
Sherri Swick
2012-10-17 16:41:16
Unknown
I looked them up as I am knowledgeable with this stuff. They are legitimate and they are licensed. Their headquarters are in Santee, CA. They are a collection agency with a legal department and an attorney on their staff. I have looked into public records and they do litigate for non payment of debts. I say if you owe a debt, pay it. If not, don't pay it.
Roni 38
Roni 38
2012-09-13 20:45:40
Unknown
My niice was called by Barrett and Associates office regarding a pending legal matter on me.  The message left was that of a female voice but it sounded as if it was an automated recording.  It stated that she may be a relative or associate of mines and that she needed to contact Stephen Davis @ 619-258-0745 regarding a legal matter on me.  I told my niece it was upto her if she called the number back but let them know she no longer knows how to get in touch with me and for them to stop calling her.  That's rediculous they have not called me at all so, why call her if they haven't even attempted to contact me.  None of my information has changed.  So, if they do not have the courtesy to call me I'm not worried about it, you can't get blood from a turnip and right now I feel like a turnip.  I am trying everything to keep from filing bankruptcy.  I want to pay any and all debts I owe, but what am I to do when you just don't have it to give?
Brian
Brian
2012-07-20 02:21:52
Unknown
That's all fine Bill if you actually owe the debt.  My problem is I know for a fact that the debt they are claiming is not mine.  I've had a problem before with another agency coming to me for debt collection and it wasn't mine, but another person's with the same name as me.  They don't bother verifying other things before they just go off your name and rip you a new you-know-what.  I know they deal with a lot of people who actually have the debt and try to weasel out of it.  That's their business/problem though.  They should be more tactful up front and they certainly shouldn't harass people that don't actually have the debt they claim to.  It is their burden to prove the debt exists for a given person, and if they can't then they shouldn't bother them.  I don't believe innocent people like me have any true/meaningful recourse against them, which is what let's them get away with this BS.
Mimi
Mimi
2012-05-22 17:31:03
Unknown
Hi Carolyn is this company legite.  That said some threatening things to me.
Mimi
Mimi
2012-05-22 17:29:57
Unknown
Good afternoon. I just received a call from a Steve Davis as well.  He was very threatening to me.  He asked me if I received a letter last November, 2011 and I told him no I didn't receive anything in the mail. He said that I have taken out a loan with a BMG, he only gave me abbreviations.  I said who are they?  He couldn't give me direct information and that they supposedly deposited money into my account back in 2009.  I have been involved with scams and they have gotten money out of me.  Before I pay anything, I would like to have a trace of notification from them.  He said I don't have to send you anything.  We already sent you something out in November.  "Why so nasty". All I want to see if in fact I owe this money (which I don't).  He said he just wasn't going to send anything and that I will be served papers by the Sheriff to go to court.  I don't think thats fair. Normally collection agencies will try and work something out with you.  Is this company legite?
Bill Brewster
Bill Brewster
2012-05-04 16:37:46
Unknown
Got a call from this company regarding an outstanding pay day loan. They sent me a letter last may and i do recall getting it, i just chose to ignore it as i was broke. I let Mr. Davis go through his shpill of what could and would happen if i didnt pay the bill, verified with my bank i got the loan and knew i owed the debt....he sent me a great settlement offer for the amount of the loan i originally received and cut all the interest. He also sent me a letter by email as proof of the offer to settle and after the payment was completed i received a paid in full letter. After reading these posts these guys seem like a mixed bag. If you deal with them and treat them with respect and truly wanna resolve your account they will help you and treat you with respect, if you try and ignore them or get upset because you dont wanna pay your bill it seems they treat you less than respectful. Sounds to me like perfect logic.
Tee
Tee
2012-03-30 17:51:26
Debt Collector
Steven Davis called my cell phone over a month ago claiming that I owed over $800.00 dollars for a debt. When I inquired as to who was the debtor? He became very rude.  I asked for proof...he wouldn't provide proof.  He started threating me with legal actions, and stating that I will be served papers from court. I told him I was in the hospital at this time, and I wasn't in the position or condition to do anything at this time.  Steven Davis had no tact...even after he could clearly see I was under heavy medication, he didn't stop with the rudeness or over talking me.  When I was released from the hospital, I returned his call at the number he left (619) 258-0745. He claimed that I owed money since 2007 and that they had sent out several letters demanding payment.  I responded with I hadn't received any letters, and to what address?  He kept going...with the threats and would provide any more information.  I even told him I wasn't working, he didn't care...just asked me what I planned to do. I know most of us have been sent to a collection agency one time or another, especially with the financial crisis most of us have experience.  But, I have never spoken with to any collection agency that was threating or rude.
devildove
devildove
2011-12-27 18:46:39
Unknown
Do you realize that according to the FDCPA they are not allowed to state that they are an attorney or an attorneys office unless they are !!!
carolyn natho
carolyn natho
2011-12-06 20:50:49
Debt Collector
called and tried to play off as attorney I'm a collector and everything that came out of his mouth was enough for him to be sued....watch the # 619-258-0745 as well
FEDUP
FEDUP
2011-09-02 15:33:26
Debt Collector
Ha! A Byron Smith called my phone looking for someone that I have never heard of in my life.  The phone message left was very threatening and completely against the Fedearl Trade Commission laws that govern him.  He tried to act like he could do what he wanted as if I had no clue what he was.  Its just like all the other 100's of scams and trying to get people to pay for something they don't really owe.
He said he got my phone number from County Court records yet couldn't even tell me what county I lived in.  He said that his company is an ELEVEN person company and they use the same software law enforcement uses to track people.  BULL!

He did admit to me that he is even lower than a Legal Assistant, so what makes him think he has any rights to make phone calls like he did.  WOW!

Told me that if I made any complaints about him or his company he would file defemation of character charges! WHAT A JOKE!
montel
montel
2011-07-28 17:25:09
Debt Collector
Although many of you may question the legitimacy of this company i must say they are legitimate. They contacted me about a GE Moneybank Consumer Card opened originally in April 2007, I paid on the thing for about a year and half and then losty my job. i originally received a demand letter from them providing me 30 days to dispute the valdity of the debt. They had apparently purchased this debt from the creditor. I disputed the debt and they fired back with an original contract and showed proof of the purchase being made. I then read the many complaints on this sight and became skeptical so i filed a complaint with the attorney generals office in PA. They responded to the complaint with copies of licenses, the original debt and all appropriate information. They claimed i owed $1,797.00 (which seemed a little high) but then again it may be mostly fees and interest. I am currently paying them monthly on a 6 month payment plan at $200 a month in a $1,200 settlement. You never can be too careful, there are a lot of scams out there these days financially but these guys had their act together. Many of you come here to seek information about a company to find whether or not they are legitimate - and then see everyone here claiming by assumption alone that this company is a scam. I almost didnt pay these guys because of what was said on these boards, and i am glad i researched a bit further. In legitimate cases where a company is a scam these forums can help you, but it can hurt you if you listen to those who havent researched things thoroughly. No one likes to pay their bills!
BECKY
BECKY
2011-07-21 15:29:00
Debt Collector
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yowie
yowie
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
asking for my husband about a tricia taylor aka tricia cole
Trish
Trish
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
This is some kind of private court summons company that keeps asking for someone that doesn't live here
martha
martha
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
called my 87 year old father in law asking for a phone number to reach me and if he didn't give it to him that he would have him arrested by sheriff dept. Instructed me to send him $500 and everything would be ok. when I said something about an attereny he said he had another call and would call back and hung the phone up. I do not have any credit cards, he could not tell me the name of a credit card company or who he worked for.
Jen in Texas
Jen in Texas
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
Called and left a message about a neighbor, explaining that it was about a pending legal investigation and that my cooperation would be greatly appreaciated and a  call back number.  Also claimed to be a Mr. Martin calling.
Kristen
Kristen
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
Mr. Martin repeatedly calls and will not give specific information on what he is calling about.  Very harassing.
mark in texas
mark in texas
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
this guy is charles martin from "barrertt associates in el cajon california.  he called our neighbor trying to find my wife who was issued a credit card without filling out an application by shittybank.  well she charged about $50 dollars and was a week late and that 50 had turned to some crazy amount within a couple of weeks...and did i mention that it occurred 9 years ago?  it is long gone from her credit yet this idiot is the latest in about 40 bill collecters who have called.  So i am making it my personal pilgrimmage to call good ol charlie martin every few minutes until i drive him out of his mind.  as a matter of fact he hung up on me when i called him back and i have called him about 59 times in the last 2 hours and only took a break to cxheck him out on the web....oh well time to give ol chuch some more of my valuable time.

good luck to all and i suggest since calling him back over and over to discuss my uselessness as a creditee pisses him off so much that you all call him severfal times each day so that he can see how it feels.

mark in texas
H3art ock3t
H3art ock3t
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
The last entry was regarding BARRATT AND ASSOCIATES.  They have removed all evidence that they exist so I wanted to give them a name that was close to the real name.  Good luck to all that has the pleasure of having these theives calling and harrassing them!
H3artlock3t
H3artlock3t
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
These people are as fraudulant as they come!  They claim that the debt that I owed is not past the Statute of Limitations due to a payment that I made to another debt collection agency (Global Accept.) which re-enstates the debt. Wouldn't the debt collection company that I supposibly "paid" be collecting on this debt instead of them? They threaten to sue and they call everyone on the planet that you know stating that this is a legal matter. That is harrassment and third party collections. They won't give you an address so that you can send them a validation letter.  BEWARE!!!  These guys are the ACTUAL SCUM of the EARTH!  I can't wait to go to court.  They said that they are going to send a 1099 to report the debt as income.  This way they can collect the whole amount of the debt that they only paid pennies for!  Totally illegal!  I want to own them!  I will bet that they are not certified to collect in my state!  I am sending the info to the Attorney General.  I think that I will be educating myself further on the law just in case we do go to court.
not charles martin
not charles martin
2011-06-06 20:52:59
Unknown
Charles Martin has called me, my family and friends only to find that he is not gettng anywhere.  He will keep doing this and all we do is forward to attorney general for California...which is a long list.  He has hung up on me when I call him over and over again...then I get a call from him, looking for a long time friend of mine and what do you know, the same problem.  There is also an indivdual  by the name of Diego who calls from their Utah Branch.
It's a scam.
Tex..
Tex..
2011-05-18 16:51:50
Unknown
These people are rude and annoying every family member I have...butvthey will notvtell me why they are calling..im not scared of ur threats...bring it...
Anne
Anne
2011-04-13 20:38:48
Unknown
The guy was INTENT on finding out who owned the house. Of course, I didn't give the information. Didn't even know the person he was asking about was deceased. By the time I was done w/the a**, he was laughing and hung up. Hopefully, they won't call back. Am thinking they're not debt collectors but scam artists. This is ONE caller I would DEFINITELY report, but don't know how to do so.
Ephie
Ephie
2011-02-17 03:54:10
Unknown
I recieved a message from Ken Powers today also.  Something in his voice just didn't vibe, he said he needed information concerning an "investigation" about my sisters ex. Thanks for all the information about him. Next time he calls I'll be sure to answer and have a little fun with him, haha. I've seen some shows on how these stupid people work. Stupid people are fun to mess with, hehehe.
1sharplady
1sharplady
2011-01-28 01:34:14
Debt Collector
UNBELIEVABLE!  I arrived home today to find 4 messages from Ken Powers of Barrett & Associates at 619-258-1525 starting at 3:47pm; 3:49pm; 3:50pm; and 3:52pm saying that he is investigating a "fraud" regarding a "claim" and "you" are "related to...; know of...; friends with...; etc" leaving a different name on each message as to whom it is for.  They mentioned different people and requested that he, Ken Powers, be called back.  WHAT TESTICLES!  Not an 800 number but a toll number the person calling back has to pay for.  In addition, he is so IGNORANT to first of all, leave personal information violating privacy acts.  Second, he calls  the same number 4 times leaving message for 4 different people....HELLO???? And third, not once did it occur to him that he had a wrong number or that if he had an address attached to this phone number, that it is listed under someone else other than the names he is calling about or for and the address does not match up to what he may want. After all, we've only lived in this house since 1959.  How STUPID do you think he should feel?  I will be reporting him to the Attorney General's office who was just elected to office and the AG is GUN HO on taking care of these types of scam artists who try to dupe the public. I pay my bills and those who get credit and do not pay need to be addressed legally in the courts not with sleaze balls with no morals
Gotcha
Gotcha
2011-01-27 19:20:07
Debt Collector
I got a call from a Ken Powers from this same number. Said he was investigating a fraud and wanted to speak to a person regarding a legal matter. The person he wanted to speak to is a complete unknown, no relation or even friend.

Odd
SICKofDAVIS/Martin
SICKofDAVIS/Martin
2011-01-24 19:59:43
Debt Collector
So I have been dealing with these people for a while... Originally the debt is my husbands prior to us even knowing one another. For a Citi Bank credit card. I spoke to Charles Martin. He stated that he was with a legal law firm and unless we started paying he would need to take things further legally by sueing us. Since I live in Texas he stated it is my responsibility as well. So, I made payment arrangements with him last year in the summer. I, like a dumbass, gave him my account information. He was to mail me paper work with the debt information such as amount owed, interest, etc. We had a payment arrangement for certain dates later in the month. We had some fraud issues with our bank account so we needed to change it. I advised Charles Martin please do not take any money 1 week before the due date. He said he wouldn't. We got the bank situated, but noticed at the bank they still took the money out. After Charles advised me that would be fine to hold the payment until I had the new account up and going. I noticed he took out the payment the same day I asked him not to. I couldn't do anything. So I had some words with Charles Martin and last thing I said, If he wanted any more money he can mail me paperwork. I gave them my address. It's been a little bit more than 6 months and nothing.

Now I am recieving calls from Stephen Davis. He called a few days ago on a Friday stating I needed to contact him before end of business day (which I did) and he never called until today.. Monday. He called my dad's house looking for my grandfather in regards to an investigation pending about me. It's not even my debt. It's my husbands. I don't like that they are making me look as if it's my debt. I advised my family to have them stop calling. Also when I spoke to Steve... He was rude. And kept interrupting me. If I didn't care I wouldn't call them back. Or let alone answer the call. I obviously want to pay the debt off. However, when Steve called and just didn't let me even say hello... I shut down. Im doing my husband the favor of speaking to them. They can sue me all they want. They have been threatning that for 2 years now. If he doesn't have the courtesey to let me speak about what we can do. Than I will not give him any respect as to trying. He states they will get their money some how or another. I don't know if they would or the reactions will be. I'm a bit scared but not that scared to pay them... I want PAPER proof in my hands of this debt. And they won't send it to me.
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