I just got a call from this jerk claiming I was being investigated for fraud as well.  I listened to him talk for a few minutes and since i've actually had a little bit of experience with this jerks I asked him if he could send me a bill.  He couldn't answer my question.  I told him I refused to make payment by phone with a credit card of any type because I didn't know who was on the other end of the line. He told me I could easly find out who he was.  I told him I wasn't going to waste my time "googling" him just to find out if he had a ligitimate company.  Then he tried telling me that I could track payments made by credit card.  Well, yeah, I can probably track it but once the payment is made I cannot get my money back if it wasn't paid to the correct debt so therefore I will  never make a payment over the phone to someone I don't know.  I asked him several times, can you send me a bill?  He still wouldn't answer.  I told him I didn't care what he had to say and unless he could send me a bill to not call me again and hung up on him.  I'm so sick of these people!  And thank you Amy for making my job at easier when it came to googling him.

I received a call from Mike Conley of HBC from 678-269-7158 and gave me a case number. He said he was investigating fraud on one of my employees. I asked what the call was concerning and what HBC stood for. He told me that HBC was not an acronym and that HBC is the name of the company. I told him to be honest with me because I use to be a collection agent and even owned a collection agency. I told him to tell me the name of the company and be honest with me or I was not going to pass on the message. Furthermore, I told him I was going to do my own investigation and make my decision then.

I checked into it and there are many reports of fraud for this guy. His number registers to a 24 Hours Emergency Locksmith at 4010 Lawrenceville Hwy, Marietta, GA 30084-4622.

He made me so mad because I know the FDCPA like the back of my hand and dishonest scam artists like this that buy bottom-feeder debt make me so mad. So I called him back and Mike answered. I asked for his supervisor and he said he was the supervisor. Once again, I told him not to lie to me and that if he wasn't going to be honest I was not going to pass the message on. He then proceeded to tell me that I didn't want to do that because the I would be responsible for this man's account (my employee). I told Mike that I was this man's place of employment and that he does NOT have permission to call this person at their place of work anymore.

When you call someone's place of employment you must tell the person who asks you what the name of the company when they specifically ask for the name of the company. You are also suppose to give an 800 number for the debtor to call back, because a collection agency cannot make a debtor incur a cost to call you back because the debtor may have to pay for long distance calls. You cannot tell anyone, including the debtor that you are investigating fraud because it is not fraudulent to owe a legitimate debt. If you are truly being investigated for fraud you will be called by a county, state or federal investigator. Not some locksmith who bought some "old", pennies-on-the-dollar debt and say you are an investigator.

Trashy collection agencies who break the FDCPA and commit fraud by scamming consumers are the entire reason why I am no longer in the debt buying, selling or collecting game.

Shame on you Mike Conley, if that really is your name.

I am reporting this to every 800-notes, Who is calling me website out there. I?m also reporting you to your local Better Business Bureau and Chamber of Commerce. Finally, I will be reporting you to the ACA, DBA, Debt Connection & the FTC. I hope you get fined majorly and that no respectable business associated with debt buying, selling or collecting will do business with you.

Mike, in case you don?t know some of the acronyms I used in this report?

FDCPA = Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
ACA = The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals
DBA = Debt Buyers Association International
FTC = Federal Trade Commission

I received a call from Mike Conley of HBC from 678-269-7158 and gave me a case number. He said he was investigating fraud on one of my employees. I asked what the call was concerning and what HBC stood for. He told me that HBC was not an acronym and that HBC is the name of the company. I told him to be honest with me because I use to be a collection agent and even owned a collection agency. I told him to tell me the name of the company  and be honest with me or I was not going to pass on the message. Furthermore, I told him I was going to do my own investigation and make my decision then.

I checked into it and there are many reports of fraud for this guy. His number registers to a 24 Hours Emergency Locksmith at 4010 Lawrenceville Hwy, Marietta, GA 30084-4622.

He made me so mad because I know the FDCPA like the back of my hand and dishonest scam artists like this that buy bottom-feeder debt make me so mad. So I called him back and Mike answered. I asked for his supervisor and he said he was the supervisor. Once again, I told him not to lie to me and that if he wasn't going to be honest I was not going to pass the message on. He then proceeded to tell me that I didn't want to do that because the I would be responsible for this man's account (my employee). I told Mike that I was this man's place of employment and that he does NOT have permission to call this person at their place of work anymore.

When you call someone's place of employment you must tell the person who asks you what the name of the company when they specifically ask for the name of the company. You are also suppose to give an 800 number for the debtor to call back, because a collection agency cannot make a debtor incur a cost to call you back because the debtor may have to pay for long distance calls. You cannot tell anyone, including the debtor that you are investigating fraud because it is not fraudulent to owe a legitimate debt. If you are truly being investigated for fraud you will be called by a county, state or federal investigator. Not some locksmith who bought some "old", pennies-on-the-dollar debt and say you are an investigator.

Trashy collection agencies who break the FDCPA and commit fraud by scamming consumers are the entire reason why I am no longer in the debt buying, selling or collecting game.

Shame on you Mike Conley, if that really is your name.

I am reporting this to every 800-notes, Who is calling me website out there. I?m also reporting you to your local Better Business Bureau and Chamber of Commerce. Finally, I will be reporting you to the ACA, DBA, Debt Connection & the FTC. I hope you get fined majorly and that no respectable business associated with debt buying, selling or collecting will do business with you.

Mike, in case you don?t know some of the acronyms I used in this report?

FDCPA = Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
ACA = The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals
DBA = Debt Buyers Association International
FTC = Federal Trade Commission

keeps calling my buisness phone leaving harrasing messages number comes up as a locksmith

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

(678) 269-7158 Mike Connolly debt collector. Really aggressive and wont identify what company he works for. Gave his whole fraud speech and threatened a lawsuit. His number s coming up as a locksmith I guess he is moonlighting between that and harassing people on the phone,

Mike Connolly keeps calling me saying there has been a complaint filed against me regarding fraud in the county i use to live in and keeps calling my parents. He is calling from (678) 269-7158 which is a locksmith company in GA. He doesn't answer when I call back. He says "I don't want this to go any further there is going to be a warrant filed against you. I am going to file a harassment report.

I just got a call from 678 269 7158 to my cell phone insinuating I committed fraud.  Which seemed very strange so I called back to see who it was and it was not a company just a man that answered with his name...I do not remember it but I saved the voice mail.  Sounds like a scam artist to me.  I also did not give my real name...people are sketchy.