Received call on 1/17/14 from 678-666-5767  caller id shows Unknown Name. Black female asking for my name (unfortunately AT&T incorrectly made my number listed in the directory when I switched to Uverse). They asked if I had any information on a name (which is a relatives name but havent had contact with them in years) because she needed to reach them right away. Said something about a missed court date that they may have forgotten about and she wanted to help them out otherwise she would have to issue a warrant for them. I told her I wasn't able to provide any info. She then asked if I knew another name (which happens to be another relative who also happens to have a listed number). I told her I didn't have any info to provide.

Scammers big time, they use pdl companies like QuickestCash.com (no such payday loan site) Epstein weinberg& associates atlanta are punkass raghead mf's. They need to be taken out in open and have their a***s whipped.  Be on the lookout for the following ph.#s- 877-215-9330, 678-666-5767,5758,5793 etc. Also calls with 770 area code.Don' t fall for this scam caller that is supposedly out of the ATL. Dirtbag BottomFeeders

Prove who owes with valid proof in writing.. sent via US mail, prove it in real court according to the law. If your so valid:

1. provide a real address
2:provide real phone number
3: real name of the business
4: Address of legitimate web site
5: Provide the names of the owner

Section 809 of the FDCPA http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf requires 3rd-party debt collectors to give debtors written notice of debt (the key word is *shall*) :
"§ 809. Validation of debts
(a) Within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, a debt collector shall, unless the following information is contained in the initial communication or the consumer has paid the debt, send the consumer a written notice containing?
(1) the amount of the debt;
(2) the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed;
(3) a statement that unless the consumer, within thirty days after receipt of the notice, disputes the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the debt collector;
(4) a statement that if the consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within the thirty-day period that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment against the consumer and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to the consumer by the debt collector; and
(5) a statement that, upon the consumer?s written request within the thirty-day period, the debt collector will provide the consumer with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor."
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A Collection Agent May Not?

Here are the top 11 actions prohibited by the The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:

Misrepresent Him or Herself

  A debt collector may not misrepresent himself as an attorney or law enforcement officer.

Use the Telephone to Annoy or Harass

  A collection agent may not cause a telephone to ring or engage any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with an intent to annoy, abuse, or harass anyone at the called number.

Threaten Arrest or Lawsuit

  A collection agent may not threaten a consumer with arrest. It may not threaten legal action that is either not permitted or not actually contemplated. In other words, a the threat of a lawsuit may be an empty one.

Use Abusive or Threatening Language

  A debt collector may no use abusive or profane language in the course of communication related to the debt.

Publish a Bad Debt List

  Publishing the consumer?s name or address on a "bad debt" list is prohibited.

Contact By Embarrassing Media

  A debt collector may not communicate with a consumer by post card. It may not use any language or symbol, other than the debt collector?s address, on any envelope when communicating with a consumer by use of the mails or by telegram. A debt collector may use its business name if such name does not indicate it is in the debt collection business.

Contact a Consumer at Work

  A collection agent may not communicate with consumers at their place of employment after being told this is unacceptable or prohibited by the employer.

Seek Unjustifiable Amounts

  A debt collector may not demand any amounts not permitted under an applicable contract or as provided under law.

Contact a Consumer Represented by an Attorney

  A collection agent may not contact a consumer after it learns the consumer is represented by a lawyer.

Communicate With a Consumer After Receiving a Validation Request

  If a consumer sends a written §1692g response within 30 days, the collection agent may not communicate with the consumer until it mails the consumer the requested verification of original creditor's name and address.

Communicate With Third Parties

  A debt collector may not reveal or discuss the nature of a consumer?s debts with third parties other than the consumer?s spouse or attorney. A collection agent may contact neighbors or co-workers only to obtain location information. It may contact a third party again if it has reason to believe the information the party provided previously is false.

Bills.com FDCPA FAQ

Below are questions Bills.com readers ask frequently:

Can a Collection Agent Call My Cell Phone?

  Yes. However, if you tell the debt collector it may not use that number because it is a cell phone, it may not contact you again at that number.

I Keep Receiving Dozens of Calls From Collection Agents. Is That Legal?

  No. Unscrupulous collection agents will use "block parties" or "office parties" where they contact a consumer, multiple neighbors, or co-workers telling them they need to reach the consumer on an urgent matter. This is not permitted under the FDCPA.

A Collector Says I Will Be Arrested if I Do Not Pay

  This was a true statement before the US Civil War, but has not been true since. People may be arrested if an aggressive judge files a bench warrant for a person who does not appear at a hearing relating to a lawsuit regarding a debt. However, in that case, the offense is the failure to respond to a court order, and not the existence of the debt. As stated above, it is illegal under the FDCPA to threaten a consumer with arrest if the consumer does not pay the debt.

Making illegal threats of jail over unvalidated debts.

Pot, meet Kettle...

When you take something from someone, does it matter how they get it back. You want to justify takin someones property and not wanting to repay. Who is scamming who?

Then you know it's a scam.  Per the FDCPA, debt collectors MUST give their name, company name and address and phone number.

After calling them back with an officer next to me, they changed their story and said it was a loan and I wrote a bad check to cover the loan. The officer attempted to get his supervisor's information. He said her name was Miss Evans but did not know her first name and that we could call his direct number (678-666-5767). He also would not give an address either.

Have been getting calls from this number stating they are calling regarding an account with Wells Fargo Bank with my social security number. Left a message. It was a Brian with Epstein, Weinberg & Associates. I have never had an account with that company. Then, they called my grandmother threatening her stating that I had a title pawn. After much research (& the obvious falseness of the allegations) I have come to the conclusion that this is a scam and the police are on their way.

I got a phone message today from "agent" Adrian Taylor. I just left her a message that she needed to call me back and provide me with the name of the federal agency she works for, her badge number and where I can call to verify her status as a federal or other government "agent". I doubt I will hear from her again, but I will be notifying the Alabama Attorney General's Office of this scam.

Same thing - asks If i know so and so; says they gave this number - and the person they are looking for owes payday loans and a felony fraudulent act has been committed;
Very rude angry woman -  gets very insulting and aggravated when challenged; actually called my local police department and magistrate on these people; even if you hang up they keep calling back with minutes continually.

Also calls from
678-666-5842 and
608-819-7658

trying to get their actual name and address so that I can call the local law enforcement and file harrassment charges on them

I received a phone call from this number and spoke to a adrien taylor who said i wrote a hot check to ace
Ck cashing back in 2009. She stated that i owe$1500.00 if i did not pay i would be going to jail.they all my information to my current address.it's a wake up call please do not fall victim to they scam.

c all and said I owned money to bank of amenica ,called on 5-2-2013 my number

These idiots called my mother-in-law looking for me and told her she would be arrested if she kept information from them.  I have never in my life taken out a loan from US Bank, if they call again I will be filing a police report against this Adrien Taylor.

I got a call today, again, that i will be arrested.  The agent told one of my references all kinds of information.  I checked with the state and was told that lawyers can act as debt collectors, but they cannot threaten legal action.

I received a call from 678-666-5767 stating that I owed a debt to a payday loan service called Ace check cashing from 2008. They had a lot of info and threaten that if I did not pay I would arrested. I called the attorney general office for my state and they told me that I could not be arrested for a financial obligation and that the call was a scam.

Receive 3 calls information incorrect persons incorrect was not happy have been through this before and I know what's scam when I hear one not everybody falls to this but you need to be careful who is calling your home.
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trying to tell me about something that  they are scam artist and be careful because they will try to scam you to all of the information was incorrec all of the information was incorrect hi

Received call from 678-666-5767 ask for me by name and said looking for someone by the last name of Young some type of fradulent act has been committed.

keep getting calls from this number claiming to be a legal agency and i owe for something back in early 2000. number is calling friends and family members however I dont owe anything from back then..