Brittany Baker called my mother - an 89 year old Alzheimer patient, stating she owes $299.  Mom does not owe that money. Mom is supposed to go to court today in Atlanta states Baker - we live in Colorado.  Baker has called her numerous times to my Mom's home phone.  I called back and left my cell number to Baker.  Now I am receiving her blasts of evil......  Her # to call is 678-551-7822.  How about putting that number on a robo dial and break her system.  This one is not fair - My Mom is really confused over the so-called debt.  Creeps.

I also received a call from GR Associates on Friday. Says I need to notifiy my son he is going to have a warrant for his arrest today. Asked for advice from the attorneys on AVO and was informed they are out of statue. He may even be able to file suit on them. The attorney state he is not going to jail. I will file with the BBB in their county and state. When he called GR Associates the person told him he needs to pay $400 for a $30 check from 2008.

Got this call today "Britney Baker" at home. I did not answer the phone as I did not recognize the company or the number (clearly out of state area code) so a message was left. Sounds like what Katherine got above. Some BS about a "serious legal matter" and a "case number" of 941775 and if I did not call back they would proceed with legal action. She did identify the company as GR Associates and it came up that way on the phone as well. Interesting thing is that I only use personal checks at this point to pay credit card bills and magazine subscriptions and nothing else...so I'm curious on some level, but on another level I'm not going to bother calling them back. We'll see if they call back.

Had a Britney baker call my cell phone and house phone while I was at work she also called my daughter's phone as well left a direct line 678 551 7822 that had no voice mail or hours of business I did try to call it just rang and rang then I called the 678 892 8560 number that was gateway first of all this g.r associates I've never received a letter or anything from secondly these calls were threats not saying what was done but that it was serious legal matter they would proceed with criminal charges 1st of all you can't call leave those kinds of messages and just run with that you can't not give business hours or say call today or else this was very wrong and harassment and I'm very upset over this if there was truly something wouldn't they just mail you some info ???? Certified letter something ???

Identified as scam alert

My Wife just received a call from 678-892 8560 (GR & associates) Telling her that she wrote a BAD check and she needs to paid 400 now or they will law suit her,. This is SCAM ,.  Don't provide anybody your personal information or agree to anything over the phone,. (FDCPA) Fair Debts Collectors Practices Act, Protect you from be intimidated or harass per any collector,. ask any collector to provide you  with a copy per mail or email (hard copy) of the debt they are trying to collect,. You have this right before they even can speak top you about any debts.  Beware of this people. Now dates the criminals are online,  and there is many ways they can get all the information about you before you are aware of this,. So be careful!!!,. Kept this in mind,. You have rights even when you owe  money,. That's why the bankruptcy EXIST!!!,. Hope this Help!!.

I also recieved a voicemail from them stating I need to call back about a potential criminal action against me.  Pa-lease I havent done anything wrong in my life and I dont write bad checks.  Of course my first thought its some sort of scam and reading the comments above I was right.  They also called my mother in law about this, unbelievable.  

per Tamianth's post above:

One important thing to remember if these losers have any of your personal information such as your social security number, date of birth or drivers license make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!
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I had a voicemail from a Brandy Morrison, who called regarding a legal matter of my elderly aunt who is in a nursing home that is urgent saying she was from GR & Associates. She listed a case number and said we would be turn in to our local jurisdiction if we did not take the matter seriously. She spoke very quickly and condescendingly. When we called back, the company was Gateway. I'm so glad I checked this site! Thank you, Everyone!!

at least the people above me was 25.00 and over.these people called me reguarding two cks for 14.00 each and said we could resolve it for 500.00 out of court and then i asked them where are they based out of and they said georgia.i said well im in cali and until i hear something from my state do what you gotta do then she got a attitude and said have a nice day in court

They called and said they were coming to arrest me.  I told them to come, I will have cake and coffee ready.  They told me to take this seriously.  I asked if you could feed an elephant raspberry jam.  He screamed that I did not understand the seriousness of this situation.  I said the colour yellow makes me think of Julie Andrews.  He started screaming curses and hung up.  Ergo, a scam.

Same thing happened to me this morning. These people somehow got the phone number of a relative of mine and left a message claiming the need for me or my husband to call them asap to avoid further legal action. I called and a women named Jennifer tried getting me to pay them $325 for a $39 dollar check I'd supposedly written in 2009. They refused to send me documentation of the debt and got very rude when I said I will not pay anything without proof. She told me my husband and I will both be going to court and jailed. She said the warrants for our arrest will be bonded over to our current jurisdiction, funny thing is she don't even know where we live. I hope they caught, I was so offended by this women! I feel violated and felt I had to do something about it.

Attention anyone who has received a phone call from these SCAMMERS review your checking account, also. My grandmother wrote a check in 2008 to Art of Devotion and the same check was redeposited electronically in 2011 without her authorization.  Her account stated that Gateway Retreivia (GR) had deducted the amount.  Went to the bank and closed her account. Yesterday these SCAMMERS went so far as to contact her neighbor and left a message regarding a "criminal matter" (grandma's phone is disconnected). They must be sophisticated to find her neighbor's number.These people are professional SCAMMERS.

678-892-8560 GR & ASSOCIATES SCAM ALERT! Got a call from these people too, stating I could be arrested if i didn't pay for this check from 2008 for $25 dollars and I have a bank statement from my bank that it cleared. And also I was informed by my local police that this is the same company as GATEWAY RETRIEVAL, LLC they just changed the name and number because they are trying to avoid lawsuits. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION, KEEP ALL CALLS RECORDED AND DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. CALL THE PERSON  OR COMPANY YOU WROTE THE CHECK TO.

Received a call about a check written in 2008 for $25.00. They said criminal procecution would continue and I would be arrested if I did not pay the civil fine of $290.00 from the state of NC.
This sound just like many other post from this same phone number. It identifies itself as Gateway on their answering machine.

One important thing to remember if these losers have any of your personal information such as your social security number, date of birth or drivers license make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!
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credit reports:  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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How to see if your on the chex system list:
http://www.wikihow.com/See-if-You-Are-on-Chexsystems-List

http://www.ckfraud.org/penalties.html

http://www.ckfraud.org/ucc_highlights.html

http://www.ckfraud.org/depository.html

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
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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

http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

Called 11/06/2013 and said I wrote a "BAD" check in 2008 in the amount of $25.00 Told me I needed to pay nearly $400.00 NOW!! Or face criminal prosecution with a sentence of up to 12 months in jail and a $2500.00 fine as well as a permanent criminal record on myself. The scary thing is they actually DO have a copy of a $25.00 Check signed by me as well as all correct bank information as it appears on the check.said i could go to prison...also that she would pay my fine   ... i told them i already paid it she argued... then i called them back at phone # answered as Gateway... i asked them to return my call
(i took care of this check long time ago

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I wrote a check for $6.98 at my local gas station, closed my account out a few weeks later thinking everything had cleared.. My local store contacted me and told me I needed to call GR & Associates and get it cleared up before I could write anymore checks there.

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(1) The store would have contacted you if the check bounced. (2) It would have shown up on your statement, where you would of seen it. Who would miss a +$25.00 NSF charge? (3) Had this gone to debt collection, the collection company would of contacted you, not the other way round. Oh how these SHILLS try! They're no good at it, but oh how they try!

Take a hike "sasha". Your scam has been exposed here so many times it's become a cliché. Try getting a real job. You really suck at being a Shill for frauds!
Skeff Ett Liv!
Gunnar

I went to my grocery store where i had accidentally wrote a bad check. The store told me to contact this company to resolve it. I contacted the company and resolved my legal debts. They have wonderful customer service and really helped me out.

[Admin Edit Dec. 2 2013]

i just rec'd a call from them also, they keep leaving me messages.  they speak so fast that you can barely understand what they are saying

Called 11/06/2013 and said I wrote a "BAD" check in 2008 in the amount of $25.00 Told me I needed to pay nearly $400.00 NOW!! Or face criminal prosecution with a sentence of up to 12 months in jail and a $2500.00 fine as well as a permanent criminal record on myself. The scary thing is they actually DO have a copy of a $25.00 Check signed by me as well as all correct bank information as it appears on the check.
I have not paid them a dime and after obtaining legal advice I found out they ARE out of the Statue of Limitations on this and was advised to give them nothing and also was told that this is more than likely a SCAM!