its a scam report them to your local police office

I have been getting threatening harassing phone calls from a company named County Check Fraud Services. An automated message with a man named Arthur Abrams was left. The number was 855-890-2982. When I returned the call they said no one by that name worked there and they didn't know who he was but I gave them the case number he left. They have my address, phone number, social security card, nam...e of my bank, and make and model of my car. They claim I owe $9000+ for a payday loan taken out in 2006 and demanded I pay over the phone. I have NEVER taken out a payday loan. And get this, they claim I used my car that I bought in 2010 as collateral for this loan in 2006! I never took out the loan and know I don't owe the money, but I am concerned at how they obtained all of this personal information. I did some research on the company and they are a scamming fruadulent operation. What is sad is they have managed to get some people to pay money they don't owe because they scared and thereatened arrest and jail and etc. I filed complaints with our local/state consumer affairs and a federal complaint.  I work for the government/an elected official.  I told them I had them investigated and knew they were a scam.  I threatened them right back and told them I had filed complaints and if they didn't stop contacting me I would sue!

I received an automated call from a company which said they were "County Check Service" . The call said to call a number with the case number provided or press the number 3 to talk to a live person. I didn't have a pen when they called, so I didn't write anything down. I pressed 3 and a black woman came on thhe phone and said " what's your close number?" in a very sarcastic and rude manner. I asked who she was and she asked me my name. I asked her what her name was then and she said Susan. I then asked her who she was with. She asked me who I was again. I told her she needed to speak with respect before I talked with her at all. She spouted out a bunch of personal information such as SSN and address. I would not confirm anything so she got mad and hung up the phone. Im not sure what the call related to, but I assume it was some type of collector. Sue me, send me to jail, court, or whatever you threaten to do, but I will not provide any personal information to a company I am unfamiliar with. Good luck with your next victim Susan ! The number I was called from was 410-709-1840 .......

I just recieved a call today while I was at work I work for a collection agency and ill tell u I'd be fired an.sued if I SD %1 of the gibberish these guys use... #1 u can't arrest someone out the blue there is a process and the fact that its money owed there not going.to arrest you.  Second personal info isn't hard to get so font be fooled if they read some of it off to u. Ask for bar #'s if they claim to be a attorney and look up there bar. #3 this is a total scam but u can profit off these disgusting people record all calls and if u feel threaten contact ur local law enforcment. If the claim judgements or garnishments are in place ask.for legal proof filed with the.county and case#'s....  Make sure you call and confirm these case or file  's with local county office ad if it is lagit they will know last I am shocked these people haven't been shut down. Personally I can't wait for these @$&%# to call me back I've been in collections for a long time and they r blowing the integrity most of us use to help resolve debts... If you read up on the FDCPA there  tons of thing s they do that's illegal so remember only a judge or a real law enforcment can lock u up so don't fall for this intimidating scam... It's bologna

WOW!!!!  This is a scarey thing.  I received a call today from 720-292-1921.  They told me they were going to come to my job an arrest me unless I paid them $3,000 from a payday loan (2002).  I have never had a payday loan.  They are very convincing and evil.  I have contacted the atthorny general office @ 303/866-5189.
I hope they put a stop to this.
God will punish them....Carma

Check with your state attorney's office regarding statute of limitations for check collection. It may not be collectible at this point.

I got a call last week from this company and all i have found was examples of fraudulent actions on their part. They even called and harassed someone's 80 year old parents. This is unacceptable business practice and we should take action. If I found out anything I will post to this site as well as scambook.com.

I first got a call from these people I paid them a little money then found out it was a scam.Now Im getting a letter in the mail from canada.saying to put money into a bofa bank account? T his is really doesnt make sense a creditor that putsw a bank acccount in a letter come now.

I also received a call today from the same number stating his name was Mr. Stephen Davis and that he had a case number and that I owed 1500 which is not correct. He even stated he was from the District Attorney's office and that he was leaving for the day and would be in court.  He stated that he had all of my personal information as well and there would be 3 charges put against me.  The number he called from was 702-637-4100.  I was very freaked out about this call and still afraid.  Not sure if this is a scam or not.

The other number associated with them is 706-2478676. My husband started recieving phone calls at his work for me. I did call them back and spoke with a Victoria Harte. She said she was from County Tech Services, but if you listen closely it is County Tech Services. She said they were an arbitration office that had attorneys on staff and were certified to process. She wanted to do a conference call with the company First Financial so that we could all talk and settle the balance owed before they filed with the county clerk. The person was not in so they called me back another day and I said I would return the call. The phone number they call from is a cell number, I asked to speak to Ms. Harte and they transfered me to her and she put me on hold to look up my account. When the person came back she identified herself as Diana Bryant an attorney representing the company and that I owed over $1600. I told her that Ms. Harte said I owed just the $647.25. The attorney said yes if you pay the cash today that they would drop the $1000 attorneys fees. But if not they would be here between 6-8 pm to pick me up and to make sure that I had 2 forms of ID and not narcotics,no children or pets to be around. And that I was being charged with grand larceny. I told her I din't have the money and back then my dad supported me. So she wanted to speak to him!! I told he died 3 yrs ago and I would call her back.(Well I recorded all of this and called my friend who works at the courthouse) There was no civil case against me (of course) so I called back to speak with Ms. Bryant. Asked her for the civil case # to give to my husband so he could pass it to my lawyer after they come pick me up. She said I didn't hear her right that there was no case yet, not until Friday at 9am and that I only owed $347 today and $325 by Friday. I said I recorded our conversation and would she like to hear it. She got mad and said I'm not arguing with you, you pay or we file. I said but you keep telling different stories. Would you like to hear what you said, she again said I'm not arguing with you and hung up. I looked up this ladies name and it came up for someone in Australia.

I almost got scammed from them today 11/18/2011. They called me yesterday around 3pm saying that my husband owed for some payday loan from 2005. They did have alot of correct information, and me and my husband thought it was the real deal. Then they started threating us saying if we didnt have it paid by 12pm today my husband was going to jail for 2 felony charges... Which worried us, so therefor we borrowed the money and i went to my local bank around 11pm today to pay the payment, but in my heart something was not right so before i put $1,800 dollars in my account i had my bank manger do a little search on this so called COUNTY CHECK SERVICES. And thats when i found out it was a scam!!!! I omediatly closed my bank account cause they had all the info to it, and went to my local sherrifs dept to file a report, there they confirmed it was a scam!!! SO DONT DO IT, DO NOT GIVE ANY INFO, OR ANYTHING TO THESE PEOPLE. If u look up COUNTY CHECK SERVICES from google it will pop up and show u its a SCAM... SO PLEASE PEOPLE DONT FALL FOR IT LIKE I ALMOST DID!!! And fyi no one has the right to just have the police arrest u, u have the right to be sumensed to court for a court date, these people have no pull and u will not be arrested.

They may not be saying payday loans, but the scam is very similar.

FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691

http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710

Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans

Washington, D.C. December 07, 2010     

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received many complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a payday loan and must repay the loan to avoid legal consequences. The callers purport to be representatives of the FBI, Federal Legislative Department, various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, and other Internet check-cashing services.

According to complaints received from the public, the callers have accurate data about victims, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information, bank account numbers, and the names and telephone numbers of relatives and friends. How the fraudsters obtained the personal information varies, but in some cases victims have reported they completed online applications for other loans or credit cards before the calls started.

The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim?s home, cell phone, and place of employment. They refuse to provide any details about the alleged payday loans and become abusive when questioned. The callers have threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in some cases, physical violence if they do not pay. In many cases, the callers harass victims? relatives, friends, and employers.

Some fraudsters have instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay a certain amount, on a specific date, via a pre-paid Visa card. The statement further declares the victim will never dispute the debt.

If you receive these calls, do not follow the caller?s instructions. Rather, you should:

   Notify your banking institutions.
   Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file.
   Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger.
   File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

Tips to avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

   Never give your Social Security number?or personal information of any kind?over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.

   Be suspicious of any e-mail with urgent requests for personal financial information. The e-mail may include upsetting or exciting but false statements to get you to react immediately.

   Avoid filling out forms in e-mail messages that request personal information.

   Ensure that your browser is up-to-date and security patches have been applied.

   Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements regularly to make sure that there are no unauthorized transactions. If anything looks suspicious, contact your bank and all card issuers.

   When you contact companies, use numbers provided on the back of cards or statements

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I received a call from them also. They said I took out a loan and never paid it back. The loan was for $200 but with the all the attorneys fees it amounts to $2000 however they would settle out of court for $700.

I told him I think its a scam and to send the documents to my home. He said they couldnt do that because they have already sent several letters. Then I told him to send it to my email. After that he put me on hold then I hung up. So far he hasnt called back but that's definatley a scam.

if you get a call from this number ignore it.  i beleive their creditors trying to scam people out of money they use fear in order to get you to pay.

I also received a call from this company. They said they were with the county attorney's office & if I didn't give them 500 dollars by the end of the day they would send a processor out with a summons. Everytime I called I spoke with a different person and received different information everytime. On Monday I'm going to  call the attorney general's office to see if they have any information on them. I asked to them to send me information on the acct. and haven't received that info yet. The info they were giving me was for an acct I had 6 years ago. I called the orginal debtor they gave the number they sold the info to and that company has gone out of business.

I have gotten calls from this company also they have even been calling my work I thought that after 5 years that cant come back at you? And who can I call on them? Please let me know something by email dmoody12@gmail.com

Thank you

I got a call from the 702-637-4100 number and didnt answer and had it go to voice mail! The woman said she had a bad check claim for Tia Marcikvitz and its linked to her social security number. LOL im not Tia Marcikivitz and when she, Terry Mills with check services, had the "retun" phone number for me to call bact at (as she studered like she was reading from something) 720-292-1921 back at her office???? Now why in the heck is she gonna call from a LasVegas number and have me call her back at her office in Colorado??? Does she have a tellaporter??? I aint calling her back and saved the number in my phone so if they do call again im gonna cuss her out and yell at her!

THEY CALLED GAVE ME ALL OF MY INFO WANTING ME TO PAY LIKE $1000 FOR CHECK FRAUD WITH AN INTERNET CASH THING FROM LIKE 5 YEARS AGO, THREATENING ME WITH CHECK FRAUD ON MY RECORD, NOW I HAVE SOME PROCESS SERVER CALLING MY CELL.. THE ALSO CALL FROM 4403637037

Got a call from them. Said at first they were with the local PD. called back n then changed to DA. My wife got suspicious n we started asking more questions. Called the company they said I wrote a bad check to. I only owe about 120. They said I owe over 1000. Called my DA's office and the company the outservice to. They don't have me on record. Looked up the numbers that these people called me from.. All have the same stories of fraud. They use multiple numbers, including 8885503088 and 8593174890, 7026374100 and many more. I'm currently in the process of reporting them to every agency that I can. I suggest everyone who gets a call from these people do the same. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFO AND DO NOT BE SCARED!! Verify what they are saying is true and let them know that you will call them after you call your PD and DA's office and whoever else you have to call. And don't forget to report these people so they won't do it to others and hopefully are caught soon!

I am getting these calls too, but not to me but friends and family. I am not sure what this is about either but I am not paying a dime, and they have broken so many FDCPA laws that it is a FELONY, I hope I catch them in the act! Being a collector myself I am appauled at this behavior, it gives us all a bad name! If you find anything please let me know more, or I will do the same for you!

This number called and said that I had written a check 5 years ago for $1,000 and never paid the balance to a "reputable" company in my town.  They claimed to have me on survelliance and advised me a uniformed officer would be coming to arrest me for check fraud the following day if I did not pay them $2,000 and some change for fees and interest pertaining to my account.  However, I never wrote a check to this company for one thing and another the account that it may have been pertaining to was a $50 transaction and the company went out of business and left no forwarding information to send payments to for customers owing any unpaid balances.  Another thing that was odd, they said that they had me on survelliance yet they didn't know the exact date the transaction took place.  They had it months from the original date.   Originally when the call began I owed $2000 with interest and penalities but I could settle for $1001 over the phone at that time.  When I questioned the information "they had" I was offered a settlement of $500 by the 30th of the month.  This caller claims to be an attorney for this company.   I am doing some further investigation on this matter before I even think about handing over any money.