They also using 714-380-5875 number , be careful they makeing story, doing everything so you will call them back.

These people call me constantly. They use different names each time. I have filed reports with the FTC and Experian. They will not leave me alone!!!! They say the same thing every time: I am being sued and if I do not pay I will be served with a lawsuit and taken court or arrested. I do not know how to stop them from calling me all the time. Do not answer from these people!!!

Thanks for the infor.

please see the scamming section on the fbi website as this is not the only number trying this i personly have had 3 different agencies try this from 2 different states with 3 different names.

These people have lots and lots of aliases,  they set up ficticious offiices throughout the states and are centrally located in California.

Ed Gruntz called my home number this morning, saying he had some issues that "needed my immediate attention."  I pay all of my bills on time, so I have no idea what this is all about.

ATTENTION TO ANYONE BEING HARASSED BY WORLDWIDE RECOVERIES, LLC.               Found a good lawyer team who has dealt with this company several times.  

To all those concerned ,  contact        LEMBERG AND ASSOCIATES, LLC     BBB - approved
                                                       855-301-2100
                                                       lemberglaw.com

No fees to you to bring lawsuit/application done online.       These people are good at what they do.

CALIFORNIA STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RESPONDED AND IS LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER,
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR COMPLAINTS.

Louie Nye is not my real name but I had to put something in there. Everything that follows is the truth.

I have received several calls from this company. They started calling from a "private" number recently. Here are your rights with these "collectors" as well as any legitimate collection agency:

1. If they call you on your work number, the FDCPA specifically states that if you tell them you are not allowed to receive personal calls at work, they must stop.

2. They have to notify you in writing per the FDCPA of who they are, who the original creditor is and what the amount is. You also have the right to request in writing that you require that they verify your debt. You must make this request within 30 days and they must stop all collection activities until they provide you with that information. Always send with a signature required so you have proof they received your letter. Unfortunately, these collectors do not have to prove they notiifed you in writing per the FDCA. These folks blamed me that I "must not read my mail". Legitimate companies will do this upfront or will send you another copy if you ask for it.

3. This company, if they are real, bought your debt for 7 to 10 cents on the dollar. If you owed your orginal creditor $5000, they most likely paid $500 or less for your account.

4. My guy a few days ago told me he was an "officer of the court" and the sheriff was on his way. I asked him when he expected them to arrive. RELAX, this is a civil matter, not a criminal one. They want your money and if you were in jail, how would they get it? I laughed at him.

5. If you want no contact, send a "Cease and Desist" letter. There are many version of this on the internet. Again, send with signature required. I have read that these folks will refuse it but you have to try.

6. You are under no obligation to provide them with any information. My guy wanted the last 4 digits of my SSN and the name and number of my attorney or I would waive my right to have legal representation in the future. Don't believe it. You always have the right to counsel unless you waive it in the courtroom.

7. I was told I was just "a piece of paper" on his desk and he didn't care if I paid or not". If that was the case, why would he continue to call? HE IS ON COMMISSION and only makes money if you send it.

8. Is it just me or will these folks never tell anyone who is the "original creditor"? They have to tell you if you ask. Additionally, when you answer and confirm who you are, they must inform you that they are a debt collector and trying to collect a debt. Has anyone gotten either piece of this information from WWR?

9. I was threatened with IRS action. If you do settle a debt with a legitimate collection firm, the money that was written off is sent to the IRS and you will receive a Form 1099. However, there is a tax form you can complete that if you legitimately have more debts than assets, the write-off will not be taxable income. Consult your tax advisor.

10. Last but not least, remember that companies like this prey on the weak and uninformed. Learn your rights and you will be in a much better position to determine the legitimacy of the company calling you. I unfortunately ran into financial problems the past few years and have had to deal with a number of collection firms. Most I have dealt with have been upfront and professional. Some, like WWR, try to intimidate, talk you down and take control of the situation so they can dictate terms to you. You have rights too so do your research and learn to stand up for yourself.

Here is a great website to learn more about your right. Just copy and paste it into your browser:

www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/help/fai ... es-act-6000.php


For you wrestling fans, doen't WWR kind of sound like the WWE? And we all know wrestling is real, don't we?

It appears WWR monitors this site so let's see what posts they give to refute my comments and advice.

MORE NEWS FOR WORLDWIDE RECOVERIES LLC and whatever alias they go by.

HEY THERE,
       Just got done contacting the California State Attorney's Office and requested they turn up the heat
on these thieves,  so far the Ohio State Attorney, the FTC, Washington FBI have been notified to look into this matter.  
You know what's fun here is calling back the number and before they get a chance to speak give out one of their company alias names, let them respond that you have the correct entity and then correct them in their lie.

CONTACT WASHINGTON D.C. FBI

CONTACT WASHINGTON D.C. FBI ONLINE.

I do not have any unpaid debts

I received a call this morning From World Wide Reco  they were looking for a relative. Someone named "Cody", said they were looking for this person for  "civil litigation", I asked him what that was, he didn't know, and kept telling me he couldn't discuss it. I was then transfer to a Joseph Harris who was rude and accused me of not listen to him!! He said this was a law firm and he was a lawyer. I just kept repeating my question what is a civil litigation. He said he would "Google it". I said your a Lawyer and you don't know what this is!! He denied that they were dept collectors and gave me his name and phone number to pass on  714- 380- 5872. Thanks for posting this!

Thanks for your info. I will defianitly be filing a complaint, after this mornings phone calls. It was obvious to me they ran our credit report. They called us liars and they told me the irs was going to take me to court and have me bend over to see how far I want it. We have filed bankruptcy and are under backruptcy protection, this guy told me our lawyer says they no longer reppresent us. My lawyers office said they had not even called them back yet. They have left terrible voice messeges and have even called my mother. I would like to see these people put away!

Received numerous calls from this company over the past few months. They deceptively use alternating area codes and phone numbers to disguise their identity on caller ID. They sometimes use a prerecord voice message via an IVR asking for you to "retrieve this message" by calling 949-812-4680, not supplying an 800 # as FDCPA requires. They leave voice messages and call with no messages multiple times on the same day, also an FDCPA violation. They do not identify themselves on the recordings or even when you call them, which again is another FDCPA violation. They also block their number when calling as unknown, and a feminine sounding man requests a call back referencing your property address, saying he (or she) has a question about the property address, deceptively alluding to other reasons for the call to prompt you to return the call. This company has never mailed a letter to me to identify the purpose of their contact, which again is an FDCPA violation. The FDCPA requires the agency to send a Debt Validation Notice to the consumer within 5 days after contact. The Validation Notice provides the consumer with information pertaining to the contact, who is contacting you and why, and provides the consumer with their rights to dispute the validity of any debt, etc. This notice (or any other notice) was never sent to me.

I called this company back and spoke with a man who had a heavy Hispanic accent, who was very rude and over talked me. He refused to identify the company or the reason for the calls, laughed and hung up on me. Not even an hour after my contact with this man my wife and I started receiving calls as if we were calling each other. I called our phone company and they confirmed we were victims of "Spoofing". It is a terrible coincidence that right after I called and spoke with this company my wife and I started receiving such calls; especially when this company calls us repeatedly using fictitious numbers that they program into their software in an effort to misrepresent themselves to get you to answer the phone.

I also mailed them a certified letter demanding that they Cease and Desist to the address listed and it came back rejected. I called and spoke with the post office in that city zip code and the carrier confirmed that the company in question "refuses to accept certified mail". This is just another example of their deceptive practices.

I have filed a complaint with the FTC, Attorney General, and other regulatory agencies. I URGE all of you to file such complaints with regulatory agencies so they will investigate this entity and bring them to justice. There is strength in numbers and we ALL need to fight back!
To file a complaint with the FTC:

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

Coastal Mitigation Associates
949-812-4684
also known as: Shekinah, Inc  
operating as Costal Asset Management Group
and Worldwide Recoveries, LLC
Empire Recovery and
The Law Offices of Luis E. Vasquez
Luis Esteban Vasquez, Attorney, CA Bar# 162798
1820 E. Garry Ave, Ste, 107  Santa Ana, CA   92705
305-460-3375   714-380-5861

Aka/ Capital Recovery Services Group
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 1000
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (866) 257-4044     714-380-5871   866-897-9080
Phone: (714) 475-5460            951-479-9603 (Cornona)
Fax: (714) 475-5471
Web Address: www.shekinahinc.com

Head Debt Collectors:
James Arley Trent, Owner
Devin Molina, CEO (bro in law)
Cecilia Trent, wife
Dana Koprowski,
David Vasquez, VP ((bro in law)
David Brown aka David Noble
Joe Dorsey
Dan Durbin aka/ Daniel Schieletor!

FIRST:  No one you cannot be contacted before you are served. Trust me, I've been served in the past. SECOND:A social security number cannot be yelled out to you just so that they can confirm their information.  For security purposes NO ONE is to spell out your ss# but you. THIRD: Whend they mention "court" That is RED FLAG. When company files a law suit, the date and time is NEVER disclosed.  You are served and that is it.  DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.  It is 150% Scam. Go to court and get your facts straight. Do your research.  When they contact you, do not confirm your name nor your SS#.  Best thing to do is say "you got the wrong #" followed by checking your previous records.  If you have anything pending, contact the creditor directly, they will tell you what company they sold it to and they will give you a phone #. I just checked my credit report, and these thieves ran it the day they contacted me.  #1 they are not supposed to run my cr. So I placed a freeze on my credit - I contacted the SS administration.  Please do your research so you do not fall into this, and pass along the word.

Does anyone have their address, I'd like to see if it matches up with my letter.

Same just happned to me.  Worldwide Recovery seemed to have all my info, with the exception that all my debts were solved about 5 years ago. They also run your credit report right before they call you. BE AWARE!!!!!!!!!!!SO YES...THEY HAVE YOUR INFO, BUT DONT CONFIRM ANYTHING WITH THEM...THESE PEOPLE ARE STRAIGHT SCUMBUGSSSSS FEEDING OFF THE MISERY OF OTHERS!!!

I just received a call from Gruntz this afternoon.  He asked if I had been "served yet" and said that if I hadn't, that he could help me and I would not be responsible for his attorney fees. He stated that he would call Orange County FL. Court to check while he put me on hold.  He then returned saying that he had "good news and bad news". That he had Orange county on hold and would be able to get them to hold off for 1 day if I would post date a check for an amount of $1300. that my debt of $8000. would be taken care of or I would be served and sued for the full amount of $8000 plus fees.
Anyone who has every dealt with ANY government agency knows you cannot get information about anything in a 2 minute phone call and you definitely cannot put them on hold!!
I am composing my Cease and Desist letter and it will go out Certified  immediately.

Mr. Ed Gruntz contacted me at work on July 28, 2009 saying if I did not his help, then I would be served with papers before 5 pm that same day at my place of employment.  He provided me with my social security number and stated it was in "his files" but that it was "none of my business" where he got the files.  When I pushed him for information about the so called business and debt, he would only provide his name and a phone number.  He became agitated with my questions and ultimately very agressive to the point I felt threatened and informed him I would hang up and call the police.  That only made him madder and he made a threat to me stating "You're Done" and hung up.  I was terrified.

Additionally, he called my boss, a fellow employee, my husband, my mother in law, sister in law and recently my cousin in law each time threatening that I would be served papers on "x" date and time because I was being sued.  All of these phone calls came after he spoke to me personally.

I fear this company and its "collection" tactics.  It has no regard for validity, privacy or safety.  It feels that by making a threat to show up at my place employment and humiliate me or make threats to harm me making me fear my safety, they believe they will find a way to force someone to talk with them or pay them regardless of the validity of the debt.

It is time someone took a stand against this.

I had much the same experience with Ed Gruntz as the rest of the people on this list.  

Dont be fooled and whatever you do, dont give any information.

The company is legit and registered with California BBB but the way they conduct business is a total crime. They collect accounts they don't own, use threats and lies by pretending to be a law office, leak out personal info to a third party, violate FDCPA and FTC rules and many others.

Obviously, those are federal crime and the victims have enough grounds to report this to FBI as collecting accounts they don't own is considered a fraud. The problem is the victims are spread all over the country and no one brings them together to gather evidence and report this to FBI.

Has anyone found these people to be ligit?

WWR calls my job non-stop, my boss already told them I can't have personal calls at work and they still continue to call. They are rude, everytime they call they use a different name. they guy said I owe like 12,000 dollars which is a lie, i've ran my credit report.I've asked for them to send proof and they respond by saying they've sent many statements to my house. i don't know about these guys but reading other peoples comments, i'm not sending them a dime w/o proof of these so called debts.

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HARASSED BY THIS SCUMBAG
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This is a criminal debt collector (formerly known as Shekinah, Inc); they bought tons of junk "uncollectible" debts for pennies on a dollar. They break every rule (including not comply with FDCPA) to extort $$$ from you.

In case u care to learn more about this con men :

http://budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/shekinah_inc.htm

Here's what you do : send them a certified Debt Validation and Cease-Communication letter to :

Worldwide Recovery
2414 S. FAIRVIEW ST. SUITE 210  
SANTA ANA, CA 92704

PS: Numerous samples of DV and CC letter can found in the internet.

Eg Gruntz called, these guys are con artists. They fabricate debt, he did manage to have my social but could not provide any account #'s. toldme I owe them over a thousand dollars. Tried the same scam last year. These fella's will notp rovide you with their address and have no legitimate corporate site.

Scumbags who make money off of scaring the average Joe Blow. File a complaint ftccomplaintassistant.gov

So many red flags went up.  Did not give any personal info. He seemed to have it all except bank acct number.  Researched this company.  Reverse lookup number leads to this supposed company "Worldwide Recoveries"  BBB gives it an F rating.  FILE COMPLAINTS WITH FTC ftccomplaintassistant.gov .  Lets shut this operation down!!!  
Also pass along California Attorney General's Office (916)445-9555.

What is the deal with these people.. scams scams scams.. Who in the H3ll tells who you are if they don't introduce who they work for and states why they are calling.  
I didn't say who I was and he says "Oh its going to be one of these calls" yes it will everytime!  Get the right person with the right number next time ED!

Someone from California.