This man using the name Joe Lane or Joseph Lane has violated many FDCPA laws and regulations, including but not limited to:

-Contacting family members repeatedly, revealing personal information to them, telling them I will be arrested for fraud, and also not honoring their requests for him not to call again
-Verbal harrassment (personal insults, threats)
-Refusing to provide company name/address
-Not honoring a request for written correspondence
-Not honoring a 'do not disturb' at work request
-Refusing to validate the 'debt' he was/is trying to collect

First of all, when asked for his company name and address, Joe Lane refused to give them to me and said unless I give him my credit card or bank account information over the phone he would not fax or mail me correspondence regarding the debt in question or give his company name or address. He's been calling my place of employment 3-4 times per day, and when I asked Joe Lane to be contacted in writing Joe Lane said no, he will continue calling my work. Joe Lane then hung up on me, and then called back within 10 minutes later to make it clear he was not honoring my verbal request for written correspondence.

I told him that I've never owned a credit card and I would like to see what documents on he has regarding the debt. Joe Lane then began threatening to call my family, my job, recited my social security number, told me that my parents raised a coward and told me that I wasn't a man unless I agreed to pay this mystery debt.

I hung up on Joe Lane and apologized to my employer. I spoke with my father and it appears Joe Lane called him and told him I had committed fraud, and would go to jail unless he gave Joe Lane his credit card over the phone. Luckily he had not done so. I had to calm him down and explain what this con artist/collections agent is trying to do.

I have filed complaints with the attorney general (NAAG.org), the FTC (ftccomplaintassistant.gov), and the CFPB (consumerfinance.gov), and also the local police department in Tonawanda, NY (716) 692-2121. I suggest if he is harassing you or anyone you care about, you should report him as well.

He uses the following phone numbers:

(716) 504-6907
(716) 418-7211
(716) 200-4491
(716) 200-4723
(855) 255-0448
(855) 267-9155
(866) 420-4441

He will be judged for his violations soon. The more of us that report him the faster this will end.

Tim M.

I GOT A CALL FROM THESE PEOPLE I NEVER HERAD OF THIS COMPANY THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE I DONT ANSWER THEY HAVE LEFT ME MESSAGES BUT I DONT EVEN CALL THEM BACK BECAUSE I JUST LOOK THEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND AS I CAN I'M NOT THE ONLEY ONE THEY ARS HARASSING THEY NEED TO STOP WITH THERE SCAMES PEOPLE ARE HAVEING A HARD TIME WITH LIFE AS IT IS .THEY NEED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY NOT OFF OTHER PEOPLE...........................

This number keeps calling my wife's parents home and we don't even live there they never talk to them and just are harassing them. Please report this so we can get it to stop.

Joe Lane keeps calling my home.  Have asked him on several occasions to stop. He is looking for someone else but he keeps calling.

They call at least 3 times a day asking for someone that is not me.  I explain to them I am not the person they are looking for yet they keep calling.  I just registered with the national do not call registry but that will take up to 30 days to be active and I am not sure that will stop the harassment!!!

They are scam artists trying to con u by threatening to have U.S. Marshall's or sheriff ect come to get u for fraud DO NOT VERIFY INFO THEY HAVE A LOT OF YOUR PERSONAL #'S SS# BANKING # ECT THEY WANT YOUR BIRTHDAY DO NOT GIVE IT.  That's what they need to access everything

This number has been calling my land line every 30 minutes for the last two hours. There is never any message left and they don't give me enough time to even pick up the phone before hanging up.

got a call from this number on my former co-worker's line and when i answered, i received no response from my hello's. decided to call this number back and found out that it's some sort of debt collection place (though i didn't catch the name). no surprise. those are the only types of calls that ever come in on that number. drives me absolutely bonkers and makes me wish he'd get a flat tire at the most inconvenience of times. better than wishing he'd die in a fire, right?

i'm going to assume this number belongs to a debt collector because that's all that ever comes up on my former co-worker's phone number. when i answered, however, no one said a word. just silence.

I am really getting tired of these calls. I receive several a day. It also appears that I have a voice mail and there is nothing. These scammers need to really stop.

Calling over and over again and leave no message and one time I picked up to tell them to stop calling and there was no one there.

I get about 3-6 from this number every day and no messgae. Driving me INSANE!

They have contacted me from several different numbers, 716-200-4723 is the number I googled & the comments state they are a debt collection company.

Recieved call from this number - when I answered, nobody responded. Hung up.

I get exactly 3 calls to my cell phone every single day. I never answer and it always goes to my voicemail and looks like i have a message but it is just blank. Starting to really bother me.