I have been getting calls from this number for two years, at least. I have actually spoken with someone twice. This someone claimed to be with the Social Security Administration, and said there had been a "claim" against my social security number. I asked exactly what that meant, and all they could come up with is, "You'll find out what it means when the process server shows up with filings", whatever that means. This is an absolute scam. I called the police in the city where this number is registered (nowhere near where I live, not even the same part of the country), and called the Social Security Administration. Their best advice was ignore it and it will eventually stop. Two years later, it hasn't stopped, but they don't leave messages and I don't answer their calls.

Got a call from 7168312565 and verizon would not process the number as dialed when i pressed redial! SCAM number!

I receieve a call from this number everyday. When i answer they tell me that i need to pay for a payday loan that i never got and that if i dont pay by today they will arrest me for checking accout fraud. This is a scam. They gave me a few numbers to call and all of them were 800 numbers that were direct lines and was told that i couldnt speak to anyone else they were the only ones that could help me. Talked to a Mr. Moody that was very rude and would not give me his first name. Birstein hurst something was the company he "worked for" and the loan was supposedly from Vandlier Group.

they say there name is a mr sharpe. or laura massey

Hey take the number 716-831-2565 and give them their own medicine.  Go to www.comedycalls.com and pick a call and send it to them.  It's funny hearing them on the other end not knowing what to say. And they can't trace your number because it show's up as an number from the comedy call website.

I keep getting calls from this number and no answer!

These scam artist are mean, nasty. and vulgar!!!!  Where is the NSA when you need them? Criminal activity like this should be dealt with.  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

The company is blustein Hirsch and associates. They claim to be a law office and are not. They like to threaten you and will not give you their names. I. Filling a claim with attorney General. Office.  You ask them not to call you and they still do it anyways.

Was called twice in the same day within a half hour.  I never answer phone numbers I don't know, but will call back to see who called.  When the lady answered, she looked and said she was looking for a Melissa - don't know any Melissa's.  She said they were looking for a Melissa and would the attorney's know.  I called back 5 minutes later and "Steve Buyers" answered with the company name of Legal Outsourcing.  He was very rude and said my number had been removed from their list, but they called back 30 minutes later!  

Received call at 1:05 pm on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.  Didn't pick up phone as I didn't recognize number.  They leave a message regarding you have to call them to fix some credit problem.  I don't have any.  Scam calls........don't push a number or answer the phone as it only allows them to establish "your" number as valid.

This number calls me about once a day say that I owe some company some money and that will lock me up if I don't give them my debt card information to pay them. I spoke with said company and that it was a scam. Bluestein hirst and associates is a scam!!!

The caller said (Very general terms) I had gien my bank number and(I hung up, B*****ds cant even scam correctly)

They call our company repeatedly during the day but never say anything so I just hang up on them. What scumbags!

The following is posted for informational purposes

BBB Informaiton

http://www.bbb.org/buffalo/business-reviews/c ... o-ny-235963031/

Robert James and Associates
461 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203
invalid_complaints@robertjamesandassociates.com

Business has a rating of "F"
Factors that lowered the rating for Robert James and Associates include:
   Length of time business has been operating
   114 complaints filed against business
   Failure to respond to 25 complaints filed against business
   4 complaints filed against business that were not resolved
   63 serious complaints filed against business
   Overall complaint history with BBB

Type of Entity
Corporation
Contact Information
Principal: Mr. Robert James, Owner
Business Category
COLLECTION AGENCIES
Alternate Business Names
RJA Capital

received call from "Fraud Department."  After many attempts to get business name to see if scam (names of people"Gerald Stone or "supervisor Chris Marlin".) grew very upset and said they were a law firm.  They would not give name of law firm or state they were calling from.  Said I comited check fraud and need to have money by 6:00 PM today otherwise going to prosecuto.r  supervisor said he would except $507 out of $1000.  sorry but they don't settle out of check fraud..... I did not do pay day advance like they suggested and my husband can't because he is unemployed (and you need check stub to do this.)  I have a college education and don't need to comit check fraud to support my family.  These calls are from Buffalo New York listed under RJ Capital (they are not lawyers)  716-831-2565 is land line they use for scams.  cell phone numbers of 716-748-6948 or 716-748-6910.  They try scare tactics in order to get and/verity personal info.  Want their scam money right now on phone call transfers to Marlin.  They get angry when you ask them for file/case numbers or any other info so you can call the business and verify.  DO NOT CALL BACK USING YOUR PHONE....THEY HAVE CALLER ID.  told me my personal information also.  EVEN IF INFO IS CORRECT STILL SAY IT IS NOT YOURS...THEY WILL INSIST IT IS AND GET VERY ANGRY.

The call said I had an urgent issue with my debit or credit card and to press one or call 866#.  I pressed one and said I got a call on my cell phone and she hung up on me. I get this number from NY all the time

its a scam.let the phone ring if you see an unknown caller ,its a robo caller.by leting it ring the machine cant call anyone else.fewer calls they are out of the scam game.never pay collection people any thing ,they buy debt for 3 to 5 cents on the dollor then try to collect.

I get a couple calls every week from this number and they r just wanting. Me to pay them $600 dollars for a check fraud when I have never even wrote a check and they keep calling my sister trying to get a hold of me and they r telling her that I have an unpaid loan when I never took out a loan.

Receive calls from 716.831.2565 at work daily. I press 1 every time, and am on a brief hold and then disconnected. Today I was curious, so I returned the call to the 866# and gave the name of our business, and the phone number. They gave a name of one of our laborers on a job site. I tried to explain to them that he is never in the office. This lady started yelling at me that I was hiding him and I would be sued as an accessory. OK... seriously? sue me the company or me personally? she didn't see the humor in that, and hung up on me. Not even 2 minutes later 315.410.2094 called, a live person Melinda, Melody, something, and asked for the laborer again. I very calmly explained he is a laborer on a job site, and never comes in the office. She began to ask me questions about his hours, paydays, etc. which I did not give her any information. I told her that they cannot call here any more. Then when I was logging the call, I noted that the same 315# left a voice mail at 7:37 this morning. I contacted our laborer and let him know about these calls, which he apologized for. He informed me that he had filed bankruptcy 2 years ago, and one of them was an online check advance company. He said from the conversations his wife had with them, this is the debt their trying to collect. I can't tell you if the laborer is 100% honest, but I can tell you I know enough about the credit laws to know that bill collectors cannot: call before 8 a.m or after 9 p.m.; cannot call your place of employment if they've been informed to cease and desist; cannot pursue a collection of a debt listed in a bankruptcy; cannot give out personal information on the alleged debtor. I googled the number because it really bothered me, and now it bothers me even more to see this is this company's standard practice. As a consumer, it is in your best interest to review the FTC website and the protections afforded to you.

I got a call from the 716-831-2565 stating it was for arbitration of a debit or checking account issue? I was then asked  (in computer generated call to call 866-439-0414. When I attempted to call, hung up. This is obviously a scam and not a very well planned one. Do NOT give out any information to these clowns. Get as much info as possible, then inform them you are filing a federal trade commission complaint. Just a reminder, legitimate companies at least would have representatives who could speak the language properly and have a name other than bob smith, etc.

I guess the next time they call, their name will be michael jackson and elizabeth taylor.

I went on the internet for money almost two years ago. i know... stupid right? but i was desperate. so any ways i got the 200 dollars. short term lending is what it was. then i was over with that drama, paid the ridiculous interest. my bank account number was probably floating every where in their database because a year later i noticed i had extra 300 dollars in my account.  asked my bank to give me the number who deposited 300 dollars. took care of it told them take it back. but while i was taking care of that business. there was another 300 dollars deposited in my checking that i didn't notice until they were taking out 90 dollars from my account. that's only interest. i told them i didn't apply for any loan to stop depositing and withdrawing from my account w/o my authorization. told my bank about it they said my account has been compromised and that i should change my account number. so i did. a week later. these people start calling. Deputy obrian saying i will get arrested and that they will be coming to arrest me if i dont turn my self in. deputy obrian had a very strong indian accent btw. Lmost gave me a heart attack. and a second one two months later about a court order on me. that i have to show up in court with evidence that i did not make a loan with them and  kept saying good luck to me. i told him im not worried because u didnt send me any papers and that they dont have evidence of me signing for this bs. luckily my wife googled the numbers when deputy obrian called. what a relief to know its just a scam. what a nightmare.

They called but nobody would say anything. So I called them back and Donald Bruton(a so-called attorney) called that I defaulted on a loan and I was being sued for fraud and scam checks. I almost dropped my phone. I got all his info and "told him see you in court". Now Im wondering how they get my information. I am about to stop puting my info on the internet.

REPORT - UNFAIR CREDIT AND COLLECTION PRACTICE 866-439-0414 AND 716-831-2565. NOTE THIS IS AN UNKNOWN CALLE WITH NO IDENTIFICATION POSSIBLE.

crooks, but if your aggressive you can get them for their very illegal business practices...luckily i got all their calls on tape....    
Mailing Address

RJA Capital, Inc.
461 Ellicott St
Buffalo, NY 14203
    
Phone

Toll Free: 866-419-0094
Local: 716-242-7580
Fax: 716-242-7586

Email: Info@RJACapital.us

Has called my office number 5 times today no one answers....

Everyday this phone number keep calling. I never answer.

They keep calling my number i have no idea whom they are. They don't leave a message either.....PURE SCAM!!

These people are part of a network of short term lenders and debt collectors who violate state usury laws, and then use almost mob-like enforcement to get back money that isn't theirs. Beware of them, and report them to your state attorney's office. I couldn't figure out who kept calling over and over, two, three times in a row, and then did some digging and found out. They won't even accept that they've called the wrong number.

These people called both my mom & dad & told my dad that I was getting sued but wouldn't tell him what for or tell them who they were.  If they are trying to collect a debt they sure are not doing it right!  every other time I have had something taken to collections they mail me something 1st & then if I don't reply by the deadline they then start to call, after reading the other comments about this # I definetly won't be giving them any info or money until I see somehting in writing or from a real court house!!