Mark Harvey Rephen,

You are quite clever in your wording about the relation of two separate business entities.
Yours and your brothers.

Are you stating publicly that you are not Bradley Rephen's brother?

Mark Hravey Repehn and Bradley Rephen are brothers!
Mark Harvey Rephen resides in Israel. His Supposed office is a rent a office in Manhattan.

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HI I GOT A CALL FROM ERICA SHAW LAST WEEK AROUND SEPT9TH 2009 SAYING THERE WAS A CHECK THAT HAD BOUNCED WHICH WAS OVER A YEAR AGO,SHE WAS REALLY RUDE TO ME,AND SAID SHE WILL TAKE ME TO COURT IF I DO NOT PAY.I TOLD HER I'D MAKE A PAYMENT BEFORE THIS MONTH IS OVER SHE REFUSED TO TAKE ANY PAYMENT PLANS AND IT HAD TO BE PAID OF BY THE 29TH.I ASKED MY BOYFRIEND TO TALK TO HER BECAUSE SHE
WAS RUDE AND IT SOUNDED TO ME VERY STRANGE.SHE REFUSED TO SEND US A BILL OR ANY PAPER WORK SHE SAID SHE SEND IT TO US ALREADY BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS SHE HAD SENT IT TO SO WE ASKED HER TO RESEND IT AND SHE REFUSED.SHE DID SAY SHE WILL TAKE ME TO COURT IF I DONT PAY AND IF SO ID BE PAYING 1,000 MORE IF I HAD TO GO TO COURT.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A FRAUD BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO OWE ANYONE ANYTHING.THANK YOU AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

They are a rip off under investigation by the NY attorney generals office. I talk to a new city detective and they are BS co

They called my cell today and did not leave a message.

I am devested. Six years ago and I kid you not my ex husband had written a check on our checking account for a little under $3,000.00 to purchase furniture at a local furniture store. They had recently gone out of business. On Valentines day I was served with papers to go to court. I am freaking out. Do I have to pay for this? I have never got any calls or papers. I do not have money for an attorney. I am to show up in small claims court next wednesday. They now say I owe almost $5,000. I contacted legal aid to see if they could help me but they said they have heard of this place before and the out come is not usually in your favor. What should I do? I told legal aid this and they said they will probably garnish my wages. I am a single mother with 4 kids. I can't possibly do this. Please help. I have been so sick over this. Yesterday I was in the hospital because I was having heart palpitations over this. Legal aid said they can't help because I make too much money.

i also recieved calls from this law firm. first from a ms. ryan saying i owed 239 for a check i wrote that was bad.  now i do have a returned check but i paid all but 86 dollars of this to the original  creditor so how is it i owe so much.  also she said i caould make payments starting with 50 dollars for december then later called and left a message stating she could not do that.  the 2nd of december she called back wanting to know where the 50 dollar payment was and when i brought up the message she denied ever leaving it.  this month a bradley rephen contacted me saying i owed over 300 dollars for this debt (once 239) and if i didnt send 170 by the 21st of this month i was going to go to jail.  i am on a fixed income with 2 children both special needs and can barely pay the bills.  its to the point where i am so scared i will go to jail if i dont pay this that i have asked people i havent talkied to in years for money.  of course they wont give it so now i dont know what to do.  any advice

I checked in to them with the BBB and they have a F rating- they are not affiliated with any law firm.

i also had recieved a call from the rephen law firm saying i owe on 2 checks and when i requested to send me a writting invoice they stated that they don't do that and if i didn't pay i will be brought up on federal charges this of course scared the daylights out of me and caused me to go into premature labor i will deffinatley report them to the proper people

i recived a call from 1845 678 1296 this number as well calling from a law firm by the name of rephen law firm the ladys name is erica shaw but gos by the name now as emma gold this lady insists i send her money by credit card or western union to or if i dont i will go to jail or be lawed over 4 checks that came back on me 3years ago she can not provide the information i need or copys of the checks i have sent her 1425.36 be for i knew about her she refuse to send me anything in writing the lawyer fee and checks only came to 986.00 and she said i still owe 1275.36 she is not getting no more

My law firm's web site  http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/ is unrelated to the Rephen Law Firm. We apparently have the same last name. Please check your facts before psoting them. If you would like to clarify this matter feel free to call me at 212.796.0930.
Sincerely,
Mark Harvey Rephen, Esq
Consumer Advocate

My law firm's web site  http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/ has nothing to do with the Rehen Law Firm. Only the last name is the same. Please stop associating my firm with theirs. If you wish to clarify the matter feel free to call me at 212.796.0930.
Sincerely,
Mark Harvey Rephen, Esq.

To all the anonymous consumers who are associating my law firm's website  http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/ with The Rephen Law Firm above - you are mistaken. I have a completely different firm and unrelated the The Rephen Law Firm.  I simply have the same last name as the above attorney. Please get your facts staright before posting them. I am a consumer attorney who sues debt collectors and have been protecting consumers rights for many years. I can be reached at 212.796.0930 if anyone wished to clarify the matter.
Sincerely,
Mark Harvey Rephen, Esq

A debt collector claiming to be ?Erica Shaw,? a ?legal processor? from a ?law firm? called ?Rephen Law Firm? (which she purposely pronounced ?Restin? to avoid identification online) has attempted to collect a debt for a bounced check. Their phone number is 845-678-1296. It is obvious from the overwhelming number of online complaints made to debt/credit complaint forums and the Federal Trade Commission that they are an illegitimate operation and should not be paid a single dime.

It is also evident that the ?processing fees? they are attempting to collect are illegal given the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre18.shtm and therefore should not be paid either.  

When questioned, she cited the Uniform Commercial Code which can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Commercial_Code and seen as an obvious sham to be cited, as states adopt only parts of the Universal Commercial Code and in different ways, meaning there is no way for her to tell me how exactly how it applies. IT DOESN?T. It?s like saying the Bible says something is wrong, but without telling me the verse. Obviously bull.

It also clear to me that their threats to take legal action and ?take me to court? are also illegal given the FDCPA as well. They also refuse to put anything in writing and refuse to stop contacting me after both verbal and written no-contact statements, which is also illegal.

No reputable company only takes payment through Western Union. No legitimate company refuses to put things in writing or on their ?law firm? letterhead.  

This company has even set up bogus ?consumer help/protection? websites to gather people?s information here: http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/ and posted online as phony "victims" of not paying the debt (and going to jail, etc.) WHICH WILL NOT HAPPEN TO YOU.

In short, do not give these people a dime. They prey on people who do not know their legal rights. They only buy bulk debt from companies who have already written off bounced checks. They intimidate people into thinking they are going to go to jail or be taken to court because their check bounced when this is simply not true.

I have reported them to the Federal Trade Commission and urge other consumers to do the same here: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

A debt collector claiming to be ?Erica Shaw or Erica Shah,? a ?legal processor? from a ?law firm? called ?Rephen Law Firm? (which she purposely pronounced ?Restin? to avoid identification online) has attempted to collect a debt she claim is $219.44 for a bounced check with the original amount of $68. Their phone number is 845-678-1296.

1)    She refused to give information about the alleged ?law firm.?
2)    She refused to give information about the original debt.
3)    She claimed the additional funds from the original debt amount were for their ?processing fees? and interest.
4)    She threatened to take me to court, sue me and take legal action against me if I did not pay the debt and their ?fees? in full with an unreasonable time limit.
5)    She refused to send the debt information in writing or on the law firm?s letterhead.
6)    She became irate, accused me of doing illegal activity, and became verbally abusive on the phone when I questioned the fees and requested the information in writing.
7)    She attempted to justify the fees under the ?Uniform Commercial Code? and refused to tell me what part of it she was citing or how my state, FL, had adopted it.
8)    She became irate and refused to tell me the address where I could send them a letter requesting no contact.
9)    She said their only method of payment was Western Union and at first refused a payment plan I proposed. She eventually said yes to a payment plan but refused to offer any means by which to document the original debt or document my payments with receipts.

It is obvious from the overwhelming number of online complaints made to debt/credit complaint forums (e.g., ripoffreport.com, pissedconsumer.com, etc.) that they are an illegitimate operation.

It also appears if they have set up a phony website to garner information from consumers threatened by them in order to appear legitimate: http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/.

I have reported them to the Federal Trade Commission and urge other consumers to do the same here: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

thanks to the internet i founded this web page.
today I received a call from this lady, erica shaw, from rephen law firm. she never mentioned my name, only saying call this number to discuss a serious matter. I don't know how the obtained my cellular phone number. is it a fraud? i will contact government anti-fraud offices.

SURE I GOT A CALL FROM A MR. ADLER WHO ALSO MOST CAUSE ME A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN REGARDING A COUPLE OF CHECKS. I SENT 200.00 DOLLARS AND HAVE BEEN TREATEN TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT. I KNOW THE PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN PAID AND I JUST DON'E HAVE THE REST.

I recived a call from this number as well; calling from a Law Firm. Erica Shaw requested to speak to a David Evans and that she needed to discuss file number 7261761.

I have been receiving calls from this number stating they are representing the Rephen Law Firm.  A Erica Shaw is the caller.  She insists I must send them via Western Union or credit card over $400 for 2 checks that were returned on my account years ago.  If I owe the merchant I want to take care of it but not through this person.  They refuse to send me anything in writing and when I call the number there is no answer.