hey i had the same person call me are u from Waco

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

I have gotten phone calls two days in a row now from "Randy Snyder private courier". I was told that unless I call 855-875-2514 and 'settle' this matter that I would be served with papers this afternoon. The first call was from a blocked number. the second from 610-791-5623. The only info I could come up with on the second number was that it is a possible a cell phone number. I did an internet search on Randy Snyder, and it brough me here, to the SECOND page listing this name and/or number in connection with an attempt at debt collection fraud. The caller did not state the name of a company, just that I was to contact the filing party to have a stop order placed on the documents.

this Michael Mason is the same person who has been calling and harrasing me saying the same thing to me that he is saying to you.

@Allison - I also received a call from Mark Tavaras to my parents house who were freaked out when he called from a private number.  He asked for both me and my dad, then said his name and to "better answer the door in 5 minutes.  I will be prosecuting this guy to the fullest.

I received a call from an unknown number from a guy named michael mason and he stated that I had 48 hours before they would serve me court documents and if i wanted to know who the original creditor was to call this number 855-272-1557 so I did. It was from a payday loan(First bank of Delaware-ThinkCash) I had took out back in 2008 and unable to finish paying because of I lost my job. I spoke with a couple people one person was a guy named Chuck who stated that they were trying to serve me right then and stated my county. I looked up the court system and can find no information other than some speeding tickets I had a few years ago. I asked for the process server number and they stated that they could not give it out and they use them all the in my area.The michael guy stated that if he has to come to my job my supervisor will have to sign as well as a witness.

IAG/ International Asset Group
IAG International Asset Group LLC #1
1800 Hertel Ave.
Buffalo, New York, 14216

***SCAM***

Phone No. 877-287-3204 877-282-6203 716-507-4273 888-727-5888 716-566-9987 716-748-7912 877-260-3025 877-263-7159 716-312-4424 855-848-4845 877-245-5498
Fax

Nelson J. England, Owner Lisa A. England, Owner John H. Chebat, Owner

Notes
Slimy, Junk debt collectors and bottom feeders collecting on usual Buffalo style junk debts.Usual threats of arrest, fraud, etc, serial FDCPA violators, typical Buffalo, NY debt collectors. Good news, they carry insurance, so they may be worth pursuing for ANY FDCPA, FCRA or state violations. Save our money, you get nothing in return from paying them. They are the usual liars debt collector and con men we've see from Buffalo, NY.

Aliases Other Locations
Courtneys Corners BUA Management, Inc.
39 Mona Drive Amherst, NY 14226 (Erie CO)

I am getting the same call. Its coming from a guy named Frank Sholowithz. I called the number back and and asked about the account number in question and they dont have a record of this account number. They are very threating and telling me they are going to speak to my supervisor at work. They are calling my cell and my work. My office is actually on lock down right now due to this. How do i stop the calls?

Got a very rude message on my cell  from a Mike Griggins(?) telling me I had the next 48 hours to be avaliable, I neede to have 2 forms of ID a witness and a notery available they would see me soon and present me with something, If i wanted to know what it was to call him at 855-272-1557 and give such an such case number and he would tell me what I was going to receive. I did not call and am not going to call .

This is a scam, they will go away in a few days when they notice their number has been posted.  I get the same call ever other month or so.  Dont worry, its not a legit company and you are not getting served with papers.

DAVID, its all fake and these guys are nothing scammers!! dont give them any information and report them to the FBI, FTC and your local authorities. they are scumbags and they need to go back under the rock they crawled out of.

I just had the same call from a private number, saying his name was Randy Snyder and he was to serve me some document next Tuesday. Left a message for me to call 855-665-1471. I called and they claimed I owe 784 dollars for a payday loan from Feb 2008. When I mentioned I thought this was a fake, he repeated I owed 784 and hung up! Real or fake?

Received threatening calls on cell phone from David Stevenson...left this as call back number...Said he was going to serve me with papers, and see me later today...Caller ID shows unknown...

What is this place?  I'm supposed to be served tomorrow at work with legal papers.  I've never heard of them.

Were u served....I just received a voicemail saying the same thing....I reported them to the FTC because I have another company stating they have the debt

I just recieved the same phone call today...guy called a friend said he wanted to "Serve Me" and would not provide any further info. I called the phone # and got no where

I keep getting phone calls from that number.

Received a very threatening voicemail message from Mark Tavares who left this call-back number.  He left a nasty message for a person I don't even know; we do have the same, very common, last name.  Called the phone number and the name of the company is IAG.  I plan on reporting them to the Federal Trade Commission and the NY Attorney General.