Its called a Cease and Desist Letter.

There is a letter that can stop the phone calls it does not mean you dont have to pay because you do .

There is no such investigation, and or litigation involving this company!!!!!!! The truth is a consumer advocate, and a disgruntled ex-employee who are co-conspiring to allure the consumers to a Farce!!!!! The link is a gentleman that uses an alias, and portrays himself as an consumer advocate linked to be associated with attorneys. The attorneys validate that they do not currently have, or ever have had association with this individual.The bottom line to the consumer is that it's your credit, and neck on the chopping block not theirs!!!!!! You may contact the original creditor, and pull your credit to validate what's necessary........The bottom line is it's your credit, and your future credit at risk. Either be living paycheck to paycheck for the rest of your life, or resolve your incurred debt!!!!!..........

oh by the way YOU IDIOT......it's link not ling!!!!!! as you listed on your post.......spell check would have fixed that, but not your situation, or Mr. Hibbs (or whatever his real name is)!!!!!!!!

please see this ling as this company is currently under criminal investigation

http://www.collectorsexposed.com/collectors/index.php/topic/2412-lrb-associates-lp/page__gopid__2835

Someone with the number 281-653-0018 just called my son and left a message that I needed to call immediatley about a potential legal matter,he said he was with LRB & Associates. How did they get my son's cell phone number?  It sounded strange so I decided to google for more information.

Received a phone call from a Connie at LRBean and Associates.  Asking for someone that wasn't me and asked for him and his attorney to call back.  Have no idea what this is in relation to!

Please check out and let me know if this is a scam!

T-Bird......You are greatly mis-informed. The organization is a debt purchaser, and holds, or owns the right to the account they collect on. Any request for interaction from the original creditor will not be responded to. In fact if you contact the original creditor after sale the will refused to discuss anything other than to refer you to who bought, and owns the account. The debt buyer has the right and can focus on both pre-litigation, and post-litigation collections. The consumers best interest is to always to resolve their obligation voluntarily, and not expose themselves to possible judgements or escalated cost. I would strongly advise any further posting to be factual and more educated to assist all inquirers.

Hello, what did you find out about them? They called me also but the card they were referring to was actually correct. I set payment arrangements with them.

I just recently settled one of my two accounts with them and received a release letter. I did the research beforehand and spoke to a lawyer and they actually own the accounts, therefore they can sue if they want. They don't need to be a law firm to sue. You can only run for so long  its best to settle versus having to deal with the balance in full and legal fees.

LRB and Associates is not a legal firm. They are located in the State of Texas, Houston, and are actually a debt collection agency with no legal means of taking you to court.
Only the original debtor is able to take you to court.

If you are contacted by LRB and Associates, you must record the conversations - after advising them that you are doing so. If your family members receive calls from them, advise them to have the answering maching take the call and do not erase them.
Any contact with any person other than the debtor is against FTC regulations. If they continue to contact family, friends, work, etc you have a legal right to counter sue LRB and Associates, and that will end up costing them more than you owe.

The best way to resolve is to make them tell you who the original creditor was. Once that is revealed you can request that the debt be sent back to the original creditor, and you can deal with normal human beings. However, you should be aware that if LRB and Associates is contacting you, then you need to make arrangements to get this debt cleared because the original debtor is getting close to really taking you to court.

If a case goes to court, then assuming that you actually owe the debt a judgement will be made against you for the amount owed. The good news is that when you talk to an actual lawyer you will be dealing with a logical person, and you can work out an amicable repayment.

This rep is calling my workplace in the hopes of getting a co-worker to give them them information.  I am not familiar with this person - only that he identifies with the name Mike Wallace.

I got a call this morning from them, I had to listen to the
message about 4 tines, she sounded so bad. My caller ID said LRB
the only bad thing about it was she used 5 #s tx & the last 4 #s of my ss#
This really upsets me that they have my last 4 #s of my ss#.& she said to
call the attorney. I also have no idea who this is or what they want.

"a little hard to deal with"?!

From what's described in this thread they sound like despicable lawbreakers. You don't cut deals with extortionists. You document evidence and file suit for abuse of FDCPA rights!

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

Just to let you know, they will sue you! I had to hire a legal firm to deal with it. Even the legal firm is irritated with them.

I have dealt with this company on numerous occasions on behalf of some of my clients, altough they can be a little hard to deal with at times for the most part they do what they say, I suggest you get any offer in writing. You should deal with these matters promptly while there is still time to negotiate we charge more when it escalates.

I just got a call from these yahoo's trying to scare me into calling them back. They cannot every pronounce my name correctly!  They also called my father who lives in another state?  I spoke to an Attorney and he suggested that we do not work out any payments with them. They are a scam!!!!

I just got a call from this number saying they were "LLB" or "LLBean", not sure which, and that they wished to speak with me or my attorney.  They gave a cause # but did not identify what it was about.  Probably just a bill collector pretending to be an attorney.  I've done a search but still haven't found the phone number online although I have found two attorneys by the name given but in different area codes.

I receive a call this number saying they were from "LLB" or "LRB" I really could make it out. They said they needed to speak to me or my attorney as soon as possible. They gave me a case # but they did not tell me what it was about. The woman sounded like she was calling from a script orb listning to the person telling her what to say because she kept pausing.

lMessage said LL Bean Associates.left a msg for my attorney to call them. I have no idea who they are.

This 281.653.0018 is a collection agency who are rude when speaking to you on the phone. They called me but were looking for my ex-husband. The caller didn't believe me when told we were no longer married. He threatened me several times after I told him to leave me alone and not call me again. This was never my debt, not a joint account and I was never attached to it through marriage. He kept telling me he was "perplexed" about the situation. He stated he would keep calling me and would start calling my family members.
 I work in the legal field and familiar with legal tactics. These people have no legal remedy and just throw legal terms out and try to scare people. They are a loser collection agency with low-pay hourly employees who call and harass anybody they can find during the evening hours. Do not be threatened by them. They are not a law firm or connected with a law firm. I asked for his name and number and he hung up on me. Big threat! They need to be reported because they make a habit of threatening people not associated with the matter they are calling about.

This is a collection agency that is trying to pose as a law firm.  They buy off credit card debt and then try to collect it on their own for a profit.  I have received messages at work which is a violation of the 1977 Federal Fair Debt Collection Act.  If you have a legitimate outstanding debt, ask for everything in writing.

These folks are jerks, I don't know who they are but I don't trust them and would not give them one bit of information.  Also don't send them any money, he is Dr. Jekle and Mr. Hide, beware!

A WEIRD MESSAGE WAS LEFT ON MY MACHINE FOR SOMEONE THAT ONCE LIVED AT MY ADDRESS. I'M A PARALEGAL , I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND THEY ARE A LEGIT COMPANY PER THE STATE OF TEXAS. THAT ADDRESS SEEMS TO BE A MAILING ADDRESS, BUT THEN AGAIN THE FIRM I WORK FOR HAS THE PHYSICAL AND A MAILING ADDRESS AS WELL.

I am receiving calls from him everyday for about a week. He has called family members also leaving those messages about call now or else. I wonder if they stole our info but from which company. He thinks he can use the scare tactics and we will give him more info; not here I am not going to call him back.

Received a VM from CallerID 218-653-0018 that basically said:
Mr (name here), this is Jane Doe from LRB Associate and I have a VERY time sensitive message for you and I need to get a verbal statement form you or your attorney on a very pertant (sic) matter and need to speak to you or your attorney immediately.  Again (although first time she gave it) my number is 855-868-9963 and you or your attorney need to call me immeduately. Blah blah blah.

I just got a phone call today from the 281 number. The guy was a complete jerk! He said the file was about to go into lawsuit status. Does anyone know if they will or what if they will keep offering settlements?? Thanks!

Their address is 12303 n eldridge pkwy ste 205 cypress tx 77429. However, further investigation indicates that this is a mail box store, so they are conducting business out of a PO box. Sounds fishy to me.

Ok.  I got the phone call from the 281-653-0018.  So I did some research.  First I talked to the person on the phone and had them e-mail me a letter of payment arrangement.  When I got the letter it had a address attached to it.  I then googled the address.  It came back to strip center with a coffee shop in it.  (No collection agency ) When Googling the name LRB & Associates in Cypress, TX it comes back with a listing for a job listing where they are hiring collectors.  Funny thing about the job listing is the address attached to it.  The address is to a house.  I have contacted a lawyer friend of mine to see what can be done about this and to see how far in debt I should go with my research.  I suggest that whenever you get a phone call from any number to google everything about it.  Not just these websites even though you can learn a lot from them but if you get them to send you some sort of e-mail (and don't use a main email address use a yahoo or gmail) with a address on it.  Cross-reference that address.

Received a phone call from this number, they left a message--the guy referred to himself as "Mason Alexander" which is a lawyer's name from North Caroline; however, my caller ID said that the number he was calling from was 281-653-0018 which is in Satsuma, Texas (and is a collection agency)--and then he left the 855 number to call back with a file number!!  Don't call this guy--this is a scam--and the real Mason Alexander in Texas lives in Linden, TX!!!!!

Calling for someone else who hasn't lived here for 25 years.  Probably a bill collector looking for them.  Should have answered and told them to call the idiot that gave them credit in the first place.  They darn sure didn't call me to check out their references beforehand and they are a darn fool to give them credit.   I would have told them they should stand in line because that person has the worst credit rating EVER!