This is a scam

These are East L.A. bottom feeders. Total scam artists. These ignorant goat -ropers prey on the uninformed and ignorant.
Fortunately, they are as dumb as  a sack of rocks. IGNORE them!!

My husband received a call looking for me and wanting me to call this number back about some sort of complaint that I need to sign papers for. They gave the business name of Nationwide Processing. Not even calling them back after ready these stories.

I received a call from 855-872-6998 trying to tell me that they are in the process of serving me and court proceedings. I asked her to send me everything in writing stating the debt I owed and she said she would send nothing until I sign an agreement. This is crap! They are very deceptive and try to make you think you will be sued and have to go to court. I wish someone would take them to court!

These people are scam artists!  They have been harassing myself and my family members for months on debt that is 7 years old and was already paid.  They are part of the old ACMG group that was shut down and being investigated by the FTC.  The owners of ACMG gave some office members money to start their own offices and the FTC are on the hunt for these new boiler rooms that they are still operating.  DO NOT give them money!  They will never and have never taken anyone to court.  They use bullying tactics and threats to steal money from people and break so many FDCA laws it's unbelievable.  They often change addresses and 800 #'s to avoid detection by the FTC and should be reported!

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-275-5269
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-872-6990/2
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... legal-practices
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wva-woman-figh ... 19898993&page=3
http://www.wysk.com/index/california/beverly- ... lc-the/officers

Received a call as well as most of my husbands family stating that court proceedings had started and he was being charged with bank fraud and extradited back to the state of California on a warrant issues through the FDIC charges and that to stop this, I had to pay a mere $900.00 payment on a $3800.00 debt. The debt was supposedly through US Bank. After asking repeatedly for documentation to prove this debt (my husband has never had an account there) they sent me a bogus email from an attorney. I asked again for court documents or bank documents. Instead I was put on the phone with the "owner" Adam Owens, who proceeded to drop cuss words, tell me that he will sue me for everything I own, I will lose my house and go to jail. Mind you this is supposedly a debt from 2003 that belonged to my husband 6 years before we were married. When I asked for a mailing address to send a cease and desist for my attorney he said, "give me your f*+%ing attorney's name. I will have his a** shut down too" and refused to give me an address. I proceeded to call the state attorney generals office and then was directed to civil clerk. There is nothing pending against my husband criminal or civil. Also, I called US bank and gave them the reference number is was given.  They have nothing as well. SCAM!!!!

Got a call from the following numbers 855-275-5199 and 855-872-6999
They also called at least 6 different people in my family several times a week by different represenatives each time. They asked for my maiden name which I haven't gone by in 12 years. Threatened me with a case number and outstanding debt. I called the number back and some guy answered "Hey this is Carl." I immediately hungup because I figured it was all a scam. A month later they call my sister's phone which she answered. They stated that they were literally taking me to court in the next 3weeks but if she paid my debt for me than they would drop everything. My sister terrified decided to try and pay my debt. They told her the debt was $4,523 but they would drop it down to $2,314 if she paid it right then. She gave her card number and waited for their confirmation email. In the meantime she called me and told me everything. I call the number back and the lady tells me that I apparently had a card open from the bank I had at 18. She said there was a negative balance on it for the past 13 years and that fees have been racking up nonstop. Mind blown about this I call the bank and they said my account has been closed since 2002. They verified that my account was closed without any negative balances or issues. The bank then told me to stop talking to McKeller Group immediately because it had to be some sort of scam since I have no issues with their bank. Finally I call McKeller Group back, explain all of this to them, ask them a few questions which they got upset about and then in the middle of me asking their address the lady just hungup on me. My sister had to cancel her card. We'll see if they keep calling back or not. Kind of scary that this even happened. It was all false! Be careful people!

just got a call from this Anthony saying that i was being sued. But first they had called my sister in law . and wonder how the hell they got her number. to short the story if i paid them %52 dollars at the spot that they would dismiss my case... SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!

go fsck yourself low life scum.. your blithering idiotic words will not gain you any traction in this forum.  if you want to give some credibility to your words then post proof as to your identity.  PPoR (post proof or retract)..... buh bye

As a business owner in an industry that the dealings with people tend to be more negative then positive, I have been able to accept the harsh reality that people will come to these types of online blogs and speak their peace. That's fine. Most the times I read false accusations, misrepresentation of the truth, and those who never bother calling in to my company with some slight concern on why we have made contact. It's always someone disgruntled. Why I make this post is because I can't allow someone to come and lie freely here about myself, my business associate, or my company without a proper defense.
Collection companies have been around for many years. They are frowned upon only by the circle of our society that find themselves taking up bad debt and never returning to pay off that financial obligation. The collection industry in a multi-billion dollar industry, that is in place to allow the banks to continue lending even when consumers stop paying, as well as stimulates many local economies with the hundreds of thousands of jobs this industry has created and maintained for many years. I'll further explain.
When the banks loan money it's expected to be paid back. When this doesn't happen each lending institute has to sell off it's existing bad debt at a loss to third party collection offices. This gives the banks the capital injection, added with the interest return that bank makes with the paying consumers, the financial loss isn't enough at that point to stop the lending cycle. Third party collections is needed to keep economics and banks lending people.
My company isn't here to scam anyone. Our contractors and many affiliates are here to do a job and assist in resolving the past debts and a much more affordable cost to the consumer then what they originally owed. We have aligned ourselves with credit repair companies that we are able to refer to our customers so that they can begin or continue the process of repairing ones credit. We have aligned ourselves with several attorneys to help us recover the debt owed which is our legal right, or to advise our team of staff to make sure we always stay in compliance. If any third party other than the consumer is contacted it is for location purpose only. Our contractors we work with have strict compliance to simply give a file number and phone number to get direct contact to the consumer. When the consumer calls in to a representative with our company he/she will then provide all information and answer any and all questions.
Our company purchase this existing debt from these banks thru legal contracts drafted by attorneys. The rights of that existing debt are then legally transferred over to new ownership. This happens so often in finance. Those of you who own homes remember having your home loan with one commonly and months down the road it's with another. Same terms just different lender. We purchase that debt and apply the same late fees and interest applicable according to the original contract until that debt is paid. The difference dealing with a third party is we are able to discount the original balance  once owed as we ourselves purchased that debt at a discount. Example: when you buy a new car, it's most likely going to be more expensive than a used car.
Do your own research about bad debt. I've read it's illegal to collect on debt that's existed over a certain time period. This is not true. There are however state regulations that have a timeline on when one can be taken to court for these debts and even then those regulations differ based on the type of debt, contract debt, personal debt, etc.
I have taken this time to respond in hopes to shed light on some of your concerns. I respect your concerns whether it be for your own sake or a family members sake. Anyone can come here and day something bad about people, or about a company. I've been guilty of it myself. The truth is we are here to help. We are here to also make a living. We understand that life has it's challenging times and as a result of such our finances can easily get out of grasp. If it comes to paying your rent or mortgage, buying food for the family, or gas to get you from A to B, as owner of a collection company I'd admit, my credit card bill is last on the list to get paid. My staff alike believes the same. We are not judging anyone for falling in hard times. That's why when we contact you it's been a few years since this debt has occurred, and we are in hopes life has taken a turn for the better and we can assist you in resolving that finically obligation at a reduced rate once and for all.
In closing... We did not assist in putting any consumer in the trying position they are in or at one time were in. But we can and will assist in cleaning up the mess. Please if you have questions or have skepticism call anytime. Even ask to speak to me myself. All the best.

Adam Owens

The more I think about it, the names are publicly listed and available so I WILL share the details...

If you get a call from The McKellar Group, ask for Mindy Fincher.  She is the listed principal officer  via the California Secretary of State.  The other principal is Adam Owens.  There are 2 employees of this company and they both give fake and random names when calling.  

http://www.wysk.com/index/california/beverly- ... lc-the/officers

We called from 2 numbers a few minutes apart and talked to the same guy.  One time he was Travis, the next time he was Frank.  The whole time, I am convinced the guy was Adam Owens himself.  

Send them a certified letter requesting debt VALIDATION.  Also ask her if she is licensed to collect in your State.  I bet you never hear from them again....

If you do, call the California Secretary of State.

I will tell you all without sharing specific names, I know all about this company now.  They called last night and gave fake names to both my wife and I on separate calls.  I started to do a lot of research and found the 2 principal 'owners' of The McKellar Group, LLC.  This LLC was started in August of this year and after the dissolved McKellar and Associates, INC.  When I called back and asked for one of the registered officers, the guy (who was the one I asked for) transferred me to a woman who identified herself as someone who is also listed as an officer.  When confronting her with the calls I received and documented, she would not confirm the person calling me worked for her (even though it was her partner).  Her voice was also very familiar as the one that called my wife earlier on her cellphone and giving a different name saying we were being served with legal papers.  After pressuring her, she said they would not call again and will remove my name and number from their system.  I sent a certified letter to the registered owners last night asking for evidence of records and that they must cease and desist immediately.  They are a scam and these companies spin up for a few months, get legal pressure, close the company and start a new one.  I have a complete timeline of these 2 individuals and the companies they have started and stopped over the past few years.  This was all received from the California Secretary of State.  They should be prosecuted and consumers should be protected from this nonsense.  

THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!!!

I got the same calls last month and kept the VMs just in case.  They didn't leave a company name and it was very vauge so I didn't call it back but kep the messages.  I got a call one night on my cell that showed FL so I answered it and I caught the woman off guard and she wanted to confirm someone would be home to receive court papers to appear in court.  I told her I have no idea what she is talking about and she acted surprised.  She gave me the McKellar Group number that is no longer in service so I had to listen to VMs I kept and got the number everyone else has listed.  Somone answered at 8pm CST which I thought was fishy and then I was put on hold and she kept picking up and saying just a moment he is finishing up a meeting.  

Curiosity was getting the better of me and I waited 10 minutes and still on hold.  I hung up and got a call back the next day.  Saying that someone was going to be delivering me paperwork for Chase credit card that I owed.  This account was closed over 10 years ago and no longer appears on my credit report and nobody has contacted me that I owed anything b/c if I did it would have been on my credit report sold and resold to different collections agencies.  I instructed him to yeah go ahead and send someone out and I will sign for it.  I told him in the State of Texas according to the Attorney General the statute of limitations says a creditor has 4 years from last activity to do anything legally.  He told me good luck with that and nobody showed up.  I just called today and asked why nobody showed up and the guy got all defensive and said "what do you want me to do about it?"  I told him that threatening me with legal action is against the law and he said he wasn't threatening me with legal action that "we are just a litigation company" and was all rude to me.  He then tried to back track all of it and I ran through my notes what I was told and he said he would have them redeliver the papers.  

Needless to say I think they are trying to get a vacated judgment against old debt that they can't legally collect on.  I think they are trying to show that they tried to serve papers and were unsuccessful so that it goes to court and you no show and they file a judgment against.  I work in the finance industry and have to be licensed so I have to clear of background/credit.  I look at credit reports all the time for borrowers so I have seen a lot of errors on reports and work with credit repair people so I have heard the tricks.

At the beginning of this year, I was called by a number that I ended up calling back. It wasn't this number, but I'm NOT calling this one back as I've been there, done that. I worked VERY hard over the last couple of years to clear up ALL of my outstanding debt from before my divorce. They scammed me for $2400 and I ended up getting only about $500 back from my bank because I diligently worked at it retrieving it. This number left a vm on my phone just now and was the exact same type of message as before. I will NOT be calling this back and please don't fall into any of their traps yourselves. They must've put my on some kind of 'she's an idiot, try to scam her again' list because I've been getting these calls ever since I called the first time.

A Josh Heran called and left a voicemail about a supposed complaint being filed against me and my ex-wife who I've been divorced from for over 10 years. He left the number 855-872-6990. Obviously a scam, so no need to call back. Thanks for everyone's posts here!

Just called me too. They show up as "unknown" and then leave a message saying there is a complaint against me and don't even tell you who they are calling from---big red flag there.

Received a call from "No-number" and left me a voicemail regarding some action against me with a file number also. Further Erika Marks instructed me to call this number 855-872-6990 in order to clear any confusions. What kind of filth is this? I'm in states only for last 2 dayz and was sleeping to get rid of jet lag and exhaustion.

Alarming... Someone called whom told us someone else (that we know) knows what's going on and that we were being sued and that someone is filing a lawsuit against us regarding what?  NO clue.  They called landline and cell phone giving us a case number and this same number to call back 855-872-6990.  Always, I check these kinda numbers online first.  THANK YOU everyone and world wide web.  THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Today someone called my son; Saying her name was Jessica Holden And that I needed to contact her about a case number, because They were taking me to court. I called the county courthouse that I live in and there is no such case#. Then I googled this 855-872-6990. Makes me mad that these people are trying to take advantage of hard-working individuals. They need to get a job! a real job!!! And they need to go to jail!!

call came in from unavailable number wanting my wife to call the 855 number to answer questions concerning a legal matter.

A BIG "THANK YOU"  TO ALL OF YOU!!!

Both my husband and I received the same phone call - literally within seconds from the same 'Cody' with the same contact information.  Right away, it sounded suspicious!! They were asking for a 'Estela'; we have no one by that name in our immediate family.  I called the number back - - (interestingly enough, they call from 877 273 2728 but asked that we call back 855 872 6990 with a 'File' number about a complaint that was filed against this 'Estela.'  
When I called back, the operator took my file number down and forwarded me to an 'agent.' He in turn answered 'LEGAL' and tried to ask for information; before we went further into the conversation, I asked for the name of the company - which he refused to give me. Noting his hesitation,  I immediately stated that file number pertaining to the person has nothing to do with either my husband's number or mine AND we had nothing to do with this 'ESTELA' they were trying to reach; nor was she in our family.
He replied what the numbers were - and stated they would be removed and hung up.  NOTE: He never confirmed any information and NEVER gave the company name. FISHY! FISHY! FISHY!

Please keep posting so STOP these FOOLS!!

I looked up their website and it's a 'SHELL'  - -there's nothing there. It notes an address in Eastvale, CA. When you google it, it brings you to an empty lot. Which to me confirms their a start up and grasping at anything to fund their SCAM!!   DON'T FALL FOR IT!!

They then called my sister and left her a message for me to call regarding a complaint that has been filed about me, they left a case number and their number came up as unknown. They called my sister again and wanted to validate my address. They asked if I was still living and an old address. They said I was being summons to come to court.

Received a call today, caller ID indicated "out of area" and "private number." I let it go to voicemail. Someone who gave the name Joshua Walker was looking for my daughter-in-law regarding pending charges against her, gave this phone number and a file number. He said his firm was handling the complaint but did not give company name.  The caller referred to my daughter-in-law by her maiden name and she has never lived here so I was suspicious.  After checking this site, I'm sure it was some kind of a scam and recommended that she not return the call.

I am provider for the disabled and elderly and was approached by one of my clients. My client brought me this phone number and stated that this company called her regarding a credit card purchase that was never paid for. They advised that they were going to visit her home if she didn't make payment arrangements. They gave  a boggus address as Hollywood CA and McKellar Group. I called them directly only to be taunted. Once I advised that I was going to file a report the person on the line became extremely disgruntled. Advise your loved ones and the elderly about the scams that these idiots are attempting to pull.

Got a call from an unknown number, immediately afterwards they called my in-laws home phone, and my brother in-law's cell phone stating that I need to call 855-872-6990 as soon as possible to discuss action that has been filed against me. The name they gave was Tom Rogers.

I have no idea what this could be. I do not know how/why they called my in-laws, I do not even have my brother in-law's new cell phone number so how these people retrieved it is a mystery to me.

I got a call and Mr. Brewer said that I had a pay day loan and I never did and it was under my husband name not mine and that it was complaint on and me x husband been part for five yeaers

Called telling me the were wanting to delivery legal papers to my husband as someone had taking legal action against him.  Asked for company name address and phone number, they could only give me phone number.  THIS IS A SCAM

They left message on my phone, called my sister and my kid.

Admin Edit: "It's a SUSPECT message!"
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I received a similar message a few weeks back and then another today. The one a few weeks back had a number that showed on my caller ID unlike the one today. I called the number back and it was a hospital in another State. I explained to the hospital operator that someone had called asking me to confirm the last 4 digits of my social etc. the operator said it was a scam and someone somehow had cloned the hospitals number and was using it for the scam. Seems today's call was the same scam with a slightly more sophisticated operation.