People, I'm not with this company and I guess 99% of you would call me a scumbag, but just throwing it out there, the do not call list is not for collections. It has nothing to do with that. Its for sales and telemarketers. I can't even count how many people said they're on the do not call list and will sue me. It has nothing to do with collections.

Some agencies are terrible and some are ok and some good. I don't know about this one, but judging by all the complaints, I'm guessing not good. Either way, 95% of all consumers I get on the phone deny, deny, deny until they have a reason to pay (ie, their credit, lawsuit, etc). Whatever happened to paying when you know you owe it. Everyone we speak to lies and when we catch them in their lie (like when they say they haven't worked in years and can't pay because they're on ssi - sometimes they're honest - and sometimes we find their place of work and know they're full of crap.

Some people are honest and that's great but there are far, far more lying, manipulative, and rude consumers out there than collectors. Of course, by law, we can't play you the recordings, but if you heard the way so many people talk to us when we start off the call politely (not all of us), you might blush.... then again probably not. And there are a lot more good collectors than bad. But no one writes about the lying consumers and no one writes about the honest debt collectors. Just the nature of the business...

Now everyone... send all your flames and disdain with my post....

they have been calling me for sometime and no suit yet. but they did report to my credit and now I can't get a car. i called them to settle and the a***oles asked me why i wanted to settle now after I hung up the phone on them multiple times. they had to rub it in of course. they told me now that they reported, they wouldn't settle and I had to pay the $600. I said fine and paid it. I didn't speak to Ken or Doug, the guy except for rubbing it in, was decent I guess. So idk about all their suit stuff, but I do know they report. Don't know if that helps? And in retrospect, I did run up the debt once I looked back at old banking statements. But they still could have been nicer about it.

its def a scam, i can tell you "Mr. Marino" was a lawyer who has been retired and also died Feb 2009. i wish i know who was doing this so i could file a stolen identity claim.

Mr Marino-if this is the same person, was a lawyer, died 02/2009, they may have stolen his identity, he also has not worked in a law firm for quite sometime,

I received a phone call last year saying theyr were collecting for a cash advance loan from 2 years prior even though I could have sworn I had paid it off through credit counsiling however I didnt keep any paperwork som I paid them the company that took the money out of my acct was integrity managment now I have another company calling saying they are collecting for the same loan. Again I have no prooof this was paid!!!   WTF!!!

Integrity Management Group is a payment processing center used by the Famous Doug Mackinnon of Buffalo NY to filter all the money into his account from his various debt collection sweat shops.  Google his name and you can read all about his law violating empire....be very cautious when dealing with one of his many shops...too many to list here... and they change their names every time lawsuits get up there or the authorities shut one of them down..

Does anyone know who this is??  He's saying he's a Michael Smith, REAL ORIGINAL NAME, and that he's from a lawyer's office....Shappiro and Price??  I reverse looked up the phone number, somewhere in PA.......don't know anything about any legal proceedings I'm involved in.....they just keep calling telling me about some legal issues....we've had this before....a debt collector.....which is a hoax...so...thinking this is the same thing???

I did not get a call from the Shaprio law firm this on was saying they were Browns & Accociats out of New York. I owed a payday loan they told me my Social Security number and birthdate and need to pay the loan. If I dont they will put a jugment against me and go to jail. There number was 18552047726. Filled complaint with New York attorney general's office. I filled Police Report in my home town. This is not real company it is a scam. I thought it was a real company they sounded real.
There address is 50 East Ave Suit B Lock Port, New York, 140904. I call the police department in New York not a real address. PLEASE BE AWARE THEY HAVE CHANGED THERE NAMES TO BROWNS & ACCOCIATES.

you  might try calling them at 1-866-377-5362 . these are the ones that are calling me about my ex. They answered the phone right away. When I asked them to take my number off their list she said she would but when I asked for their address, she hung up on me....almost comical.

My calls come from 1-866-377-5362 and they leave a message on my recorder that conveniently leaves off who the call is for. I finally got fed up and called them today and the calls are for my ex spouse whom I have been divorced for over 12 years. They said they got my number off a credit report. when I asked for my number to be removed, the rep agreed, but when I asked for an address so I could send them a formal letter to ask them to stop calling me, since I'd recently seen a report on debt collection lawas on my local tv, the lady promptly hung up. I have since reported them to the BBB in New York and now am looking into filing a complaint with the NY attorney general's office. Perhaps if enough people would do this, they would have to stop harrassing people.This is not my debt, and I don't want to be contacted about it.

I too have been getting messages on my cell phone from this company.  I don't answer or respond to them.  I have been in the finance industry since 1986 and I too have reported them to the Attorney General.  I have also blocked their number in my phone.

I received a call from 1-888-499-0864 automated of course, saying it was Shapiro and Price please reference claim #249738 when I called them back to let them know that they had the wrong number he hung up on me. So being the person I am, I called back they picked up then hung up before I could say anything. Then I called back again, they picked up and hung up, then I called again finally he said what, I told him the story that I had called several times and was hung up on and he said because no one wants to talk to you so i told him to quit f***ing calling my number and hung up on him. This is a total scam, not sure what they are trying to accomplish or get but they can get f*****d.

I've been getting calls for my ex, our phone message clearly states our last name and they keep calling.  I've tried calling the # they leave, but it just rings.  So for all you that live in the area, here's an address, feel free to take out your agressions!!

They are called Shapiro & Price Corp.
4901 Harlem Rd.
Amherst, NY 14226
Owner is Kathleen MacKinnon
(wife of Greg MacKinnon-criminal debt collector)


Enjoy!

I don't have any "returned checks" on a debt.  My bills are paid and up-to-date.  I resent this type of harrassment.

THIS SHAPIRO KEEPS CALLING ME SAYING I HAVE ADEBT FROM SO BANK I NO NOTHING OF OR ABOUT IVE ONLY BANKED AT TWO BANKS SINCE IVE BEEN IN ALABAMA AND AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO BANK ACCOUNT HERE IS THE NAME OF THIS PLACE  THE MAN NAME IS IAN SMITH SHAPIRO PRICE LAW FRIM  PO BOX 661 AMHERIST NEW YORK 14226 HAS ANY ONE CHECKED THIS PLACE OUT TO SEE IF IT FOR REAL

YOU GOT SCAMMED PATRICIA BAKER WORKS FOR THEM AND STOLE YOUR MONEY

Integrity Management is a mortgage company. If I were you, I'd immediately go to the bank and close your account. I'd also report the fraud against your account when you do so. I've already contacted the BBB, the FTC and the New York Attorney General's office. Please do not give them anymore information or anymore of your money!!!!

I received a call from a Patricia Baker from Shapiro and Price on a payday loan from 2006. I settled the debt. I never received a letter 30 days from payment.Now,I think I was scamed,according to all these complaints.I wish I would of seen this earlier!! the number I have is 1-877-228-1217 The company that took the money out is Integrity Management 1-877-274-0848 I can't get ahold of them either!!! It really seemed legit. I even received a letter before the money was taken out,about the agreement.

I too have been recieving calls from "shaprio and price", unfortunatly I didn't do the research that I shoud have.  I've made 2 payments to these people totaling $231, I decided to google them and found tons of complaints on them.  Is this company legit or not?

My Mother got these idiots good... Don't mess with Momma! Shaprio & Price called my Mother stating that I owed money on a payday loan that I had paid off two years ago (have the proof in my records). They told her there was pending litigation against me for an unpaid debt and that she could take care of the matter. Well my Mother contacted me and I pulled my records about the payday loan I had taken out in 2006; fell behind in payments, but had paid back in full the end of 2008. I told her that I had conversations with this firm and they wouldn't listen.  My Mother decided to call back the company after she had researched the company on the internet; she told them they were scam artists and that she had my Brother, a tax attorney, research the law regarding debt collection and that we were ready to sue THEM for fraud!  She told them she had all the proof she needed to go forward and then told them that for $5,000 they could settle with US out of court; We would be more than happy to settle our suit against them this one time offer by end of business today using their checking account, or debit card through PAYPAL... (I was laughing my @ss off when she told me) The woman became flustered which resulted in name calling at which time my Mother announced, "Thank you, I have that on tape now.. will serve as great evidence in court."  She then announced that maybe the woman (collector) would serve time at Camp Cupcake,  you know where Martha Stewart had served time." my Mom closed with, "You have until 5:00p today to decide on settling dear." at which time my Mother hung up on a cursing and shaken debt collector..... We haven't heard from them.

I have been receiving calls at my job from a Mr Riley supposedly working for the legal firm of Shapiro & Price. He identifies himself as a litigation officer & wants to discuss with me a check fraud charge. If I don't call back they will start legal proceedings in my city. I have faxed them demanding they cease & disist calling my work. That just makes them call more. Today I received a message from Mr Riley on my brand new cell phone that is unpublished. I did have a pay day loan at one time but that was paid off years ago. I am so done with these people. I have filed a complaint with the Attorney General & have notified them of this BUT I continue getting the same calls. I want to know HOW they got my new number if it is unpublished?

i received a call from 716-650-5664. same as all the other complaints stating i owed on a payday loan, they have an affidavit for court in my county, blah blah blah. i asked them 2 mail me info they said they could email it 2 me but i still havent received any info.

That sounds real sketchy.  You cannot be put in JAIL for failure to pay a loan.  They can garnish wages, they can contact you to collect, but they cannot put anyone in jail for failure to repay a loan.  If that were the case - half the country would be in county.

And oh - yeah, even though they say they are not related to "the law offices of Scott B. Wheat", they are really NR group which IS the same as "law offices of Scott B. Wheat".  What a bunch of liars.

They MUST provide proof of the debt - this is ILLEGAL collections practices and needs to be reported to the NY Attorney General's office and the FTC.  They are being investigated for FRAUD.

Contact the FTC and file a complaint as well as the NY Attorney General's Office.  They are scammers who are being investigated for fraud and violation of the truth in lending laws.  They told me they ARE NOT attorneys, though their messages state they are.  Liars through and though.

I received a phone call from Vivian Ford X-105 from Shapiro & Price Corp a couple of weeks ago.  She said I owed a debt on a fraudulent check loan written in April 2007.  FIRST OF ALL IT IS NOT FRAUDULENT TO WRITE A CHECK ON AN OPEN CHECKING ACCOUNT REGARDLESS IF THERE IS MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT IN THE STATE I LIVE.  SECOND OF ALL I THOUGHT I PAID THIS DEBT.  She told me I needed to settle this debt in 48 hours or I would be sued.  I asked her about the amount of the debt which by their records was over twice what I took the loan out for.  She said it was interest on the account and they could settle the $1,910.00 bill for $1,146.00 if I made payment in 48 hours. I advised her I could not make a payment until the following Thursday after my unemployment arrived and could only pay $100 a month.  She then said I could  make 10 months of payments at $114.60 each.  She advised that once I made the first payment the interest accrual would stop.  Told her I did not feel comfortable giving my bank account information over the phone to a company I knew nothing about.  She asked me for my email address so she could send me documentation.  SHE ADVISED ME TO GET A PREPAID VISA AND SET IT UP ON AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS.  TWO DAYS LATER I WAS EMAILED AN UNSIGNED FORM LETTER, NOT CONFIRMING OUR PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS BUT STATING I NEEDED TO SETTLE BY SEPTEMBER 15TH IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,146.00.  From Address: PO Box 661, Amherst, NY  14226 and physical address of 4246 Ridge Lea Rd., Amherst, NY 14226.  Toll Free Phone: (866)377-5362 and Fax: (716)833-8100.  I printed the letter and took it to the loan agency where I originally wrote the check.  They said they had never heard of Shapiro & Price or Viking LLC.  The teller at the original loan company called Shapiro & Price while I was standing there.  She identified herself and asked about there collections procedures.  The man on the other end refused to give her that information.  She then asked about why the bill would be so high when my bill with them was only $710.  He said it was interest at 18%.  She said her company does not charge interest.  He argued and said that they did and told her that I should call him at X-130.  The original loan company had sold my debt to National Credit in the amount of $710 in June 2009.  I called them and they sold the debt  to Resolution Management for the same amount $710 in August 2009.  I called Resolution Management and left a voice mail. The voice mail was a woman's name and did not identify the company.  I then called the original loan company's corporate office and spoke to two people, they both said the debt was for $710 and they knew nothing about any interest.  They both told me to be cautious about the company trying to collect because the procedures they were using are not normal.  They told me to ask the company for a MEDIA REQUEST which tells who bought and sold the account. I called Shapiro & Price and they said they would email me some sort of affidavit showing they were the owner of the debt.  This man was at X-117 and told me to call him back once I received the email.  This was a week ago and I still have not received the affidavit.  I called Shapiro & Price again this morning and left a voice mail.  That was three hours ago and have not received a call back.  I googled Resolution Management and did find an email address to send for a media request.  I then googled Viking LLC and as yet scanning the pages have not yet found them.  I googled Shapiro & Price and found several websites stating they are a scam.  It has been over two weeks since Shapiro & Price first contacted me by phone.  Don't you think I would have received a letter in the mail by now from them?

These guys had info on bills we had been working on paying off. Then I decided to check the better Business Bureau. Who had no info on them ever being a company. Then I googled the number and found this info thanks for saving my A** on this.

YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!!  What makes you think they stold money!!

yup Ive been called too, mine they just said i have a suspicious activity report with my social security # and to call them back or have my lawyer call, and i can reach victor king at shapiro and price. Its gotta be a scam because my credit report seems fine, and i dont owe nadda.