I have been getting these calls from a "private number" and never answer, but did by accident last week and they had the last 4 of my social so I thought that maybe they were legit, but then came the explanation that made no sense throwing out jargon like "failure to appear" for a scheduled court date.  The person said they represented "superior health services" in a collection matter, which company doesn't even exist in this part of the country.  I called Superior and they told me that they have no such "litigation" department and they are located in pennsylvania (I'm in Florida), now just received a message that they will be delivering a "summons" to my address tomorrow and also my employer!    I have no idea who these people are, and feel it may be either  a scam to try and take money or a type of identity theft.  When I checked out the phone number it is a vonage $9.99 per month line in California.  Has anyone tried going to the district attorney or some other legal authority?

909-320-2319 is the originating # when "Private Caller" is shown.
951-530-8339 is the originating # when receiving a fax.

Cohen Group and Associates letterhead is as follows:

6713 Indiana Ave. Suite #107
Riverside, Ca. 92506
Tel: 877-330-4492  Fax:909-494-4128


They claimed they use Nationwide Document and Delivery Services to make the calls. One of which was an attempt to contact my employer's HR department. Highly illegal.

We've been getting these calls for a while. Some have been calling our next door neighbor. Some have been calling my Father-in-law. Some have been calling my brother. Every call has been violating the disclosure standards and discussing the "personal" business with unauthorized persons.

Anyway, finally they found my phone #. So this is how I dealt with it.

Caller ID comes up "Private Caller". Wanted to talk to my wife. She's not home. They gave me a phone # and case #. Told me there are court papers needing to be delivered, can they confirm someone will be home to receive them. I told him to send the papers, I'll accept them.  No case on file on our state lookup system. So that claim is bogus.

I had some fun. I called the 1-877-330-4492 and talked to the "Case Manager" asking for an address which he refused to give. He hung up on me when I insisted, so I called him back. He hung up again. So I called back again. happened 5 or 6 times.

That's when he said I was harassing him. He was going to file a case against me if I called him one more time. So I called him again.  There was some phone wrangling and I got through to someone else dealing with the case. This guy told me that the previous guy was removed from the case for mishandling it.

Very polite and professional approach from the new guy.  Turns out the claim was from a 10 year old payday loan for $380 that they were trying to collect for $675. Well past SOL, and it should be past the legitimate reporting date on credit histories. Still, it's a debt I'm reasonably convinced is valid, and just because it's old doesn't mean my wife and I can ignore our responsibility to pay it off.

The new guy handled it so well I've agreed to pay the original balance.
What many of these collections companies fail to realize is that many of the old accounts are old because the debtors are savvy to the practices and laws regarding debt. The people with old debt know how to work the system. In the past I've had fun stringing a collector along for over two hours on the phone just to waste their time. I know what I owe and what I dont, They're working from some very loosely organized old paperwork that may not be valid, and that's the best they can do, usually. The consumer almost always has the upper hand in this. If you know the rules, you can play the game.

When a collector comes along who knows you know the game and treats you with respect and consideration, it's quite a relief.

I want to stress to this company that it wasn't the threat of litigation(which would have been unlikely in any case), it wasn't the harassment of relatives and associates(which is illegal), and it wasn't the newbie-like approach of the first caller that told me he didn't want to play games and was going to file a complaint AGAINST ME that got the old debt paid.

It was the approach taken by a collector that I'm intelligent enough to know what my obligations are, what the company's limits and restrictions are, the realities of collections and debt, and conducting himself in a courteous and truly helpful manner. He acted as though he knew I had the upper hand. That goes a long way.

I received a call that came up as private name and private number, when I answered they said they were process servers trying to verify my address.  When I asked who they were and who the summons was from, they gave me the phone number 877-330-4492 and a supposed case number.  I called the number and was transferred to some woman who identified herself as Patricia Miller and gave me a so-called private number of 909-320-2317.  They do not tell you the name of the company or any other information, just use threats of court, lawsuits, etc.  If you make payment arrangements with them, the letter they send clearly states at the bottom that they are debt collectors, but when you ask them about that, they state that they are not, that they are hired by the debt collector or law firm (acting as a debt collector), but will not tell you who.  IT IS A SCAM!  Do not fall for it.  She called the company Cohen Group, but the letterhead said Cohen and Associates, when I asked about that she said it was Cohen Group and Associates.  She talked in circles for every question that I asked

I received a call that came up as private name and private number, when I answered they said they were process servers trying to verify my address.  When I asked who they were and who the summons was from, they gave me the phone number 877-330-4492 and a supposed case number.  I called the number and was transferred to some woman who identified herself as Patricia Miller and gave me a so-called private number of 909-320-2317.  They do not tell you the name of the company or any other information, just use threats of court, lawsuits, etc.  If you make payment arrangements with them, the letter they send clearly states at the bottom that they are debt collectors, but when you ask them about that, they state that they are not, that they are hired by the debt collector or law firm (acting as a debt collector), but will not tell you who.  IT IS A SCAM!  Do not fall for it.  She called the company Cohen Group, but the letterhead said Cohen and Associates, when I asked about that she said it was Cohen Group and Associates.  She talked in circles for every question that I asked.

These people call me all the time, always with a blocked number. The claim they make is usually along the lines that "someone has filed a complaint against me" and I need to call "the firm" back to clear this matter. It's a collection agency that tries to use dirty, and I think illegal, methods of getting money.
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I too have been getting calls from these dummies. They claim I took out a 300 dollar loan online and now I owe 8 grand?!?  They claim they were going to serve me yet the address they had was my old one from 4 years ago. When I asked for some information to give my lawyer she mumbled around but wouldn't tell me anything. I told them to sue away and prove such a loan existed.

I got a call from an unknown number asking me to call this number, 877-330-4492, referencing a case file in regards to the fact that I was due in court in a couple of hours. I've never gotten any paperwork or been in any legal trouble, so I called the number and spoke to a lady who didn't identify herself. She claimed I was being sued by First Bank of Delaware and I owed $4,000. I told her I'd never heard of any of this and had no paperwork or anything. She confirmed that there is no way i could have a court case if I've never been given paperwork... First Bank of Delaware is an account on my credit report that I've been trying to get information from in regards to this alleged debt to for years but they'd never respond. The statute of limitations ran out (4 years in Texas) and after a few letters of them not replying I gave up on it getting resolved. And now they're supposedly trying to sue me after the SOL expiration date? This is either a scam or an illegal practice on their part.

These moth******ers must think we are dumb as HELL they called me with that bull s*** and I told them to bring the F****N cops to My house. you aint gettin my Damn money.

I got a call from a restricted number from some lady that said she left me several messages from which I have never even received any messages. She said she just received my file and that it was urgent matter, was left some 877.330.4492 number to call back asap and give them some file #. No name given and no company name given either.  I see it as probably a scam.

Will not identify company. Idle threats. Harassment at work.

I received a call on my cell today it came in as a private number so I let it go to voice mail there was a woman speaking in a mumbled fashion stating that she was a process server and I have had a a case filed against me and need to call her back immediately. She left a case number and made it sound like a criminal matter. Since I am far from a criminal of any kind I sensed something was off about the call. I called the phone number she left back and I blocked mt number I was transferred to a man I asked him the name of the company he told me I had reached the switchboard. I told him thats not what I asked I again asked what the name of the company was he said they were a verification company he asked for my case number I told him no and hung up. I believe it was a definite scam.

I was called today and threatened to pay $4, 212. These people are sick. Someone please help us turn them them in! I knew it was a scam. They lady didnt state her name, but told me the money I owe has turned into a felony. SCAM ALL OVER IT!

My home number was called today and the person ask for my son, when I ask what it concerned the caller said it was about a summons to court and my son needed to get in touch with this number and also gave me a case number and that it needed to be done within the hour. But it was just a scam. There is no court action against my son.

This number called me as well and threatened me with a lawsuit against me for a company that I do not even know or had business with.  They did not give any information.  The first call I received was from an unknown gentleman that stated that I needed to call another number and that if I did not do so, I would have papers served to me from law enforcement.  When I asked him about the details, he stated that he could not give them to me and that I would have to call the 877-330-4492 number.  Then some lady answers and says that the lawyer just handed her the packet and that I was getting sued by this company that I have never done business with.  I told her to sue away and send me the papers that I did not even know who this company is.  This I believe is a scam and they want you to volunteer to go ahead and pay before it goes to court.  When I asked her where the company was that this suit came from, she stated the town that I just moved to 6 months ago.  She did not even know.   Beware, just tell them to send away.

My father & brother got a call from this number 1 (877) 330-4492, they said it was a legal matter and need to contact me. So they both got in touch with me, I return the call twice trying to find out what it is, the first time they said I had to pay X amount of money immediately, then changed it to a less amount. I called back today and told them I needed them to fax the information to an Attorney friend of mine. He said he did not have the paperwork or the case number to look up the information.

So I think it is all a SCAM!!! I hope someone can find out who these people are and put them in jail if it is indeed a SCAM!!!

This phone number constantly calls my work threatening me with summons, court, fines everything you can think of. The person Laura Smiti doesnt give a company name that shes calling for. She just threatens with law suits