These people have called me on my job re: a case number and issueing some kind of court papers. They have tried searching for me through every name and number that is attached to my name. What can be done about this. I am presently on hold with them as I am typing my comments. Michael Roberts.

Well, looks like the DISreputable collection agencies down in Florida are using this number now...Here's some information on some I've been looking into:

There are complaints about them all over the internet for harassing people that do not owe the debt, threatening to arrest people for a debt, telling people the only way they'll stop calling is to pay "court costs" on an alleged suit they filed, etc.  According to some of the MANY complaint pages and numbers they've called using, it seems they call about debts that are 5-10 years old, don't care if they were paid or not because they want money.  There are people who have fallen for this, and stated that they paid, and are STILL waiting on getting the documentation of the debt from them.  Of course, their story is that they sent it out ... yeah, right.
What's laughable is one page on their website that says they follow the law during collection attempts.  OBVIOUSLY, NOT!  THEY have an F rating with the FL BBB (see below).

By the way, it would seem to me that, IF you had a bad debt, it would show on your credit report (if still eligible to be reported).  IF you do have a bad debt on your credit report, you might want to consult an attorney and/or the original creditor, rather than these folks who obviously could care less about the law.  [I am NOT an attorney, nor do I profess to be one.  I am NOT dispensing ?legal advice,? simply giving my opinion!]

IF they were calling about a legitimate debt, they would NOT be calling to see if you'll be home all day on certain day to "deliver legal documents" or "subpeona."  A legit collector CANNOT discuss your bill with anyone else OR threaten to arrest you and/or send you to debtor's prison, etc.

Make yourself aware of the rules in the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT.--http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.shtm  
Here is more info on it from the FTC Consumer information -- http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
It's glaringly apparent that these folks enjoy breaking most of these rules.

Hope this helps someone!


As well as filing a complaint with your State Attorney General and the FTC, you can also file complaints in Florida.
Here is the Florida Office of Financial Regulation's complaint info page:
http://www.flofr.com/StaticPages/FileAComplaint.htm

(Florida) Bureau of Financial Investigations
http://www.flofr.com/StaticPages/BureauOfFinancialInvestigations.htm

(Florida Bureau of Financial Investigations)  Online Fraud & Abuse Tip Referral Form
http://www.flofr.com/StaticPages/documents/OnlineFraudTipForm2.pdf

Here are some other agency contacts:
NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME CENTER (NW3C)  http://www.nw3c.org/Home
Phone:    (804) 273-NW3C
 Email:    ISS@nw3c.org


FBI ?Contact us? page -- http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us
FBI Tips and Public Leads submission form  https://tips.fbi.gov/
?Please use this website to report suspected terrorism or criminal activity. Your information will be reviewed promptly by an FBI special agent or a professional staff member. Due to the high volume of information that we receive, we are unable to reply to every submission; however, we appreciate the information that you have provided.?  
[NOTE: As far as I?m personally concerned, the behavior of these companies IS a form of domestic terrorism, although the FBI may not.]

It also occurs to me that, particularly on the GreenDot/Prepaid card ?payments,? since they are apparently difficult to trace, I seriously doubt they are reporting these funds on their income taxes === tax evasion.  (That?s the way they finally got Al Capone!)  The IRS has forms for reporting suspected evasion, and even a reward form you can complete for if you help them catch the folks!
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F   (I?m 99% sure it?s the Form 3949-A that you?ll want to complete if you?ve been swindled by these folks.)    It looks like Form 211 is to claim a reward!
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3949a.pdf   -- Form 3949-A
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f211.pdf  -- Reward form

   I personally don?t care WHICH branch of the government goes after these people, as long as THEY get REAL FEDERAL ARREST WARRANTS out on them!!  So, if you?ve been taken in by these folks, besides filing with the above, don?t forget the IRS!  (You KNOW they like going after money!!!)

It may not help, but it certainly wouldn?t hurt to fill the mailboxes at the White House with letters about these folks.  If the President wants to get involved with courts and everyday peoples? lives, then he needs to get involved in THIS!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact  -- to the right side of the page, there are links for leaving online comments, writing a letter, or calling the White House.



I'd suggest giving a list of time, date, phone number, and anyone's name you were given on these calls...EVEN if you didn't answer or it went to VM.


--------------------------------------------------COMPANY NAMES & INFO--------------------------------------------------------

GOODMAN AND STERN, LLC
Goodman and Stern LLC -- http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... /Goodman/Page12
Articles of Organization for Florida Limited Liability Company -- http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... er=L12000043155
2013 Annual report -- http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... &formatType=PDF

Goodman and Stern have a license as consumer collection agency in Florida
https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/SearchLicensingRecords/Search.aspx  )
License info: https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/Searc ... 702&licDesc=CCA
http://www.bbb.org/central-florida/business-r ... ndo-fl-90168391 --, they have a F rating with the BBB .  Read their responses to complaints and you'll understand why!
If you go to this site and click on "View additional phone numbers," the drop down will reveal:
"Additional Phone Numbers
(888) 779-7118
(888) 591-3948
(877) 588-7426" ****************

For
Goodman and Stern LLC
(888) 314-5992
View Additional Phone Numbers
7751 Kingspointe Pkwy Ste 107, Orlando, FL 32819-6501
Send email to Goodman and Stern LLC
http://www.goodmanstern.com
When you go to their website, you'll see they did, indeed, remove any phone/address, etc. from the site (IF there ever was any).

Scambook -- http://www.scambook.com/company/view/95428/Goodman-Stern-and-Associates

FTC previously went after another company name (no idea if it was these, but sure acted the same):
http://getoutofdebt.org/31596/ftc-goes-after- ... process-servers


Goodman and Stern Associates -- http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/ficidet.exe?act ... um=G12000035195
Ficitious name registration -- http://www.sunbiz.org/pdf/30943953.pdf

GSA Management -- http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/ficidet.exe?act ... um=G13000019672
Application for Registration of Fictitious name -- http://www.sunbiz.org/pdf/20097452.pdf  -- Owners Goodman and Stern, LLC


Goodman and Stern, LLC dba Recovery Services/GSA Management -- https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/Searc ... 702&licDesc=CCA  
Consumer Collection Agency?original license 4/23/12?approval status 12/12/12 ?expiration date 12/31/13 ? 7751 Kingspointe Parkway Ste 107, Orlando, FL 32819
https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/SearchLicensingRecords/Search.aspx  -- shows that Recovery Services/GSA Management Is the only approved and active CCA in Orlando, FL with ?Recovery Services?  in the name.

directly connects GSA Recovery, GSA Management to same PO address
----- http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-786-233-6742 --   Megan replies to KJHWILL  --6 Jul 2013
GSA Management
PO Box 593563
Orlando, FL 32859

Fax 888 371 9229
This is the information they gave me when I demanded the contact info for their compliance department

Scambook complaint ? by a 63yo retiree ? These people don?t have ANY respect for ANYone -- http://www.scambook.com/report/view/253397/Recovery-Services-Complaint-253397-for-$600.00



GSA Recovery -- http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/ficidet.exe?act ... um=G13000019672  -- Reg #G13000025241, filed 3/13/13?expiration 12/31/2018?Multiple counties ? Owner: Goodman and Stern, LLC
Application for Registration of Fictitious name -- http://www.sunbiz.org/pdf/40659354.pdf

http://www.gsarecovery.com/#   Toll Free: 1-888-983-3011
TollFree: 1-888-983-3011
Fax: 1-888-906-3083
Mailing Address:
GSA Recovery
P.O. Box 593563
Orlando, FL 32856-3563
© Copyright 2013
GSA Recovery
Caller: Goodman and Stern LLC, aka GSA Recovery, aka GSA Management Orlando, FL  




Also going by:
EIESNBURG, WHITMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC (Should be Eisenburg, but is spelled EIESN on Articles of Organization) -- -- L12000083285. FEI/EIN 45-5578652  ? ACTIVE ? effective 6/25/12
http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... %20Nathan/Page1 -- Reg Agent & MGRM: Nathan P Dixon?principal address: 7751 Kingspointe Parkway 106, Orlando, FL 32819

Consumer Collection Agency License search ? EISENBURG, WHITMAN & ASSOCIATES  License CCA9902836, approved 9/13/12, expires 12/31/2013


--http://www.bbb.org/central-florida/business-r ... ndo-fl-90197044  --
Eisenburg, Whitman, and Associates
Phone: (407) 802-3206 Fax: (407) 674-2518   7751 Kingspointe Pkwy Ste 106, Orlando, FL 32819-6501Send email to Eisenburg, Whitman, and Associateshttp://www.eisenburgwhitmancca.com
  == C+
On a scale of A+ to FReason for RatingBBB Ratings System Overview


WEB PAGE:  http://www.eisenburgwhitmancca.com/contact-us   -- states they have an ?A+? rating with the BBB
Eisenburg, Whitman, & Associates
Phone: (888) 211-9377
Fax: (888) 608-4906
Email: ewandassociates@gmail.com
Consumer Collection Agency
License #: CCA9902836

Hours of Operation
Mon, Wed, Fri: 10am-6pm EST
Tue, Thur: 10am-8pm EST
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
Address:
7751 Kingspointe Parkway
Suite 106, Orlando, FL 32819


AND: [updated with this info 8/7/13]
RUBIN AND WEIZMANN, LLC ? Florida LLC document #L12000111927, active status 8/25/12, principal address:
8810 Commodity circle, Suite 02, Orlando, FL 32819 ?. Registered Agent & MGR: Rick Simmons (same address)
----http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... man%20LLC/Page1
--http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationS ... man%20LLC/Page1
Consumer Collection Agency license CCA9902847, approved status 12/21/12, license expires 12/31/13 ? (same address as above)   https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/SearchLicensingRecords/Search.aspx  
https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/Searc ... 847&licDesc=CCA  
CCA License TERMINATED effective 8/8/2013  https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/Searc ... 847&licDesc=CCA

Rubin and Weizman, LLC.
(888) 980-8166   8810 Commodity Cir Ste 2, Orlando, FL 32819-9065
http://www.bbb.org/central-florida/business-r ... ndo-fl-90173181

  == F
On a scale of A+ to FReason for RatingBBB Ratings System Overview



SUGGESTIONS (again, I am NOT an attorney and am NOT attempting to dispense legal advice.  These are my PERSONAL suggestions)
1-IF you decide to answer one of their MANY calls from about 50 different telephone numbers (no, I?m not exaggerating), give them NO INFORMATION.  In fact, YOU MAKE THEM ANSWER QUESTIONS, and if they don?t, hang up on them!   I don?t know anything about spoofing/masking numbers, but there have been comments that they are VOIP?ing the majority of the numbers they?re calling from.  I do not doubt this, as a person said the number showing on her phone was that of the local police department.
2-Keep a running log of the date, time, telephone number, person calling and note of conversation to file with your complaints.  (Or, try to record the call, BUT they usually hang up when they?re told they?re being recorded.  ROFLOL, now how many LEGITIMATE collection agencies would do that?  NONE that I?ve ever heard!
3-Look up your state?s Statute of Limitations on debts that can be pursued in court (that you can still be sued for).  It seems to vary from 3-15years.
4-DO NOT allow them to intimidate or frighten you.  These idiots have even called the numbers attorneys, police officers, etc. with this scam.  Intelligent, they are NOT.  

USUAL PLOYS:
1-call friends, neighbors, relatives, employers, and you trying to intimidate you into paying JUST to make the calls stop (but, from looking online, they don?t stop?they just demand more). ? Ask these folks to also keep a log of the calls, give them this internet page to check.  Ask them to do a search for ANY of these company names.  They?ll soon realize it that these people are nothing but SCAMMERS.
2-??have important legal documents (or summons) to deliver, will you be home ---(day) from 8:30 to 4:30 to accept it??
3-?There?s a warrant out for your arrest UNLESS you send us $xxx TODAY?  -- they seem to prefer asking for the ?Green Dot? prepaid card and want you to call back with the numbers on back ? harder to trace where to $ goes, apparently.

COMPANY NAMES:
Goodman and Stern LLC, aka GSA Recovery, aka GSA Management Orlando, FL  ? AND/OR ? EIESNBURG, WHITMAN & ASSOCIATES LLC, Rubin and Weizman, LLC.


TYPE OF CALL:
SCAM AND/OR EXTORTION BY A DISREPUTABLE LICENSED COLLECTION AGENCY


By the way, in case you haven?t seen it, complaining DOES help!

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Debt-collect ... qz/-/index.html

Debt collection agency busted in Orlando
Federal investigation results in arrests, search warrants
Published On: Mar 11 2013 12:20:18 PM EDT   Updated On: Mar 01 2013 07:12:52 PM EST

No doubt about it. Its a scam. If you look up the number Ms Moore gave you, you will see.
Ms moore called me around a year and a half ago threatening to take me to court. I told her that I was familiar with scam debt collections and that I had just watched a 20/20 episode about it and gang/mafia involvement. She never called again. I am now suddenly receiving calls from the 588 7426 number. I asked for a validation of debt letter as well as other documents regarding my "case" and they never came. Now when I call and give my "case number" they put me on hold and dont come back. I waited 45 min the last time.


Scam scam scam.

Even if my debt were real, the statute of limitations is up and they have no case for court. Summons...pshhh

'Shelly Moore' just called me at work from the 'Civil Procedures Division' (haha); I cut her off before she could get too far into her script.  I asked her specifically for the name of the entity she was calling from - her answer was Texas (what a joke); asked her not to call me at work again and who the heck calls from a number that comes up 000-000-0000 on the caller ID; Ms. Moore got flustered and gave me a bogus case file to reference and the phone number 877-588-7426.  I will call these bottom-feeders back when 'hell freezes over'.

Don't give these people ANY information!

Received a call and when I answered the lady said she needed to talk to me about my AEP electric bill and I said "before we go any further I do not have AEP as an electric supplier" and she immediately said to disregard the call and hung up. I think they are fishing for information or checking to see if the number is still operational to put it on a list to sell.

The best thing to do is just to ignore or block these calls. When you answer them, or call them back, you're falling into their web of fear and they start getting to you psychologically. Don't let it happen, just don't talk to them.

These are robo calls.  I know because they call my cell number. I am an attorney,  If you need to talk to someone about a legal matter a deputy sheriff will deliver the message via a subpoena.

I received an email containing this number.  It was allegedly from Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp, claiming that my university dining services account had an  "Incomplete Credit Profile".  It continued: "D&B requires more information to provide your company with a credit rating. Please call toll free at 1-877-588-4479 immediately to complete your profile."  Well, I work with my university dining services and I know this claim to be fraudulent.

I have had the number 877-588-0801 call my house before, I never answered it and they never left a message. Today I get a message from a girl that I am only associated with because she is a facebook contact. She had gotten a call from a Gary person. She thought it may be important so she did call them back. When she talked to them, found out they were looking for Me and my Boyfriend. The person she spoke to then began explaining to her that WE (he and I) had an outstanding debt and they wanted to know if she could help them locate US. She told them no and not to call her again.
When I read this I was FLOORED. Me and My Boyfriend have NO debts together, joint accounts, or bills in both of our names. There is no possible way WE, as a couple, have an outstanding debt. My guess is this is a scam!

March 11, 2011
This number appeared on our CID today. We had been receiving harassing calls from Imperial Recovery Partners which went on for about 6 weeks. During that time we contacted the state attorney general's office & filed an official complaint. The calls have pretty much stopped but now a pattern of one call every Friday seems to be emerging. Last week it was a different number.

This guy just called "Lucas Miller" from the same number.. Looks like a scam.. DONT CALL THEM

Keep receiving calls from lucas miller and a Keving stating "im calling in regards to "someone you know".....sounds totally shady, any person that is in need of important information will leave more information. Calls are annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha! John just got pwnd....

I just looked up the Imperial Recovery Partners, LLC that the persons at 877.588.0801 refer to and found this on the Kansas City Better Business Bureau Blog website:
Scams of the Week: Dec. 27, 2010
Imperial Recovery Partners, LLC - You may know them better as Regent Asset Management. You know, the company that was recently sued by the Colorado Attorney General for collecting without a license, that collects debts that don't exist, that calls people (who don't have debts) and threatens to throw them in jail if they don't give up their money.  If you get a call from them or someone calling himself Tom Parker, hang up the phone.  If you have already given your bank account to them, alert your bank immediately.  They have been calling from the following numbers: 1-866-351-9793 and 1-877-519-5039. Also note that this company is not affiliated with Imperial Recovery out of Lexington, KY.

I will not be calling them

I have been getting the same message from  Lucas Miller and will not call back because I have been reading the posts. I can tell this is a scam. I will contact the Attorney General as well.

LJG

I have received multiple messages from this number 877-588-0801 asking I contact Lucus Miller-I called and the woman who answered would not tell me what "Imperial Recovery Partners" does-if I gave her my number she would tell me why I received a call.  I did not give my number - this is just some scam!

Also received a call from one "Lucas Miller" indicating he needed to speak with me about a deposition, etc...only details were his name and number.  Deleted VM and will not return his call. Probably good advice for everyone.

I contacted this company back after a "Lucas Miller" left several messages on my mother's phone.  When I finally reached Lucas, he informed me that I was needed for a deposition in reference to one of my old co-workers.  Lucas refused to tell me what Mike, my ex co-worker did, he just wanted to schedule a time for us to meet.  I remember reading an article about Mike in the county press about 6 months ago, but can’t remember whether it was in reference to tax problems or some sort of financial violation.

Lucas Miller has left me several messages on my machine.  He has important information and if i could call him.  He doesn't leave much but he's name and phone number. I was told by my neighbor NOT to trust caller.  Delete message!!!!

Every few days I get these calls. The name the person uses is Donovan McAllister. I have not called back since  I don't return calls from machines.

Ignorant idiot going by the name: Max Anderson.
Called BBB of NECAL. Asked for all 4 women by name in our operations department at least a dozen times this week. Seriously!  He was told DO NOT CALL here. We know fully your a scam, and if you call again you'll be reported to the FTC. He changed his tune and said he was sorry, there was no more problem and he'll take our number off his call list.
NOTE: This company has several complaints w/ the FTC already, and as stated by a previous consumer SUED by the Attorney General out of  Colorado.
Please be careful.

I've started getting these calls on my cell phone.
They say the exact same thing as someone graciously wrote on here.

It's a scam people!

Received a call from the same number but different name.  This is a recorded message and the name is Donavon McAllister.

I have been receiving calls from a local number asking me to call back. Every message has been a female saying basically what was written here... Today though I received a very awkward call from an "Arther" Stating that there are some descrepencies and I expect a return call in order to volentariy solve this. And if you fail to return my call for whatever reason you think is vaild I will take that as noncompliance and make a decision for you". This came through on my husband's cell phone and he has been in jail for the past 40 days and these calls started 2 weeks ago. So Im guessing a scam since I don't know any "Arther" and we have had this number for almost a year. His cell number is not given to ANYONE when it comes to bills and such and the cell phone is in my name. Kinda fishy and if they are calling from a local number then giving this 877 number to call back, Im not doing it... Ill answer when they call again this week since I know they will.

I too have been receiving threatening calls from this number.  Gary Bridges, claim enforcement Imperial Recovery.  Strong arm when you call back.  Don't call back it will ruin your day!

I am glad to find these helpful postings because I got a similar message this morning asking me to call back and I was suspicious. So thank you everyone for posting! It does sound like a scam and I would report them to the FBI for investigation. I did that with another company and they got shut down.

This is useful. I've got the 877-588-0801 number calling and this time it is James Levitz. His pitch was word for word as above!

@NN I got the same message today but from a Eric Fitzgerald? He stated I should call him by 5:00 today. I was not interested in calling but I am concerned over why I am getting all these type of calls.
What are these calls about? Where did they get my cell number and how do you make them stop?

This number was called our phone today and told us to call them back pertaining to an important matter referring to a person but we aren't calling them back. Afile that was filed into my office. that has some information in it that is not matching so if you could call us back at this number before 5 pm. that would be appreciated.

Also has the name of Marcus Cornwell.  877-494-1532.  Just FYI.  
Two people who had my phone number previously apparently have stuff in collections.  I called the number letting them know I don't appreciate being harrassed, and once they verified my number and told me who they were looking for, (they never asked me for my name), I told them to remove the number immediately.  They said they did, so we'll see.