Well, it is my understanding and my lawyers as a matter of fact, that the only ones who can garnish your wages are child support and the federal government....

I received a call from a Mr. Steven Shaipro on behalf of The Law Offices of  Lombardo and Associates. I reside in Boston. He even went as far to have a Dectective Anderson  call me who supposedly worked on behalf of the District Court located in my state. I gave up my Credit Card information for them to charge the $200 per the settlement. I was supposed to receive a receipt and to date nothing. I have called and called and nothing. I called the Court looking for a Detective Anderson and guess what, they never heard of have heard of anyone by this name, he never left his fisrt name either. The charge came thru as Check and Corporate Services??????

I am at a loss as to what I should do, I can have the charge reversed but then do I want to be contstantly harrassed by these people , no I don't. What I want though is to ket them know they are corrupt and doign things illegally which could cost them more than $200 they got from me.

well my father gotta call for them for me. the guy said he was an investigator & i needed to call him back asap.. so of course i googled the number & no business came up.. something just aint right about all this

i tried to do the same thing, they placed me on the phone with a supervisor he clarified what was going on... i told him i still was not going to pay and hung up... later that week i did recieve a call from the country and i eventually paid but i dont honestly think it is a scam if u ask me...

The same number called me warning me about the bad checks that i wrote, i called back and at the time i couldn't com across any type of money, they said i would have 72 hours, the next week i actually had to show up in court for these checks. I think they are for real...

They called at my mom's house, they tried to make her to pay a loan that I have or I'm going to be arrested. They keep say that over and over but I filed a complaint on diferent federal agencies.The way that they are acting is ilegal. I told them as soon I get a job I'm going to start paying my loan but they keep giving  me hours to pay or I'm going to court. They are not investigators. They are collection. Go to FTC, FCC and BBB and file a complaint about them. Nobody can give information about your debts to others people, is Ilegal.

i thought they were a scam too, until a guy came over my house and gave me a paper saying i was being sued! i only owed them $459, and now i pay $68.59 every week from my paycheck!! needless to say, i got hit with a $4367.38 judgement. so you's can call it a scam if you want to..... i found out the hard way

Multiple calls from this number for my nephew. I have asked them to quit calling. Told them I had no idea where to find him and had not seen him in over a year but they won't quit calling me.

Today I asked for the guy's name and he said Edward Noble with the Dept of Check and Corporate Services. I then asked for an address and he said New York. I asked again and he got someone else on the phone who identified himself as Bill Woods. I asked this man for their address and business name which he refused to give. Said he was investigating a fraud case. I told him that I needed his company name and address because I was going to file charges against them and he hung up on me.

i just got served a court date today because of bad checks i was writing.  these people called me a few days ago and i never called them back. is that y they called???

investigator jonathan karr said he was from erie county and i had a petty theft charge againist me and even said a company i owe money to. the company name he told me was checks incorporate services that he worked for and i had 72 hours to pay them or was getting arrested.

I got a call from this number saying investigator brown, but didnt leave a name for who it was for. Said it was very important investigation call...im kind of skeptical as to the fact he didnt leave a name for who the call was for. Do you know what company this number is from?

I got a call from them Jan 31. Very suspicous and it was a similar "investigator" in regards to a petty theft claim. My husband and I think it is a scam. I Googled this # and this site turned up. If it was a legitamate business, I would think it would show up?

"investigator" williams called...made it sound like it was some sort of police investigation. Sounds like she says Calveras County

yeah, i ignored these people too, then i got a summons to court and they ganished 50 a week from my paycheck

not a scam, huh???
YOU  are  a  SCAM.
people, don't believe what this IDIOT is writing.  He probably is one of those people that calls us all the time.  GET A LIFE, DUMB A**.

yeah, RIGHT. for "REAL", huh???  do you work for them???
you are full of s***.  learn to spell, IDIOT.

you are full of s#@!, and I bet you work for those slimeballs.
you are an IDIOT.

Caller identified himself as Richard Brand the first time called me @ work said that I needed to pay them, had my drivers license number, social security number,
and wanted me to verify if all the information they gave me was correct, I told him that I couldn't talk to them @ work asked for his number and told him I would call him on my lunch, I never did, now he is calling me on my cell and work phone, they also give me a reference number when I do call them back to reference the number he gave me.

I RECENTLY RECIEVED A CALL FROM THIS 'DEPARTMENT OF CHECK AND CORPORATE SERVICES' IN REGARD TO A BILL I OWED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THIS CASE FOR A GROUP OF ATTOURNEYS WHO WANTED TO TAKE ME TO COURT FOR A JUDGEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A LOCAL LAWYER WHO HANDLES THESE CASES AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. SHE THEN CONTACTED THEM FOR INFORMATION. WHEN THE LAWYER RETURNED MY CALL, SHE STATED THAT THEY ARE INDEED WORKING PAPERWORK THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO ATTOURNEYS IF NO ARRANGEMENTS ARE MET. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH SOME COLLECTION AGENCIES LIE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MATTER AND IT IS GOOD TO BE SKEPTICAL, THESE FOLKS ARE THE REAL DEAL. I THEN CALLED BACK TO THEM AND THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL: TAKING WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN A 2300$ JUDGEMENT AND SETTLING OUT OF COURT FOR 756.87!! THEY SAVED ME SO MUCH TIME, STRESS AND MONEY. DO YOURSELVES A FAVOR AND LET THEM HELP YOU TOO.

there are a few numbers they are using, and they claim all kinds of stuff, they are nothing but a collection agency, and it is against the law for them to claim they are anything but, they can not tell you that they have a legal suit, or they are going to take you to court, so on. Call the Federal Trade Commission, I have on them, I also have their main phone number in which they are calling, the main company that bought out these "Debts" is National Recovery Group. They have broken many of the Fair Credit acts. Laws. and the FTC and BBB would love to hear from you, the FTC is wanting to start a Class action Suit. so call if these people keep calling and making Idol threats.

They called and left a message on my phone 3 separate times that I am someone named "jones, mumble mumble" a "person of interest" and to call them. I have called them and told them my true name, which is NOT jones, and to quit calling. They have not stopped. I called my phone service provider and had their calls blocked. Harrassment is illegal in California and if they call again they can be sued.

yeah, i ignored these people too, then i got a summons to court and they ganished 50 a week from my paycheck

Received a call from a Charles Nickles advising me that there was a court date of May 22, 2009 for myself, my step-daughter case number 108-583 for our other step-daughter Patsy Ortega the defendant. Received simular calls from this guy saying he was with Harris County.

i still have the handbook if anyone wants it.owners name/ new number/ ads on craigslist. i can go as far as getting his cell number.

i used to work for this company. id be happy to give you guys there info. the owner is a scumbag.

Check and Corporate Services are the a "real" company? I can't seem to find out any information on them. I've been harrassed and threatned over the past week. I took out a payday loan in 06 and went through a financial period where I didn't have the funds to pay back the payday loan. They've asked me where would I like to be picked up home, work, school? I've asked them to stop contatcting me at work and to send me everything via mail "they refuse". I've asked for another number besides their 888-269-9036 number "they said they do not have one" I've asked for their physical address they can not give it to me. They keep saying that they are going to send it to "attorney networks" and I will be arrested. I've asked if I wrote a bad check why is it not registered anywhere. They were clueless. i would appreciate any help anyone can offer.

*I've also filed complaints with the FTC, BBB and Attorney Generals Office

They were asking for a party who use to have this phone number but who no longer does.

Well, I get what you all are saying and its true that they can't send you to jail but I mean, I dealt with them and they were real respectful.  They never took any money from me that I did authorize them to take.  Yeah theyre a collection agency but theyre not crooks.  And when I payed that stuff off they sent me a letter and helped to clear my credit report.  I dont get why everyone is so pissed.  If you dont wanna pay the money you owe then don't.

In the State of Florida you CAN'T BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED FOR A WORTHLESS CHECK IN A DEFERRED PRESENTMENT AGREEMENT AKA PAYDAY LOAN OR CASH ADVANCE LOAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCK ON THAT CHECKS AND CORPORATE SERVICES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE SO DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! STICK A FORK IN YA 'CAUSE YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

560.406  Worthless checks.--

(1)  If a check is returned to a deferred presentment provider from a payor financial institution due to lack of funds, a closed account, or a stop-payment order, the deferred presentment provider may seek collection pursuant to s. 68.065, except a deferred presentment provider may not collect treble damages. The notice sent by the deferred deposit provider may not include any references to treble damages and must clearly state that the deferred presentment provider is not entitled to recover such damages. Except as otherwise provided in this part, an individual who issues a personal check to a deferred presentment provider under a deferred presentment agreement is not subject to criminal penalty.

(2)  If a check is returned to a deferred presentment provider from a payor financial institution due to insufficient funds, a closed account, or a stop-payment order, the deferred presentment provider may pursue all legally available civil remedies to collect the check, including, but not limited to, the imposition of all charges imposed on the deferred presentment provider by the financial institution. In its collection practices, a deferred presentment provider must comply with the prohibitions against harassment or abuse, false or misleading representations, and unfair practices that are contained in the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1692d, 1692e, 1and 1692f. A violation of this act is a deceptive and unfair trade practice and constitutes a violation of the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act under part II of chapter 501. In addition, a deferred presentment provider must comply with the applicable provisions of the Consumer Collection Practices Act under part VI of chapter 559, including s. 559.77.

(3)  A deferred presentment provider may not assess the cost of collection, other than charges for insufficient funds as allowed by law, without a judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction.

History.--s. 13, ch. 2001-119; s. 47, ch. 2008-177.

1Note.--The word "and" was inserted by the editors.

This is a NOT NOT NOT a real legitimate company.  They DO NOT DO NOT sell their debt to attorney networks because THERE IS NO NETWORK OF ATTORNEYS! They CAN NOT sue you for up to five times the amount due plus court fees. and HIS UNCLE IS NOT AN ATTORNEY in Marlyand and he deals with this company regularly. LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR