This is a scam  They have ways to get your information and try to convince you that you owe.  Do not give any information on the phone  Let them send it to you in the mail.  Know your rights  Its best to not answer these phone calls   After a while they do stop

THEY ONLY HAVE TWO CLIENTS AAA COLLECTORS AND FEDCHEX COLLEGE BOOKS. GO TO THE SOURCE WHICH YOU CAN EASILY GOOGLE. DON'T PAY THESE CROOKS.

I had Renee Hill contact me and she contact me (the mother) at my place of employment.  This was a dead give away because no law firm would have a work number for a debt my daughter supposingly have.  I did call back but from my government phone and where I work (FBI) I really doubt this company would call my number again for anyone in my family.  I dont expect to hear from them at all.  Just a tip to everyone.  Please note that you will receive mail before anyone will contact you by phone to ask for money.  Another scam similar to this one was for a library book not being returned.  trying to charge me daughter 279.00 for it being late.  Luckily my daughter contacted me and put me on a three way and I sat and listened to the lady trying to get my daught to pay this money.  thats when I made it known that i was on the phone and asked the lady to send me a itemize copy of the bill showing how theycame up with that amount on their letter head so I can verify if this is a liget call.  I never heard from those people again.  My kids are good at calling me first before they do anything they are not sure of.

Yeah, they are all legit, all right! I got a letter the other day from another 'legit' collector. They claimed they were collecting a debt of $674 that I owed to ____ College. I won't even bother to call these scammers, as I've never BEEN to any College!

Glad I googled law office of Crystal Marone a women Amber Hunt left a message also saying the file will move forward if they don't hear from my son tomorrow. This is most def a scam.

Is this # calling from Chrystal Maroney Law Office!

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received a call about a debt I owe.... I do owe it, but used to owe it to another company now I owe it to them? I don't get it...guessing a scam or something like that I don't plan on calling back  

I would ask them exactly how they recieved yout information, and tell them you have not signed any release of information forms that would allow them to collect your debt, plus the company is based in new york, most likely its a scam

Got a call from liz Johnson at crystal morroney law offices, she didnt answer when I called back or return my call, after seeing this I won't bother, but I'd still like to know how they got my number, especially since I just had to use a bondsman last Saturday

Kelly James is calling me and I told her it's impossible for her to be real she flipped saying its impossible that their not real but when I called her back the phone was disconnected everything about the situation was sketchy and the truth is their fake they have to be

I'm not in collage but Kelly James called me over a vet check that i didn't even know about and I almost sent it to her until I called her back after giving her my card number and it was disconnected lol

LOOK UP FDCPA, ALSO CONTACT THE ORIGINAL MERCHANT. RESOLVE IT THROUGH THEM.

I had a call from amber hunt also.  She was with crystal maroney law firm. I owed 1400.00 for a debt, but since their law office took over the debt I have to pay them $2,570.00.  If there is someone who knows if I really have to pay that much back. Please let me know, or can I just pay  the debt of 1400.00 and know that legally  there is nothing more they can do?  Please help me find out my legal rights.

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Did my research: Sorry to hear you've been duped and fooled by these two co-conspirators in their collection fraud. Crystal and Brad are one in the same. 119 Rockland Center is a UPS store. There are no "suites". Moroney has an office on the same floor as Brad Rephen. Morney is Rephen's new frontman. Rephen's reputation is ruined and he's afraid of his own shadow and being sued. So he went out and hired Moroney under false pretenses that her job was respectable. Rephen has simply transferred his firm to Moroney so her reputation could be ruined and not his. Both firms add illegal fees to drive up their unwarranted profits. Do not pay.

Mooski Seems to be a confusion let me help you understand. As for letters I can not help about that, as I know many companies are accused of not re  sending letters for most throw away such letters or they get lost. What I do know is that every company is legit when getting information passed to them from any vender, people avoid paying because they simply don't have the funds or may not recall its been so long. NY has many law firms and collection agencies and you can not believe what you read on any site. I learned that myself by doing the research. Rephen Law Firm and Crystal Moroney amongst others mentioned on here are all separate. Seems to be Crystals office collects on college books and other various debts that are most likey legit. Brad Rephens office seems to deal with actual legal assistants and lawyers who represent venders on credit cards and bounced checks and are in neighboring locations. People that owe debts often feel upset when getting the call or have to call either or any place of business. Out of such anger they come across they are quick to revert to the internet to bring any place of business down. However it does not change anyone's credit report, I have found that out myself. I am glad to finally get closure myself after reading such responses, which we have every right to confirm. I can not explain the office banter and finger pointing but people who owe debts and do not like the news such as myself, some  vent in a dis tasteful manner and think by venting the company employees names, and co. names and rash jokes are funny, it really does not solve the problem. I hope my information that I was able to research from being mislead on this site too we are victims of that, and know you weren't the only one confused and we have a right to know. Lesson learned never believe what you read on the internet or a company forum. Best Wishes!

Brad Rephen is behind this operation and runs the whole show. Crystal/Barbie is no more than a female figurehead who is ordered to play up her femininity to get beaten up debt to collect. Real sad.

Paid on the website with no problem and got a receipt and a letter saying I paid for my book. I had no problem with this place or my college.

I find it quite comical that "different people" keep posting on here claiming that "they are legit". yet not one of them can produce a single letter from the "law firm of crystal moroney" in which the debt was validated, which is the one thing that would actually prove legitimacy.

last yr I had a book that I did not return because the school was closed due to bad weather (which is not my fault). when I tried to return it a week later, they said it was late and that the card I had on file didnt go through. so they told me to call fedchex. I called fedchex and they told me to call law offices of crystal moroney. I called and now i owe so much more. which upsets me bc i could of just paid it last yr. but i figured nothing would come of it. well... I just paid it because I dont want this following me. i want a clean record. This whole thing is a pain in my a** but they are legit.

FYI to all other students - I called FedChex and they redirected me call the Law Offices of Crystal Moroney that is where I had to pay for the book. Figured I would share.

Brad you wasted mine and my daughter's time, we went to the website you listed and even called them and they told us the account was not resolved when it was with them and the Moroney law office is handling it now and it has to be resolved with them because of the age of it, it's been past due a while. You don't know what you are talking about-anyone else reading this blog don't follow this idiot's advice and waste your time, he obviously has an issue with the law firm and it was one big waste of time doing what he suggested because the amount my daughter owed did move after time passed. The firm was not that bad to deal with they were interested in resolving it and did so professionally.

JUST A HEADS UP YOU STILL HAVE A LEAK IN YOUR OFFICE. AS TO THE REST OF YOU FOLKS CHECKING THIS OUT. CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN (CRYSTAL MORONEY) AND PAY THERE CLIENT DIRECTLY, IT WILL SAVE YOU AT MINIMUM 150.00 PER BOOK. https://www.fedchex.com/main/index.php

I am with you Carolyn.  They are legitimate.  My son forgot to return a rented textbook.  2 years and $170 bucks later.  The only thing is no one contacted us by mail.  Only once it was $203 dollars.

They are collecting a textbook debt.

JJ, and all others:

I checked on this so called Crystal Morony Law Office .. I have serious reservations that she is a legit office. When you check the website (http://www.crystalmoroneylaw.com/Contact_Us.html) and look at their addressit is in the same location as a UPS store.. When ever you see a suite # with an address check the address out. I found the following website (http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/spam/nanuet.html) even thought it does not show the suite # 390 it shows where the mail is going (and them probably redirected).

interesting the emails from the website I found (www.cockeyed....) came from a company called Crystal Traffic .. See the following forum showing other addresses being listed at otherUPS Stores
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-76997df6bff8649/ ... 543035696162139

Call these see if they'll sue themselves!!!!!!!!!
They play both sides of the fence


http://www.debtcollectorstoppers.com/
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081211/NEWS/81211022
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Law-Offices-of-Allison-Polesky-PC/158330114207449
http://nycdebthelp.us/
http://mharveyrephenlaw.com/

Let's dial back through this thread a little. 14.5 weeks ago I had linked you to a comment I had made to Lasardo two weeks before that.
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-46c44373709cfbd- ... 749110911895009

In that reply I had linked to the NELG Contact web page, which I will repeat:
http://nelgllc.com/Contact-Us.html

That page currently presents the same address in Goshen, NY that was there when I first saw the page in late January. USPS lists this as a valid deliverable address. Next I'll show you what I got for a little extra keyboard pecking.

On the guest list of a debt collection industry trade show in September 2011 is one Bradley J. Rephen, President of Northeast Legal Group. The list gives a street address of 17 Squadron Boulevard in New City, NY.
http://www.midatlanticcollectors.org/Attendees15Sept.pdf

Here's the Manta business listing for Rephen Law Firm, housed in the same building in Suite 320:
http://www.manta.com/c/mm3q926/rephen-law-firm

Here's the Martindale listing for Mr. Rephen, listed as a partner in Minsky & Rephen, found straight down the hall in Suite 305:
http://www.martindale.com/Bradley-J-Rephen/534537-lawyer.htm
(Martindale is the who's-who resource for attorneys, a good site for debunking any potential fraud who claims to be a lawyer.)

USPS also considers 17 Squadron to be valid. The same building also hosts an office for Wachovia/Wells Fargo just below Rephen's bunch in Suite 200.

An older 800Notes comment (Dec 2008) pegged Rephen's office at 41 Powder Horn Drive in Wesley Hills, NY. USPS says it's really in Suffern, but this address too can accept mail.

Suffern and New City are neighboring towns in Rockland County, just south of West Point. Yes, *that* West Point, where the soldiers are training. Goshen is dead west of the Academy in abutting Orange County, home to the Harness Racing Museum, f/k/a Trotting Horse Museum. (Who knew there was one?)

Point being, NELG and/or Rephen is not a moving target so much as a swaying one, keeping to the same region for at least the past 3.5 years. If you cannot spot a target for your summons from any of that, you might ask Northeast Legal Group *and* Rephen Law Firm secretary Angelica Anzueto where she parks her car on weekdays:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/angelica-anzueto/2a/7a3/356


The above Fun Facts To Know and Tell were compiled within a couple of hours tonight. I have access to the same websites and search engines as you would at home and no more. Maybe all of the above are blind alleys, in which case I would drill into PACER for any cases involving NELG or its Prez .... Well, I would if I had funding for ten cents a page. The free but incomplete RECAP archive gave me zilch. But anyway, here is my other sharper point ....

Why after three months is your guy still coming to you with a shrug and saying, "Duuuuhh, aawl I gots is dis PO box"? (For that matter, I find no USPS or private box associated with Rephen or NELG.) At this pace, you'll be filing your FDCPA case around Xmas, after the SoL expires on your claims. But what do I know, I'm just a pro se apprentice in a mystery phone call discussion forum and your lawyer makes $300 an hour and has a staff of paralegals pulling $40K a year. I guess they are physically incapable of sending teaser Cert Mail at a whopping $5.75 apiece to possible addresses to see which ones bounce back, and their phones are all broken or else they'd have tried all the listed numbers. Yeah, that office needs help, alright.

I agree that your tormentors need to pay and you can't rest until they do. The various complaint forums for both NELG and Rephen have stories like yours full of dubious "hot check" claims and illegal threats and other abusive treatment. They've also tended to attract a high percentage of illiterate trolls who defend the collectors with the usual "Pay Youse Bills" rants. They won't make your job easy, I suspect, but there are only so many rocks they can hide under before you kick over the right one and swing your club.
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My college uses them to collect on their books. It wasn't a scam, I have the copy of the contract and receipt....me not returning the book caused fees to be incurred -so is life...I paid and didn't have a problem, in fact the woman I spoke to there was really nice. Next semester I will definitely remember to take the books back!