So sick of this scams. Got the same message "naming me as a defendant/ person of interest"!! I cant even begin to understand how they think that they cant be identified as a scam given all these posts online!

this company and all of its above names is 100% a scam, the latest is nationwide asset and recovery number for where they take peoples money is 1-844-245-7180 they claim it to be there payment processing which is a complete lie its the same few people answering the phone "investigations" they were claiming to know where i live and threatening to shoot my family and house if i didnt pay them $5000 for a bond that i owed for warrants for a payday loan i took out first thing is it is completely illegal in north carolina to recieve a payday loan so i know they are lying ...... but consumers beware of this company they are using different names daily and phone numbers daily .........
1-844-245-7180
1-888-512-1378
704-957-5625 they called me from there cell phone number also...................

They called  for my ex and we have been separated for 14 years saying he is  defendant in a court case and they are trying to locate him and to call them with any information I might have on his location.

These people keeps on calling me about a debt I do not own, threaten me with arrest if I did not pay. I just filled a police report against these b*****ds. Thanks CC.

The proper local jurisdiction to file police reports would be the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CMPD/Pages/default.aspx

You can make a report by telephone - If calling outside the Mecklenburg County, the Non-Emergency Crime Reporting: 704-336-7600

You can also make a police report online at
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CMPD/Pages/ReportACrime.aspx

How can we stop it??  Tried FTC

Same call blocked number to no avail. Is there a way to get to them????

This number keeps calling my personal phone looking for someone I don't know. Every time I tell them to stop calling me they hang up

Go a call just a few hours ago saying I was do in court in Washington state on may 19 do to a debt that I never even had it was one of them pay day loan thing which I have never got money from before  and if I did not show up I would be jailed ..a hour or so later they called back from an unknown numbers stating the same thing but I would be arrested tonight  when I called back the number that showed up on my caller id ( 888-512-1378)when the girl answered she said investigation then hung up

Received a message from this number yesterday and called them back.  Stated that I had an outstanding payday loan balance of $835 from JHS that dated from 2011.  Funny, never heard of that company.  They stated that they were the National Investigation Association, and another rep stated Nationwide Investigations, and if you call back after hours the voice mail says Raffino, Garrison, & McCoy.  Had all of my info, when I pressed them for more info, like their address, they stated that they could not give it out for security purposes.  Yeah, right, just so they won't get sued or arrested themselves.  When I called back today, they simply answer "Investigations", stated that my file was closed and sent out for pre-litigation, wait a second, they told me that they were the pre-litigation department.  All they want is your hard earned money, and once they figure out that you know they are a scam or if you ask too many questions, they move on and call you back in a month or so under some new company name with a new VOIP number.  This company is illegal, they threaten arrest, can't happen, threaten to sue, won't happen.  Do NOT give them any money.

Just recived a call from this number stating that I have to appear in court in two weeks in west Virginia and if I do not then I will have a warrent for my arrest die to a payday loan back in 2011 that I never recived or had it is getting to the point they are calling my sister saying she will be arrested for not complying

called looking for my husband saying an arrest warrant would be issued from Oakland County for bank fraud.funny thing is I know that warrants aren't issued from counties. They're issued from courts/cities.  I called Oakland County to report this fraudulent company.  Funny thing is they've called before stating he owed money from a payday loan.  which we never obtained.  SCAM!!!

Stop all calls

This scam has been going on for 4 years. Unfortunately they not only call me but my first wife that we divorced 30 years ago and my mother who is 81. Calling the FTC and homeland is a waste. I wish there was a way to get these thugs and put them behind bars. I stop answering the phone and know that those who may owe, that this is a civil matter. However, groups like these will try every means to threaten you, even call your employer. Is there any resource to stop this. There should be an organization that can find them and procecute. Protect citizens.

For at least the last year, an illegal group of debt collectors have been terrorizing consumers, their family, friends, and employees threatening to arrest the individual of an unpaid loan or other debt (their generally don't even owe). Be aware debt is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, and you can't be arrested. They threaten a warrant if the victim does not pay a sum of money by the credit card over the phone.

Some of the people they are calling do not owe a debt.  Others they are calling have already settled their debt with the organization who owns the accounts. Even if you do owe a debt, do not be deceived by the actions of this group.  Many of the accounts they are attempting to collect they do not own.  In other words, if you pay these people, that is not going to clear your debt with its rightful owner.  

Although when pressed the callers give the victim an address in Columbia South Carolina (usually a vacant lot) or Atlanta GA (often a parking lot near the bus station or a Peachtree Road Address). They are actually out of the Charlotte North Carolina area. The scammers are using the following business names (and there are many others, and they seem to create new ones daily).  They will normally answer the call back number as ?Investigations?

Reynolds, Hill, and Associates
Berkley and Associates
Kaufmann and Associates
Sanderson Blaine & Associates
Blaine and Associates
McKenzie Reid Associates
Kennedy, Kline, & Associates
Nationwide Asset and Recovery
Piedmont Investigations and Procurement
Raffino, Garrison, & McCoy
Greenman, Schwartz & Associates
McCoy Law Group
Salem Associates
Reynolds and Associates

Here is a set of links to a variety of threads on this forum that document this group and its behavior. They include the experiences of victims as well as a former employee or two that quit within a week of finding out exactly what was going on. They also include responses from consumer advocates and people who are really criminal justice professionals advising victims of what to do

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-748-8367
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-719-1725
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3492
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-805-5549
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1084
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-803-2349
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2417
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-775-2418
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-755-3417
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3946
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-676-3485
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-3768
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-699-9749/2
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-6246
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-678-5437
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-0061
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-746-3948
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-791-2353
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-699-6246
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-735-8624
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-751-1083
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-736-3678/2
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-8529
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-967-2633
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-460-1576
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-609-3074
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-576-6210
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-601-5849
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-230-1283
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-658-0438
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-510-9327
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-509-0338
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-803-0755
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-511-0627
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-509-3033
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-509-0339
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-511-0631
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-883-2350/2
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-244-3381
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0269
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-295-9550
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-966-6277
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-511-4248
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-725-5312
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-756-9997
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-1278
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0531
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-0273
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-719-5041
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-791-9102
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-512-400-2637
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-585-730-6153
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-512-1712

Received the same message as everyone else, called the company back, stated they were he National Investigation Association.  State I was to be sued over a BMG/JHS payday loan from 2011.  I never had a payday loan with them.  Would not provide their address for security purposes.  Total scam.

Me too same message and cannot block call

Called and for the 5th time asked them to delete my number. They said yes and time and time again they still call w a message of a warrant. Am going to report them to FTC?

Got a call looking for my sister.They are saying she has 3 charges and they are felonies and they are going to put out an arrest warrant for her. When i asked what was this about they wouldnt say. This is some type of scare tatic from some bill collector in order to collect a debt. I thought it was against the law to use threats. WOW! SMH! Whne you talk to them they sound like they are in a cave.

Received a call from the same number. When will this stop? They are calling me it seems once every 2 to 3 weeks. I block their numbers from my phone but it doesn't do any good because they call every time from a different number. How do I stop this? Must be a scam.

just received call from 1-888-512-1378 they left a message stating they were looking for me and gave a case number have no clue who they are must be a scam

Got the same call. When will this end?

got a call toady.  same messege that the peoples on 877-725-5312 leave.  Must have needed to change their number. Bunch of BS