HAHAHAHAH and Jason? I have a feeling that might be those drug addict losers, Robert  & Jason Jakubec. Apparently now when you Google there phone numbers and names, they are ripping people off on craigslist. Nobody i know has ever gotten rich off of craigslist. Also why would complete strangers be getting so upset? This is a message board started to help people from falling victim to they're scams. Why doesn't Jason & Robert try getting real jobs and stop stealing peoples money. Have fun in jail boys, your day is sure to come :)

Get a f****ng life loser!!!! Just bc our family's will have more money then u will ever have!!!

Oh and by the way the lawyers name is frank m bogulski 88 west Utica street buffalo ny 14202 phone 716-885-1276

Jason jakubec and his family Courtney jakubec brother robert jakubec jr are all drug addict losers. Jason spent 3 years in jail for drunk driving and killing someone. Don't trust these small town losers tryin to make a living scamming people!

Was that lawyer Frank Caligiuri??? If so hes a fake lawyer and any lawyer that tells you they require payment now or else it is going to be handled by the law IS NOT TRUE. They are just threatening you so you pay.
Don't fall for their hustle.

Received a call saying the same.... have not called back, it is from another number.
855-359-2333

You don't work do you what a loser

I recieved a computerized voicemail from the number 312-379-3598 and they claim to be "ICS" and I need to call them back about a debt collection.  I don't carry any debt other than my home mortgage, so I'm 110% certain this is a SCAM. But how I can verify that these people aren't "dinging" my credit rating?  they have obviously invested enough so that their computer system can auto-dial me.

I'm almost tempted to call them back and make sure I'm "square" but how would I know the person who picks up is not trying to scam me? I guess I just have to ask for proof of an unpaid bill.

So I got this call about pressing charges for fraud because of a payday loan. I have to admit they worried me and I gave them my debit card number so now what happens if when they try to draw the money off my debit card and there is nothing there?  Will these people really have a summons delivered and can criminal charges really be filed against me?

what city is the number from?

When I answered it was a recording that said something along the lines of "you're a person of intrest" please call and refer to case number xxxxx

SAID I WAS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A CASE#.............    CALLED AND ASKED THE NAME OF WHO I WAS SPEAKING TO AND HE SAID IT WAS DAN ROGERS AND HE GOT VERY UPSET BECAUSE I WAS WRTING DOWN INFORMATION.  IA ASKED THAT HE NOT CALL MY NUMBER AGAIN

yeah I just got a call today on my cell phone said the same thing.  a person of interest.  the number came up as a (000)0000000 number so I right away called my cell phone company to make sure I wasn't charged some outrageous fee for answering the call.  I took down the number on the message and that is what lead me to this page.   Thanks for the information.

Tried sly dial on some of the numbers I found for these people, most came back as prepaid mobile numbers.

You have been named a person of interest. You need to discuss this matter to avoid charges being filed. What type of business is this?? They don't accept payment by cashiers check or personal checks. They want access to your debit. Stated that they worked for a law firm. What happened to the privacy law? They gave up too much info to me ,because I am not the party they were trying to reach. Violation of HIPPA..

I too had a call from a mr greenway. He had all my information ssn address drivers license, every thing. Even the email I used to get my payday loan with check n go. I have read a lot of fraud stories about this company and ask him to email me my account details. He did and I am not denying the debt. Got in touch with fl atty gen who said they have to alow debtors to make arangments if need be but can not threaten or use the word jail. We have to pay our debt or we are stealing simple as that. My loan was originally 400 and I offered mr greenway 200 and with paper work then sent to me with arangments I paid and received a paid letter. I am now debt free. Just because their arecompanys calling for our debt doesn't make it a scam. That is just where our debt goes. Pay what you owe. Thou shall not steal right? Good luck to you all.

The best thing you can do to avoid these calls is change your number, if possible.  I had the same issue and changed my number and never heard back from them.  I know its not always possible to do that but if you can, thats the best course of action.  Regarding their threats, dont worry, they are just that, threats....nothing will happen, they wont do anything because their threats are illegal.  They cant take you to court because they are commiting illegal acts in threatening you....viloating all aspects of FDCPA.  So dont lose any sleep over it, and change your number if you can.

I recieved a call from a M. Greenway for ICS on Dec.15, 2010. He left me a voicemail and said that I was being investigated for wire fraud on a pay day loan back in Dec 2008 and that I had until the next day to call him by 5:00pm. I called him back the next day and he was very vague and rude. He said that if I didn't pay $ 797.42 by the end of the current month then his company would take me court. I asked what did ICS stand for and he told me that it stood for Interstate Check Systems located in Buffalo NY but when I looked it up this compay is located in Amhurst NY. I asked if I could speak with one of the attornies that worked for this company and he told me that all of them were in court and that I could only deal with him. He knew my ss #, home address, cell phone number etc. He said that he was looking in his system and saw that I had an active checking account and that I needed to give him my information so that he could start to draft the money. I refused. I asked if I could send in a money order and he said no I could only do a check by phone. I had a pre-paid debit card so I gave him the number to that and made a payment arrangement for Dec 31, 2010. I called a friend and she said that the samething happened to her husband and that I needed to contact the police. I did and the police that said this was a scam. I alot of people have been complaining about this company. I googled the company and the owner has been arrested and convicted of scamming people. So on the 31st the card declined. Of course someone from the company called me. He told me that his name was John McCain. He told me that if I didn't make a payment by phone on that day that they would have to file charges againist me. Again I asked if I could speak with on of the attornies there and he told me that they were in court. I told him that I spoke with the police department in NC and they told abut this company and he got nervous and said that since I had spoke with the police that he would have to turn my paperwork over to his supervisor and that they would call me back. Then he hung up on me. Well...its Jan 25,2011 and I still haven't heard from them. If you research this company you will find that they are not legit. They have several lawsuits against them. DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL BANK INFORMATION!!!!!!!!! You will never get your money back.

These scumbags need to go go jail!  They are not abiding by collection guidelines at all.  What's scary is they had my DL# and last four of my social security number.  I called them on everything and the alleged attorney got on the phone and told me, if it's not recorded, then prove it.  Does anyone have it on tape?  Please get it on tape.  We need to go to the Amhurst PD and have these scumbags thrown in jail for misrepresentation!!!!!

I heard about them from my grandmother because they called and threatened her saying that if they didn't hear from me in the next 48 hours, they were going to summons her. I immediately called them back and was told that they had the right to do this, I offered to set up a payment plan and the woman I talked to said I didn't have the right to do this and I could only choose three options of payment that was due in the next three weeks. Well, I told I don't work and that I would choose one of the options but if I couldn't pay it I would call them back to cancel --- she immediately said I could not cancel it and that if I did, then they would set up a lawsuit against me.

I then called back a week later and told them I could not pay for it. I finally received a call back from someone different last week who said I could arrange a payment plan and how much would I be willing to pay....he then told me he would get back in touch with me either at the end of the day or the next morning with options...he did not return my call. I called him back and there was no one there by that name. My payment was due today, but I had no money in my account so it was declined, I then received a call and the guy's name was completely different than the one from last week, but he claimed he spoke with me last week --- I let him know everything that had happened and that I would not be working until January and that the man I spoke to never called me back with any options. He said that since I lived out of state, there were cross line borders laws if a payment was declined or whatever. He did not care of my current situation and believed I was lying.

First of all, I spoke to Attorney General and yes, you need to try to pay your debt but there are supposed to allow you to set up payment plans --- they have the right to sue in civil court but it's a lot of out of pocket costs that they're not willing to go through, they are not allowed to threaten you or your family --- if they make threats, file a report against them, but the reason they have your information is because of you gave that information up to get a loan --- the loan company or the debt is bought out by this company but they will try relentlessly to scare you into paying them. They will lie. They will threaten. They will disrespect you. Just find out as much as you can before giving them your money. I will give them nothing if I do not have it to give.

dont worry your pretty little head they most likely wont sue and it wont cost you anywhere near 6000 if you are sued    get all the info hire  a lawyer and sue them

I have read all the posts and am still trying to figure out if these people are legit or not.  They called me today at work and are so harrassing.  They also said is so in so your husband?  I said yes, how did you know his name?  They said they do searches on people.  That was creepy.  What really sounded crazy is that they said they show him as having property worth over $1,000,000!!  I said what property?!  The man said he shows a house under my husbands name worth that much.  I pretty much told him he's crazy because we have never owned one house.  We have always rented everywhere we've lived.  Where could he have gotten such crazy information that isn't even true??  I did default on a payday loan that I have good intentions to take care of but they constantly talk about taking me to court and charging me over $6,000 and possible other punishment.  If anyone has any insight, please let me know.  I don't want to give these people any money for the payday loan if it's not really going to pay it off anyway.  ICS is the company that contacted me.

they say i was a person of interest and they confirm my name and case #

I received the sam phone call saying I was a person of interest and they confirmed my name and phone number and gave my sisters name as a person that used me as a reference.  I said I did not know anyone by that name and they said are you sure and I said yes, very and hung up.  They called again 2 days laters and left the same message saying I was a person of interest in a case giving a case number.  I would like to know how to stop these calls.

"you have been named a person of interest in a very important matter. Please contact my office immediately. The number is 888-562-4395. ....."

This call was automated and did not get my name correct. I did not call back.  It was kind of creepy.

I got two calls on different days this August 2010 saying to call 1-888-562-4395 that i was named a person of interest on a case #  2042__.
I read the above and was curious so I called from my work number ( the  phone number that appears on their line is not the actual number I am calling from) . When i asked what company it was, the guy  who answered it said it was ICS. He asked who I was. I asked who he was looking for. I gave him the case #. He put me on hold. He said if i was Tenisha Spears from Alabama. I said no. I gave him my name. He then said Tenisha had put me down as a refrence. Told him i did  not know any Tenisha. He said I probably did but just did not remember.  He said he would remove my phone number.

received a call today from 1-000-000-0000. let it go to voicemail, message to call back 888-562-4395 named as person of interest.

i did have a payday loan that did go to default (bank account closed due to stolen checks, didn't change account number in time) but i paid it off in march - have documentation to prove that. suspect it to be a scam, and reading the other posts here i'm sure that they got my information from that payday loan company.

Been getting calls about every 6 months from them. Last week I started calling them back and told them they're not getting a penny from me. They make a few threats, I laugh and tell them to follow through. They hung up on me 3 times Thursday, once yesterday, once today. This is great - a scam is hanging up on me.

I have posted this elseware and this it could be handy to all of you... here you go.

I am located in Arizona and received a call from these scumbags. After researching the number and these posts, I decided to do some more research and came up with this:

Interstate Check Systems is an entity of Northtown Capital & Associates. Northtown's web site is:

http://www.northtowncap.com.

Northtown's address and location is (same as Interstate Check Systems):
15 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14228 - Phone: 888.358.1120 - Fax: 716.691.2122

Here are the corporate filings found at: http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry

Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009
County: NIAGARA
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE

Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC.
3047 MAPLE ROAD
NEWFANE, NEW YORK, 14108
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC
1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038


Current Entity Name: NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 23, 2009
County: ERIE
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE

Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC.
1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038
Registered Agent
SPIEGEL & UTRERA P.A. P.C.
1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038

Don't let the DOS mailing address in NYC fool you as corporations can have correspondence go through their attorney.

Here is where it gets real interesting though. I decided to research the owner's name given above, Jason Jackubec. He appears to have been a player in various buffalo collection agencies, all of which seem to break every law out there for consumer protection.

I decided to search "jason jackubec ny" on Google. It corrected me, apparently the proper spelling is "Jason Jakubec". One reference comes back to another buffalo collection agency, there is also one from classmates.com and FaceBook. Classmates says jason is a 2000 graduate from Wilson High School in Wilson, NY. Being sure to have the right person, I looked up where Wilson is located. North of Buffalo about 30 miles. Just a small town it looks like... but get this, guess what town is right next door? Newfane, NY... sound familiar? See the corporate filing above for Interstate.

Ok so now we have the right guy... but what is this maple road address? I did a google maps/street view search of the address. Comes back to a ritzy looking house, that's right a house... a private residence. So off we go, who's house is this? Started to dig a little more. Second link on google at www.ypsort.com/main/ny/newfane/ shows a name and phone number for that address:

Elia Richard A
3047 Maple Rd
Maple newfane 14108
716-751-9252

Wait a minute... who is Richard Elia? Second page on google says he is the Executive VP of Sevenson Environmental Services in Niagara Falls. Well the location of his company makes sense, the location of his house definitely makes sense. But how and why is he tied to a collection agency. Time to dig deeper yet again!

Remember that facebook search that came back on google? Well for being such a big shot, he isn't big on privacy! Clear as day, right out there is all his info! His profile is wide open! Oh, and his profile does confirm all that information, plus it gives his cell phone number, personal email, and his birthday in case you want to wish him a happy one! Back to Elia though...

I decided to check out his friends. He has 249, so start scrolling through the list! Page 3, first hit, jessica elia. Page 5 rachel elia. No richard elia though. Well I have facebook, let's search for elia's in wilson high school... nothing. But we definitely have Jason linked to the Elia family. So back to google we go.

I'll start with some common sense. Jason is class of 2000 so let's focus on his class. Going back to google searching for wilson high school alumni, I come across a new site, mylife.com. Enter the name Richard Elia and Newfane and let it ride. Well, it happens to bring up other people related to the same address as Richard Elia along with his age (56). It shows a Karin and a Joseph H Elia. Time to start making assumptions. Richard Elia must be a father! Remember, Jason is in his mid 20's as facebook shared. So let's find out who this Joseph Elia is... maybe he is our guy. Same site, just change the first name to Joseph. Guess what, comes back to a 26 year old matched up with Richard. I can't get any more info without registering but I have a name.

Joseph H Elia - let's google it. Not finding much on him, all i see is a Joseph Elia from Newfane winning some money at the Niagara Falls casino in a poker tournament. That would make sense, degenerates to tend to fall into collections. Well I'm at a loss nothing. Back to square one.

So as a final result, I decided to search "northtown capital joe elia". You're not going to believe this one. 1st result on google, guess what I find: Elia, Joe, Northtown Capital & Associates. Jakubec, Jason, Northtown Capital @ Associates - DBA Conference attendees. There it is clear as day! DBA - Debt Buyers Association. It is apparently a conference where these agencies go to buy and sell debt. A meet and greet of the scum of the earth!

So here are your owners! Jason Jakubec and Joe Elia... do some searches... actually, if you want to have fun, get Jason's cell phone number from his facebook page and start harassing him like he has been harassing us! Oh, and don't forget... file complaints with the Attorney General in both your state and in New York. New York's attorney general is not messing around anymore when it comes to collection agencies who break all the rules! I'll keep digging into this and update if I find out anymore information.

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Received a message from them for my husband who has been deceased for 13 years. Called  and advised them to removed deceased husbands name and spelled it for them.  Received a return call asking me what I wanted. Told them they called my number what were they looking for.  Rude, disrespectful, and juvenile attitude.  Told me to be prepared for a lot of hang up calls.  Waiting for them to start so they can be reported.