"Chris" - that is an alias for a Bertrand Management Group employee, or perhaps it is Jason Elsen himself, the CEO and Chief trainer of these illegal practices. He reads these pages to find out what people are saying about his companies. Don't hesitate to contact any attorney who seriously practices FDCPA law. Do not settle with a confidentiality agreement, as that is how he keeps his bad practices out of the public record. However, Mr. Elsen cannot stop us from using the internet to help each other out! He is pure sleeze, he knows it, and he isn't anything but a toothless dog. Fight back!

You guys can believe what you want on these posts. I listened to posts like this and I still got sued. Say what you want and call me a faker but the proof is in the judgment. It?s right there for you to check yourself.

I decided to listen to the info I found on sites like this and it did me no good. Look at what happened to me.

Case Number:  12CG5951
BERTRAND MANAGEMENT GROUP VS. MAHROUK, CHRIS T.
Court:   Chatsworth Courthouse

Original Case Number:   12C05951
Original Court:   Glendale Courthouse
Filing Date:  10/23/2012
Case Type:  COLLECTIONS CASE (Limited Jurisdiction)
Status:  DISPOSED BY JUDGMENT

and here is a link to the court website if you still don't believe.

http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilcasesummarynet/ui/casesummary.aspx?CT=CI

Better watchout with this company, this is a collection company. If you settle an account and start having deductions from your checking account the will deduct every month and when you're almost done paying the account they will stop deducting and sell your account to another collection agency so you have to start paying all over the settle amount, Even though you had the money in your account for them to take.

You want to find an attorney that practices FDCPA law.  You can find a list of consumer protection attorneys in your state at www.naca.net.

I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL WHICH CAME UP ON MY CELL AS "RESTRICTED". I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE A LAW FIRM THAT RETRIEVES MONIES OWED TO OUTSIDE CREDITORS. I ASK WHO THIS WAS THAT I OWED MONEY TO AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD'NT REVEAL THAT BUT GAVE ME ANOTHER NUMBER ( 877-978-0926) ALONG WITH A CASE NUMBER. I CALLED THE 877 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE TRYING TO SERVE ME AND MY EX HUSBAND WITH PAPERS TO APPEAR IN COURT. THEY SAID IT WAS FOR A BALANCE DUE TO A CREDIT CARD OUT OF FIRST FEDERAL BANK. THEN SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THE ATTORNEY FEES WOULD BE 3,000, COURT COST AND THE MONEY I OWED WHICH WAS 1,800.00, WHEN I ASKED FOR THE COMPANY'S PHONE NUMBER I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT'S IN THEIR HANDS NOW. AFTER A LONG BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION, I EXPLAINED TO HER I WAS ONLY RECEIVING DISABILITY AND THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD AFFORD COURT. SHE THEN SAID THAT MY BEING ON DISABILITY SHE COULD FILE SOME SORT OF PAPER THAT WOULD LOWER MY AMOUNT DUE IF I AGREE TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT. OF COURSE I AGREED. IT WENT FROM 1,800.00 DOWN TO JUST UNDER 800.00, SHE SAID BECAUSE MY EX AND I NO LONGER ARE TOGETHER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ME PAY HALF BUT I HAD TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TODAY OR THE PAPERS WOULD BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY. SO I OFFERED 50.00 AND WAS TOLD THE REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED FROM THIS CARD ON THE DAY I GET MY CHECK WHICH WAS THE THIRD OF THE MONTH. WHEN I WENT LATER TO VIEW MY BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE I NOTICED IT CAME FROM BERTRAND MANAGEMENT GROUP OUT OF ONTARIO, CANADA. I TOLD MY SISTER AND SHE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THIS PAGE. I AM CLOSING MY BANK ACCOUNT AND OPENING A NEW ONE TOMORROW MORNING. BUT I DO PLAN ON SUING THEM FOR MENTAL ANGUISH AND REFUND OF MY MONIES. I WILL FIND A LAWYER WHO WILL TAKE THE CASE WITHOUT PAYMENT UNTIL WE WIN. THIS IS SUCH A HUGE SCAM COMPANY I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THEY ARE STILL DOING THIS AND NOT STOPPED. IF ANYONE HAS SUED THEM I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU WENT ABOUT FINDING A LAWYER BECAUSE I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO START. I WILL CHECK THIS SITE DAILY TO SEE IF ANYONE CAN OFFER SUGGESTIONS.  THANK YOU

BMG if you are reading this message.....Margo and Susan and the rest of BMG Group, please hold hands and walk off the nearest cliff. You have made everyone lives miserable. How do you sleep at night? Calling people and harrassing people. You guys have no professionalism at all. I hope in return that someone will sue the s*** out of you guys. And leave you guys jobless.

Wow..this is very sad. I thought I was alone.  My husband have been hound by this company at work.  They talk to his boss in order to get to him.  So finally we called back with a case number.  They said it was a debt we owe. It was the account from hsbc, which was paid off last year.  She( Susan) saying that if i don't make any arragement to hold the process of them serving me papers.  They would go ahead and proceed with it.  I told her I already paid for it.  And she went on saying that am I refusing to pay it? I told her that I'm not refuse to pay nothing cuz i owe nothing. Before she up, she said, "see u in court."

We were contacted this week. Unfortunately boyfriend got nervous when be heard court and sent them $50. When we finally found out about this whole scam he called them and asked them to send all the documents to him she refused and said they were for them only and he could not see them. She said they already had filed for a subpoena but when we looked it up and called nothing was filed. I am filing complaints with anybody and everybody about this now I don't want anybody else to fall for this.

Ok, now I am fuming....these people called my EX HUSBAND saying they had a lawsuit which needed to be delivered to me.  Somebody needs to do something about these people.....are there no laws against this?

These people called me 3 times within a 10 minute timeframe.  Number showed 1111111; they left a message saying they were calling about my property, and they had papers that needed to be delivered to me immediately and I should contact them asap.  They did not identify themselves at all.  I have no idea what this is all about, or who they are.....thankfully, 800 Notes is telling me I just need to ignore these calls.  Does anybody know exactly who or what they call people for?  Why would they say they're calling about my "property"?  Kinda scary......they called my cell phone....how do they get cell numbers?  Legislation should be passed to stop this kind of harassment!

The number 8886670079 had called my extended family (cousins and uncles) asking for them at first then saying they are looking for me and need to deliver papers to their house. They left a name Joseph from BMG. I don't even know who they r. People say it is a scam. They should be sued for doing that. Isn't that against the law for creditors ( if it is a creditor) to do that now in days. I don't know how they get their numbers.. Phone book mayb... Or who knows. It's pretty scary b cuz what else can they get.

The first time I talked to them, they wouldn't give me their name except for "BMG". They wouldn't tell me the full name. After I found out it's Bertrand Management Group, I talked to them again and he seemed very surprised I knew their name. Then I told them that it was illegal to say that I was "being sued" when it's not true and he freaked out saying it was a big mistake that I was called. Not only is this an illegal scam, but they're not even very good at it.

BTW: They call from 999-999-9999 and say that is an "outside processor". What legit anything would call from a skpe or spoofed number.

they have moved to Anaheim-----1440 South Ahaheim Blvd suite #875

i got calls from BMG Law---- when pressed to give me ANY info-- they hung up on me --4 times--- without giveing me name of company or address or any info-----  my caller id gave the incomming call as 999-999-9999--- but they gave me the number of 888-667-0079---

Got this call on my answering machine today (5/22/12) and the only part of it that was clear was the phone #. I also figured it's a scam and thank "The Exposer" above for confirming.

It's call Bertrand Management Group. They are in Ontario, California. Yes, It's a scam!! My brother, sister and I got the same call. Guess what. No papers were ever delivered. Imagine that. Just another desperate scavenger bottom feeder debt buyer trying to scare people. NEVER give anybody that calls you any financial information!!!! Their BBB rating is F

I received a call from John Beauty who works for clerk court and a unfiled compliant against me and needed my correct address to send me documents to me . He gave this 888-667-0079 ex 5574 ok reference file no.     0016150. Please help me .I think it is  a scam. thanks