I get a letter from these "people" every month. They call 3-5 times a week. They were contacting me under my maiden name and now under my married name. Dept 893 PO Box 4115 Concord, CA...
STOP HARASSING ME! I don't owe anything to you nor for Cash Advance America. I've never taken out a payday loan, so go suck it and save a stamp. I'll keep the $1,060 you are demanding from me
and feed my family this Summer.

Received a letter with this return address: Dept 319
PO BOX 4115
Concord, CA 94524

Thanks to everyone's messages here, I'm not even opening the letter. I'm 'returning it to sender'.

Stop this fraud report immediately! We owe no freaking estates!

I received a letter from Portfolio Recovery Associates today with a outrageous claim that I owed almost $600 !!  This account was closed in good standings 12 years ago.  The lady on the phone said if I pay it they would remove it from my credit report!!!!  I laughed at her as I was looking at a credit report that I pulled today that was clean !!!!!  This woman must be nuts, I am not paying a bill on a account that I closed 12 YEARS AGO that was in good standing!!!!! THIS IS A SCAM !!!!!!!!  I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT FALL FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!  PLEASE REPORT THIS COMPANY.

Got a letter for my dead brother from
Dept 922
PO Box 4115
Concord , CA 94524
But inside the letter was
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
PO Box 12914
Norfolk, VA 23541

The letter was a demand for a Washington Mutual Bank / Providian National Bank asking for over $1800.00.  This bank went out of Business in 2008.  Providian went out of business in 2005.  This is not right.  My brother died in 2004.  Making this debt completely null and void as of 2011.  Even if he was alive.  
I THNK ITS REALLY SICKENING THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT SOMEONE FOR A DEBT THAT IS FOR  DEAD PERSON.

I just got 3 letters to my address for a person that had never lived here. The return address is Dept 723, PO BOX 4115, Concord, CA and the company is Premiere Credit of North America LLC which is in Indiana and then they are collecting for the Dept of Education/student loans.

received mail today from Dept 813, PO Box 4115, Concord CA 94524, went straight to trash after reading this post.

I received a letter like this too. I was wondering if it was a scam? What ended up happening with your problem?

Just received  a scam letter from

Professional Recovery Systems, Inc

(877)596-4777

Its asking for tax collections, it has the name of a business that doesn't exist.
Payment information can be sent to

DEPT 1732
PO Box 4115
Concord, CA 94524
the website www.professionalrecovery.com is up for sale.  
Scam Scam

I received a similar letter tieh the To the Estate of, and it was Acscenion Point Recovery Services in C*** Rapids MN. not the same phone number you all had, but a scam just the same. My attorney said not to answer them even. That all sorts of people try to collect on debts that the dead don't and haven't owed. The Return by the way was DEPT 303 Box 4115 Concord CA 64524. Which is the same as some of you received. I go by what my attorney says, he knows the law!

Monica

I received a collections letter from a SRA Associates, INC , 401 Minnetonka rd, Hi Nella NJ 08083 trying to collect 2,600.00 on a account I had with dell.  i purchased a $1200.00 computer paid on it for 7 years, and now they are trying to collect twice the purchase price.  They took so many unauthorized payments on my bank account in 2009, I had to file papers with my bank.  Interesting thing is the address in the upper left hand corner, above my info, was a dept 1607, po box 4115, concord ca 94524 address.  but this belongs to a collection agency in ca.  So are they the same company, or what is the sotry?

Received a "collections" letter yesterday from Credit Solutions, L.L.C. from Dept 851, PO Box 4115, Concord, CA 94524 claiming that I owe $19.64 to "my" International Masters Publishers Account for something "titled" Easy Everyday Cooking. I 'Googled' that title and found nothing. The letter requests remittance to PO Box 605, Metairie, LA 70004-0605 and is signed by Bill Rice as Collection Manager with a contact number of 1-888-855-7327.  I don't recall every hearing the company name "International Masters Publishers" nor anything titled "Easy Everyday Cooking".  I believe this to be some sort of a scam.

I just received a letter trying to collect on a $75. debt that was included in a bankruptcy over 7 years ago. I know they can't collect on this, but when I tried calling, I get put on hold or get a message that the office is closed, even when it is during the stated business hours.

I got a letter from this same place saying I owe money but when I call the number: 1-888-855-7327, it says I can't call it from my area.  I have no way of contacting this company to find out what it is for.  They say I owe $25.11 for some subscription I never had.  It is also from "International Masters Publishers" for some meal thing.

I am also being scammed by these evil people. I will be calling the Office of Fair Trading in Australia where I live. These people need to be shut doen ASAP!

In regards to not paying after 7 years,,,
I received a letter from Dept 303, PO Box 4115, Concord, CA 94524 addressed to:
"Estate of Robert Byrd,  He had no estate and these people are crazy to try and collect. I certainly won't be paying them, knowing they are a scam.
Even after all these years, they are still in business ?   How ?
Looks like all those calls to the BBB and FTC didn't stop these people from sending out more fake collection letters,,, good luck to them

Has anyone seen the site www.imponline.com Thats who these people are...

remember that you do not have to pay any bill that is over 7 years old. even if you do owe it.

Wasn't "Healthy Meals in Minutes" one of those recipe card collections?  The name seems familiar.  I have some of those recipe cards they'd send out randomly to try to get people to subscribe.  That was a big scam, too.

My letter, like yours, was sent to my maiden name.  Since I got married in 2000, I have no idea where they got it from.  Same story as everyone else - International Masters Publishers Account - Wildlife Fact File.  Hrm.  Not something I'd ever order!  I doubt they have my SSN, since they don't even have my name right, so I'm not worried about it ever showing up on my credit report.  I googled them when I first got this stupid notice, which was a long time ago, but I had written it all down and just came across it again.  I figured it was a scam - glad that's confirmed!

Ditto!! I received same letter except mine was for Homemade Treats in Classical Mood. I too will be reporting to my local BBB.

These numbnuts sent me a letter for "Gardening made easy", but under my father's name (I'm a Junior), we've never had anything like that, smelled like a scam from the get-go. Tomorrow, call to local BBB chapter and maybe even USPS.

If everyone were to report the letter on the USPS complaint site, they would be flooded and the PO Boxes listed on the letter would be shut down.  The site address is: http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
and it takes approximately 60 seconds to complete.

Please, everyone!  Take a minute and save your parents and grandparents the headache of hearing from these fraudsters!

I just received a letter from the same company, Bill Rice, Credit Solutions LLC with a bill for something I didn't purchase (Wildlife Fact File) from International Masters Publishers. So do I need to do anything besides report to the FTC? Will my credit rating be afftected?  11/09/07

I received the same form letter...
Bill Rice/Collection Manager 888-855-7327
Credit Solutions, LLC Metairie LA

It says I owe $23.60 for "Healthy Meals In Minutes" from International Masters Publishers.

As everyone else has said... I did NOT order this book.  First I googled Int'l Masters Publishers and their web page won't load.  Next I googled the book title and it doesn't exist.  Finally I googled Credit Solutions, LLC and came across this website.  I can't wait to report the scam!

BTW... when googling IMP, I found a few US civil court cases handing down judgements against them for sending out these types of letters.  Looks like they didn't pay much attention to the judgements and just found someone else to send the letters out for them!

not 855, but an 888 296 6101 and all that happens is the musick of aker bilk playing strangers on the shore plays.  I have checked it twice but hang up as I feel this is being charge to me by time.  what do you think?  I have checked it on the caller identification site but it comes up with nothing

I received a letter on 10/10/07 From Credit Solution LLC, International Masters Publishers, saying I owe %51.83 for something I never heard of: Healthy Meals in Minutes. All the same information Bill Rice, etc... Ironically, they used my maiden name and I have been married for 2 years. I am glad I found this blog, I won't waste my time disputing it the notice.

Credit Solution L.L.C SCAM

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Per google International Master Publisher website is
http://www.imponline.com
toll-free 1-800-570-5718

International Masters Publishers
948 Plaza Drive
Montoursville, PA  17754



The Scam Collection agency info per their bogus /scam Letter has address of-> Credit Solution L.L.C PO BOX 605 Metairies, LA 7004-0605

REPORT them to FTC and  USPS Inspector General, etc

I received the same letter!!! Luckily I found you guys. I agree I believe there is some thing that could be done. I remember something in the news a few years back; where they had mentioned prank collectors making some rounds on small amounts of money to people that have had outstanding credit debt in the past. Luckily for me I have all my paper work of the companies I held credit with. I called them each one at a time and paid them of one by one so I was sure that the credit I held was completely cleared. I now have credit check reports sent to my house of any credit lines being opened; and I make all payments to the the department stores personally or I make some kind of payment that could be tracked through my statements of credit or bank.  ??.. I was thinking on giving these people a run for their money, and sending them a letter that there has been an investigation put into procedure by the FBI?.. HaHa??. I also thought of sending a copy of my letter to a news station to investigate this story.  Maybe if they saw they were all over the news they would stop. But if curiosity gets you have them prove the balance belongs to you by tracking down address and signature to the purchases of original accounts. Till then.

We got a letter today. We have never heard of the magazine they are talking about. I have called many times, and no one will answer.