I got a call from this number 859-721-0633 saying they were MichaelLewis and Associates wanting money from a payday loan yes that I had but paid off some years ago each year at this time I get the same call but from a different company and these number was from Lexington Ky as well.

They have me do upset I can't type. The number is actually 773-717-5418 a land line in Chicago

Oh, and this isn't the first time I've fallen for this with thenm

I just got word from my ex husband. He got a call for me to call Angela Burns 737-717-5418

I've been scammed and it was recent. Like last week and I'm embarrassed and broke. I won't let it happen again. I pray no one else falls for thid

I was called from this number to make arrangements to pay off a loan. I paid off the debt in the amount of $1200 for Advance America. The receipt was emailed to me but Advanced America never received anything from District Restitution. Now , the phone number is not working.

Angelina Burns called me today! Thanks for the information. Here's the number they gave me 773-717-5579 and 773-770-4884 and a fax number of 866-495-4399.

These people called my EX leaving a message for me... Funny thing... We have been divorced for years and not once have I received a call or any mail from this company? If it were legit they would have my number since its been the same for 10 year. Screams SCAM big time.

I've been receiving calls from this number since May of this year stating they are Regional Arbritration Services which is located in Tonronto. They have been threatening me being arrested, paying a bond to get out of jail and some more however I did pay them so far $300.00 on a debt but now I'm beginning to think they are a dumby company trying to collect on a debt falsly. Please help me put a stop to them!!!!

recived a call from a 212 area code telling me to return the 18889003120- same story as everyone else! the first calls i recieved were from a blocked number. I spoke to a Randy who after speaking to someone else, he was the manager. demanded money that day! called me back that day, havent heard from them over a week. today i get the whole Thomas whitaker recording. How did you stop them?

They called us as well. We were so confused. So glad I looked this up. They were rude, and sounded like a scam. So what do we do about this? It makes me so angry that these people are getting away with this

Yes, I got a call from an automated recording saying Thomas Whittaker and gave me a claim number. I am the person of interest blah blah blah.....I need to resolve the matter call this number 8889003120...

Make sure you cancel your debit card ASAP! I just hope that you didn't give them a routing number and account number. I was able to call Suntrust and cancel my debit card after paying "Regional Arbitration" $50. After they figured out the card didn't work for any other payments, that when they started calling my old numbers and my job. But I let people on to their scheme though. Thank God for Google!!

The reason that these people keep doing this is because people keep paying them. Stop paying these people. Stop taking their calls. Screen their calls. Tell your family members to stop talking to these folks and not to give out ANY information under ANY circumstance.Let your family and emplyers know that this is an identity theft type of situation.

I have read through all of these messages and the statute of limitations has run out on any of these debts even if they were valid at one time. So they can't sue anyway.
Anytime these people call let them know that you are recording the call and that you will record any and ALL of their calls.

If you have paid them money then you need to close down that account. Do not give these people your SSN under any circumstances. If they have your SSN then you need to place a fraud alert on your credit reports. They are using scare tactics and they keep doing it because its working for them. Contact the AG in your state, the local district attorney, file an FTC complaint and file a complaint with the BBB.

I just received a phone call from a private number and they left a voice mail from Michael Murdock as well. He told me my fiance was being charged with check fraud and was I was a person of interest in this case and he had me on a recording giving falsified information so we were both being summoned to court unless I contacted him by 2 today. I then immediately called to figure out what was going on since my fiance was at work and I couldn't talk to him about it. A woman answered the phone (not giving the company name just her own), and she said the investigator on the case was out to lunch and she could have him call me in about 30 min. He never returned my phone call it is now after 2 and I've called back twice and no one has answered. They wouldn't give me any information on the case because Michael was the only one who could disclose any information. All while this was going on I called my step dad who is a sheriffs deputy in our county (which is where Michael said he was the lead investigator of fraud) and he said he had never heard of him and if it was from this county it would have been a local number. So that got me curious because my step dad knows EVERYONE in this town. I then googled it and found this site. I am sad to say we already set up payments and have paid them money but they will definitely not be getting anymore from us. I also talked to my mother in law and Thomas Whitaker had been calling her as well leaving threatening voicemails about the same thing. This has to stop. Times are hard enough without people calling and threatening others to pay money they don't even owe. Not only that but the time and place in which they said the check was cashed my fiance wasn't anywhere near that place and hadn't been there since right out of high school. This is definitely a lesson learned and I hope my story along with these others reaches people before they give out money to these scammers!

These people keep calling my dad and telling him that they are pursuing me for check fraud.   When I contacted them, they said that I owe for an online payday loan from 2007.  I asked for some sort of information and/or proof of this debt.   The lady got very rude.  She told me that she doesn't care if I pay it or not.  Everybody acts like they have no idea what she is talking about.  She is just going to record that I refuse to pay and all of my accounts, government aid, etc. will be frozen.  I may even lose my home and car.  Finally she put me over to her supervisor (Randy Pfeiffer) and he recited an old address and the last 4 digits of my social security number and asked me how else would he know this information unless it was legitimate.  He told me that the only information he had was the payday loan company's name and I could google it and call them for more information.  I googled it while on the phone with him and told him that I didn't find an online payday company by that name.  I questioned him further and finally got his name and the fact that he is a collection agency.  I told him that I was going to check with my brother who is a lawyer to see if he can help me get more information.  He told me that lawyers don't scare him and that I could tell my brother to call him and he will give him the same information that he gave me.  Very rude.

Regional arbitration Services is the name they are going by now.... called my husband looking for me saying this was my official notice of being served...caller id shows (405) 273-8559

Thomas Whitaker gave a name that has to have been made up, and when I tried to call it there was no answer.
888-900-3120

I did contact the Attorney General's Office.  I received a very poor reply and a copy of the web page of Regional Arbitration Services.  I thought the reply was an insult.

Got a call from (206) 453-6105 and left me a message to call back (888) 900-3120 Thomas Whitaker, Regional Arbitration Services. They are reluctant and unable to give their physical address. The lady that answered on the (206) 453-6105, a Seattle area code initially mentioned that the corporate address is in 710 King St., Ontario, Canada. This is a McDonald's address. She immediately hanged up after I asked for the zip code. A Mr. Adams answered the (888) 900-3120 but refused to give their address. I decided to report the incident to  State Consumer Affairs and also reported the matter with the Federal Trade Commission (more important).

To anyone who get this type of call from these people, please immediately report them to the Federal Trade Commission (877) 382-4357 as they are gathering evidence to prosecute these scammers.

just got a call from them about a payday loan from 2001. i asked her to send me something in writing. she said they dont do that and that they would see me in court and then she hung up. same thing as the others. thomas whittaker left a couple of voice mails from number760-694-9620 the message says to call 888-900-3120. not sure what to do either.

I received a call this morning from a 712-560-1930 number.  I didn't answer it because I don't answer numbers that are not familar to me.  They left a message stating that this call was for my daughter and naming me as a contact person.  They gave a case number and said to resolve this issue call 888-900-3120.  This is the second time they called me and left this message but the first time was from a different number.

Well I ALWAYS check phone numbers on line and when I plugged in the 712 area code number it came up as a mobile phone coming from the following:
Exchange: 712-560
City: LE MARS
State: IOWA
Provider: CELLCO PT DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA
Signal: WIRELESS  

Because they left the 888 number I am here.  I don't know what their game is but it needs to stop.  I will not call that number back.

I keep getting calls from this place (thomas whitaker)  they said the name of the person they claimed owed a debt was Jesus something.  I waited online and was connected and told them there was no such person at this number.  I asked her how they have my number and she said the numbers are recycled.  I asked what does that mean and she said that maybe the person they were contacting had the number before. I told her that was not true , I've had this number for 22 years.  She got angry and said look you can call somebody else and compalin, I said yeah and you can call someone else too.  and to stop calling for someone who doesnt live here.   they call your house and then act rude when you are in the right.  if I could reach through the phone...................    it is ridiculous

Seriously.  You work with these slimey buckets.  I understand everyone needs a good, but the hell I would sell my soul to the devil, then you come on here and say that s***! I myself have contacted the FBI as well as my states AG and my SOS. I hope you rot in hell.  I also have full intentions of getting ahold of Advanced America to make sure they are part of my complaint.

I got the same calls too....pretty annoying...paid got my letter...im finished with them

I was contacted by them too. I guess I had an account with Advance America that I took out in college and forgot about....I demanded proof of debt I didnt recieve right away but I got it and had no other choice but to pay.

I had been receiving phone calls from this company called "REGIONAL ARBITRATION SERVICES" for the past few weeks now. Thinking it was just a debt collector I ignored the phone calls until one day I came home and heard the last four of my social security on my voicemail.. I immediately returned the phone call and spoke to their office manager named FRANK WHITE. He was very understanding and was willing to work with me. Not knowing what this debt was that I owed I asked for documentation that he had no problem with giving it to me. Within the next hour I received an email with the creditor, the amount, and also a case number. All of which I followed up on with ADVANCE AMERICA. They verified that I had owed the debt so I agreed to set up payment arrangements with the company. After my account was paid in full I received another notice in the mail stating all the documentation that I needed for my own records. If it wasn't for those phone calls I probably would have avoided the debt for an even longer period of time and who knows, the debt could have eventually increased. Again, FRANK WHITE was very reasonable and understanding of my economic situation while some people were not as much.

I came online to research this number because I spoke with a representative and I myself was skeptical of their accusations. I read this blog and decided to dismiss what they were saying. I was wrong and now im finding it hard to work this out. If anything find out what there calling about and try to get some info...theres no harm in doing so. This blog is misleading,.....they can be harsh...but that doesnt mean their fraudulent! Do your own research!

They did not sue that person or take them to court..They are a scam and even have put there address as canada and no one out of the cou ntry can sue you. They cloak numbers from the state you live in to make it look like they are in your state but they are not..All address information they give is false. Anyone posting on here that they were sue and were in court because of these scammers is lying and most likely part of the scam.

What happened with your case?

9164762988 is the local number they called me from,stating that I owed them money as well,and I called the number back and a "loan officer" answered in which I told him I was giving his information to the local police department and FBI because I'm not falling for his scam,I'm not stupid,in which case he replied "obviously you are" Don't give these people ANY information about yourself.Even their website is fake,no contact info and a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo to try and scare you into forking over your money to them.Thomas Whitiker I am not amused l.