People from this number are calling with threats and intimidation for a debt that they are unwilling to send a certified letter to confirm. This is illegal.

U fake a** wanna b collector tryin to come up on innocccent hard working people,... F*** u.. Ur a s*** bag.. Go to school and get a real job bi***.

Yes it's against the law to bounce a check at a store and its a felony  but when you get a payday advance and don't pay it back its now a civil matter. It's like defaulting on a credit card payment you can't go to jail for that. If you do t believe me call your local district attorney and ask.

I received a phone call from these people yesterday7/3/13 they said I owed for a payday advance in 2008 I never took out. They left a message on my answering machine going by the business name Calcheck when you call i believe the voice mail is a name CSA(?), but when you do a reverse number look up it comes up 24/7 emergency locksmith. They threatened me with 2 felonies and said they were sending it to sacramento county sheriffs office for a warrant for my arrest if i didnt pay them $500 i told them i would take my chances. The thing they didn't know is this would be a civil matter not a criminal matter. I called them back to try to get some of their info and the lady told me not to call back. I reported it to Sacramento sheriffs office and they have had several complaints and unfortunately some people have been scared into paying them money. Don't send these people a dime. Total scam

Investigator Don Mack called and proceeded to tell me my SS#, the year and model of my car, &, named two relatives of mine who will be summoned to court if I do not appear in court as well.  He stated that papers are to be served today, Friday June 14.  Back in Marck, papers were not served of which he questioned.  He affirmed that this call was not a scam, but a served notice that I owed a debt to Chase Manhattan, and that I committed check fraud.  The number on the caller is 225-341-1110 x308

Soi have no problem owing money to a legit company with professional employees that understand your circumstances. To sit here and threaten me and state I have a warrant just to get me to pay a check for $35 is plain BS. U bet your a** I will file a judgement on these people who try to manipulate and scam us. Under CA this is illegal and quite ridicules! To go through these means to get someone to pay. by the way they are also a third party agency go figure.!!!!

I have recieved several voice mails from this number saying that so and so is naming me in a civil case, and if I don't respond I'll be in contempt.  Same old scam from the same group of people.

Hey ashole...I received a call from these jerks, and I have NEVER had a bad debt, NOR a bad check!!! Who the hell do they think they are calling me, and trying to intimidate me!! Anyone who works for a sleezy outfit like this company, should, and probably will, rot in hell! If you people think you have all the info, then why not get the phone number correct, and stop calling leaving stupid a** messages, that dont even concern me! VERIFY the information BEFORE you call anyone!!!!!!!!!  A***OLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE  NOTE !!!   THESE  SCAMMERS  ARE ALSO IMPERSONATING   THE  US  GOV'T /  SEVERAL  GOV'T  OFFICES AND   PERSONS....BEWARE !!!

-  new  twist  is  they  are   also  impersonating  DEA  officials   with  threats  to  arrest you  unless  you  immediately  send money  via  wire   transfer /  western  union   to some   offshore  country  !!!!!   obvious  scam  !!!

some  are landlines...many  are  cell phones...some  are  spoofed  and  linked  to  offshore foreign countries !!!!
we've  traced  back  most  of  these  numbers  to  offshore  foreign    call centers  in  INDIA /  THAILAND / AFRICA  /  JAMAICA  ETC....

here's a  few  other  numbers  posted  from  the   same  area  code  offering a  wide  variety  of  scams  /  fake  emails and  scams  after  posting  something  on   craigslist   (  old  scam  )  ...... collecting  for  non  existant  "  payday  loans "....free  money / scam  giveaways /  calling  on  behalf  of  a  humane  society..... $1,000's  in  free  gov't  money.........  etc  etc.....stories  change  out  all the  time......and  the  usual  nonsense!!!

**   mysteriously  call to  claim  they  have  several  thousand  of  dollars  to  send  you....just  provide  you  bank  account and  credit  card   right  away   etc etc.........scam scam

several  of  these are  the  usual   long  ongoing  scams   such  as  :  you  have  won a  free  walmart /  bestbuy  gift  card....or  you  have  won a  free  ipad  etc......all  long  ongoing  scams

202-621-0436  ( offshore  foreign  call center ? )  poor  english and  violent on the  phone!  claim  to  be  giving  away  $1,000's  in  free cash....just  give  them all your  personal  info  etc........


202-552-1545
202-657-4485
202-684-6393
202-607-2732
202-657-6800
202-905-0682
202-215-2622
202-202-0000  ( fake  #  )
202-559-4661
202-684-6796
202-615-1823
202-239-0331
202-407-7213
202-657-6252
202-559-0667
202-558-4605
202-684-8305
202-785-5534
202-827-0661
202-621-0667
202-534-3926
202-599-8726
202-286-0705
202-559-0687
202-779-8686
202-234-3930
202-683-9875
202-405-4852
202-599-7894
202-895-0900
202-779-8686
202-738-5647
202-417-7606
202-403-4812
202-379-1926
202-644-8750
202-595-9420
202-870-5859
202-380-3449
202-674-8706
202-730-9951
202-684-2191
202-674-8789
202-615-5910
202-417-4483
202-664-2228
202-506-8939
202-640-5461
202-559-4645
202-674-2106
202-239-2860
202-470-0037
202-239-1271
202-379-1935
202-470-6720
202-505-6138
202-650-6145
202-715-6610
202-684-8622
202-800-5517
202-559-4664
202-436-9919
202-241-4267
202-827-0660
202-599-8821
202-407-9217
202-280-7882
202-391-0961
202-640-5457
202-640-5495
202-640-2926
202-559-7869
202-434-1317
202-738-9778
202-644-8989
202-730-9945
202-580-8490
202-827-1692
202-747-7372
202-280-7264
202-496-0986
202-556-4418
202-709-3010
202-445-7881
202-679-4428
202-905-0699
202-896-3563
202-351-3916
202-407-9198
202-684-6540
202-695-8604
202-304-5614
202-280-5502
202-800-5537
202-234-3930
202-354-8935
202-684-7194
202-123-4567  (  obviously  a  faked  #  by a  fraud  scammer )

they calledmy boss and left this message the girls name was cynthia taft, i dont know these people or how they got my bosses number there was no answer when i called i am beside myself with anger for them to call my bosses number i left my name and phone number but they will not call it, who do i report them too.

I wish I could meet one of debt collecting muthafuckers face to face!!!! I'm a real n**** when you threaten to to put me in jail!!!!! I'll tell you just like I told them! Come out of your hiding spot muthafuckers!!!! Get a real job....

You are stupid!! Get a real job loser!!

YOUR THE SCAMMER PAY THE PPL THERE MONEY BACK YOU SHOULD BE ASSHAMED OF YOUR SELF PPL LIKE YOU PUT MY CLIENTS OUT OF BUSINESS THAT WHY WITH YOUR CHECK WE CAN PUSH FOR THEFT OF SEVICES WITH THAT VERY CHECK SO LOL THAT HOPE WHEN YOUR CASE GO IN YOU GET BACK ON THIS VERY SITE AND TELL WHAT HAPPEN AND WHY GET A LAWYER AND ASK IF YOURE NOT SURE DONT MAKE OTHER PPL THINK IT CANT HAPPEN HELL PAY THE PPL WHO GAVE YOU THE LOAN JUST TAKE CARE OF IT AND STOP GIVING MISS INFO. DEADBEAT

OKAY JUST HAD TO SAY I WORK AT A COLLECTION ANGENCY AND I JUS SO HAPPEN TO CAME ACROSS THIS PAGE .. WHEN YOU WRITE A CHECK AND ARE GRANTED THE GOODS AND SERVICES YOU DEFRAUDED THE COMPANY OUT OF MONEY AND THE HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE YOU TO COURT OF PRESENT THAT CHECK AT YOUR COUNTY CLERK OFFICE TO PRESS CHARGERS THERE NOT A STAUTE OF LIMITATION ON A BAD CHECK DO YOUR RESEACH ON THT IF ITS A SCAM HOW THE HELL WE GET ALL THE INFO ON YOU ITS STUPID PPL LIKE YOU THAT GET PPL SUED THINKIN NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO THEM THINK OF IT LIKE THS YOU GO TO BEST BUY GET A T.V WITH A CHECK BUT THE CHECK BOUNCE YOU DEFRAUD THEM IF YOU DONT PAY IT CAUSE YOU GOT THERE PRODUCT WITHOUT PAYING . SOME COMPANY BUT THE DEBT BUT YOU STILL OWE SO PAY IT NOW TELL ME WHO THE REAL SCAMERS R U .

I received a call from 2253411142.  Didn't answer cause I didn't recognize the number.  They left a message and said I was a person of interest and to call back 2026847194 or I would be held in contempt of not responding.. this isn't the first time that this has happened I also had another company do the same thing. They told me I had to be in court in new York....come to find out it was a complete scam... the message that this new one left sounded automated... I don't understand these people they need to find a better hobby besides trying to scam people!!!

My wife received a voicemail from Special Investigator Don Mack about a warrant out for an arrest for a person with the same last name and his first name was my middle name and there was a "affidavit number". The number they gave her to call back was 330-475-1447, so I called it back from my work phone # that a way they wouldn't have my cell phone #. The first time I called back I was hung up on. The second time it rang once then it went to a busy signal. The third time I got a lady and she would not tell me any information. I asked for the company she worked for and she wouldn't tell me, but Don Mack did work for them. I told her I was hung up on the first time and she got very aggreviated and she said "Sir when you are going to be more pleasant please call us back and I am disconnecting the phone now not hanging up on you." Shortly after they called my work number looking for the name they left in the voice mail and sorry no luck from my work. I called them back a final time and I got Don Mack this time and asked them who they were looking for he told me and gave me the last four of that person's SSN. I asked him how he got my wife's # he gave me a bs answer about they did a person search and found her #, but how would they get a cell phone? I asked him to remove the # and he said that the # wouldn't be removed until the judge had his ruling.

I received a call around noon on 12/21 from phone number 330-475-1447 and the person left a message.   The person identified herself as Cynthia.  I was told that I was involved in a court case.  The message included a "case number" and I was given the chance to provide a verbal response to the message.  Otherwise, I could call 202-684-7194.  If I did not respond, I would be held "in contempt"..  I called the number provided and determined that they had the wrong person.  I asked, "why would you leave a message that I would be in contempt of court when you have not even verified that you have the correct person?"  The person at number 202-684-7184 became very rude.  She started arguing that she did not leave the message.  When I explained that someone representing her company (the original voicemail indicated the company was CFA) did leave the message and did make the statement, the women made one final nasty remark and hung up the phone.

Hello All!!!

Yes! they are complete scam... I would say artist, but the picture isn't pretty at all. I left them a nice message telling them how I know their parents are ashamed to have such losers as children... Lol! Ha, ha, ha... I was on the train with nothing to do so I passed time calling them my whole ride home... they were oh-so-aggravated... lol!!! Dispicable me!

FYI its illegal for any debt collector to threaten anyone nor state they are investigators and ask for you to pay only by debit or credit card. Its illegal to claim your going to jail for something this small. You can only  get paper work from court to make arrangements for payment. A debt collector cannot contact you if you request them to stop. You can either send a cease all contact letter by mail or email. PDLR is a fraud, and a scam company. They have already been under investigation and if they contact you call FBI or FTC or Attorneys for Consumers. They will tell you that these people are criminals and are trying to scare you just to get free money from you that you will never see again. Watch out for them telling you they are investigators of any kind. If they are rude and harassing they are violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Report them!

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf

Got a call from Chloe Hart this morning concerning my son.  She left a message on my voice mail.  I contacted my son and he said that this was a scam and that I should google her and her company and that's when I found all these messages.  I called her back and she told me she got my name off an application he had filed for a loan.  He has never applied for a loan.  I told her that I had already googled her and came up with this.  When I asked her some quesions about this alleged debt that he owed, she hung up on me.  I called back and she wouldn't take my call.  I called a third time and the receptionist hung up on me.  This company is a joke and should be reported to the Attorney General's office in whichever state you live in.  I know that it will be in mine.

FYI its illegal for any debt collector to threat anyone nor state they are investigators and ask for you to pay only by debit or credit card. Its illegal to claim your going to jail for something this small. You can only  get paper work from a court to make arrangements. A debt collector cannot contact you if you request them to stop. You can either send a cease all contact letter by mail or email. PDLR is a fraud, and a scam company. They have already been under investigation and if they contact you call FBI or FTC or Attorneys for Consumers. They will tell you that these people are criminals and are trying to scare you just to get free money from you that you will never see again. Watch out for them telling you they are investigators of any kind. If they are rude and harassing they are violating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Report them!

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf

Chloe Hart and all the other so called "Investigators" are amateurs!  They would be more believable if they would act like a business.  I mean, I will be the first to admit that I have had accounts in collections before and those collectors don't argue and get loud on the phone or try to intimidate or threaten you with jail time.  They are very simple.  You owe the money, they offer you an arrangement and if you do not cooperate, they can put it on your credit report.  PDLR is not legitimate so they can not do anything like file a lawsuit against you or put anything on your credit report all they have is empty threats.  

I went back and forth with Chloe and some of the others for a little while.  I was having fun with it.  She says can you prove that you paid this debt?  I said, "Can you prove that I didn't?  Then she goes on to say that Mecklenburg County will be handling it from here.  Oh yeah, well, I don't even live in Mecklenburg County anymore.  She hung up on me.  Then I called back and got somebody else and I was laughing so hard, I could hardly talk.  I asked them to send me a letter and they said, we can e-mail you as a courtesy.....yeah right.....I want the u.s. mail which I have every right to request.  Well needless to say, they hung up on me again!!  I called back about 3 more times and they kept hanging up.  Hopefully they got the message that they do not scare me in the least.  They are all clowns and if they ever call me again, I am going to hang up on them just like they hung up on me.

Don't pay them anything!!!  They are a fraud.  They aren't even professional.  Anytime you say something that makes sense, they hang up on you.  Every consumer has a right to receive a mailed copy of any transaction that you are being sued about.  They don't send the letter because they DON"T HAVE anything to send you.  I have asked for this information about some debt they said that I owe and they said they sent it.  Then when I said "I didn't get anything from you", they said "Well, I don't know why".  Huh???, they don't know why? - how about, I didn't get it because they didn't send anything to me!  I told them to try certified mail then and I STILL haven't received anything.  They don't even speak properly.  They are so ghetto and they need to realize that they are not dealing with ametuers!!

Even if they name a company that you may owe money to, I would suggest that you contact that company directly and pay them.  PDLR is so weak, they make me laugh.  They can't do anything to you.  Just the fact that they disclose information to parties that is not the intended party shows that they are a fraud, they are not professional, and they do not know what the hell they are doing!!!!

PDLR Sucks!!  My advise to them.  Take some classes in professionalism and then GET A REAL JOB!!!

A Chloe Hart called my sister in law and my parents saying that I have committed check fraud and that I have 24 hours to contact her at the above number.  She gave a case number.  I did some research and came across several comments about this "company" like the ones here.  I called them back and left a message (not leaving my name or phone number) referencing the case #.  I told her that I would like a paper copy of the original debt.  I also said that I do not believe she has ever tried to contact me directly, but told her she could call my home phone (but did not leave the number, she should have it) and left her my yahoo e-mail address (which I use for junk type stuff, and has no identifying information).  I also told her that I would suggest she not contact anyone else anymore, since by her telling my relatives that I owed a debt and mentioned check fraud, that she was in violation of the FDCPA.  We'll see what happens...

Received a call from this number saying a civil suit has been filed against my son in Spokane County, Washington. This is the number they left for a call back.

These people call all the time from 773-897-0367 but leave a message to call them back at 202-684-7194. They try and scare you into giving them information.

i received a call and a message from this number from someone claiming to be rachael hayes with css and associates.  she claimed that she was contacting me to serve me with a "civil matter that has been filed against me by my county" (didn't say what county)... she went on to say that i have been "named as a respondent and are required to appear" (didn't say where)... she then said that me or my lawyer must contact her immediately... then she gave me an "affidavit number" to reference when i call her back, which doesn't make any sense... i can only imagine that this is either a debt collector or just a straight up scam...
i almost called back just to mess with them but haven't really had time.  just wanted to throw this out there in case anyone else is getting the same kind of calls from this number...

I keep receiving calls from this number and have told them to quit calling me regarding a debt that they claim I owe. It's gotten to the point where they contact my previous employer. I have asked them numerous times to stop calling me at my previous place of employment. They've left messages with an "affidavit number" and asking for me to return "Special Investigator Don Mack".
I've asked for a mailing address to send certified mail to them regarding the harrassment and they won't give it to me.

Got a call from this number and after seeing comments on this site decided to call them back. Boy oh Boy are they slick and they know there stuff, saying just what they can legally say and trying to intimidate me. Thanks to this website I called and was prepared I also have a pretty stand up personality so I wasn't going to be intimidated. I feel pretty bad for the people that are meek and get intimidated easily. Remember this and feel free to check with a lawyer: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THEY MAIL YOU DETAILS ABOUT THE DEBT BEFORE YOU EVEN CONFIRM YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY "PLEASE SEND CONFIRMATION OF THIS DEBT TO THE ADDRESS YOU HAVE ON FILE. I WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU UNTIL THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED" YOU ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO PAY THE ORIGINAL DEBTOR DIRECTLY AND NOT A COLLECTION AGENCY.  It was so funny they hung up on me twice and I called them back! Very politely and firmly I said. "I was speaking with Miss Hunter (first call back) / Mr. John Gray (second call back) and unfortunately I was disconnected.  I'm calling back to verify that you are going to send the details of the original debt and your company information to the address on record for account number XXX" They kept trying to get me into an argument, tried to confirm information on references, checking account, email address etc. I just responded calmly with "I'm sorry I'm not going to be able to answer any questions until I receive information regarding this debt in writing, no an email will not suffice, I am legally entitled to have this information in writing" Then they say "You know you owe this, you know blah blah blah" Then a really good one "You have to confirm your mailing address or I can't send you anything." When they try that one on you just say "Please send it to the mailing address on record. If this debt is owed by me it will be my mailing address"

I have been receiving calls from this number 202-684-7194 and number 321-256-4652 since Nov. 29 2010. They are harassing calls about a loan they say I owe. I have not applied for a loan since 1989. This has to be a hoax.