My client was similarly contacted by these folks claiming to be conducting a civil investigation albeit at a better hour of the day.  He was given a case number and asked to verify his social security number.  Needless to say, he declined, and when he asked for the woman's name, she hung up.  When I called them at his request, the woman answering the telephone refused to discuss the matter with me saying she could not talk to unauthorized third parties, and when I told her that the woman my client spoke with refused to disclose her identity, the name of the company, or the purpose of the call, and asked for the name of the company, she hung up on me.  I called back and simply asked for the name of the company, and she hung up again.  I would appreciate any other information anyone out there could provide on this very suspicious group.  It needs to be shut down before it causes anyone serious harm.  You may feel free to contact me at neal@nealhpasterassociates.com.  Thank you.

MORESTAR Consultancy, LLC
Litigation Consulting Service, LLC
Aka/Claims & Warrants
Fka/North American Asset Investigation Bureau, LLC (NAAIB)

3 Bethesda Metro Centers
#700
Bethesda, MD 20814

          
Phone: 216-373-1461
216-393-0455
240-482-8341
240-696-8260

For more information:  http://budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm

Head Debt Collectors:

Christopher Hansworth

I got the same nonsense call from these people. I have filed a complaint with the FTC. Hopefully, these scammers will be prosecuted for taking money from people who unfortunately get scared and pay them.

I THOUGHT THESE GUYS WERE A SCAM I TOLD THEM TO KISS MY A** AND TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS ARRESTED BECAUSE MY LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED THEN I WAS ISSUED A SUMMONS I HAD CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST ME FOR BOUNCING A BOUNCED CHECK AS WELL AS HARRASMENT I REALLY WAS ON A RECORDED LINE

I did not physically speak to a live person but a couple of messages were left on my voicemail telling me something about a civil case being filed on me with my county.  I don't know who it was that called me or who they were calling about or anything else other than a case number and their phone number.  I don't have any money to pay anyone other than the bills I have to pay each month, so I don't have any money to pay anyone els.e I do not intend to call this number back as I don't want to be included on any more call lists.  I need to know who these people think they are calling for but as long as they don't bug me again, I really don't care.  I don't intend to let anyone intimidate me - no matter who they think they are.  As far as I'm concerned, the topic is closed.

John, (aka someone who works for Litigation Consulting Services/MoreStar/NAAIB/etc...

Telling someone to kiss your A** is not harassment you doof...and you cannot be arrested for that or owing a debt...you can be issued a summons for a judgement, but you can't be thrown in jail for saying kiss my a** or owing a debt. Sorry, try again on the next forum...I'll keep following ;-)

I received a phone call at 5:45 AM, yes AM, by a VERY RUDE and NASTY woman who refused to give her name or company name.  She asked for someone named "Faith."  No last name given.  I asked her if she knew what time it was and she said:  "it doesn't matter what time it is, I'm with the Court and if I want to talk to someone I WILL talk to them, and I don't care what time it is!"  I was shocked, as you can imagine.  I told her that I don't know anyone by that name and she insisted that she was given this number to call.  I asked her to repeat the number, thinking that she may have mis-dialed.  No, she had the correct number.  She then hung up.  I called the number on the caller ID back and the recording said that I had reached the "Investigation Bureau."  Who are they pretending to be, the FBI or something.  Isn't that illegal?

Got a message on my tmobile text stating that my USAA MC was limited and to call 430-200-0024. I am not buying into this. This is one in a long string of text messages that state that cards  ( that I do not have) have been limited or frozen. All give different numbers to contact. Check your credit report to ensure that no one is opening false accounts with your personal information but I feel that this is a major scam. I have had other numbers such as 240-696-8260 appear as well.
Has anyone else had similar issues? Who may I report this to? My phone carrier seemed less than interested.

Just rec'd a text message from 240-696-8096 thru my cell phone provider (tmobile) that "your 66 Federal C.U. Card Frozen" and to call.  I DON'T THINK SO!!  My family has been receiving these types of message for quite a while.  I googled this number and was led to this site, hence my writing.  There has to be a way to stop all of this!

You are probably on their payroll and just upset because there is no one listening to your "SCARE" tactics.  And as you are a very "SMALL MINDED, COWARDLY INDIVIDUAL", you get off on making idle threats over the phone with your attempts to pretend that you are an actual human being!!

Patricia Brown w/ Litigation Consulting Services - gave me a case number and told me that if my wife didn't call within 48 hours that she would be served with a subpoena and will have to appear in court.  When I started laughing at her, she got angry and hung up.  This is truely an attempt to collect a debt that is more than fifteen years old and they are using "SCARE" tactics to do this.  They are not researching the accounts before using these tactics or they would realize that the debts have been dismissed.  DON'T LET THEM UPSET YOU!!!

My mother and neighbor received a call regarding my husband.
The scumbag called himself a special investigator-yeah right.
More like a FBI want-tO-BE! "Callahan" is his last night.
He is a low-life bill collector. He is also very unprofessional and ignorant! Get a life!!!!

It's a scam, and all their threats are false and illegal. They go by various names such as MoreStar Consultancy, LLC; Litigation Consulting Service, LLC; Claims & Warrants; and North American Asset Investigation Bureau, LLC (NAAIB). Read consumer advocate Bud Hibbs' report on these scammers for details: http://budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm  

Ignore their threats and report them to the following state and federal law enforcement agencies:

1) The FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov

2) Ohio Attorney General  http://www.ag.state.oh.us/citizen/consumer/complaints.asp  (MoreStar claims to be in Cleveland)

3) Maryland Attorney General  http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htm  (Litigation Consulting claims to be in Maryland)

4) Your state's attorney general, the contact information for whom is at www.naag.org

5) Federal Trade Commission  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

If they call back, tell them that they aren't getting any money from your family and that you've reported their scam to federal and state authorities. They will react with the usual moronic, false threats.  If possible, try to save any voice messages they leave and, if legal in your state, record their calls if you speak with them.(Inexpensive phone recorders are available at Radio Shack-type stores.)

Hope this helps.

I just received the same voicemail about a complaint being filed against me and he wanted to give me a chance to defend myself before contacting my place of employment.    I had a feeling I was just being intimidated so I checked online and found all this information.   The most incriminating evidence that it is a scam is that the cellphone showed "Number withheld" althought they left a 1-800 number to call.    Very suspicious and most likely a charged off bill collector trying to screw me over.

Call from 1-240-696-8260. Received a call today at 9:11 a.m. looking for a relative of mine, from a man trying to sound all 'official' and stating he was a special investigator. Total B.S. Definitely a collection agency. Lowest form of life on the planet.

I have also received aphone call from 240-696-8264.  The caller identified himself as Inspector Davis.  He gave some file number I should refer to when calling back.  He said that there had been a complaint against me and that papres would be filed at the County Court House today if I didn't contact him. I didn't recognize the number and had no idea what he was talking about.  If they don't say where they are caling from I don't return the call, especially of I don't recognize the number.  In this day and age I am very caeful when I answer I answer the phone.  If I don't recognize the number I don't answer the phone and usually try to find out where it is from in case they call again.

You people are really sad and ignorant at the very least, you don't know what you're talking about. This is legitimate for one. In addition to that, all of you people know that you owe these bills, and you want to try to run up under some type of authorities AG, FBI, local police when you people are stealing money from companies, you can sign the contract and expect to recieve things, but then you have a problem paying for them.  These are grown people trying to find a cop out of paying bills that you owe. You people are the scum of the earth, and want to call any legitimate means of repayment a scam, as an excuse not to pay. How many of you after receiving a call from one of these companies has actually went and at the very least attempted another avenue to begin repaying the bills that you owe? None of you I'm sure. You guys are the scammers getting all types of things on credit running up the bill and then not answering your phone, or worse, putting a child on the phone to say that you aren't home, instead of picking the phone up and saying I'm not paying,I dont have the money, or just even saying ha ha i am a professional debtor, and I GOT YOU. FYI If you paid your bills or at least paid on your bills you wouldn't even be in a position to recieve calls like this. Make calls to make arrangements for repayment, and stop spending more of other people's tax money by calling authorities for a situation that you caused. LOSERS!!!!!!!!

Actually, I would have be more likely to pay a bill if the person on the phone was not a jerk, calling me names, and used deception (like pretending to be my dead father) to get me to the phone. You'd be surprised at how far having manners and being civil will get you.

I also got a call from 240-235-4133 from a Eva White you claimed to be a special investigator, she had great difficulty leaving a message which entailed a wrong pronunciation of a former place of residence and she tried 3 times to get the "case number" right. I too was told that criminal charges were to be filed and that I would need to appear in court in a short time. I haven't lived "there" in 8 years and where was it they wanted me to appear?  So, I called the other number they left, 240-696-8260, I then got put on hold, long distance twice, then William got on the line and HAD to verify personal information from me, I determined that this was from an account that they have the WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBER attached to me, I've written to them more times than I care to count. As William and I were talking over one another, I heard him tell me that withing 24 hours a process server would be coming to my property and I'd better make sure I didn't have any dogs or guns on the property because they didn't want to get hurt...   W H A T ??? At this point I welcome these folks to try to come onto my property, they best look up where I live first and understand the lay of the land.
They represented themselves as some type of special investigators for lawyes, they are nothing but low life bill collectors, in this case they don't even have there facts straight! How many times can you show people the account number that is yours vs what they alledge, and they still won't believe it. I'll believe my credit report over there whatever, every time.  Please don't get fooled by these folks, at the end of the 24 hours, no one has been to my house. I will be looking into a way to get them held accountable for there actions.

My mother recevied a call from (240)696-8260 looking for me and that I needed to contact Pat Brown Lead Detective and gave her a # BRS5740. So I called and they had my last name wrong but my SS# right I ask in what reguards was this to, they said I had warrent for my arrest if I didn't pay 300.00 for a 10 year old bill. I told them I was not aware of such a bill. I told my friend about the call she was pissed and she called the # and cussed them out and she was going to them call all-day and also told them to look up there # up on the internet because there little secret was out.

I received a message from a relative indicating that someone called to tell them there was a warrant for me for case # BPL1924 and to call 240-696-8260 and speak to Keough (sp?) Rosenthal.  Anyway, I know I don't have anything pending so I punched the number in and I'm glad that this web page exists.  I know this is bogus or possibly a bill collector.  Thank you for putting my mind at ease.

I just received the same type of call, but the number was 1-240-696-8261 from Hyattsville, MD.  The special investigator identified himself as S.I. Keo Rosenthal and wanted to know if I knew an ex-aunt. He gave me a case number for Maricopa County, AZ.  I asked a few too many questions and then he preceeded to bully me on the phone, threatening to have the ex-aunt picked up by law enforcement if she failed to contact them. He then hung up and I called him back to ask more questions, he hung up on me again.  The case number he gave was totally bogus, as I called Maricopa County Courthouse and the information desk said it was not a valid case number. I did a reverse search but unable to provide an address. If anyone knows who to report this too, let me know. I hate bully's and scam artist.

This is a group of people currently taking advantage of people across the United States. They just keep switching MD phone numbers. They go by a variety of names and phone numbers -- some of the names they use include Global Asset Investigations, Worldwide Recovery Services, Worldwide Asset Investigation Services and North American Asset Investigation Bureau (NAAIB). Last year they were operating out of Cleveland, OH, until they were shut down -- the Cleveland BBB named them as one of the top ten scams of 2007 (http://cleveland.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.asp ... 19642b&art=4334).
You can get more info here: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm.
They will probably continue using this MD number until they get shut down again, then start using a new area code, but the MO is always the same: they call and identify themselves in a way that implies they are either working for a lawyer, the court system, or the police department (all of these misleading statements are illegal); tell you that there has been a civil case filed against you, they give you a case number, and tell you that you must contact them before a warrant is sworn out against you. When you contact them, they tell you that they are investigating a debt that is 10, 12, 15 or so years old; they'll name some bank you've never heard of, or a credit card you've never heard of. They'll have just enough information about you to make you nervous and they'll be phishing to find out more information. They'll tell you that the debt is some ridiculous amount -- let's say $10,200 for an example -- but if you're willing to pay today, they'll reduce it to, for example, $650. But they can't give you an address. Instead, they will ask for your bank account or credit card number. They'll tell you that if you don't settle on the phone with them that moment, a sheriff will appear at your door within 48 hours to arrest you. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. Complaints have been filed to the AG of OH, MD, TX, NY, and IL, as well as to the FTC, FCC, and the FBI (as they are trying to illegally extort money over the phone). They target the elderly and infirm. Do not speak with them, and save whatever messages they leave on your phone. If you get a phone call, file a complaint online with the following organizations:
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htm
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
as well as the Attorney General of your own state. Remember: whether the debt is yours or not, you should not be dealing with these people. They are not a legitimate organization.

Please report them so that others aren't taken advantage of!

Same as all the above.  Didn't call back the number researched it first and this is what I got

I got home from work and there was a voicemail on my home phone from these people, telling me to call and talk to an investigator involving a civil action against me. I called the number and first spoke to a woman who said she needed to verify my information so the sherrif could serve me with a summons to appear in court as a respondent to a civil action filed against me. I asked her what, exactly, the civil action was and she said she didn't know exactly, but that she was an investigator for a company that was hired by the attorney's on the case.  She wanted me to verify my address (which she had correctly) and the first 5 numbers of my social security number (which she also had correctly). I again asked her who had filed the civil suit but she said I'd have to speak to one of their arbitrators about it and put me on hold.  Then this smart*** named Alex Warren came on the phone and, using a very agressive tone, started with the same questions, wanting to verify my identity first before he would tell me anything else. In the mean time, my husband had Googled the phone number and found the 800notes.com website and let me know it was a scam.  I told "Mr Warren" that I had just discovered that he was trying to scam me and that I wasn't going to give him any information and to never call my house again.  He hung up on me after saying that a sherrif would be at my door to arrest me soon.  I called the company back to let them know I was going to file a complaint and call the police about them and the girl hung up on me before I could finish giving her an earfull.

I just got that call last night as I got the same number last several months which I did called back and add do not call list but they called me again....they were talking about something about voting not able to understand the person speaking. So I filed Do Not Call today and hope they will take some action sooner

i dont understand what is with all of you people, this is legitimate bills and real money owed, its not like people are attached to accounts and forced to pay, nobody has a gun to their head either.  if you owe the money just freggin pay it and shut up, everyone is always looking for an excuse why not to take responsibility for their actions and thats why the United States of America is in such turmoil and debt.  PAY YOUR BILLS PEOPLE, STOP LOOKING FOR AN EASY WAY OUT! and as for bud hibbs, all he does is black label collection agencies who probably dont do anything wrong, he only listens to one side of the story...the debtors, so of course its gonna look bad.  do you think anyone would pay their bills if the collector was passive and over-nice??  uh no i think people need to have fear instilled into them in order to pay their debts...which they really owe...which is absolutely rediculous.  same reason why americas so fat too, we all just stay lazy and ignorant....i wonder why other countries hate us...deadbeats!

I received a message on my answering machine today from a Special Investigator Graham (I couldn't understand her first name) saying that a civil suit had been filed against my husband and I, and that we MUST attend the hearing - also that we'd be subpoenaed for it. The message, however, never mentioned anything about what the suit was for.  Since I had never been a part of anything like this before, it scared me to death! I called the number the "investigator" left, and talked to "Katrina" (I'm sure it's not her real name, now).  I gave Katrina the ID number left on my machine, and she said it was in regards to a "HandiVan Inc" which was in our name.  My husband and I have received some mail at our house for this company, but we have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with it.  We opened a few of the invoices we recieved for this company, and tried calling the sender, but what do you know...the numbers were always disconnected.  Anyways, when I explained all of this to Katrina, she said "Oh, OK. I'll erase all of this from the system. You shouldn't get anymore calls." Then we hung up.  I thought it was strange, so I came and googled the number left on my machine. That's when I found all of these entries. I'm glad I'm not alone. We'll see if we get anymore mail for HandiVan Inc...

This is a group of people currently taking advantage of people across the United States. They go by a variety of names and phone numbers -- some of the names they use include Global Asset Investigations, Worldwide Recovery Services, Worldwide Asset Investigation Services and North American Asset Investigation Bureau (NAAIB). Last year they were operating out of Cleveland, OH, until they were shut down -- the Cleveland BBB named them as one of the top ten scams of 2007 (http://cleveland.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.asp ... 19642b&art=4334).
You can get more info here: http://www.budhibbs.com/debtcollectorpages/NAAIB.htm.
They will probably continue using this MD number until they get shut down again, then start using a new area code, but the MO is always the same: they call and identify themselves in a way that implies they are either working for a lawyer, the court system, or the police department (all of these misleading statements are illegal); tell you that there has been a civil case filed against you, they give you a case number, and tell you that you must contact them before a warrant is sworn out against you. When you contact them, they tell you that they are investigating a debt that is 10, 12, 15 or so years old; they'll name some bank you've never heard of, or a credit card you've never heard of. They'll have just enough information about you to make you nervous and they'll be phishing to find out more information. They'll tell you that the debt is some ridiculous amount -- let's say $10,200 for an example -- but if you're willing to pay today, they'll reduce it to, for example, $650. But they can't give you an address. Instead, they will ask for your bank account or credit card number. They'll tell you that if you don't settle on the phone with them that moment, a sheriff will appear at your door within 48 hours to arrest you. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. Complaints have been filed to the AG of OH, MD, TX, NY, and IL, as well as to the FTC, FCC, and the FBI (as they are trying to illegally extort money over the phone). They target the elderly and infirm. Do not speak with them, and save whatever messages they leave on your phone. If you get a phone call, file a complaint online with the following organizations:
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htm
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
as well as the Attorney General of your own state. Remember: whether the debt is yours or not, you should not be dealing with these people. They are not a legitimate organization.

Some called my mother's house and left this number to call with a case #, when I attempted to return the call, I only got a recording. I am unsure why my mother's number was called, as I have not lived there for over 9 years.