ADHW INTERNAL SERVICES IS A SCAM. THE NUMBER I'M BEING CALLED FROM IS 562-867-6002
THEY WANT TO COLLECT FOR ITEMS I NEVER ORDERED OR RECEIVED. THEY SAY THEY THAT SENT THE ITEMS TO AN ADDRESS I MOVED FROM YEARS AGO. DON'T PAY THESE PEOPLE.  I AM REPORTING THE TO NC ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY.

Wow! Same story for me. I'm so glad that I found this site. If I was a richer man I'd hire someone to sit outside PO Box 1427 in Bellflower and put a stop to this. Oh and by the way Sandra you won't be getting a check from me. May God have mercy on your soul.

Thank you for confirming the exact scenario my elderly father just went through yesterday.  He received a call from Rebecca (calling from same phone number) and had already written out a check for the 149.00 to mail to her.  Fortunately I drove up to visit him yesterday and he told me about it before putting it in the mail.  I will now tear up his check and report this to the State of CA as someone else suggested be done.

I too have been contacted on several occasions by this same company. I believe it started back in October. The caller's name was Anna. The items in question were trash bags. She said I agreed to purchase them for $49.95 back in 2011. I told her I didn't remember, but to please forward a duplicate invoice and I would make payment arrangements. Well needless to say, my antenna went up when she said something like "We are only allowed to make phone calls, so as to defray the cost of mailing". I said "What???". She even agreed to wave the late fees which were 3 times the original cost. At first I said well, I'll send a partial payment. She gave me the following address: (ADHW, Inc., PO Box 1427, Bellflower, CA 90707).Ms. Anna, then threatened to refer my case to external collections, etc, etc. I told her to do what she had too, but I was not going to send a dime until I get an invoice in writing. We had this conversation 3 times. The last conversation ended in an indignant exchange and she slammed the phone in mid conversation. Has anyone contacted the BBB? If so, what was the results?

Oh my goodness! I too was contacted by a person claiming to be Anna Beels from a company called ADHW. She left a msg and said that she was calling about an "internal account" in my name that was subject to go to "external collections". She asked me to call her back. I did and no one answered the phone.  I left a msg and told her that I needed to speak to her immediately about the account that she referenced.  No one ever called me back.  Then a full month later she called my husband and told him the same thing that she told me.  She told him to have me call her back Immediately or the account was going to go to collections.  He wrote down the number and when I called it, again no one answered the phone.  Three days later Anna Beels called me again.  She told me she was calling about an account that dated back to 2010.  She said I had ordered "something" in 2010 and never paid for it.  She said after all this time the amount I owed was 229.95.  I about had a stroke!  She said the product was 39.95 and the rest was late fees.  I asked her what I ordered and she said she didn't know, she told me she didnt have access to that info. She said she had a recording of me ordering the product, she had a signed document that I signed for when the product was delivered.  She told me that if I didn't pay for everything, that I would be turned over for collection., I would be charged with all legal fees, I would have to pay fines and that my credit would be ruined! For a brief moment I considered paying her just to make it go away.   But I got to thinking that no one would be contacting me after 3 yrs for a delinquent account.  I asked her why I hadn't heard from them before now.  She said they are required by law to contact customers 3 times only and that she had personally called me 3 times. She told me I had 5 days to pay the debt.  She told me to send a money order made out to the initials "ADHW", to NOT write out the name of the company. She gave me an address in Bellflower, CA.  I told her I was going to have my attorney call her.  She flipped out and said she was done talking to me! No kidding!  I'm sure she didn't want anyone investigating her scam.

I did some research online and found out that this is a SCAM!  I GOOGLED ADHW and found about a lot of people just like me that had been scammed by this company.  I found out that there is a legitimate business called AHDW which stands for American Handicapped and Disadvantaged Workers.  He told me that this company ADHW had changed their name just enough to sound like the legit company but that their only purpose is to scam people into paying for things they didn't order.  He told me to contact the State of California, Dept of Justice, Attorney General.  He said that office was doing an investigation into the scammers and that I needed to file a report.  I did just that and was told to NOT PAY THEM ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS A SCAM. I found out that the law says debt collectors must send at least 3 notices in the mail and call you 3 times.  He said they also have only 12 months in which to collect the debt.  So the scamming company knows that what they are doing is illegal.  They do this because they think that people will question whether or not they bought anything because it was so long ago.  A lot of people pay the money just to get rid of the problem.

So my goal in writing this report is so that no one else will pay this company another red cent!  Your credit will NOT be ruined, you will not have to pay legal fees and your credit will NOT be ruined.  If you are contacted by anyone else with this same approach, DO NOT PAY THEM!  Contact the State of California and report it.  If enough people do this, maybe these scammers will be shut down!

We received a call from this company and they said we had an outstanding invoice from 2011.  We never received any invoices from them or products.  They threatened that our credit rating would be destroyed if we didn't pay them the $234.72.  We are going to report this to the BBB, also.

Wow! Sure is a good thing I researched this scam before I paid them the money they demanded!  I've been getting calls just like everyone else posted here for about 2 mo.  Yesterday she told me I owed them for "a purchase" I bought in Dec of 2011 and that the amount was 219.95.  She said the "items" came to 39.99 and the rest was late fees!  I asked why I never received anything sooner if I had indeed made the purchase over 2 yrs ago.  She said they are obligated by law to notify people only 3 times and that they aren't required to mail anything. I then told her I wasn't going to pay her because I was told by the attorney general from the State of CA that this is a scam! She told me that she was going to turn it over for collections and that my credit would be destroyed.  She also said I was responsible for court fees, interest etc and that it would total apprx.$2000.00.
I asked her exactly what I had purchased and she said she didn't have access to that info nor did she have the exact date of transaction.  When I told her my attorney would be contacting her she freaked out!  GOOD!
I have notified the AG for the State of CA and advise anyone else that encounters this SCAM to do the same!
Good thing there are other people out there that think before they are manipulated into paying for something they never ordered.  These are PREDATORS that seek out vulnerable people to abuse and unfortunately there are way too many people that send these people money because they get so scared and don't want their credit ruined.  I must admit that she almost had me convinced to send the money just to make this go away.  Thank God I didnt!
The woman I spoke with was Anna Bells at 562 867 6170.  Was told to send check to PO Box 1427, Bellflower, CA 90707.
Like others who replied here, she put me on hold and said her supervisor told her she could waive some of the late fees and get the total down to 139.99. Amazing how she could miraculously reduce the amount owed in 30 seconds.
PLEASE, PLEASE  REPORT THESE PEOPLE TO: THE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF JUSTICE, ATTORNEY GENERAL. GO ONLINE TO FIND THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS.  THEN CLICK ON THE LINK THAT SAYS "REPORT FRAUD". They are well aware of these scam artists and are working hard to track them down and prosecute them!  Good luck! From what I've heard, no one has ever been turned over for collections by these people.  But check your credit report frequently just to be sure!

A Rebecca called asking for me. She stated that she was calling from DHWA Inc. She said I had purchased some of their cleaning solvent on 12/15/11 and never paid for it. The original price was $39.99 but with late fees that had accumulated I now owe $249.00. I asked her to give me a few days to look up  my records for the info and she agreed. She called back twice, leaving messages. I tried to call her back today (10/31/2013) to talk to her at the original # she had called on,562-867-6122, it was out of service. I looked up ADHW inc. and found this web site with all the info from everyone. It just so happens while I was reading everyones postings she called again from a different phone number. This time it was #562-867-6002. I asked her to send me a bill, telling her my husband wouldn't let me pay it unless he saw a bill. She gave me the run around and told me if I paid it today she would reduce the price, if not she would send it to collections. I told her "do what you have to do" and hung up.

I just talked with Sandra Garcia at 562-861-6119.  She had left several messages.  She said that I owed for cleaning supplies that were delivered in January 2011 (to an address that was no longer occupied.)  In the past LifeLine had delivered cleaning supplies to that address, probably before January 2010.  Their products were way overpriced...could go to grocery store and buy for under $3.  She provided dates that someone from the company had "called me" to request payment. and supposedly someone talked to me...like I'm going to remember over 2 years ago.  I was told that with late fees I owed 229.81.  I said I would not pay that much so she was able to lower it to 159.89 if I would pay over the phone.  I did not want to pay over the phone so she gave me the address in Bellflower, Ca. to mail the check overnight.  To the same address as the other Mary in July.  I came to this site immediately after hanging up

I keep getting calls from Rebecca at 562-867-6122.  The number is a Mexican Restaurant in California.  We have not spoken to her directly but I am glad I found this site.  It makes me feel better.  I know my husband puchased light bulbs or garbage bags from Lifeline Industries a long time ago.  Believe me I will be looking through my records and will be ready for Rebecca when she calls again.  Thanks for all your experiences.  They have brought my blood pressure down.

Message left on my answering machine from Anna Bill ADHW internal collections. I called her back and she claimed that we had purchased a night light in 2011 from American Disabled handicapped workers, and that they had conformation of delivery from the post office to our address. I informed her that we had neither ordered a night light nor received a nightlight and would not be paying for a nightlight.  She listed dates and said we had been contacted 5 times regarding this purchase being past due. I told her that this was the first time I had ever been contacted by her company. She stated that we had not answered or said not interested and hung up.(That is not contact, perhaps attempted contact but actually not contact). We are on a do not call list and do not buy products from places like this. When I pressed her for details, invoice numbers etc. she got defensive said she "was done with me" and I would be turned over to collections. She hung up on me. When I called her back she hung up on me again. I'm not paying anything and will be calling the BBB.

I got a call from a woman named Sandra who is at 562-867-6119. She called several times from August 29 to Sept 27, 2013. She said that ADHW had sent out some light bulbs on December 15, 2011 to me and that the original bill (which was in the box and she could not furnish it to me again) was for $59.99. Like all the people listed she said that with the back interest it would be in the $200 range.  When I protested she said that if I paid by check it would be $179.87.  I asked for a copy of the invoice and asked for their address.  She said the address was P.O. Box 1357, City of Bellflower, CA 93747. I asked for a phone number and she said that I would have to go through her since it was now in collections. This seemed very strange so I mentioned something about the Better Business Bureau.  I asked if it was a charity and she said that it was a fully profitable organization!  She got angry at me and said that if I did not want to settle it right then that she would send it to collections and I would have to deal with an agency. Then she hung up.  

It makes sense that they have you look for a purchase that was actually made a year earlier; that way you'd think, Gee, I guess I never paid that! BS.

I just got the same call, about light bulbs I vaguely recall buying longer ago than that. Same story, except its now 229.81 with the late fees. They were so nice to offer to waive 7 late fees to 159.88. Spoke to the supervisor who rattled the same things in the other posts. I told her I'd check my records. My question: has anyone ever found they were sent to "outside collections"??

Same as everyone else...call from 562 # Sandra Garcia -bought trash bags, never paid, owe $229.81 but if send check today $149.89.  Did not ask for CC info which made it more or less believable but told to send check to PO Box 1427 Bellflower, CA 90707.  Gut told me this was not right, so glad everyone posts here so I feel better about the threats of collections.

I got the same call from Jessica, same new number,562 867 6002 two weeks ago and again today, 5/13/13.  Same scam, the late fees on trash bags from 3 years ago.  I have receipts from all charitable companies I have ordered from.  Jessica is rude and aggressive and threatens collections and court if you do not send money to Belle flower Cal.  Do not send money!

SCAM!!!!!  I was called by someone saying her name was Jessica 562/867-6002 on 01/09/2013. Jessica said she was a supervisor and that I had bought garbage bags in Dec 2010 and hadn't paid for them. She wanted me to mail a check to PO Box 1427 Bellflower, Ca 90707 for $124.87 which included late fees. She also said the file would be turned over to collection if I didn't pay. I checked my records and in April 2008 I had bought garbage bags from ADHW and paid by check $41.95.

Past due for light bulbs ordered in 2010.

I got my call on 10-25-12 with almost exactly the same message as yours. The dates were roughly the same  and amounts were identical. Only I supposedly got some bottles of solvent that I didn't pay for from the American Disadvantaged and Handicapped Workers. And like you Rita Sanchez, the woman I spoke to, claimed that they tried to reach me on 5 different occasions. And also like you she said that they would be turning this over to a collection agency. I'm curious to know what the consequences have been for you.

I am so glad I took my friends advise to look up the telephone number! This Rita person ruined my weekend ,   I have never been late with a payment in my life. She totally blew my mind.I called ADHW as soon as I could monday morning and was told not to pay anything , that someone had gotten hold of files and was calling people to get money out of them . Don't like my personal information being abused. I will use this incident as a wakeup call in my future dealings with people....potential scammers

Cindy Martin, claiming to be with ADHW (American Disabled Handicapped Workers Inc.) in Bellflower, CA 562-804-4739.  She left a message on our home phone.  I called back, no answer.  Reverse lookup says the number is registered to a Cary Ballard, 10459 Artesia Blvd., CA 90706.   They called back today and I got the same song and dance:  supposedly they have delivery confirmation of a purchase in December 2010, records of follow up calls, etc.  and we owe 49.99 for bulbs plus late fees adding up to $229.81, but she can put her ID in the computer and "voila" we can get it down to $169.87.  I was scrambling to think if it was even possible that this had happened, or how I could prove that it didn't happen.  I asked for a copy of the confirmation or a written summary, but "they only do collections by phone." WAY back when, I did order light bulbs, garbage bags, etc. but after high prices, bad experiences and endless calls, we asked to be taken off their list - MANY times.  My husband has reported them multiple times for continuing to call.  They say we got follow up collection calls, but all we get is sales calls.  My husband (who is at home most of the time) says we never got any bulbs in at least the last 10 years - he would probably have had a stroke if we had, since we agreed not to get any more.  This industry in general has been such a pain and he is sick of dealing with the sales calls.  I am calling them back to say I am not going to be bullied, and I am looking into reporting them to the Attorney General's office, BBB, TC and quite possibly the Bellflower police department.

I got the same massage three days ago. I'll wait till she calls back.  Then,  I'll have some fun  with her... at the end I will tell her that I am going to record the conversation for referral to  the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Just got call from these scam artist She was pretty speech less when I ask her the date I made the purchase
she told me  Dec 1st 2010. To bad she was wrong. Feb 21 2009 then I gave her the cancel check number and
date on the check 3-14-2009. Told her she was in no way connected with the Life Line Crooks and  she would being hearing from my lawyer. Then she said she was going to turn it over to collections and  mail me a letter without even verifying my address before she hung up. Going to file a report you the FTC and BBB. Doesn't make sense if I owed them money why does Lifeline keep calling every couple months trying to sell me there over price crap. Oh when Lifeline calls next time I tell them that I can't because there union ADHW Say I owe them money. Union me wonders is this a Obama fund raiser.

We got the same message today at our home.  My husband actually did purchase garbage bags 3 years ago from a company that claimed to hire the handicapped.  The bags were paid for at the time of delivery and were of very poor quality.  We certainly do not have a past due account.  Today's call was identical to the one received by Cheryl August 1, and the woman identified herself as Cindy Martin.   I am calling the Better Business Bureau.

I received a call from Rita Sanchez, but she was looking for Nancy Reed, (not me). Nancy Reed if you get called by her and do some internet research, I hope you find this and realize that this woman is trying to scam you!
I first received a Voice mail last week, to call 562-804-4796. When I called the number did not work. Thank goodness! It gave me time to research and see what was going on!
When I explained that I was not Nancy Reed, she said "Ok, guess I'll send this to external collections". Do not give any personal information to this person! Contact authorities or a lawyer instead.

August 1, 2012.  Same story - new phone number.  I, too, received a call from Rita Sanchez at ADHW Internal Collections.  Phone number 562-804-4796.  
I told her on the first phone call that I had received the cleaner and had returned the payment and would need to check my records to verify the payment.  She said she would call back and she did a couple of days later.  What I found was that my purchase was from Lifeline Industries in Mobile, Alabama, not to ADHW.  The purchase was in December 2010.  She insisted that that was not the case and this was a different purchase. I also did a little homework.  I told her I had looked the phone number up and it was registered to a Jerry Daniels in Bellflower, California, and that the Bird's Eye view showed that it was an apartment complex.  Of couse, she said she couldn't explain that, but, that everything on the internet cannot be believed.  Anywho.com has helped me to find many a friend and not been wrong.
We went round and round for a bit.  I asked to speak to a supervisor and she said she had just gone to a meeting, but, could have her call me.  How convenient!  I said there would be no way that I could confirm that her supervisor was who she said she was, either.  I asked if she could send me an invoice because I really don't give bank information over the phone to just anyone.  She said she could, but, that would make it automatically to to collections and she wouldn't be able to waive any of the late fees.  I asked what the late fees were and she said 9.9% per month for the year and 9 months I was late.  She then said, "let me put it in the computer and see what fees can be waived."  It was well over $200 in late fees, so, I guess Rita was really giving me a deal when she lowered the price to $149.98 if I paid immediately!  I told her I did not have that kind of money.  She said to hold for a moment and when she came back, she said she had stopped the recording could make a deal.  She said she "really shouldn't be doing this, but, she felt bad and don't tell anyone."  She asked when I would be able to pay it. I picked a date in September and she told me call back then and she would just put this back in the file and I would only have to pay the $149.98.  I agreed.
After hanging up, it didn't take much searching to find this site and all of the messages.  So, now, I will be contacting the Alabama Attorney Generals office to report this and I will not be calling Miss Rita back!
Lesson:  Keep records of all purchases and payments!  It pays off.

JoAnn,

This is a SCAM.....plain and simple.   You don't seem to understand this as well as others that have posted on here.  You will NOT receive any trash bags (or anything else) and you will NOT receive any notice of late payment.  This will NOT affect your (or anyone elses) credit rating because it is a SCAM!!!  I hope I have made myself clear here...my mother-in law fell for this crap and lost $129.85.  She remembered buying the product, so that convinced her she must owe the money or how else would they know exactly what she had purchased 1-1/2 years ago?  I can tell you how...companies sell this information all the time or who is to say an employee did not steal the info and sell it?  Come on people...it is not 1955 anymore and we need to lock our cars and homes nowadays just to keep the honest people out!

I have received the same message over the last two weeks the last one was today July 21, 2012. The person calling me is a Kevin Walker -- 562-804-4062.  On July 16,2012 I did talk to Kevin and said he is from American Disavantaged and Handicapped Workers and I owe for light bulbs, $39.99,  bought December 10, 2012. And now the total was over $250.00 because of the late fees but if I took care of it now it would only be $149.00.  So I told him I would check my records and call back.  When I called back there was no answer. I did not buy any light bulbs and did ask for an invoice but he said it was to late for that.
I called the Better Business Buerau and the Attorney General Office of my State, both were intrested and took down all the information I had.  Plus I also called the FBI.

The # is now 562-804-4843 and the Name is Reta Sanchaz. She said that this was the number for the corperate office and to ask for her. She had left a message on the answering machine stating that I had an unpaid bill that was going to be sent to collections. I am not aware of any bill from Adhw. I have no Idea of what is was until I found the statements of people on the website. This is the second call from who ever it is. The first was from 562-804-4739. Both numbers were California.

I received an identical phone call from ADHW on July 16, 2012 from a Cindy Martin 5628044739 (the caller ID displays "California") for light bulbs I supposedly ordered and received on Dec.10, 2010--I did not order this item from this company.  She gave me the same story about price plus interest and it would be cheaper to pay immediately, etc. The light bulbs were never received.  She wanted to collect $49.95 for the light bullbs plus 18 months of late fees totaling $179.82.  She said they would wave some of the late fees if I provided a card to take care of the delinquent account and the total would be $179.82  She informed me that my account is scheduled to be turned over to a collection agency. I asked why I did not receive an invoice in the mail and she said the invoice was in the package that was delivered on 12/10/2010. To date I have never received the light bulbs nor any notices of late payment.  She claims they tried on several different occasions to contact me by phone. I refused to pay anything and said I would call her back the next evening after doing some research. I attempted to call back the next evening as promised, but this particular phone # is no longer available it seems.