Just recieved a call from these people, they are trying to tell me they are collecting off a payday loan from 2004.  I have never had a payday loan, he even went as far as to say that I made a couple payments.  Scary part is he had my account information, will definately be switching banks!  I asked him to provide me proof and also asked why he was trying to collect off a debt that was 7 years old.  He got frustrated with me when I started asking questions, told him that he needed to contact my attorney or better yet that I was going to give his number to my attorney to contact him directly..... wow his attitude changed real quick.  Told me he would close the case out.... I think this place is a scam.... don't verify any of your bank info... they had all my account information!  Have no clue how they got it!!!!

Called my boss and said they are surving papers on me if I don't return their call.

Called to say I owed a debt, would only accept credit card or checking account for payment. Stated they would garnish wages, attach leins ect. When I called this number back to see if they would answer as a business, they only said "hello, hello"....strange.. I reported them to the attorney general....

Get the name of these people
they may be for real and could help you out
If you are avoiding there call and just writing bad things about them, then you should get your facts straight instead of just running from them

He is rude and trying to reach my son who doesn't live with me.
Stop calling!!!!!!!!!!!!!  His name is Don Cherry.

My neighbor received a phone call asking for me or my husband by first and last name, they new my neighbors name. He was trying to get a hold of us and gave them his name as Don Jerry left his number and a ref# for us to call back. They became suspicious so they relayed the message to me. I thought also that it was strange because I have not ever given their name out as a refrence plus if I had I would of adise them of it,t hat is why they became suspicious also bercause they new I would of said something to them. I have not received any letters or anything with any collections and do not owe on any collections that I know of. My son ran into the same thing with a 714 number and went on this sight to see if it was a scam and sure enought it is.
I heard on the new that people are doing this world wide. No not call them back from your phone they will then have your actual numer. The number that this Don guy called on my neighbor home phone number and not ont their cell, so he is getting information some how from some public source.

Got a call today 1-11-10 at 12:50pm from a dan cherry saying he had been trying to contact my neighbor.  He stated he sent her something and been trying to call her but her phone seems to be disconnected.  He wanted me to pass on a message to her and gave the reference number 854870.  I called back before researching and left a message asking him not to make me a third party with his dealings.  I informed him if she does not respond to him that is between him and her.  I have never gotten a call like this.  It is very unusual and a violation of my peace.  I don't have caller ID so the information could not be displayed.

I rec'd a call, now I am worried. First they asked if this was the -------residence I said yes like a dummy. They said they were trying to get a hold of a neighbor they gave his name and address, and asked if I knew them I said no and they said thank you and that was that. It just seems very strange that so many people are getting the same sort of call. What are they looking for? Isn't it unusally for collection agency's or any agency's to be calling neighbors looking for another person. How did they get my name and number?

They are calling my parents and my work and saying things that are not true. I've done some research into them this is nothing more than simple wire fraud. The FBI website has an easy to use form to report it. Stop reading these who called me websites and report these people so they go to jail or it will never stop.

This man calls and says he trying to find a relative for a bad debt from a credit card company that the relative has never had an account with.  He is rude and harasses my 75 year old mother.

this person matt johnson call husband phone and left message for me, the problem is we are not together, wondering how he got his number and not mines, he said he had a complaint against me from a neighbor. ino it is a lie because i do not even no my neighbor like that. all i do is speak.  i do not own the house. so if it is about the property he should be calling the home owner,i just rent the house. he never called back yet

i w2ork for a retailer i wont name.he called our employee two days in a row on the third day i was given a call to take from someone named Matt Thomas phone # 714-380-5865 he wanted me to give him our employees phone number or address. I told him I could not give out that info on any employees so he told me that he was just preparing me for an ugly situation because police were going to (serve) this employee at work and it was out of his hands. when the director of human relations called him back he said he never called that day and spoke to me or gave me his name,it must have been someone with the summons dept.so I asked for that number and he said they don't accept in coming calls.and they gave me his name and number as a hint as to what it was regarding a civil matter he called it.but it was his number that came up on the caller i.d.but he still says oh i never called today.this guy is a bad liar and a joke.i hope HE winds up in jail im shure he will make someone very happy with that quick tongue of his.

They call three to four times a week. The messages range from: 'this is xxx xxxxx (the last name was Don Terry) to, 'you have only two days to take care of this important matter before we press charges in court.

How do I get them to stop calling. I have paid all outstanding debts!

Coastal Mitigation Associates
949-812-4684
also known as: Shekinah, Inc  
operating as Costal Asset Management Group
and Worldwide Recoveries, LLC
Empire Recovery and
The Law Offices of Luis E. Vasquez
Luis Esteban Vasquez, Attorney, CA Bar# 162798
1820 E. Garry Ave, Ste, 107  Santa Ana, CA   92705
305-460-3375   714-380-5861

Aka/ Capital Recovery Services Group
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 1000
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (866) 257-4044     714-380-5871   866-897-9080
Phone: (714) 475-5460            951-479-9603 (Cornona)
Fax: (714) 475-5471
Web Address: www.shekinahinc.com

Head Debt Collectors:
James Arley Trent, Owner
Devin Molina, CEO (bro in law)
Cecilia Trent, wife
Dana Koprowski,
David Vasquez, VP ((bro in law)
David Brown aka David Noble
Joe Dorsey
Dan Durbin aka/ Daniel Schieletor!

The term Shekinah is supposed to mean ?Glory of God? These future inmates of the CA Prison System have given it a totally new meaning; THIEVES, LIARS & CONMEN! Never before has a group of thugs burst onto the debt collection scene with the force and sheer brutality used by those at Shekinah, Inc. of Huntington Beach, CA. This group had us wondering if there had been a California prison break as their utterly out of hand, overly aggressive behavior seemed to indicate desperation on a scale we had not yet encountered.

There is a term used by debt collectors called "Gagging." It is the practice of calling up a debtors credit card company or bank and pretending to be that person in order to get location information, such as home and work phone numbers. This is a highly illegal practice in every state. There are some pros at Shekinah who use it to gain such information, then steal money from unwary consumers.

Another reason why you NEVER divulge banking or credit card information to these thieves.

These are DANGEROUS people because they are under incredible pressure, appear to have drug and drinking problems, cannot get hired anywhere else and owner Jim Trent needs money, lots and lots of money, so he not only condones, but teaches his ?CONSULTANTS? (that?s how he skirts CA employment laws) on how to make a living as an extortionist.

We have learned that Trent encourages his employees to invest their own money into the portfolios that are purchased by Shekinah. Several went as far as heavily mortgaging their own homes to invest in this venture.

Nothing lingers like the smell of regret.

Shekinah buys as much junk paper as they can, usually with other people's money. They then turn around and resell as much as possible. The paper that hits the collection floor is generally a product or portfolio that they are incapable of selling to another company. This may prove to add more pressure on the collectors, as it is very hard to make a living on this (junk) paper that they are working. In addition, it seems as though desperate times have lead Shekinah to desperate measures. We learned that out of over 40 collectors, only three were able to meet the company?s production goals last month. As the production numbers continue to decline, the aggressiveness of its collection efforts will only increase. This may lead to increased drug and alcohol use, which extends into more extortion on the telephone to unsuspecting consumers.

When the reputation sours and the money stops, or the judgments pile up, dissolve, put on a new name and start over. Coastal Mitigation Associates. Costal Asset Management Group? Worldwide Recoveries.
Empire Recovery?

So here is the final analysis if you ever get involved with these collectors: You may not legally owe the debt. They are likely collecting it illegally with no license or bond. They harass, lie and extort monies by phone. You may be dealing with a desperate con-man/woman with a drug and alcohol problem.

http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/shekinah_inc.htm

These people called me lazy, should get off the coach and pay my bills, insisted I had no integrity, and no wonder my ex husband divorced me.  They told me I was a loser.  I explained I questioned the debt.  They wanted to settle over the phone.  I was so abused verbally, and they are not lawyers....and should be held accountable for their illegal actions!
I think they are trying to steal money.  And how did they get my credit file?  Stop these thieves!

they are frauds. do not pay them anything and call the FTC to report them. they are onto them.

This guy called my house...didn't identify himself as to who he was calling for (debt collection, credit card, etc.). I think this is just a hoax. Someone else has been calling my house leaving a different number and no information....asking for a relative of mine. Whatever!! Not giving these people the time of day until they give a little more info and maybe not even at all if they do tell me who they are.

They just called me a couple of times. But I know better not to call back the number if they don't even leave you a message just a txt asking you to call them back at this #. First time they called it showed their #, 2nd time they called, it was private(blocked) and left a txt to call back the same #, 3rd time private again but left the same 714#. Do they think I would much rather answer a private call than when I see the # right away? It's more likely a collector. I mean really, if I have something to negotiate about and with, wouldn't I be doing the communicating myself. Sorry but juz not now.

Can they acually take away your property?

threatening my 85 year old grandmother

Got a call from this guy at 714-380-5865. he was very nice and considerate, and he helped me solve my debt issues
I had been looking for this accoutn for the last year, I finally got a call about it and he worked with me until I could pay it off.
Thank you.

This guy calls and calls you a dumbass for not paying your debt and threatens to take your property.  He is most likely from Shekinah Debt Collection aka Costal Asset Management Group aka Luis Vasquez aka Capital Recovery Services Group

This is a call back number from a message that comes from (866) 897-9080.

They want to know about a property I sold over 6 years ago.  Kinda rude people.  

NAWT using my cell phone minutes to call back.  HA