Got a voicemail from John Jacobs who said he was calling regarding a claim tied to my name and social security number.  But he never said who he was with or who the message was supposedly for.  He called at 6:15pm Texas time which meant in New York it would be 7:15pm. I tried to call back but got a recording staying he was not in the office.  I'm thinking this must be a scam of some sorts.  I am not discussing or giving my social security number to anyone over the phone!  Any ideas on how to block calls or stop calls from this number?

I get a recording from this number. It is calling the front desk in an office building after hours. I just happened to be walking out and picked it up. I wrote down the number on the recording and called back. Of course their office is closed. Sounds like an obvious misleading scam. If it is a debt collector they are already breaking the law if they identified themselves as lawyers. Bunch of morons. They will get shut down soon enough, but a word to the wise, never give any info over the phone, and never send money to anyone without legal documentation.

Annoying

Yep we received the same call from Tanisha and mentioning a 1099 form that was not attached to our taxes.  Little do they know we have taken care of taxes a while ago. May be a company/fraud wanting to collect for money that is not thiers..  I called the number and asked to speak to Tanisha at 716.980.1485 and they said there is no Tanisha working in that office company! BEWARE PEOPLE!

I got a call from Tanisha from Weinberg & Associates today stating a 1099 tax form from 2012 was filed incorrectly.  After researching this further on my own it is from a collections debt that I paid in full but they state that they own the debt and I was unfortunately swindled by the collections agency for $1,300.  I do have a paid in full letter from the collections agency that I paid back in July '12, which I sent to Thomas Pane, but he said that I need to pay them too....scam?

Got a call from these guys and Thomas Paine got huffy and hung up on me after threatening me with lawyers when I asked too many questions including "How do I know this isn't an identity theft scam?" and "With the recent rash of debt collector abuses in your area, how do I know you aren't scamming me?" and the more simple "Send me proof of this debt...", which resulted in a large diatribe on Supreme Court cases and an interesting side discussion on whether asking for proof the debt would be a problem in court. He especially got huffy after pointing out that a judge wouldn't take to kindly too such a question, and I replied that a jury surely would should I find the need to counter sue. Conversation ended within a minute or two after that! What a putz this guy was (at least in this particular encounter).

How do we stop this fraud

Tanisha has called me twice now from this number wanting to speak with me about an intent to defraud lawsuit filed in my county with a signed affidavit and case number blah blah blah. Also that a 2008 1099 tax issue exists with my filing. Nice work Tanisha. I didn't file 1099 in 2008 and I also didn't live in this county. Or state, for that matter. Scam.

I received the same call today as Mis (posted July17, 2013).  The person that called me was Angela Simon for Thomas Paine with Weinberg & Associates (716-980-1486).  I called the number but no answer just the answering machine.  I thought it sounded fishey.  If they call back I will tell them to just file the lawsuit to see what their response will be then.  I'm glad I Googled the phone number and found out about all the complaints and the scam.  I will be sending my complaint to my state's Attorney General's office.  I advise others to do the same.

Received the same call. A person named "Tanisha" left a message saying she had a signed affidavit linked to my SSN; she gave my first and last name. Stated A 1099 tax form from 2008 was filed incorrectly; I'm being charged with fraud. And to call (716) 980-1486 (NY number)  First of all if this were even the case IRS
would never get a law office to call... They would send it via U.S priority mail. I contacted
IRS and BBV to report everything.
Oh.. The kicker was my mom received the same
Call with the same "case number"... imagine that.

This is BS they say call  7169801486 7169801485 call both numbers there A Lawyer  all A scam to be served for fraud you must be served by mail or by hand.....Not phone --------scam

Says they are with a law firm regarding an unfiled 1099 in a name I haven't carried in over 7 yrs...name and info don't match...BEWARE.  Any "taxes" that need fixing come via mail NOT cell phones. Sounds real convencing I might add.  But a lawsuit by phone??? That arrives my mail or hand.

Says they are a Lawyer