I get calls from Jamie Summers in collections falsely stating she is from my local sheriff's department. I will be contacting an attorney for harassment practices.

I receive numerous phone calls from PRIVATE CALLER back to back. In between these phone calls I get this number. Someone forgot to hit *68. For several months now we've been getting phone calls from so-called attorneys. Threatened my relative at work saying they were going to "send her papers" because of some kind of fraud. It's been over a month now. Have not received any of these so-called "papers" but am still receiving anonymous, threatening phone calls from people. Including this number. We've now realized that this scare tactic is unethical and illegal. Falsely representing yourself as an attorney will land you a couple of years in jail OR a huge fine, or both. I will be reporting this number after this comment. I also know that they are not attorneys because it is ILLEGAL to contact someone at their job and disclose the information of a case to people who are NOT involved in the case directly. I will be looking into possible legal action against the people responsible for this. Sue for multiple charges and I certainly will press charges to the furthest extent of the law. Maybe they will make me a very rich man :)

your a financial literacy instructor yet your taking payday loans? they may not have the legal rights to collect on it but you can bet for sure you owe it, lol. these debts dont just fall from the sky and land under your soc sec #. its amazing to me that you people waste your time calling the acency a scam on these message boards but your the ones that scammed the payday loan place originally... dont u think if your not going to man up and pay your debts you should at least endure some harasment that goes along with being a deadbeat. here is a thought that will probably go way over most of your heads but here goes, if your broke dick before you take a few hundred doller pay day loan think to yourself what in your life will change drastically in the next month that will allow you to make good on your obligation?... if your drawing blanks  then your probably one of the ones getting phone calls saying you owe... best of luck slackers

Renee Bennett 877-913-5377 ext.453 This company is harrassing me stating that they will be filing a complaint with the county clerks office. I have no idea who these people are nor what to do.....I don't like threats, and haven't done anything wrong.

THIS IS A SCAM-PLEASE REPORT ANY VICTIMIZATION TO THE FTC (www.ftc.gov)
Over the past three weeks all weekdays and Saturdays multiple hours during the day and after 9:00pm from Monday, January 30, 2010 until February 20, 2012, a common friend of ours? has been receiving calls from a male with an African-American speech inflection threatening an affidavit has been filed against my wife for writing bad checks and owing a 'Pay-Day' loan. The male refused to identify himself during his 20+ threatening and intimidating calls, only providing an account number and phone number (305-914-6728). My wife returned the phone call on February 17, 2012 during the afternoon to this unnamed individual in order to end the harassment to our friend, a third-party with no affiliation to any of these matters. The receiver of the call told my wife he represents WOOD FOREST (WOOD FOREST is a fictitious name), refused to give his name, told my wife he was dispatching the police to our house, said to my wife that its her 'a** is in a sling, lady!', demanded a payment of $900.00 over the phone, refused to provide an address and refused to send any documents via post to our address yet offered to email the information, before refusing to take the information and hanging-up on my wife. We remained in fear my wife was going to jail for fraudulent allegations. Fortunately, that never transpired. I began researching these individuals via the internet and calling the provided phone number during non-business hours. The answering service associated with the aforementioned phone number is associated with AMY GRANT, INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT, SOUTH FLORIDA GROUP. Other associated numbers include: 305-964-9434 and 305-918-4670 and 786-528-0314. According to internet searches revealing the illegal, unethical and deleterious practices of this company, it appears other individuals associated with South Florida Group are: MICHAEL SHAW, BRIAN MERCER, CATHERINE STREIN, SAMANTHA TAYLOR, THOMAS PIERCE and JOHN MONTGOMERY, all of whom reportedly employed the same tactics with other citizens to extort monies either illegally or in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. Other additional phone numbers include: (866) 629-9947, (888) 472-6781, (888) 313-9572, Through further research, it appears South Florida Group is an affiliation of BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (888) 701-0360, aka JENKINS, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (877) 863-5647, aka BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC., 814 KENMORE AVENUE, BUFFALO NY 14216. The individuals appearing to be affiliated with these 'law groups' are: MR. JONES (877) 863-5647 x493, fax (716) 691-3939 and MR. MYERS (888) 701-0360 x475, fax (716) 873-2700, RENEE WILLIAMS (888) 701-0360 x473 and MR. STONE (716) 533-1569. It appears JOSEPH STONE aka JOSEPH MARLETTE (716) 533-1569 is the owner/CEO. From research, it appears Mr. Stone (aka Marlette), also, owns and runs collection agency: ICS (INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS, INC., 15 HAZELWOOD DRIVE, #102, AMHERST NY 14226, (888) 358-1120, (888) 832-9845, (877) 230-2988, (716) 691-2472 and fax (716) 691-2440.) Reportedly, it appears ICS employees (RAY PADILLA, SHAWN MICHAELS and JIM DOUGLASS x335)utilize the same illegal collection tactics, and litigation and arrests alleging fraud in the State of New York exists regarding affiliates and constituents of ICS (according to some reports, this agency has been shut-down by governmental interventions.) It appears Interstate Check Systems is an entity of Northtown Capital & Associates. Northtown's web site is: http://www.northtowncap.com. Northtown's address and location is (same as Interstate Check Systems): 15 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14228 - Phone: 888.358.1120 - Fax: 716.691.2122 Corporate filings found at: http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009 County: NIAGARA Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. 3047 MAPLE ROAD NEWFANE, NEW YORK, 14108 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Current Entity Name: NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 23, 2009 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA P.A. P.C. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Additional Corporate filings show: Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: FEBRUARY 28, 2011 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) BRONSTEIN, SHAW AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 814 KENMORE AVENUE BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14216 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 This scam, perpetrated by these entities, is far-reaching and preys on those, such as my wife and I, who are attempting to find stable-footing, again, in life through responsible and reputable means. All of the aforementioned individuals and entities are, reportedly and experientially, are violating laws, complicit involvement in illegal scams, willfully and knowingly, thereby harming and injuring unsuspecting and innocent victims, such as my wife and I, by their intentional acts, aiding and abetting extortion through fraudulent practices and are in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT.

I got a phone call from a few different people from this company and i actually believed it.They said there would be someone at my door the next day charging me for check fraud..I wanted to pay it so i made arrangements then after a few hours i stared realizing their story didnt make any sence..They said i had a pay day loan in 2007 that never got paid..Which i prob did lol...but then they said the bank and the payday loan comapny were both suing me..I used to work at a payday loan place and i know usually they dont work together bc banks hate payday loan places. I called them back a few times asking different questions they got really mad and a lady got on the phone and said whats your problem youve called 7 time ..which i didnt... she said out agreement was void and she was going to just serveme papers. she hung up on me..I called back and asked for their business liscense number and they wouldnt give it to me..So yeah its a SCAM...Not only that but there is a statue of limitations on check fraud..LOL they can keep calling me i dont care lol im not paying them...

This is part of a network of 'debt collector's who employee ILLEGAL DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES, to include: PHYSICAL THREATS, LYING, CURSING, THREATS OF LEGAL ACTION, INTIMIDATION AND EXTORTION for actual or unsubstantiated debt. If you receive a call from any of the individuals listed below, please contact the FTC (www.ftc.gov) immediately!!!! All actions of these individuals are punishable by law and in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT.
Mr. Myers
Mr. Jones
Michael Shaw
Brian Mercer
Catherine Strein
Samantha Taylor
Amy Grant
Thomas Pierce
John Montgomery
Renee Williams
These individuals will call from these numbers, representing the 'collection agency':
-Wood Forest
-South Florida Group
-Bronstein, Shaw & Associates
-Jenkins, Shaw & Associates
-Bronstein, Shaw & Associates, Inc.
814 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo NY 14216
-Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C.
1 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10038

(305) 914-6728
(305) 964-9434
(305) 918-4670
(786) 528-0314
(888) 701-0360
(888) 472-6781
(888) 313-9572
(888) 707-3060
(877) 863-5647

I got a call yesterday from Renee Bennett of Doc Services 877-913-5377 ext453 stating that they have been trying to get in touch with me for quite sometime now (BS). Said there has been a formal complaint made against me for a fraudulent check and I am facing charges of civil judgement and criminal infraction. Also stated that they are filing at Sonoma County clerks office today 2-10-12. I have no idea what this is regarding and since I don't even write checks, I ignored it. My best friend called me last night and informed me that she got a call from the same person at the same company looking for me- giving her all the information I listed above and said I had listed her as a reference.First of all, how can they go throwing around my personal information to just anyone that answers the phone? Real professional. Next on my list: these people are such idiots that they don't seem to document anything. I received calls from this company back in September of 2011. The collector (or whatever their title is) talked so fast, so low and sounded like she was speaking chinese I could not understand what she was saying. I played it for family, friends etc. They couldn't understand it either and told me to ignore. I got a few more calls from this lady and what triggered me to finally call- She gave me 3 different file numbers to refer to. So I called. The number she gave was not in service. Nice. So then a few weeks later I get a call from another woman from the same place, same threats,but different file # and phone to call back. I called and got through to her. This lady was lost in space. She looked up every file number that had been given to me and asked me "Ok, are you Karen?" "Are you Jackie?" and went on to about 5 different names.... all who are not me! She then said she needed to transfer me to another dept. and simply hung up on me. What a joke. I never heard from them again until now. I am not sure how to approach this.

I got a call November 2011 stating I owed money for a payday loan from 2007. I inturn payed it over 3 months and I tried calling today and it seems the number has been disconnected. Now I believed I have been scamed. What do I do.

They have been harrassing me for about a week now, and they are sayin I could get fraud charges what do I do?

Changed their number to scam some more...this website really keeps the heat on these scammers and I love that!!!!!

888-485-7990 is the new number DOC Services is using.  Probably one of many new ones.  Will post them as I find them.

got a call from 1-877-913-0826 a miss walker she thretend me with court somuns for my hole family.

These people are ridiculous, they have called my people in my family whom I do not even have phone numbers to claiming they are going to send a summons to take me to court, I called them back and using a few choice words told them to quit calling my family and harrassing them, the first woman I talked to said they have made no contact with me for the last 6 months, I told her that that was funny cuz I had 4 different family members call with my supposide case number their name and phone number, she then hung up on me, I called back and spoke to a man who proceeded to tell me he didnt appreciate my caddy attitude and told me I needed to take care of my busness and asked me isince I have had a job what in the world have I been spending my money on over the last four years, I replied it was none of his **** business and asked him who they were, he told me doc servising and I then asked him why then did their answering machine say law office of davis and clark, (look that name up to), and he sat there for a second and was like, oh ummmm that must be our law firm here, lol apparantly he didnt know then tbey said they were going to send a summons to my work that day I told them fine I am here til 6 and they replied with, oh ummmm well I dont think we will make it today, lol,  these people aee a joke and connot be any more idiotic, I suggest everybody be as rude as possible to them abd make their pathetic lives as miserable as possible.

they keep call mark wate ext 433 dont they have nothing better to do

Amanda Dockett from Division of Commonwealth keeps harrassing me.  At first she was telling me I had been writing bad checks off of an old account I had a payday loan that I defaulted on  and then when she sent the letter out I requested, the name of the pay day loan I had never heard of she said today she would call my employer and start garnishing my check.  Please Amanda Dockett get your facts straight first you have to have a judgement against me first and then we go from there.  But if Amanda Dockett really is a debt collector she  has violated every rule that pertains to debt collectors. I have turned her over to my attorney of record. I and I am filing a complaint with the New York Attorney general's office.

@ Fed up, how do you know this?

This IS a scam.  If you get a call, please file a complaint with the New York State Attorney General's office.  The AG is working to shut them down.  The AG's office is getting a lot of calls about these scammers.

These people called my sister this morning stating they were looking for me because I had committed Tax Fraud and that I was about to be prosecuted. The number they gave were 888-313-9572. When I called them and asked for a Tierra Davis they never could tell me who Tierra Davis was. Then they told me my License was about to be Revoked. They said that I owed a PayDay Loan that I had paid off and had to close the account because they kept taking money out. They told me that I was about to get Served and I had 2 choices to either go to court or settle out of court. I was in distress and gave them my credit card account number. I started doing research and saw this company is a scam. I immediately closed my card and now is in the processing of reporting this matter.

I just got a call from my Step Mother saying that this number 888-313-9572 called and said they were an attorney and looking for me. I am not sure what it is for but looking over this website I see that they are a debt collector for some sort of pay day loans. I have never taken any pay day loan. I hope that you can do something about this.

A few days ago my family received a phone call from these people looking for me.  I returned their call and spoke to a Mark Wade who claimed I was being prosecuted in my county for a bad check for a payday loan I had in 2008, and said I could have my wages garnished.  After giving me the name of the original lender, I knew I had already paid this.  I tried to tell him this and of course he wouldnt have it and insisted I was being prosecuted and asked me if I would like to pay now.  Since I was at work  told him I would go home and retreive the documents proving I had already paid him and call him back.  Well I keep getting passed around to different people, all of whom keep telling me I am being prosecuted.  They refuse to give me the original loan #, when I told them I wanted a validity of debt statement they refused that, every time I ask a question their answers are conflicting or they try to change the subject.  Today I finally got one woman to agree to send me a validity of debt statement in the mail and she gave me their address, 3380 Sheridan Dr, Ste 284, Amherst, NY 14226. I hope its not a fake.  I have been really worried and stressed about this whole thing.  Im going to wait and see if they really send me the statement, but I dont want these people to keep calling my family and threatening them!  Please any advice would help!

A few days ago my family received a phone call from these people looking for me.  I returned their call and also spoke to a Mark Wade who claimed I was being prosecuted in my county for a bad check for a payday loan I had in 2008.  After giving me the name of the original lender, I knew I had already paid this.  I tried to tell him this and of course he wouldnt have it and insisted I was being prosecuted and asked me if I would like to pay now.  Since I was at work  told him I would go home and retreive the documents proving I had already paid him and call him back.  Well I keep getting passed around to different people, all of whom keep telling me I am being prosecuted.  They refuse to give me the original loan #, when I told them I wanted a validity of debt statement they refused that, every time I ask a question their answers are conflicting or they try to change the subject.  Today I finally got one woman to agree to send me a validity of debt statement in the mail and she gave me their address.  I have been really worried and stressed about this whole thing but now after reading these similar stories I feel alot better.  Im going to wait and see if they really send me the statement, but I dont want these people to keep calling my family and thrratening them!  Please any advice would help!

Caller stated I had 2counts of fraud against me and papers would be served to my home or place of employment! I've had several calls from different named ppl leaving this number wanting different stuff based off same info, not sure who they think they are but I know it's a scam!! I AIN'T STUPID!!

my father received a phone call numerous times from this company asking for me.they keep saying that they are investigating a check fraud issue.i knew it was a scam because i dont have any outstanding checks...this needs to stop and these people need to go to jail..if anyone is commiting fraud,its these people..These people are threatening me telling me i will go to jail if i dont take care of this issue

bbb i like that one!! :)

These fools have been calling my mother's house looking for me. They do not even have my right name. They are really scaring her and it is pissing me off. She told me it was this number that was calling 888 313 9572. I tried to call them and received got no answer. If anyone knows what to do to stop them please let me know. I plan on filing a complaint with the FTC.

They are definitely a scam trying to scare you into giving personal information and send them money. They are under investigation by the New York State attorney general's office. Call this office and report their contact with you as soon as you can.

Today I got the same call at my workplace and home and let it go to voice mail. I got the same mesage as you  "This message is being left in accordance to federal law for ***** This is Mark Wade calling in regards to a case that just left our office here against you to Dallas County. Uh... It looks like uh... there is someone is scheduled to appear at your home or your place of employment. You're going to need to valid forms of ID. To give a stand-down issue for the order, you can reach me at 888-313-9572. Uh... My direct extension is 667. As it stands you're being named a defendant in case #248375. Looks like it's carrying a couple possible charges in Harris County. Good luck to you."  

If you are going to be arrested Harris County would at least send out a warrant.  This man even called my ex-husband who I have been divorced from for 29 years.  They will go to any extent - it s

They are calling my job threatening to come with papers and sit down with my superviosr and that I will need two forms of ID and also to come to my home with papers.

Received a call from Sierra Davis stating that I better contact her asap regarding a fraudulent matter that requires me to get an attorney.  Who are these people and why are they calling my job???

Thanks so much for reporting these idiots. They tried to haggle my husband about some debt, which they must have researched. They threatened to file court charges, etc. WHATEVER ... Praise the Lord, I knew my rights because by God's grace, He blessed me to be a financial literacy instructor.

The mere fact these idiots continuously call is illegal and warrants reporting them to the FTC under federal law, Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). PLEASE DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THESE IDIOTS, rather become aware of your rights under FDCPA.

In addition, they refuse to send documentation of the debt, which is a NO-NO. Stay alert!