I'm curious, "Amber". If you didn't know the firm's number how did you find this site? If you search on "Law Office Baker and McKenzie" their own web site is the first result (and second and third and fourth). No link to 800notes.com shows up in the first 10 pages of search results on Google. What search terms did you enter that brought up this page?
Sorry, Shill. Debts are civil and not criminal matters. Nice try, though.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:
•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.
GOT A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER THEY NEVER LEFT A FILE NUMBER JUST SAID FOR ME TO CALL OR THEY WILL HAVE A WARRENT OUT FOR ME. PART OF ME THINKS THAT THIS IS A SCAM I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS IS LEGIT. THANK YOU
Well "Amber", you should feel stupid. Coming to this board and trying to deceive the good people with your lies. I'm sure you have been arrested for a few things in your day, not responding to a supposed letter or phone call from a questionable debt collection company is not one of them. As indicated by other posters, debt is a civil, not a criminal matter. However, folks like you would know the difference between a crime and a tort
Wow, I think someone else has way too much time on their hands. I came across this site while trying to find the number for the firm. They were not calling me about a debt, it was a worthless check. Check all 50 state laws genius it is against the law.
I also called Baker & Mckenzie and they are a law firm but they told me this whole thing is a scam and that there is not anyone named Nancy James or Lisa Burns that works in there firm. They handle Global cases so I don't know who you are trying to kid but this is not from there firm.