I received a call just now and had a voice mail message from a few days ago from 571-281-1724 and a voicemail was left both times by what appears to be an automated machine with the wording "This is Michelle Williams contacting you in regards to an ongoing investigation naming you as a person of interest. A verbal statement is needed to resolve this matter prior to court proceedings. Press 1 to speak to an arbitrator or contact ESA at 571-281-1724". I don't even have a name on my voicemail. I found this when I entered the number in to Google to check it out. Thank you all for positing so that I can block the number.
EDWARD SLOANE & ASSOCIATES AKA ESA AKA R. J. BAUCUM ENTERPRISES, INC.
Posted in: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-903-342-3802
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-571-281-1724/2
Web site gives a PO Box as an address: http://esacollections.com/contactESA_consumer.asp
BBB gives then an accredited A+ with 9 complaints: http://www.bbb.org/east-texas/business-review ... boro-tx-6000518
This Chamber of Commerce has them working out of an apartment: https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/winnsboro-t ... loan-associates
PowerPoint with their game plan on it: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.txosteo.org/reso ... Collections.pdf
Bizapedia has this on them listing the head criminals at this organization:
Company Name: EDWARD SLOAN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Principal Address: 368 Private Road 8565
Winnsboro, TX 75494-8038
Company Contacts
GARRY L ISHAM
Director
368 Pr 8565
Winnsboro, TX 75494
GARRY L ISHAM
President
368 Pr 8565
Winnsboro, TX 75494
PAMELA R ISHAM
Director
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PAMELA R ISHAM
Vice President
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Texas Surety bond info:
Principal Name: R J Baucum Enterprises Inc dba Edward Sloan & Associates # 1
Address: 1005 G W Broadway
Winn, TX 75494
File Number: 20090218
Status: Active
Date Filed: 9/8/2009
Cancellation Date:
Phone: (903) 342-3402
Bonding Company: American States Insurance Company
Bond No: 6611805
Looks like they were sued:
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2l46int0r/te ... and-associates/
http://www.law360.com/cases/54b68c3680ea7009ad000001
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
I have received several calls from Michelle Williams at ESA - this phone number. Each time she left the same message about "Person of Interest," etc. I finally called the number, and told the person at the other end that I was tired of getting these bogus messages, and if they continued I would be contacting government authorities about it. He replied that "Empty threats are useless in this kind of situation. . ." He was calling about someone else related to me, and then made an empty threat about them to me. . .