My advise for everyone who has issues with this, turn the matter over to your FedEx rep. We got a notice from them saying we owed for FedEx Tech Connect services (a service we have never used). Our company has a good relationship with our FedEx sales rep so I just turned the matter over to them. let them handle the frauds
No web site found for Weinstock. Web site for Amalgamated but has no phone number or address on the contact us page, only e mail: http://www.amalgamated.com/
BBB page gives them no rating with no complaints: http://www.bbb.org/new-jersey/business-review ... ge-nj-28001352/
BBB give Amalgamated an A+ with 1 complaint: http://www.bbb.org/new-jersey/business-review ... dge-nj-15000247
Google shows their place of business: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Weinstock+% ... d76ba26!6m1!1e1
O’Malley’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-o-malley-b106725
And another at this “law abiding” company: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Jesse-Niven/1947735040
Lots of names associated with Amalgamated: https://www.linkedin.com/title/amalgamated-financial-group
Interesting that this scumbag is here complaining about posts but does nothing about this one on their own Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Weinstock-Omalley-PA/162710973747146
Many = 7 according to D & B: https://www.dandb.com/businessdirectory/weins ... j-16083803.html
Bizapedia has this on them:
Company Name: WEINSTOCK & O'MALLEY, P.A.
File Number: 0100114256
Filing State: New Jersey (NJ)
Filing Status: Unknown
Filing Date: May 1, 1980
Company Age: 35 Years, 9 Months
Principal Address: Clinton, NJ 08809
SIC 2 Description: Legal Services
SIC 4 Description: Legal Services
Company Contacts
This company has not listed any contacts yet.
Company Name: AMALGAMATED CREDIT BUREAU
File Number: 21326
Filing State: New Jersey (NJ)
Filing Status: Unknown
Filing Date: December 11, 1958
Company Age: 57 Years, 2 Months
Principal Address: New Brunswick, NJ 08903
New Jersey Attorney info:
BARRY C WEINSTOCK
NJ Attorney ID : 012391976
Bar Admission Date : 12/09/1976
City : CLINTON
State : NJ
County : HUNTERDON
Phone Number : (908)735-7688
Current Status :
ACTIVE
(Click the Current Status link for a more detailed explanation of the status description. )
STEPHEN G O'MALLEY
NJ Attorney ID : 010981979
Bar Admission Date : 12/20/1979
City : CLINTON
State : NJ
County : HUNTERDON
Phone Number : (908)735-7688
Current Status :
ACTIVE
(Click the Current Status link for a more detailed explanation of the status description. )
Other complaints:
http://jerkcall.com/1-732-679-0059
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/con-way-freight-western-buena-park-california-c72087.html\
http://complaintwire.org/complaint/O4sBAAAAAAA/amalgamated-financial-group
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/amalgamated-financial-group-c436063.html
Looks like they were sued:
https://casetext.com/case/kings-choice-neckwear
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
Also file a complaint here using the downloadable form: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/oae/atty_disc/atty_disc.htm
To File complaints FDCPA/TCPA violations:
Your State Attorney General
Their State Attorney general
www.naag.org (you can find your state AG at this link).
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
http://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/state-state-guide
http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations
Also with the BBB and follow completely through with it.
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/c ... ations-1282.php
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/haunted-phantom-debt
Seek a FDCPA/TCPA Attorney if need be.
***A company must be licensed in their state as well as the one they are trying to collect in if two different states are involved.
Some Tips:
*Keep all messages
*Take a picture of your Caller ID
*Keep any and all conversations recorded to your states recording laws, some require they be told, others do not. This can be transferred to a recording device.
*Keep a notebook handy for writing time,date, who you spoke with and what the conversation detailed.
*Check your SOL for your state as well.
*Attorneys need to be licensed as a DC to collect, all DC's must be licensed in their state as well as yours if different.
http://www.insideedition.com/investigative/93 ... debt-collectors
http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/debt-collectors-list.html
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... rtners-announce
Follow the steps in what you need to know here:
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350
So what if you are a member in good standing with the NJ Bar. People are complaining about what they consider fraudulent debt collection attempts from calls coming in with your telephone number in the Caller ID, or your business name is the name given by the caller.
Perhaps you want people to record the calls they get from your debt collection business so they can prove to you that YOU have problem employees ? You and your employees better assume your calls might be recorded by the recipients of your calls, because technology makes it trivial to do so. The Court of Public Opinion doesn't consider recording calls from clods to be illegal.