It is a scam. Do not call any of the numbers back. You should report them to your state Attorney General, BBB, Federal Trade Commission, plus the NYC Attorney General's office. It's a trick to get you to call the 800 number where they try and get your credit card information for an old debt. Here is information about the company.
This Business is not BBB accredited
Argos Alliance Group, LLC
Phone: (855) 666-1469
Fax: (716) 242-8680
210 John Glenn Drive, Suite 12, Amherst, NY14228
[email protected] http://www.payaag.com
Government Actions
NYS Attorney General vs Argos Alliance Group, LLC
Date of Action: 6/21/2012
The NYS Attorney General reached a settlement with John Chebat, who operates several debt collection businesses in the Buffalo area, including Western New York Capital, Inc.; International Asset Group, LLC; Unified Asset Solutions, LLC; Outsourced Legal Prep, LLC; Argos Alliance Group, LLC; and Check Systems Recovery, LLC.
The Attorney General's office entered into an agreement with Chebat requiring him to pay $175,000 in penalties and change his debt collection practices. The investigation concluded that Chebat collectors:
Illegally contacted the employers of consumers.
Illegally sent verification of employment forms to employers demanding information to which they were not entitled to. For example, they demanded social security numbers of consumers.
Illegally sending letters to consumers on the letterhead of a local attorney.
Falsely representing to consumers that, if they did not settle a debt, their case would be referred to a "nationwide network of attorneys" or in-house counsel.
Engaged in Caller ID spoofing, the practice of causing a fictitious local number to be displayed consumer's Caller ID display, including local court phone numbers.
Falsely represented to consumers that they were process servers and were about to serve consumers with legal process.
Falsely represented to consumers that if they did not settle the debt, Chebat would pursue them "according to [the consumer's] Bad Check Laws"
Falsely implied to consumers that they had taken civil judgments when they had not.
In addition to paying $175,000, Chebat must (i) install a system that permits him to monitor the calls of his collectors without their knowledge, (ii) monitor his collectors on a regular basis to ensure that they are complying the law, (iii) bar his employees from engaging in spoofing and representing that they are process servers, and (iv) appoint a compliance officer responsible for ensuring that Chebat's collectors comply with the law.
Additional Information
BBB file opened: August 29, 2011
Business started: 07/01/2011
Type of Entity
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Business Management
Ms. Beth Barkley, Contact
Contact Information
Principal: Ms. Beth Barkley, Contact
Business Category
COLLECTION AGENCIES
http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business- ... t-ny-235965899/
Caller: Argos Alliance Group, LLC
Call Type: Debt Collector