I also received a call from a (live not recorded) man named Barry Adams 312 242 3639. He wanted to speak to me about selling my business. I phoned back the above number from the message and left him a message. The odd thing is, I am investigating the sale of my small business in Colorado, but no one knows that yet. I wonder if the person posting the message about this number also owns a business.
Both of my businesses received messages from this number, identified only as a Corporate Aquisitions Group, outside of business hours on a Friday night (Fri, July 11 at 5:42pm and at 5:46pm PST).
Barry Adams, Rick Webber, Ty Tymkovich(all of Corporate Acquisitions Group, LLC), and Marvin "Randy" Hicks(PBS + Alliance Acquisitions) are all part of the same scam system.
They offer clients a “100 percent money back guarantee” that they will find qualified buyers for businesses. When clients tried to claim the refund, they deny the claims. Sellers are required to pay a designated fee to the scammers for acting as an intermediary with buyers, a designated sum for hiring an independent firm to prepare a valuation of the business that was being sold, and a fee for successfully matching a seller and a buyer. In order to deny the guaranteed refunds, they provide clients with sham matches. The buyers claim they are qualified but in reality have no interest in purchasing the clients’ businesses.
Marvin Randolph Hicks: One count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, six counts of wire fraud via telephone calls and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.