I received a phone call at 9:37am (CT), in which a voice mail was left on my parents’ home answering machine from a woman named Karen who claimed to be from Barnes-Smith & Associates. The caller ID on my parents’ home phone showed the number to be 314.839.3979. However, this woman named Karen asked me to call her back at 314.839.0027. I returned their call to the 0027 number from my cell phone at 9:45am (CT). A woman, who would not give her name, said I could not speak with Karen and then hung up on me. Then I started doing research due to the stranger nature of that phone call.
A search for Barnes-Smith & Associates resulted in leading me to a web site called barnessmithassociates.com which describes a cost management company and not any type of collection company. The web site says the best way to reach them is by calling 575.993.3988. The information for this number kicks to a Verizon Wireless mobile phone number in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The web site also shows a company address of 2744 Custer Way, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88011. This address kicks to Eric P. Barnes-Smith in New Mexico. After doing a search of the phone number I was asked to call back (314.839.0027) kicks back to a place called Smith-Klien & Association at 3820 Parker Road, Florissant, Missouri, 63033. After researching that address I get a ping to two people named Davidra & Reginald Smith. I took the liberty of trying to call 314.839.3979 and talked with a woman, obviously the same one earlier, and she said, “why do you keep calling here?! you keep asking for Karen! we want to know if you have a warrant. It does not matter whether you talk to Karen or not! Are you some type of stalker?! Don’t call here anymore!” I then tried calling the 575.993.3988 number and an older man answered the phone and I asked if he was Barnes-Smith & Associates and he said he was and I asked what he does investments. I asked if he does anything with warrants and he said no; just capital investments.
I received a phone call at 9:37am (CT), in which a voice mail was left on my parents’ home answering machine from a woman named Karen who claimed to be from Barnes-Smith & Associates. The caller ID on my parents’ home phone showed the number to be 314.839.3979. However, this woman named Karen asked me to call her back at 314.839.0027. I returned their call to the 0027 number from my cell phone at 9:45am (CT). A woman, who would not give her name, said I could not speak with Karen and then hung up on me. Then I started doing research due to the stranger nature of that phone call.
A search for Barnes-Smith & Associates resulted in leading me to a web site called barnessmithassociates.com which describes a cost management company and not any type of collection company. The web site says the best way to reach them is by calling 575.993.3988. The information for this number kicks to a Verizon Wireless mobile phone number in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The web site also shows a company address of 2744 Custer Way, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88011. This address kicks to Eric P. Barnes-Smith in New Mexico. After doing a search of the phone number I was asked to call back (314.839.0027) kicks back to a place called Smith-Klien & Association at 3820 Parker Road, Florissant, Missouri, 63033. After researching that address I get a ping to two people named Davidra & Reginald Smith. I took the liberty of trying to call 314.839.3979 and talked with a woman, obviously the same one earlier, and she said, “why do you keep calling here?! you keep asking for Karen! we want to know if you have a warrant. It does not matter whether you talk to Karen or not! Are you some type of stalker?! Don’t call here anymore!” I then tried calling the 575.993.3988 number and an older man answered the phone and I asked if he was Barnes-Smith & Associates and he said he was and I asked what he does investments. I asked if he does anything with warrants and he said no; just capital investments.