I received a call from this number. A woman identified herself as Nicole Cochran and said she works with the Criminal Investigation Dept. of Dorothy Thornton and Associates. She was calling on behalf of my sister and basically said if my sister didn't call by the end of the day (7-9-10) she would have a warrant out for her arrest. After making a phone call to someone else for help they said this person is probably just a collection agency and I shouldn't worry about it. Well, you do worry about it when these people are so sure-sounding and give you case numbers, etc.. I'm only posting this as another warning since a different phone number was listed when I Googled DT and Assoc.
She is now using 404-935-9490 as her number from Dorsey Thornton and Associates. She has had a "detective" call also from an Oregon number 971-675-9487. Be on the look out for these women. They stated that they would have a pick up order for me in 24 hours.
HA! If you bring out the fact that DORSEY THORNTON & ASSOCIATES are being investigated by the GEORGIA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS - they exclaim that is not true - and state they are registered with the State Comptroller, which they are.....however if you research the State Comptroller - anybody can register a company name for a mere $50.00 fee. That doesn't license you to do anything, it simply tells the State of Georgia that you have a company of some sort. That all being said, if you look up the address that seems to be linked to them on Google Maps - its a FREAKING residential HOME! WOW! Wonder how their neighbors would feel to know that they had CON ARTISTS/SCAMMERS operating from their neighborhood!
Thank you so much for blogging that information. I have been receiving the same threatening phone calls from this Nicole Concart. She states I have $6000 worth of checks out on me from May 2010. I've never have ever written no such of checks written on First National Bank and Trust. Never have even heard of the bank!!!!!!!! She is going to prosecute me to the extent of the law, and yes she stated that she was also an agent of the FBI. They were going to serve warrants on me for felony and thief charges in my County. It has been crazy with these people. I refused to speak to them they go to my vm, cause I'm afraid I may lose my temper! THANK U FOR THE INFO!!!!!!!!!
My 2 references I used on a payday loan in 2009 were contacted. They gave my mom a case file number, said she was an officer and that if I didn't pay over $8,000 I would be arrested and put in jail for 3-5 years. I called the number bck and got connected to an investigator Cochran, who said her father was the famous Johnny Cochran. Of course I got scared and had my aunt use her visa card for the amount, which i 6x the original amount of the payday loan I had. They said they would email me and I needed to print out this form, have my aunt sign it (then they would have her approval for the amount) and it had to be returned within 1hr and 45mins. I raced home to check for the email and it wasn't there. So I thought if I went online and entered Dorsy Thornton I could get a different phone number to contact. That is when I found all this fraud business. I then called my local district atorney, who referred me to the state attorny general and I also posted a cmplaint with the fair trade commissin. THIS IS A SCAM - DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY.
You dodged that bullet but if they got your aunt's card number, I'd have her call the card company ASAP to stop any charges incase DTA tries to run it through without the paperwork!!!!