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.
I received a VM from 786-358-5655 threatening me with a warrent for "check fraud" if I do not respond within 24 hrs, but the hese folks are really tiresome. Called herslef an "investigator" with DTA, which I assume after reading these posts would be Dorothy Thornton Assoc. What a crock
I received a message from a criminal investigations committee on behalf of DTA stating I have 24 hours to contact them back before criminical charges will be pressed against me for check fraud. I have some old debt (several years old) but no current checking account. The phone number that I was asked to call back was 404-935-9487 or 404-935-9490. I will be calling them back to inform them that they will be reported for harrassment and anything else I can report to the FCC. This is a scam and no one should call and leave a voice mail threatening criminal action against someone. They also didn't have my name or address.
Just had a call from 4049464039, telling me to call within the next day either 4049359480 & 4049359487 with pretty much the same sort of message. However when I tried calling both numbers, neither one was answered and I was asked to leave a voice mail with the concluding message (or something similar). "If you don't respond to this, I wish you luck." Thanks to others for reporting on this scam. My only concern was that I do not have a 404 area code number on my phone, so why was I contacted? (I do have google voice which has a 404 number so maybe that is why my out-of-state number rang.)
11-29-11 - Received a phone call from an Agent Afari, who said she worked for a Dorothy Thornton & Associates. She said that I co-signed a note for $900 with an Advance America Payday Loan, that my daughter had gotten. I asked her for her phone number which was 404-935-9447. She even gave me a case number and said I was getting a court order in the mail. Since my daughter is a paralegal she laughed and called Agent Afari back. Agent Afari could not confirm my daughters social security number and said she was sorry that she got the wrong person. APPARENTLY THIS AGENCY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO COLLECT FROM PARENTS WHO ARE UNAWARE. TRY TO SCARE THEM WITH COURT ACTIONS OR JAIL TO COLLECT THE MONIES THEY CLAIM ARE OWED. Don't let this bogus type call scare you with threats that are unlawful and definitely DO NOT GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER OUT TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW.
Actually the call came from 404-935-9484 and I was told that she was Agent Gumbs. I needed to call her back about check fraud charges pending on me. If I didn't call her I would have a warrant served at my job or home. She claims it was a pay day loan from 2009 I never paid. She called my cell phone as well as left vm on my work phone. Even if this were true why didn't the local DA file charges. She used such terror tactics that I didn't know I to handle. I'm sure this is not legal but how does one stop the harrassment? I am in Texas and would like to know my rights with this situation. Thank you