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 call at work from a person identified as "Agent" Gumbs. The voice mail left on my work phone (which is monitered) was that a warrant would be issued if I didn't call her back and pay the fraudulant check charges filed on me. This is not acceptable in calling my job and make these harrassing calls. Keep in mind they use words like "agent, fraudulant, federal charges" in their convesation as if they are part of a police force or federal department. I called them back and got nothing but "getto" talk and not to mention insulting comments such as "I need to go in a closet and call on God to help me". These are people with little education and not a clue how to speak on a phone and not to mention having a professional approach. If you get a call from them hang up, change your phone # and DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR CCARD information.
Even if I did owe this money they claim - they won't get it just because of their tactics and ridiculous insulting approach. This company may want to consider hiring people with at least a high school education and how to speak professionally on a phone. Scare tactis is not working.
I just received a called from her as well saying im being investigating in check fraud..i have no case number. or ideal what for, she left message on my voice mail to call within 24hrs or i will be in trouble, try calling back no answer. i read other messages above. is she a scam and what should i do.but she wanted me to call 404-935-9487 or 404-935-9490
Don't call her. If she calls you, hang up on her. You can call her obscene names before you hang up if it makes you feel better.
You don't owe her any money. She can't get you into trouble. She probably lives in Jamaica, India, Kenya, or some other 3rd-world country. She can't come to your home and cause trouble.
thanks michael, Im from Wis, and when she left me this voice mail she had me so scared i didnt know what to do or think.I was going to call them back and ask her questions. but instead i am going to have her number blocked by my cell phone company.I hope they get caught with these scams!!
She won't get caught. She is using some sort of relay that gives her a phone number that looks like a US phone number but she's not in the US. She is in a foreign country that doesn't consider scamming Americans to be a crime and does not cooperate with US law enforcement.