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.
The following information as to how an expedited complaint with the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs was extracted from: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-781-3445/4
Send a statement VIA USPS to:
Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs
2 Martin Luther King Drive, S.E., Suite 356,
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4600
or fax to 404-651-9018
Describe your contact with this company and their practices, using the form located at: http://www.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_ ... mplaintform.pdf for expedited processing by their office.
It is extremely important to their case to include in your statement if the phone representative claimed to be an attorney, claimed that the firm is a law firm or alluded to the firm being a law firm or having lawyers on staff or something about a network of attorneys that work for their firm. Also end your statement with the line below:
I respectfully request that the firm Dorothy Thornton & Associates be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law pursuant to 15 USC §§ 1692 § 814 and State laws regarding Fair Debt Collection Credit Practices.
Thank u. This has helped me I have received several calls from that same number 404-935-9489 and was threaten with fraud charges. I am going to make my statement n send it and also include state that they be prosecuted!!!
Thank for the info! I called bac the number and stated I will be doing the follow and that the voicemails they left with such treats will be used against them.