I have had 4 calls from them today with two different threats and two different case numbers. State they are from Roth and Kaplen Associates. Caller is Katey. Lewis. Can not find any info on Roth and Kaplen. How do you get them to leave you alone! I do not have any fraudulent activity
I received a message alleging fraudulent activity attached to my name. I received numerous calls like this from different phone numbers back in August. After reporting to FTC and Colorado Attorney General they stopped. This time when I call back they refer me to Amy Fox at 518-621-5658. She claims the original account is from Allied Cash Advance which was paid in full by me. When I told her it was paid in full, I have all of the documentation, and that I will turn around and sue for harassment she hung up on me.
I have had 4 calls from them today with two different threats and two different case numbers. State they are from Roth and Kaplen Associates. Caller is Katey. Lewis. Can not find any info on Roth and Kaplen. How do you get them to leave you alone! I do not have any fraudulent activity
For at least the last year, an illegal group of debt collectors have been terrorizing consumers, their family, friends, and employees threatening to arrest the individual of an unpaid loan or other debt (their generally don't even owe). Be aware debt is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, and you can't be arrested. They threaten a warrant if the victim does not pay a sum of money by the credit card over the phone.
Some of the people they are calling do not owe a debt. Others they are calling have already settled their debt with the organization who owns the accounts. Even if you do owe a debt, do not be deceived by the actions of this group. Many of the accounts they are attempting to collect they do not own. In other words, if you pay these people, that is not going to clear your debt with its rightful owner.
Although when pressed the callers give the victim an address in Columbia South Carolina (usually a vacant lot) or Atlanta GA (often a parking lot near the bus station). They are actually out of the Charlotte North Carolina area. The scammers are using the following business names (and there are many others, and they seem to create new ones daily). They will normally answer the call back number as “Investigations”
Reynolds, Hill, and Associates
Berkley and Associates
Kaufmann and Associates
Sanderson Blaine & Associates
Blaine and Associates
McKenzie Reid Associates
Kennedy, Kline, & Associates
Nationwide Asset and Recovery
Piedmont Investigations and Procurement
Raffino, Garrison, & McCoy
Greenman, Schwartz & Associates
McCoy Law Group
Salem Associates
Reynolds and Associates
Here is a set of links to a variety of threads on this forum that document this group and its behavior. They include the experiences of victims as well as a former employee or two that quit within a week of finding out exactly what was going on. They also include responses from consumer advocates and people who are really criminal justice professionals advising victims of what to do