The phone line was provisioned by Embarq Communications.
The switch is located at 121 W Lady Lake Blvd
Lady Lake, FL .
The "V String" comes from the auto-dialer.
Criminals rarely honor the Do Not Call list. Nor do they honor the law restricting the use of automated dialers, the "Truth in Caller ID" law, or the TCPA. That is why we call them criminals ;)
This operation has been around a long time. It has proven to be very hard to permanently shut down.
I suggest the use of call blocking, using Google Voice, blocking phones, hardware or software blockers, a good voip provider, or even the phone company's pathetic offering if you can get it to block them.
Received a robo call so I pressed 9 to speak to an agent to ask to be taken off their calling list. A guy gets on the line and asks if I want to lower my credit rates. I said no and told him I was on the do not call list and would appreciate it if he would remove my number from his list. He said Do you know about your interest rates. I said I know everything I need to know and because of the do not call list law I wanted them to remove my number. He then asks me what do I know about the law? I said take me off your list. He said tel me about the law. I demanded to speak to a manager 5 times and his response every time was tell me the law if your so smart. He finally said in a low voice almost a whisper 3 times that I should go " F*&$" away and then he hung up.
What the hell kind of company is this and how is the BBB letting them get away with such abusive treatment?
If you want information on this scam and the people behind it I recommend checking out this website:
http://onthespotblog.com/the-hunt-for-rachel-at-cardholder-services/
The players we know that are now involved, including names and cities are:
Ambrosia Web Design LLC, Chris Ambrosia, Mesa, Arizona
American Debt Negotiators, Ran David Barnea, Boca Raton, Florida
Associated Accounting Specialists Inc., William R. Page, Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Castle Rock Capital Management, Roy M. Cox, Laguna Niguel, California
Concord Financial Advisors LLC, Lee Cestine, Mesa, Arizona
Financial Services Solutions LLC, CEO Unknown, New York, New York
PHL International, Mark Burton, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Premiere Debt Solutions, CEO Unknown, Orlando, Florida
Red Leaf Capital LLC, Leroy Castine, Mesa, Arizona
I have received more than 150 (I have them documented) calls from these criminals. I have filed more that 50 complaints with the FTC however due to the fact that they hide behind spoofed numbers I doubt that they will ever stop any of them. They ask for up front fees and charge your credit card without performing any services.
I find that I am getting great enjoyment by pressing 1 and talking to one of their "reps". I have a phony name, credit card number, and security code that I use. The only legitimate number that I give them is the customer service number from a credit card that I no longer use since the card raised my rates.
I try to ask the criminals as many questions as possibe to keep them on the phone as long as I can. The scammers seem to get upset once they finally figure out that THEY are getting scammed. I guess they think their time is more valuable than mine.
The guys behind this scam have a slew of corporations, many of them defunct. I searched using the name “American Debt Negotiators” and found the name of the Registered Representative was a guy named RAN BARNEA, aca RAN DAVID BARNEA, aca DAVID R BARNEA. He is also listed as the president of a whole slew of other active corporations. Another guy is DANIEL T. POST. This stuff is all public record. Here is a list of the active Florida corporations and the corporate officers that I simply copied and pasted here.
BETUOCH MANAGEMENT VENTURE CORPORATION
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN
23123 STATE RD 7 #215
BOCA RATON FL 33428 BR
POST, DANIEL T
23123 STATE RD 7 #215
BOCA RATON FL 33428 BR
BMV DEBT MANAGEMENT CORP
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN
23123 STATE RD 7
BOCA RATON FL 33428
POST, DANIEL
23123 STATE RD 7
BOCA RATON FL 33428
METUKON CORP
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN
11555 HERON BAY BLVD # 200
CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076 US
POST, DANIEL
11555 HERON BAY BLVD # 200
CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076 US
PHL INTERNATIONAL, INC
Corporate Officers:
BURTON, MARK
836 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL
DEERFIELD FL 33442 PB
POST, SHARI
836 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL
DEERFIELD FL 33442 PB
BARNEA, RAN
836 SOUTH MILITARY TRAIL
DEERFIELD FL 33442 PB
BMV DEBT MANAGEMENT CORP
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN
23123 STATE RD 7
BOCA RATON FL 33428
POST, DANIEL
23123 STATE RD 7
BOCA RATON FL 33428
AMERICAN CONSUMER ADVOCATES LAW GROUP, LLC
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN D
23123 US 441 SUITE 225
BOCA RATON FL 33428
AMERICAN DEBT NEGOTIATORS, INC
Corporate Officers:
BARNEA, RAN D
23123 STATE RD 7 #250
BOCA RATON FL 33428 US
POST, DANIEL T
23123 STATE RD 7 #250
BOCA RATON FL 33428 US
POST, RICHARD
23123 STATE RD 7 #250
BOCA RATON FL 33428 US
Then I found a website for American Debt Negotiators with contact information that has the same address as METUKON CORP. listed above. So, I decided I should copy and paste the information. Here it is:
American Debt Negotiators
11555 Heron Bay Blvd. Suite 200
Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone:(866) WOW-4 ADN
or 866-969-4236
Fax: 561-483-2733