Barrington Scam
Number CID
231-237-4473
323-379-5818 Barrington & Associates
323-487-3775 Barrington Service and Associates
562-452-0155 Barrington & Associates
626-269-8579 Glenmark & Associates, Glenmark and Associates direct to Mark Hernandez, Barrington and Associates/Llega lServices/ Goldman Asset Services
646-415-7010 Legal Support Services NewMark and Associates (supposedly in Pasadena CA), Newmark And Associates, Legal Support Group, Near Legal Associates,UPG, Southern Acquisitions, Nemark and associates, Regal Legal Services, Legal Support Services, Legal support Barrington Associates
Something called "Legal Support Services" has been involved in scams on 800notes for some time. Possibly located in Southern California, but I don't know where.
The name "Mark Hernandez" sometimes appears with something called Land Mark and also with Legal Support Services, as well as Barrington and Associates.
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Note that the Goldman Asset Services listed in 626-269-8579 above is an existing debt collection business .
See:
http://www.goldmanasset.com/home.html
GOLDMAN ASSET SERVICES, INC
1005 East Las Tunas Drive #213
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone: 626-869-9501 Direct Line
Fax: 626-607-3005
Toll-Free: 888-735-3420
Email:
[email protected]
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BBB:
(626) 869-9501
Goldman Asset Services
1005 E Las Tunas Dr # 213
San Gabriel, CA 91776-1614
(888) 735-3420
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BBB File Opened: 02/03/2015
Business Category
Collection Agencies
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In any event,
Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a dime until the debt is validated
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.
If they are bothering you, report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question. As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes. The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question. Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else. So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you. Let the FTC sort it out.
Also contact your local attorney general
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. Tell 'em no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking). the only thing they understand.