I just received a call from them claiming that my name showed up on a "formal complaint" and named another person and that if I had questions, I should call. They left a number 866-231-8748 and an extension, 105. I called and reached the voicemail of a John Wahl (don't know how to spell it, but is it pronounced "wall"). I'll call back in a bit and see what they have to say.
Ms./Mrs. J, claiming to be from the State Process servers office and wanted to confirm my name, address, and last 4 of social. She claimed to have a sealed document to serve me with on behalf of CJB & Associates. When I pressed her for more information, like what the State Process Servers Office phone number or address was, I was put on hold. She had transferred me to CJB & Associates. I asked the gentleman that answered the phone for more information and he said my call had just shown up in his office and wanted my name. I said goodbye and hung up. Well not 5 minutes later a restricted number calls and it is the same gentleman, K.L., from CJB & Associates. He tried to tell me that I had an outstanding payday loan from 2010 and I explained that it had been paid and I had a paid in full letter and that his company was the fifth company in the past 3 years calling trying to collect on my already paid debt. He gave me an email address to scan and email my paid in full letter to, and with a professional sounding name such as CJB & Associates you would expect a corporate email, but no, it was a dang gmail address. I laughed and asked for CJB & Associates physical address to verify it's existence, and K.L. informed me that CJB & Associates attorneys would not allow him to give out their physical adress, and that all legal correspondence must be sent via email! To a flippin gmail account!! LOL I'm reporting both names, numbers, and email address, especially when the first google search of CJB & Associates turns up a global R&D consulting firm and an Accounting firm that both list their addresses on their websites.
Here is a link to the call back number that K.L. with CJB & Associates gave me.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-498-4529#p908385897701664375
I just received a call from them claiming that my name showed up on a "formal complaint" and named another person and that if I had questions, I should call. They left a number 866-231-8748 and an extension, 105. I called and reached the voicemail of a John Wahl (don't know how to spell it, but is it pronounced "wall"). I'll call back in a bit and see what they have to say.
10/01/15 at 0702 voice message left: “This message is intended for Cody McGeo. My name is Gina Gordon and I am contacting you in regards to an order that has been submitted into my office today. It looks like there is a formal complaint being filed against you. I’m not sure you are aware of this claim, but there is an order for legal documents to be delivered to you at your place of employment or your residence. Now it does say here that it is your legal right to contact the plaintiff’s office in regards to the claim before legal documents can be filed in your county. Please keep that in mind when you are receiving legal documents you will wave your rights to resolve this matter. The number you will call is (866) 231-8748. Please reference your case number, 138585. I do suggest you contact them immediately and hopefully you can resolve this claim before it’s filed. Good luck and you have been officially served and notified.”
10/01/15 @ 0700 No voicemail left
10/01/15 at 0711 voicemail left: “Hello this message is for Cody Mageo. My name is Gina Gordon. I ‘m calling in regards to a formal complaint that has been filed against you. (unintelligible words spoken) retained documentation to appear in court at you residence or your place of employment. If you have any questions or concerns about the complaint and wish to rectify outside of court before you are served, you need to call (866)231-8748. When calling your official file number is 138585.”
10/01/2015 @0941 Spoke with a woman who identified herself as “Gina Gordon”. She claimed to looking for a Cody “Mageo”. I told her there was no one by that name at this phone number & please remove me from the case file. She became rude and hung up on me.
10/02/2015 calls left at 0612, 0700 & 0710. Voicemail similar to the above messages left.
10/02/2015 @ 0940 I called 866-231-8748 x101. A Kenneth Love answered the phone. I told him that the person they were looking for wasn’t at this phone number and the company was told this on 10/01. I informed Mr. Love that I was on the DO NOT CALL LIST and his company was not to call me anymore. He hung up on me.
10/7/2015 @0612-0613 received another call from CJB & Associates, from the same woman, Gina Gordon, that I told to stop calling me on 10/01 & 10/02. Voicemail left: “Hello, this message is intended for Cody “Mcgeo”. My name is “NaGea Gordon”. I am calling with regard to a formal complaint that has been filed against you. Now we are attempting to serve you with documentation for you to appear in court at your residence or your place of employment. If you have any questions or concerns about this case, please contact us at my office at 866-231-8748 extension 101. When calling this is your file number, 138585. Noncompliance can result in an order for your appearance. Good luck on your case.”
10/07/2015 @ 0948 I called them back to once again tell them to stop calling. They hung up on me.
10/07/2015 @1052 I called the x101 extension left on the voicemail to reach the desk of “Gina Gordon” and got the desk of a “Amy Falls” with the same voice as the “Gina Gordon”. She was rude. Would not tell me what state they were located in, a non-toll free number, a business TID number, or anything else that would identify them as a legitimate business. She kept asking me to verify information about a “Cody Demiango” (she spelled the last name to me) with the last 4 digits of his social security number, 3733. She also demanded I tell her my name and address. I told her it doesn’t work that way as I don’t believe she has a business relationship with me & I don’t give out information over the telephone.
I did tell her I knew a Cody, per the recommendations of the CFPB, but he doesn’t go by that last name in an attempt to get more information to locate these scammers. She eventually transferred me to her supposed supervisor, Kenneth Love, who I spoke with on 10/01/2015, and told him to remove my phone number from the case and stop calling me. He was very rude. He was told again to stop calling my phone number. He hung up on me in the middle of my sentence to stop calling me and remove my phone number from his case file.
10/07/2015 @ 1102 I called Kenneth Love back and demanded he stop calling my phone and remove it from the list. Kenneth Love was once again rude. Kenneth Love was reports had been filed with the National Do Not Call List, the CFPB, FTC, FCC, FBI, etc. so he had better stop harassing us. Mr. Love said that he would remove the phone number from the case file.
10/08/2015 0826 CJB & Associates called again. No message left.
CFPB report phone number: 855-411-2372 or file online at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
CFPB recommends filing complaints with your state attorney general, local police department, FTC, FCC, Do Not Call List, & FBI. Please report to these agencies. It is the only way that they will be stopped.
I got the "scary" message today along with the "good luck" ending. The number I was instructed to call back was 866-359-9691 and talked to Kenneth Love who placed me on hold to clear his line?! Anyway I have a 2013 payday loan supposedly... There's are scammers!!!!!