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brother received a call showing private number so let go to voicemail - message stating my name and gave a case number so my brother called me asking if I knew anything about.  I do not so I called the number it left 877-430-2661 and they claimed to be a law firm main office in California but they do not make calls from there so I had to give all my info so they could direct me to the correct place.  I refused and asked their name and it was mumbled then they hung up.  I then goggled the name the best I could make out and the phone number and was lead to others stating same thing has happened and is a scam / fraud.

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  • +1
    Looks like..
    they threw up a boilerplate website full of BS, attempting to look like a "law firm" to anyone with little sophistication and familiarity with business who might look them up.  They carefully avoid calling themselves "attorneys", instead using the term "mediation"
    http://thecounselfirm.com/

    For example, look at this BS.  What does "intellectual property" have to do with debt collection, or anything else?  What does it even say?  Did they just copy this from some other website, without knowing what it meant?
    "Founded in 2005, The Counsel Firm uses information as our most valuable intellectual property. The place to obtain such knowledge is in the offices of business and government where critical decisions are being made.
    Our staff are leaders as well as mediators. The intellectual property they are privy to can be turned into a powerful competitive advantage for our clients."
  • +1
    Google finds..
    | 7 replies
    877-430-2661 in the website http://thecounselfirm.com/
    "TCF" and the address:
    29910 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd Ste G336
    Murrieta, California 92563
    show up linked to:
    https://complaintwire.org/complaint/L9uvhZj6nAw/william-brewer-tcf-associates
    (The address is just a mail drop at a Postal Annex.)
    • 0
      They're the same.. replies to Google finds..
      | 6 replies
      http://www.bbb.org/central-california-inland- ... eta-ca-89082688
      "we can be found on the Secretary of State of California's website; we are listed as TCF & Associates."
      • +1
        Same ol' shakedown pattern.. replies to They're the same..
        They grabbed the money without ANYTHING by mail, no "g" letter, no proof of any alleged "debt", by using threats and a ballooned up "debt" that may not even be owed at all combined with a "settlement offer" that had to be accepted that day.  Deceptive evasion of FDCPA "g" letter and validation requirements.

        "this company called me and told me that I had complaint against me. I ask him who and Mr ******* ************* me it was from credit card company and I owe them over 6,000.00 and if I would pay them today it would only be 1,250.00 so I did. Mr ******** sent everything by email."
        ...
        Desired Settlement
        I just want to know if this is a scram or not and how to get my money back...
        ...
        Secondly, we have a no refund policy due to the fact that zero balance letters are issued after a settlement is paid and satisfied meaning that we give the consumer a proof of payment.
        ..."
      • +1
        And another.. replies to They're the same..
        | 2 replies
        "TCF" = "Trinity Counsel Firm", same mail drop address
        https://www.aihitdata.com/company/01B2B732/TRINITY-COUNSEL-FIRM/history
        "2016-05-17 delete address 29910 Murrieta Hot Springs RD. Ste. G336 Murrieta California, 92563 "
        "2016-05-17 insert address 40335 Winchester Rd Ste E-295 Temecula, Califorina 92591 "

        New address is another Postal Annex:
        https://www.postalannex.com/mailbox-rental/temecula/302
        • 0
          ST Louis replies to And another..
          Friends and family contacted today
          Was given 29910Murrieta California 92563
          "Julia Penson" was told my attorney will handle this, she wanted to know if she could talk to him now. It's 7pm here and she said it was 3:30 in California "normal business hours"
          They even went as far as having "National Document Delivery" knock on my door.

          I will be contacting the State Attorney Generals office in Cali tomorrow.
        • 0
          St Louis replies to And another..
          Opps forgot to mention the date
          1-05-2017
      • +1
        Website lists new address: replies to They're the same..
        | 1 reply
        http://www.trinitycounselfirm.com/
        "Founded in 2005, Trinity Counsel Firm uses information as our most valuable intellectual property. The place to obtain such knowledge is in the offices of business and government where critical decisions are being made."
        Same BS boilerplate.
        • +1
          Phone number from website.. replies to Website lists new address:
          https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-255-5231
          "Called claiming they had legal documents to give me and wanted to know when I was going to be available to receive them.  This is nothing but a total scam, as I do not have any debts."
          " A-1 Legal Services" (BBB claims "A-1 Legal Services is out of business)
          "Scam call!  Called a few of my family members too which I find very invasive."
  • 0
    So, we have 3 "TCF"s
    "The Counsel Firm", "The Cavalry Firm", "Trinity Counsel Firm"
    All with similar websites designed to create a similar "image", and links to the Murrietta CA Postal Annex address.  BBB complaint response tied to one claims they're registered with CA SoS as "TCF and Associates".
  • 0
    Scambuster
    Their old domain, http://thecavalryfirm.com expired back in July. I recently purchased it out from under them and have used it to host information on these scammers, including names of the principals of the company and their actual street address (in addition to the PO boxes they use), and a long list of phone numbers known to be linked to these creeps.
  • 0
    No name
    They called me a few weeks ago trying to collect on a debt that I am paying.   They told me that I was paying the wrong collector.  I called the number back several times but the phone cut off with no voice mail.  They next time they called me  when I called back the voice mail was set up.  Left them a detailed message requesting information but did not hear back from them.    Another thing is why would a collector block their  number also they only call at 7AM AND AFTER 6Pm California time.  Fraud! !!
  • 0
    Nick
    The Calvery firm contacted me threatened me to pay a old debt from 03 and i almost paid but my girlfriend told me not to until I got some paper work.. They pulled my credit and have all my personal info!!! Im afraid there not done harassing me.. What can I do to put a stop to these scammers??

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