This company is a fraud... they do not do business at 101 century 21 drive #107... they are located at 2757 treemont st jacksonville fl 32207 they company name is tnt telemarketing phone is 425-7345
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DIANA
MAY 5, 2009 THEY ALSO CALL ME WITH THE THREATING COMMENTS ABOUT BAD CHECK ASK ME TO GIVE THEM MY DEBIT CARD SO THEY CAN PULL 350.00. AT FIRST THEY WANTED 638.80. AND SAID THEY WILL ACCEPT 350.00 AND A WEEK FOR THE REST I OFFER TO PAY THEM ON MY NEXT PAYDAY, BUT THEY SAID I HAD 24HOUR TO GET THE MONEY I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE TIME FRAME, THEY SAID TO BORROW THE MONEY. SO ITS SEEM FUNNY TO ME SO I DECIDE TO LOOK THE COMPANY UP ON GOOGLE. AND THAT WHEN I SAW ALL THESE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE COMPANY SOUND LIKE THE SAME THING I GOING THOUGH . THEY SAID I WAS GOING TO GET FIRED FROME MY 30YEAR JOB. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK I OWE MONEY TO WHATEVER COMPANY WHICH THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME THE COMPANY NAME. IF I DID I KNOW I WOULD HAVE PAID THEM OFF BY NOW. THIS LOAN WAS IN 2007 AND NOW WE ARE IN 2009. THEY COULD GIVEN THE COMPANY I BORROWED THE LOAN FROM. SO I CALL MY ATTORNEY TO LET HIM HANDLE THE SITUATION. SO I'M SO GLAD I RESEARCH THIS COMPANY BEFORE SENDING ANY MONEY TO THEM.
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tj
"I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK I OWE MONEY TO WHATEVER COMPANY WHICH THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME THE COMPANY NAME. "
That alone indicates this is a scam. If they can't even indicate what debt from what creditor they want you to pay off, even if the debt was real, there is nothing to prevent some other debt collector from trying to get you to pay again.
A debt collector, even one who had bought an old debt, would know the name of the original creditor. He would have no reason not to provide it, and in fact FDCPA says that you can request that he provide it and if he doesn't he must cease all collection activity.
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tj
If you are dealing with debt collectors located in New York state making illegal threats, now would be a good time to contact the NY Attorney General. The Dateline expose on one Buffalo-area operation may be snowballing.
"ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO DEBT COLLECTORS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
Cuomo Shuts Down NY Collection Agencies That Threatened and Intimidated Consumers Into Paying Debts They Didn’t Owe
Sends Subpoenas to Nearly 20 Debt Collectors Statewide
NEW YORK, NY (May 27, 2009) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has launched a statewide inquiry into debt collection companies. As part of the inquiry, the Attorney General’s Office obtained a court order against Lamont Cooper and his two debt collection companies, Emanee Development, Inc. and Dial Tech LLC, under which the companies will shut down and Cooper will be forced to pay restitution to consumers statewide. ... According to the Attorney General's Office, Cooper operated Emanee and Dial Tech, which did business under the names of various shell companies and fictitious law firms across the state, including: Claims Process Services, Claims America, CMC Recovery Services, Lomax & Barnes and Murray, Bradshaw & Associates. Collectors at the companies used illegal and fraudulent tactics to collect debts. Emanee and Dial Tech collectors:
Falsely accused consumers of criminal activity and told them that they had committed criminal fraud;
Falsely informed consumers that they would be arrested within 24 hours if they failed to pay the alleged debt;
Threatened consumers with law suits even though the collectors were not lawyers
Sought collection of debts beyond the six year statute of limitations;
Illegally discussed debts with third parties like employers and neighbors to embarrass and harass consumers; and
Failed to provide legally required written notices to consumers about their rights to dispute the validity of the alleged debt.
Some consumers, intimidated by these unlawful practices, then paid debts that they did not even owe. The tactics used by Emanee and Dial Tech are prohibited by both the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the New York State debt collection and consumer protection laws. ..."
"fraudulent boiler-room business I received harassing phone calls from this phone number! This business is some kind of fraudulent boiler-room business.
April 16, 2009 by Anonymous in Chicago, IL
More reviews for TNT Telemarketing FRAUD THIS SAME COMPANY TRIED TO SAY THAT THEY WERE A LAW OFFICE FOR FEDERAL BANK. AND THAT WE OWED MONEY WE DONT. THEY DIDNT CALL US AT HOME IT WAS AT WORK. DO NOT HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS COMPANY IT IS A SCAM.
May 07, 2009 by GLEN in Lexington, TN
Fraud This is a fraudulent collection agency. They are collecting on debts that do not exist and are misrepresenting themselves as legitimate business. Do not pay them a dime. They will be going to jail soon.
April 30, 2009 by Barry in Athens, GA "
Allegation by Payday2go that TNT Telemarketing is fraudulently attempting to collect on alleged debts supposedly in the name of Payday2go.
Please be advised that there is a company called TNT Telemarketing which is fraudulently representing itself as PayDay2Go. The phone number for this company is 904-425-7345. The phone numbers that appear on the caller ID are 513-322-0004 and 305-434-7120. The email addresses they are using are originating from "USACops.com."
TNT Telemarketing is not associated with PayDay2Go in any way. TNT Telemarketing is a suspected criminal front. TNT Telemarketing is verbally threatening consumers by using nefarious fraud tactics (like threatening jail time). If would like your debt verified, or if you can provide any additional information about TNT Telemarketing, please call us at 866-742-0413 and ask for "Ryan" in our collections department. 866-742-0413 is the only valid phone number for PayDay2Go. No other phone number should be used when contacting PayDay2Go.
PayDay2Go takes your privacy very seriously. In a vast majority of these cases, the consumers being contacted never applied with PayDay2Go. We are committed to bringing those responsible to justice.
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Office $275/month Sq Footage 168
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Business Category: Not Elsewhere Classified BBB file opened: March 12, 2009 ..."
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tj
United Processing, at same address, supposedly "out of business", but complaints in the last 12 months. BBB got responses when complaints sent to that address.
http://www.jacksonville.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=190208601 "... Name: United Processing Inc. Phone: (904) 723-3175 Address: 101 Century 21 Dr. #107, Jacksonville, FL 32216 Google map Mapquest map Yahoo map Business Category: Collection Agencies BBB file opened: May 11, 2006 Additional Locations and Phone NumbersBack To Top (904) 723-3181 (FAX)
LicensingBack To Top This company is in an industry that may require licensing, bonding or registration in order to lawfully do business. The BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met. Customer Complaint HistoryBack To Top The company's size, volume of business and number of transactions may have a bearing on the number of complaints received by the BBB. The complaints filed against a company may not be as important as the type of complaints, and how the company has handled them. The BBB generally does not pass judgment on the validity of complaints filed.
Number of complaints processed by the BBB in the last 36 months: 43 in the last 12 months: 26 ..."
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tj
Original complaint against MW Marketing was from 2007.
Recent BBB report for United Processing references same address within last 12 months. MW Marketing and United Processing appear to have used the same address during an overlapping period exceeding a year.
Reported connection to "U.S. National Bank" scam, as reportedly used in warning released by West Virginia Attorney General, and www.abc.com
"Krysti - 22 Apr 2009 This is the same guy who used to call me from a 201 number, he called himself "Officer John McCain or Chief Investigation Officer John Black". They called from "United States Law Enforcement Office". I guess he decided to leave NJ and move to sunny S. FL..... Just more proof that these yahoos are scammers. I have an article about these guys-they originate from India (I believe) and have somehow set up a way to make calls appear they are coming from US numbers. Here is some info about it.
""Unfortunately, a scam related to payday lending has emerged in the past few months. This is not merely lenders overcharging for their product. Instead a series of companies is using information they obtained about payday loan customers to ROB people.
The Players:
In addition to making loans itself, Bahamas Marketing Group (5700 Broadmoor St., Mission, KS 66202-2402, 913-432-7444) controls the lending of approximately thirty-five other companies, known as the “disciples.” Bahamas provides completed loan applications or “leads” to the disciples, who process the applications on software Bahamas controls. The disciples fund the loans and collect the payments. Eventually the loans go into default and the return code their ACH provider gives determines the next step. In most cases, the loan is automatically returned to Bahamas for collection.
At this point, “i-Collect,” a division of Bahamas (Phone – 866-856-1024; Fax – 866-856-1041.) enters the picture. I-Collect negotiates sales of the debts to third parties. Some go to legitimate debt buyers that operate responsible businesses. But the rest are sent to United Pay Services for collection. On several occasions, i-Collects manager both admitted and demonstrated to me that even after a “sale” she exercises control over whether and to what extent United Pay pursues a particular debt.
United Pay (4494 Southside Ave., Apt. 203, Jacksonville, FL 32216-5484; 904-565-1924 (among others), FEIN - 223443840) or “TUPS” is the focal point of the collection process. The company is owned by Piyush and Shreya Patel who use the Jacksonville address as their home address. However, the collectors all work for a subcontracted call center in Ahderabad, India, call Innovations Infocom. The call centers are connect through VOIP technology that (a) causes a U.S. phone number to appear in their victims’ caller ID’s and (b) allows them to leave U.S. call-back numbers (including toll-free numbers) that automatically forward to India. Payments made go to a Western Union account in Florida which we believe is controlled by the Patels.
How the Scam Works:
Originally, this was a straight, if obscenely unprofessional, collections effort regarding loans made by one or more of the following:
Access Processing Antilles Ventures Apollo Funding Arrowhead Investments Astro Lending Bahamas Marketing Group Bahamas Marketing Group (a/k/a Integrated and/or I-TJF) Crown Lending edollarsdirect (a/k/a MW Marketing) Electronic Payment Processing EME Marketing (a/k/a Dollars Direct) Fox Enterprises, Ltd. FTR Processing JD Marketing Group JVC Processing (a/k/a Loan & Go) Lazer Lending (a/k/a DJAT) M1Y Direct Magnum Z / Debt Doctor Mesa Financial Midland Marketing, Inc. Nevis Marketing / Timberhole Oasis Marketing Group OSL Marketing (a/k/a CMG, FSM, SSM and/or DJR) Paragon Processing, LLC Platinum B Services Plaza Processing Power Funding Premier Processing Sagamore SGQ Processing SJM Marketing Summit Group Total Lending VC Funding Vince Enterprises
Callers would pretend to be federal agents, bank examiners and other powerful people and threaten immediate arrest unless the borrower immediately paid somewhere between 3 and 4 times the original loan amount. Payments had to be made by Western Union Quick Collect to a location in Florida (presumably to be collected by the Patels). Calls would be made 20 or more times per day to the same borrower, along with his/her employer, co-workers and references. Profanity was commonplace and even physical threats unheard of. Rarely would the caller identify which loan was in default.
For the most part these collection efforts were unsuccessful. Most people realize that the FBI does not collect $300 loans. Even if they did, the educational requirements and oral assessments necessary for entry into the Bureau would have barred nearly all of the collectors involved in this scam from entry. In fact, the collection effort continued only because that one person in twenty that fell for the scam paid so much more than was actually owed that it was worth it to Mr. Tucker, Ms. Kent and the Patels to keep it in play.
But the scam has mutated further. By purchasing delinquent loans, United Pay and Innovations Infocom come into possession of the confidential information of tens of thousands of Americans. Because these consumers “owe” on at least one loan, collectors are able to convince borrowers they are in serious civil and criminal trouble over the delinquent account. Collectors call and pretend to represent the “Financial Crimes Investigation Unit” (though many still lapse and claim to be FBI agents and/or employees of the “Ministry of Justice.”) Although they occasionally identify the original lender, more often they claim the debt in question is from 2005 or earlier and that the lender was “U.S. Federal Bank,” or "U.S. National Bank - neither of which exists. Invariably, they claim “an affidavit has been filed” and demand immediate payment of hundreds or even thousands of dollars to avoid arrest and imprisonment.
In one recent variation of the scam, they claimed to be acting on behalf of a California attorney. However, they refuse to give the name and the "Bar ID" number they will give does not correspond to any attorney listed with the California Board of Bar Examiners. Even more ridiculous, the number they give for the "attorney" is one we KNOW connects to the Indian call center and they even answer it "U.S. National Bank" rather than as a law office.
But the worst is yet to come. The person that gets scared and pays will be contacted again within weeks with more demands. Why? Because this is no longer about resolving debts. It is about “plucking a pigeon” to borrow an old-fashioned phrase. Payment only encourages them to continue the scam. At least one person we know of has been bilked of over $4000.
In another case, we settled two loans for a customer with a legitimate collection agency – only to see the settlement fail when these people called the client. When she didn’t recognize the name “U.S. Federal Bank” she asked if they meant the two loans she was scheduled to pay later that week. Of course, the collector, said they were. He then kept calling her office until reaching her boss and telling him that – as the owner of the computer she used to make her application – he was legally responsible for the debt. Incredibly, her boss accept this outrageous, highly illegal claim and threatened to fire our client. In the end, the client sent these thieves nearly triple what she had legitimately settled her debts at and still owes the actual creditors!
What you should do: 1) If a caller cannot speak English properly, he or she is not an FBI or other law enforcement agent. But pretending to be one is a serious crime. Hang up and call the REAL police. Feel free to share any and all of this information with the appropriate law enforcement agency.
2) There is no U.S. Federal Bank or U.S. National Bank, so you cannot owe money to these "institutions." Threatening imprisonment to recover an unlawful debt is extortion. This felony should be reported to the REAL police.
3) Unless you used someone else’s identity to obtain a payday loan on the internet, YOU CANNOT BE IMPRISONED FOR NOT PAYING ONE. We do not have debtors prisons in America and the FBI has better things to do than act as a private collection agency. Again, this is harassment and should be reported to the REAL police.
4) Making outlandish threats like these is automatically a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. While Bahamas management has tried to claim that iCollect is a debt broker, neither the FDCPA nor the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations recognize the distinction they wish to make. Bahamas Marketing Group, iCollect and United Pay are all “debt collectors.” Consumer lawyers will take FDCPA cases on a contingency fee so you need not worry about having money to pay a lawyer. If you are harassed – SUE THEM! If everyone did that, they would be out of business in a heartbeat.""
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tj
Recent complaints against 904-425-7345, the number listed for TNT Telemarketing. Call from the "law office of the united nations crime suspect division" [sic].
"...Marcy - 16 Apr 2009 I had a guy call me from law office of united nations crime suspect division twice yestarday. He stated that I owe a payday loan and that I was going to be charged with four counts of fraud. He had all of personal information including bank accounts and ssn. He had a deep middle eastern accent. I could barely understand him. I keep asking him for proof and he could not give it to me. I had this same situation with american credit services which is another scam. The guy sound the same but used a different name. This time the guy used officer jason williams. That if i didnt pay I would have shocking information to my home, myself, my work or else. He was very threatening. I then started researching this number and found out I wasnt the only one. The guy first called me from 904-425-7345 and then he called me from 714-409-0415. He didnt like it when my husband said the attorney would be contacting him. It was very traumatic for me and I couldnt work the rest of the day because of this. If anyone gets this please contact the credit bureaus, ssn fraud line, your banks and your states attorney general office. I have done all of this and now I just hope he gets caught. Caller ID: 904-425-7345 Caller: law office of united nations ..."
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-362-4312/2 "... Mallory - 17 Apr 2009 Oh my gosh these people are freaking insane. I recived a call from a man named sounded like Jason Casey he didn't say what he wanted or what company he was with but did say he needed me or my region attorney to call him and the issue at hand was extrremly time sensitive. If I or my region attorney didn't return his phone call at (714)409-0415,he could only wish me good luck as the situation unfolds on me and may God bless me. This is a load of crock first of all no collection agency has a 714 area code number and they are most likely not arabian and second he's has to be kidding me with that may God bless you line. I also had another company contact me from supposedly Eagle Eye and Associates back in February talking this same jingle (with out the God bless part) this lady even had the last 4 of my social and my correct name and address but I didn't find out they were scammers until after I sent them a promissary note. I filed a claim with my district attorney and placed a freeze on all my credit reports. I don't understand how and why these people can go on doing all this without anyhing being done about it. Caller ID: 237865721 Caller: 714-409-0415 ..."
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tj
Connection between MW Marketing and edollarsdirect.com, as reported earlier. Shut down and fined by State of Nevada for operating as a payday lender without a license.
State fines unlicensed Internet loan company $50,000
(Las Vegas, NV) — State Financial Institutions Division Deputy Commissioner Steven Kondrup has issued a cease and desist order against Internet lender MW Marketing dba Freedom Financial Group and www.EDOLLARDIRECT.com to stop loan and check cashing activities immediately. The Las Vegas-based company has been engaging in deferred-deposit loans, short-term loans, title loans and check-cashing services without a state license, a violation of Nevada law.
Earlier this month, state examiners discovered that the company was operating loan and check-cashing services via the Internet at www.EDOLLARDIRECT.com as well as other electronic media.
Kondrup ordered the maximum fine of $50,000. The order also provides remedies to consumers by allowing other parties involved in check cashing or loan activities to void their contracts and seek additional remedies or penalties through civil court.
“Consumers should be wary of giving their personal information to an Internet company without first verifying that the company is licensed to conduct business in Nevada. Otherwise, they could be prey to identity theft and financial risks, and the state could do little to help them,” Kondrup advised.
For more information, log on to www.fid.state.nv.us or call the Nevada Financial Institutions Division, (702) 486-4120, Las Vegas, or (775) 684-1842, Carson City.
-END-
Amanda Penn, Public Information Officer Department of Business & Industry Director's Office 555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 4900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Phone (702) 486-2750 Fax (702) 486-2758
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EdxVarris
I'd really like that India peice of **** to call me. He states his name is Mike. I got a call from probably Shreya Shah or Piyush Patel, and have a picture of her with her little son. As a bureau agent for DC FBI, in an ongoing 7 month investigation we just received info from India's High Court, DCP Enforcement, Central Intelligence Unit and the Cyber Cell Crime Branch of the Brihanmumbai Police and in Bombay. Whew...say that three times fast.
They have logged 13 Federal Bureau complaints from the US and are working as we speak on tracing through Subpeona each VOIP and Spoofed call to it's registrants, (kind of like an IP address that cannot be submasked) Unless they move in the next 2 weeks, they have all the recorded conversations needed to put these peices of s**t where they belong.
Because of the severity of strained economic relations between India and US, their High Court has immediatley pledged to dilligently exploit and incarcerate Piyush and Shreya Patel and their sham companies; et al Florida FBI, New York Cyber Crimes Unit and in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commision DC and Special Task Forces at the Federal Communications Commission.
Thanks to you folks and your continued vigilance with respect to complaints logged, YOU are the ones that are putting them behind India's Prison Bars for hopefully a very, very long time. "Just put them on hold when they call" Cyber Cell Task Unit India tells our FBI correspondants, this allows precise routing time allowed for successful traces on the VOIP frequency. The longer they hold, the more accurate the trace. Thanks ~ M.F. Division Chief
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k nunnally
I too have been getting calls from a "Jason Williams" who has a very deep accent threatening me with a fraud charge for a payday loan that was already repaid. He had my name, the last 4 of my ss# but an old address that I have not lived at for over 2 years. He has called my employer and harrassed my co-workers trying to give me a bad name. He kept saying that I had better listen to him and not interupt. He was trying to get me to pay back a loan by sending the money to him via western union. When I asked him who he was calling for, he would not give me any of the info. I read several previous complaints that gave his name specifically. I am going to file a complaint the BBB and Attorney General. Do not give in to the fake. He is just trying to get more money by his threats and deception.
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tj
What you are describing is attempted extortion or blackmail, not debt collection. You paid off the loan. They appear to have access to old consumer payday loan information, and they are attempting to use slander to extort an unowed payment.
Since the threat is probably from out of state, if not overseas, contact the FBI.
The game is evolving! Got a call today from a lady claiming to be FBI fraud investigator. For a Vince Interprises. Rude and nasty. Also called my work. Return number was 678-743-4190 Jamie white. the number tracks to building on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA. After reading online posts figured it was a good idea to contact state police and will be contacting state attorneys office. I am from PA. These poeple have to be stopped. If anybody can recommend an attorney that would be able to help and sue.please post Thanks
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tj
They know they are committing criminal acts. Pretty pointless to sue, since they are probably socking away their loot ready to skip town (or the country) anyway, if they are not already calling from overseas.
More effective is to bring it to the attention of both law enforcement and investigative news programs. Impersonating an FBI investigator is a federal felony. FBI might not want it to continue. Also, a good news story in any major metropolitan area can interfere with attempts to con people in that area for quite a while. Nationwide stories like the one on Nightline are even better.
Hit them in the wallet, or lock them up.
Other complaints: http://www.callercomplaints.com/SearchResult.aspx?Phone=678-743-4190
Vince Enterprise appears to be a payday lender with some sort of connection to Malta. http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/paydayloan/vinceenterprise.html
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That alone indicates this is a scam. If they can't even indicate what debt from what creditor they want you to pay off, even if the debt was real, there is nothing to prevent some other debt collector from trying to get you to pay again.
A debt collector, even one who had bought an old debt, would know the name of the original creditor. He would have no reason not to provide it, and in fact FDCPA says that you can request that he provide it and if he doesn't he must cease all collection activity.
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2009/may/may27a_09.html
"ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO DEBT COLLECTORS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
Cuomo Shuts Down NY Collection Agencies That Threatened and Intimidated Consumers Into Paying Debts They Didn’t Owe
Sends Subpoenas to Nearly 20 Debt Collectors Statewide
NEW YORK, NY (May 27, 2009) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has launched a statewide inquiry into debt collection companies. As part of the inquiry, the Attorney General’s Office obtained a court order against Lamont Cooper and his two debt collection companies, Emanee Development, Inc. and Dial Tech LLC, under which the companies will shut down and Cooper will be forced to pay restitution to consumers statewide.
...
According to the Attorney General's Office, Cooper operated Emanee and Dial Tech, which did business under the names of various shell companies and fictitious law firms across the state, including: Claims Process Services, Claims America, CMC Recovery Services, Lomax & Barnes and Murray, Bradshaw & Associates. Collectors at the companies used illegal and fraudulent tactics to collect debts. Emanee and Dial Tech collectors:
Falsely accused consumers of criminal activity and told them that they had committed criminal fraud;
Falsely informed consumers that they would be arrested within 24 hours if they failed to pay the alleged debt;
Threatened consumers with law suits even though the collectors were not lawyers
Sought collection of debts beyond the six year statute of limitations;
Illegally discussed debts with third parties like employers and neighbors to embarrass and harass consumers; and
Failed to provide legally required written notices to consumers about their rights to dispute the validity of the alleged debt.
Some consumers, intimidated by these unlawful practices, then paid debts that they did not even owe. The tactics used by Emanee and Dial Tech are prohibited by both the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the New York State debt collection and consumer protection laws.
..."
TNT Telemarketing
2757 Treemont St.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
904-425-7345
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/TNT.Te ... read?cid=624399
"fraudulent boiler-room business
I received harassing phone calls from this phone number! This business is some kind of fraudulent boiler-room business.
April 16, 2009 by Anonymous in Chicago, IL
More reviews for TNT Telemarketing
FRAUD
THIS SAME COMPANY TRIED TO SAY THAT THEY WERE A LAW OFFICE FOR FEDERAL BANK. AND THAT WE OWED MONEY WE DONT. THEY DIDNT CALL US AT HOME IT WAS AT WORK. DO NOT HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS COMPANY IT IS A SCAM.
May 07, 2009 by GLEN in Lexington, TN
Fraud
This is a fraudulent collection agency. They are collecting on debts that do not exist and are misrepresenting themselves as legitimate business. Do not pay them a dime. They will be going to jail soon.
April 30, 2009 by Barry in Athens, GA
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Allegation by Payday2go that TNT Telemarketing is fraudulently attempting to collect on alleged debts supposedly in the name of Payday2go.
http://www.payday2go.com/fraudalert.html
"ATTENTION! FRAUD ALERT!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Please be advised that there is a company called TNT Telemarketing which is fraudulently representing itself as PayDay2Go. The phone number for this company is 904-425-7345. The phone numbers that appear on the caller ID are 513-322-0004 and 305-434-7120. The email addresses they are using are originating from "USACops.com."
TNT Telemarketing is not associated with PayDay2Go in any way.
TNT Telemarketing is a suspected criminal front.
TNT Telemarketing is verbally threatening consumers by using nefarious fraud tactics (like threatening jail time).
If would like your debt verified, or if you can provide any additional information about TNT Telemarketing, please call us at 866-742-0413 and ask for "Ryan" in our collections department. 866-742-0413 is the only valid phone number for PayDay2Go. No other phone number should be used when contacting PayDay2Go.
PayDay2Go takes your privacy very seriously. In a vast majority of these cases, the consumers being contacted never applied with PayDay2Go. We are committed to bringing those responsible to justice.
Sincerely,
Management
PayDay2Go
"
http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/off/1196468465.html
"101 Century 21 Dr, Jacksonville, FL
Great Southside office units available today!
Office $275/month
Sq Footage 168
DESCRIPTION
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Proven Mortgage
101 Century 21 Drive, # 114,
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Bowditch Insurance Corporation
101 Century 21 Drive, # 200,
Jacksonville, FL 32216
http://www.jacksonville.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=152253711
"...
Name: m.w. marketing
Phone: (904) 425-7345
Address: 101 century 21 drive, suite 107, jacksonville, FL 32216
Business Category: Not Elsewhere Classified
BBB file opened: March 12, 2009
..."
http://www.jacksonville.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=190208601
"...
Name: United Processing Inc.
Phone: (904) 723-3175
Address: 101 Century 21 Dr. #107, Jacksonville, FL 32216
Google map Mapquest map Yahoo map
Business Category: Collection Agencies
BBB file opened: May 11, 2006
Additional Locations and Phone NumbersBack To Top (904) 723-3181 (FAX)
LicensingBack To Top This company is in an industry that may require licensing, bonding or registration in order to lawfully do business. The BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
Customer Complaint HistoryBack To Top
The company's size, volume of business and number of transactions may have a bearing on the number of complaints received by the BBB. The complaints filed against a company may not be as important as the type of complaints, and how the company has handled them. The BBB generally does not pass judgment on the validity of complaints filed.
Number of complaints processed by the BBB
in the last 36 months: 43
in the last 12 months: 26
..."
Recent BBB report for United Processing references same address within last 12 months. MW Marketing and United Processing appear to have used the same address during an overlapping period exceeding a year.
Reported connection to "U.S. National Bank" scam, as reportedly used in warning released by West Virginia Attorney General, and www.abc.com
"Krysti - 22 Apr 2009
This is the same guy who used to call me from a 201 number, he called himself "Officer John McCain or Chief Investigation Officer John Black". They called from "United States Law Enforcement Office".
I guess he decided to leave NJ and move to sunny S. FL.....
Just more proof that these yahoos are scammers. I have an article about these guys-they originate from India (I believe) and have somehow set up a way to make calls appear they are coming from US numbers. Here is some info about it.
""Unfortunately, a scam related to payday lending has emerged in the past few months. This is not merely lenders overcharging for their product. Instead a series of companies is using information they obtained about payday loan customers to ROB people.
The Players:
In addition to making loans itself, Bahamas Marketing Group (5700 Broadmoor St., Mission, KS 66202-2402, 913-432-7444) controls the lending of approximately thirty-five other companies, known as the “disciples.” Bahamas provides completed loan applications or “leads” to the disciples, who process the applications on software Bahamas controls. The disciples fund the loans and collect the payments. Eventually the loans go into default and the return code their ACH provider gives determines the next step. In most cases, the loan is automatically returned to Bahamas for collection.
At this point, “i-Collect,” a division of Bahamas (Phone – 866-856-1024; Fax – 866-856-1041.) enters the picture. I-Collect negotiates sales of the debts to third parties. Some go to legitimate debt buyers that operate responsible businesses. But the rest are sent to United Pay Services for collection. On several occasions, i-Collects manager both admitted and demonstrated to me that even after a “sale” she exercises control over whether and to what extent United Pay pursues a particular debt.
United Pay (4494 Southside Ave., Apt. 203, Jacksonville, FL 32216-5484; 904-565-1924 (among others), FEIN - 223443840) or “TUPS” is the focal point of the collection process. The company is owned by Piyush and Shreya Patel who use the Jacksonville address as their home address. However, the collectors all work for a subcontracted call center in Ahderabad, India, call Innovations Infocom. The call centers are connect through VOIP technology that (a) causes a U.S. phone number to appear in their victims’ caller ID’s and (b) allows them to leave U.S. call-back numbers (including toll-free numbers) that automatically forward to India. Payments made go to a Western Union account in Florida which we believe is controlled by the Patels.
How the Scam Works:
Originally, this was a straight, if obscenely unprofessional, collections effort regarding loans made by one or more of the following:
Access Processing
Antilles Ventures
Apollo Funding
Arrowhead Investments
Astro Lending
Bahamas Marketing Group
Bahamas Marketing Group (a/k/a Integrated and/or I-TJF) Crown Lending edollarsdirect (a/k/a MW Marketing) Electronic Payment Processing EME Marketing (a/k/a Dollars Direct) Fox Enterprises, Ltd.
FTR Processing
JD Marketing Group
JVC Processing (a/k/a Loan & Go)
Lazer Lending (a/k/a DJAT)
M1Y Direct
Magnum Z / Debt Doctor
Mesa Financial
Midland Marketing, Inc.
Nevis Marketing / Timberhole
Oasis Marketing Group
OSL Marketing (a/k/a CMG, FSM, SSM and/or DJR) Paragon Processing, LLC Platinum B Services Plaza Processing Power Funding Premier Processing Sagamore SGQ Processing SJM Marketing Summit Group Total Lending VC Funding Vince Enterprises
Callers would pretend to be federal agents, bank examiners and other powerful people and threaten immediate arrest unless the borrower immediately paid somewhere between 3 and 4 times the original loan amount. Payments had to be made by Western Union Quick Collect to a location in Florida (presumably to be collected by the Patels). Calls would be made 20 or more times per day to the same borrower, along with his/her employer, co-workers and references. Profanity was commonplace and even physical threats unheard of. Rarely would the caller identify which loan was in default.
For the most part these collection efforts were unsuccessful. Most people realize that the FBI does not collect $300 loans. Even if they did, the educational requirements and oral assessments necessary for entry into the Bureau would have barred nearly all of the collectors involved in this scam from entry. In fact, the collection effort continued only because that one person in twenty that fell for the scam paid so much more than was actually owed that it was worth it to Mr. Tucker, Ms. Kent and the Patels to keep it in play.
But the scam has mutated further. By purchasing delinquent loans, United Pay and Innovations Infocom come into possession of the confidential information of tens of thousands of Americans. Because these consumers “owe” on at least one loan, collectors are able to convince borrowers they are in serious civil and criminal trouble over the delinquent account. Collectors call and pretend to represent the “Financial Crimes Investigation Unit” (though many still lapse and claim to be FBI agents and/or employees of the “Ministry of Justice.”) Although they occasionally identify the original lender, more often they claim the debt in question is from 2005 or earlier and that the lender was “U.S. Federal Bank,” or "U.S. National Bank - neither of which exists. Invariably, they claim “an affidavit has been filed” and demand immediate payment of hundreds or even thousands of dollars to avoid arrest and imprisonment.
In one recent variation of the scam, they claimed to be acting on behalf of a California attorney. However, they refuse to give the name and the "Bar ID" number they will give does not correspond to any attorney listed with the California Board of Bar Examiners. Even more ridiculous, the number they give for the "attorney" is one we KNOW connects to the Indian call center and they even answer it "U.S. National Bank" rather than as a law office.
But the worst is yet to come. The person that gets scared and pays will be contacted again within weeks with more demands. Why? Because this is no longer about resolving debts. It is about “plucking a pigeon” to borrow an old-fashioned phrase. Payment only encourages them to continue the scam. At least one person we know of has been bilked of over $4000.
In another case, we settled two loans for a customer with a legitimate collection agency – only to see the settlement fail when these people called the client. When she didn’t recognize the name “U.S. Federal Bank” she asked if they meant the two loans she was scheduled to pay later that week. Of course, the collector, said they were. He then kept calling her office until reaching her boss and telling him that – as the owner of the computer she used to make her application – he was legally responsible for the debt. Incredibly, her boss accept this outrageous, highly illegal claim and threatened to fire our client. In the end, the client sent these thieves nearly triple what she had legitimately settled her debts at and still owes the actual creditors!
What you should do:
1) If a caller cannot speak English properly, he or she is not an FBI or other law enforcement agent. But pretending to be one is a serious crime. Hang up and call the REAL police. Feel free to share any and all of this information with the appropriate law enforcement agency.
2) There is no U.S. Federal Bank or U.S. National Bank, so you cannot owe money to these "institutions." Threatening imprisonment to recover an unlawful debt is extortion. This felony should be reported to the REAL police.
3) Unless you used someone else’s identity to obtain a payday loan on the internet, YOU CANNOT BE IMPRISONED FOR NOT PAYING ONE. We do not have debtors prisons in America and the FBI has better things to do than act as a private collection agency. Again, this is harassment and should be reported to the REAL police.
4) Making outlandish threats like these is automatically a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. While Bahamas management has tried to claim that iCollect is a debt broker, neither the FDCPA nor the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations recognize the distinction they wish to make. Bahamas Marketing Group, iCollect and United Pay are all “debt collectors.” Consumer lawyers will take FDCPA cases on a contingency fee so you need not worry about having money to pay a lawyer. If you are harassed – SUE THEM! If everyone did that, they would be out of business in a heartbeat.""
Call from the "law office of the united nations crime suspect division" [sic].
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-904-425-7345
"...Marcy - 16 Apr 2009
I had a guy call me from law office of united nations crime suspect division twice yestarday. He stated that I owe a payday loan and that I was going to be charged with four counts of fraud. He had all of personal information including bank accounts and ssn. He had a deep middle eastern accent. I could barely understand him. I keep asking him for proof and he could not give it to me. I had this same situation with american credit services which is another scam. The guy sound the same but used a different name. This time the guy used officer jason williams. That if i didnt pay I would have shocking information to my home, myself, my work or else. He was very threatening. I then started researching this number and found out I wasnt the only one. The guy first called me from 904-425-7345 and then he called me from 714-409-0415. He didnt like it when my husband said the attorney would be contacting him. It was very traumatic for me and I couldnt work the rest of the day because of this. If anyone gets this please contact the credit bureaus, ssn fraud line, your banks and your states attorney general office. I have done all of this and now I just hope he gets caught.
Caller ID: 904-425-7345
Caller: law office of united nations
..."
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-310-362-4312/2
"...
Mallory - 17 Apr 2009
Oh my gosh these people are freaking insane. I recived a call from a man named sounded like Jason Casey he didn't say what he wanted or what company he was with but did say he needed me or my region attorney to call him and the issue at hand was extrremly time sensitive. If I or my region attorney didn't return his phone call at (714)409-0415,he could only wish me good luck as the situation unfolds on me and may God bless me. This is a load of crock first of all no collection agency has a 714 area code number and they are most likely not arabian and second he's has to be kidding me with that may God bless you line. I also had another company contact me from supposedly Eagle Eye and Associates back in February talking this same jingle (with out the God bless part) this lady even had the last 4 of my social and my correct name and address but I didn't find out they were scammers until after I sent them a promissary note. I filed a claim with my district attorney and placed a freeze on all my credit reports. I don't understand how and why these people can go on doing all this without anyhing being done about it.
Caller ID: 237865721
Caller: 714-409-0415
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Shut down and fined by State of Nevada for operating as a payday lender without a license.
http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/mystory/about14633.html
http://business.nv.gov/PressReleases/state%20 ... 018_%202006.htm
"...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2006
CONTACT AMANDA PENN, (702) 486-2750
State fines unlicensed Internet loan company $50,000
(Las Vegas, NV) — State Financial Institutions Division Deputy Commissioner Steven Kondrup has issued a cease and desist order against Internet lender MW Marketing dba Freedom Financial Group and www.EDOLLARDIRECT.com to stop loan and check cashing activities immediately. The Las Vegas-based company has been engaging in deferred-deposit loans, short-term loans, title loans and check-cashing services without a state license, a violation of Nevada law.
Earlier this month, state examiners discovered that the company was operating loan and check-cashing services via the Internet at www.EDOLLARDIRECT.com as well as other electronic media.
Kondrup ordered the maximum fine of $50,000. The order also provides remedies to consumers by allowing other parties involved in check cashing or loan activities to void their contracts and seek additional remedies or penalties through civil court.
“Consumers should be wary of giving their personal information to an Internet company without first verifying that the company is licensed to conduct business in Nevada. Otherwise, they could be prey to identity theft and financial risks, and the state could do little to help them,” Kondrup advised.
For more information, log on to www.fid.state.nv.us or call the Nevada Financial Institutions Division, (702) 486-4120, Las Vegas, or (775) 684-1842, Carson City.
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Amanda Penn, Public Information Officer
Department of Business & Industry Director's Office
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 4900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone (702) 486-2750
Fax (702) 486-2758
They have logged 13 Federal Bureau complaints from the US and are working as we speak on tracing through Subpeona each VOIP and Spoofed call to it's registrants, (kind of like an IP address that cannot be submasked) Unless they move in the next 2 weeks, they have all the recorded conversations needed to put these peices of s**t where they belong.
Because of the severity of strained economic relations between India and US, their High Court has immediatley pledged to dilligently exploit and incarcerate Piyush and Shreya Patel and their sham companies; et al Florida FBI, New York Cyber Crimes Unit and in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commision DC and Special Task Forces at the Federal Communications Commission.
Thanks to you folks and your continued vigilance with respect to complaints logged, YOU are the ones that are putting them behind India's Prison Bars for hopefully a very, very long time.
"Just put them on hold when they call" Cyber Cell Task Unit India tells our FBI correspondants, this allows precise routing time allowed for successful traces on the VOIP frequency. The longer they hold, the more accurate the trace.
Thanks ~ M.F. Division Chief
Since the threat is probably from out of state, if not overseas, contact the FBI.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Collection-Agencies/UTTAM-SHETH-SIDHARTH/uttam-sheth-sidharth-dave-ishi-876fy.htm
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-856-1024
http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/forums/pdl-bmg-4.html
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-305-851-2294
https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/2142451402
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Financial-Crime-Protection-Division/Credit-Card-Fraud/Financial-Crime-Protection-Div-3JAF7.htm
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-243-5226
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-214-245-1402
building on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA. After reading online posts figured it was a good idea to contact state police and will be contacting
state attorneys office. I am from PA. These poeple have to be stopped. If anybody can recommend an attorney that would be able to help and sue.please post Thanks
More effective is to bring it to the attention of both law enforcement and investigative news programs. Impersonating an FBI investigator is a federal felony. FBI might not want it to continue. Also, a good news story in any major metropolitan area can interfere with attempts to con people in that area for quite a while. Nationwide stories like the one on Nightline are even better.
Hit them in the wallet, or lock them up.
Other complaints:
http://www.callercomplaints.com/SearchResult.aspx?Phone=678-743-4190
Vince Enterprise appears to be a payday lender with some sort of connection to Malta.
http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/paydayloan/vinceenterprise.html