Legal Asset Financial Group LLC Collection agency

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Michael
Country: United States
Legal Asset Financial Group LLC is an offshoot of Rincon Mangement Group LLC, et. al.  As you may recall, the "Rincon" collection cluster was run by Jason R. Begley and Wayne Lunsford, all of which were shut down pursuant to an FTC sting and TRO/PP back in October of 2011.  Two weeks after the raid on the Rincon cluster, Legal Asset Financial Group LLC was formed.  The corporate documents are mailed to 2401 Simon Circle, Corona, CA.. This address is the last known address for Samuel Alexis Marquez and Victor Hugo Marquez.  As many of you insiders already know, these two individuals were managers/senior collectors for the Rincon cluster.  Recent internet activity shows complaints are already trickling in about this company.  I need help getting a location on Legal Asset Financial Group LLC as I beleive that previously purchased debt from the Rincon cluster is now being collected through this entity in violation  of the FTC preliminary injunction. If anyone has information or complaints against Legal Asset Financial Group LLC, please post and I will do the follow up investigation.

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    carolinagirl
    Got a call from Chris who said same thing serve papers for debt owed..already paid $500 toward debt Will be calling someone tomorrow to try and put a stop to the harassment. I don't mind trying to make good on a bad debt but don't try to scam me...posses right now...wish I had found this site last month....
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    Mary
    Thanks for the information.  Calling the Texas Attorney General and FTC tomorrow.  Mr. Duke is going down in Texas
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    Anonymous
    I too have been receiving the same calls from "Robert Duke". He represents himself as an attorney, demands money I don't have, threatens me with being "served" at work.

    My story is very similar to everyone elses' on here, except that in an interesting twist, when I asked if Mr. Duke had proof the credit card in question actually belonged to me, he replied that he had photos of me using it! He has also indicated that he has numerous pictures of me and "I am a very ATTRACTIVE girl". It gets better. Before I realized this was a scam, and was attempting at all costs to prevent process servers from coming to my workplace, Mr. Duke suggested I "ask my boyfriend for money" because a "gorgeous girl" like me "has to have a boyfriend". After that, when I still couldn't come up with any money (because I'm broke, duh) he said he would give me 1 hour to come up with any "better offers" I could make him or if I could think of "anything else" I had to offer him. In every call to me, he mentions he has my photo and that someone as "pretty" as me should be able to come up with money. I actually did give him my credit card info, thank God I was so broke he didn't get anything. SO. CREEPY. Has he pulled this [***] on anyone else, with the photos? It's utterly bizarre and if he's trying to pretend he's an attorney I mean COME ON. What attorney would say this kind of stuff, especially if it was being recorded?

    I called Michael the P.I. today. So glad his number was on here. Also filed a police report in my hometown, a complaint with the FTC, a complaint with the attorney general in my state, and have a call into a detective in the financial crimes division in Corona.

    Not today, Mother F*ckers!
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    Nadine
    | 2 replies
    I received a call at work stating that I was being served legal papers.  The man on the phone would not give me any information other than I had to call a phone number 888-215-0453 to call and they would be able to tell me more information.  He provided me with a case number .  When I spoke with this other guy who answered the phone he transferred me to another man who claimed to be the head attorney.  He stated I owed 5,000 on a debit that was only 500 from a previous CC  that I had years ago.  He kept pressing me to get payment for a "settlement" he also said it would be wiped off of my credit report.  I refuse to give any info and he said he would send me an email.  I received an email and it was a thrown together word file that was from a company that was different than the one he had given me.  Beware!
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      tj replies to Nadine
      | 1 reply
      Any company "aliases"?
      Any other phone numbers?
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        Thomas2 replies to tj
        713-359-9052 which is a Texas area code and this number lead me to this site through Dogpile search engine. Couldnt get any information through google for this number. Probably VOIP#.
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    Michael
    Can anybody provide a physical address for Legal Asset Financial Group? I am already aware of the various mail drops.
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      Michael
      Update on litigation against managers and employees regarding the matter of Bruch v. Begley, et. al.  After defaults were entered, Plaintiffs were required to provide extensive "prove up" documentation to the courts for final judgment.  After prove up, the Court entered judgments against the following individuals as follows:

      Samuel Alexis Marquez - $606,000.00
      Victor Hugo Marquez - $311,240.00
      Timothy L. Harding - $312,233.29
      Todd L. Loop - $306,000.00
      Stephanie M. Porchia - $264,700.00
      Steve R. Nelson - $258,800.00
      Jason T. Vaughan - 158,000.00

      None of aforesaid judgments are dischargeable.  Judgments can be verified at Riverside County Superior Court website, case no. RIC 1117805.  Within the next 3 weeks, final judgments will be entered against Jose M. Manjarrez, Cutter F. Halleman, Jason P. Hawthorne and Robert Tyler Hangen.  After that, Summary Judgment will be sought against remaining defendants Wendy Marquez, Denise Deakins, Tina Coca, Michael O'Keefe, Barbara O'Neill, Tina Coca, Josh Starbuck, John Cook, Tina Westholder, John Westholder, Jason Begley and Wayne Lunsford.
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      Anonymous - 4
      | 1 reply
      I started receiving calls today.  First they called my parents, very demanding.  Same story as everyone else on here, but I got different names.  Mr. Baker was the first person I was told to contact, but after being bounced around for several minutes, I spoke to Matthew Jones.  We are still waiting on verification documentation on official letterhead to prove they are who they say they are.  They seem to know just enough to be convincing.  Was threatened with being served, a lean, garnished wages.  WTH!!!  The number I was given was 855-455-8453, but it was definitely from  Legal Asset Financial Group.  Any help will be appreciated.
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        tj replies to Anonymous - 4
        Now that they have contacted you, they have 5 days to mail you an FDCPA "g" letter, notify you of this alleged debt, and of your right to dispute it.

        You don't get a "g" letter within 10 days, file a complaint with FTC reporting same.
        You get some other letter, like a "settlement letter" missing the required FDCPA language, file a complaint with FTC then get an attorney, to sue for FDCPA violations.

        They harass and threaten you, or keep calling your relatives after they've already located and contacted you, or start feeding you some line of BS about some "account" that's not yours, get an attorney.  You can find a consumer attorney in your state through www.naca.net
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      tas
      | 1 reply
      I also received a phone call at work. One of my co-workers took the message. I attempted to return the call several times. Today I got through and a woman (no name given) indicated that she was an operator and Matthew was taking care if the claim. When Matthew called back he gave me his name, Matthew Jones with LAFG, address 3045 S. Archibald St., Ontario, CA 91761. He said I owed money to a company called Continental. He asked if I was calling because I was served, I said no. I then requested that he send something to my address because I was having my lawyer handle this. I also told him if he called my place of work again I would be filing a complaint with the FTC. I will now wait to see what if anything gets sent.
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        tj replies to tas
        "He asked if I was calling because I was served,"

        Note the weazel wording.
        Deception by implication, fully intended to threaten, but with an "escape route" if they get caught.

        Pretty typical for US shakedown rackets.
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      Michael
      | 2 replies
      Giving everybody an update on Legal Asset Financial Group.  Because of the numerous complaints, the owner of this company, Samuel Alexis Marquez, has changed the name (several times) but is still operating out of the same physical location at 4315 E. Lowell St., Ste. A, Ontario, CA, 91761.  The new name he is operating under is L.S.A. LLC, which also uses the names Quintz, Mainland and Norcom.  The lease agreement for aforesaid location is with IDS Real Estate Group, and as far as I can tell, it is unde the name N.G.G. LLC, which is also Sam Alexis Marquez.  Other names you consumers may run across is G and G International and W.W.V. Group, but there's no real evidence that he is running collections under these names.  Further, L.S.A. has changed the commercial mail agency from 3045 Archibald Ave., Ontario, CA, to a new address at 12672 Limonite Ave., Ste. 3E-537, Eastvale, CA  92880.

      Ironically, the scripts used in the office are almost exactly the same as the ones previously used by the "Rincon" scam group that was raided in October of 2011.  I will post these scripts from their office online tomorrow or Monday (give me time to scan them in).

      Some of the employees are as follows (generally "closers").  I will give the full names of the remaining individuals as soon as I complete the records review and assess their culpability.  The real names of the people harrassing whartever consumer that is reading this is as follows:

      Samuel Alexis Marquez (of course)
      Joshua Starbuck (manager who recently scored and lost a big "spiff" in one week lol)
      Wendy L. Marquez aka Wendy L. Starbuck
      Damien J. Brown
      Bernadette Martinez
      Kisha Foster
      David Liebo
      Joe Villa
      Manuel D. Guerro

      Don't worry, haven't forgot about you Paul (big producer), Yvette, Olivia, Sean, Joel, Andree and Antonio, just haven;'t had time to contact all your victims yet.  tomorrow I will spend the day contacting the victims and once I establish culpability, as I have already done with the ones above, everybody's full name and home addresses will be made available so the consumer know who to sue and where to serve you at.

      I will do my best to help all consumers get their money back, but this will probably only be effective if you paid by credit card and if it was within the last 90 to 180 (depending on the card issuer).  Further, to argue fraud, the collector must have made false representations that litigation was pending or that they were process servers.  Further, the debt must have been beyond the (California) four year statue of limitations.
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        Florida replies to Michael
        I had been dealing with a Michael King from LAFG they take out $150 every 2 weeks through my debit account I owed Cash Call Approximately $3000 but they originally wanted $10.000 with their insane interest rates. He called my old work and found out that I had moved locations claiming i was being sued for the debt and had already missed a court date that I was unaware of. He claimed they were a Attorney's Office and threatened suit if I did not settle He offered a $2000 payout if I did it within a week or $4000 if I could not comply that quick. I wasn't able to make the $2000 so I chose the $4000 option as I was attempting to rectify the debt made I had cancelled my card originally but he threatened me with a breach of contract and we had some words because originally he was very rude and disrespectful but changed his attitude when I corrected his unprofessional-ism . I have been dealing with Michael for nearly a year without any issues however they had changed numbers a few times and I have had to look them up to find Michael as he switched offices and now they are saying Michael is still my case manager but his wife is in the hospital for heart problems I am almost paid off of this debt and unsure what I should do at this point as I was unaware of this rincon scam.
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        Erlinda replies to Michael
        I just went through hell to pay theese guys!!  They called my work every week, even after I threatened them!!
        HELP
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      Michael
      Oh yeah, forgot about Keline Troupe and Leila Bernal.
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      DAWN
      Does anybody know what wire transfer they use?? ie: Western Union??? Please help!!!!!! tangy1234@yahoo.com Any help would be great!!!
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      Thankyou Mike
      Hi Mike,
      How can I get in touch with you?  Hoping for an update in regards to:

      Samuel Alexis Marquez - $606,000.00
      Victor Hugo Marquez - $311,240.00
      Timothy L. Harding - $312,233.29
      Todd L. Loop - $306,000.00
      Stephanie M. Porchia - $264,700.00
      Steve R. Nelson - $258,800.00
      Jason T. Vaughan - 158,000.00

      Has everything finalled?...I see that some of the plantiffs have been dismissed.  Are the above being held accountable for their actions?
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      Same here from Roth and Sterling
      I received what was meant to be an intimidating message from a blocked number identifying themselves as Roth and Sterling LLP regarding some sort of file they had with my name and address.  The number left for me to call back (within 24 hours or else...) was 844-244-3263.  There is a website RothandSterling.com registered this past May by Sam Marquez using a postal annex address.

      I hope people find and read this thread before paying them any money.  Are they legally allowed to collect debts and are the debts real?  I am a bit confused and hope someone (maybe Michael) will explain.
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      Hollyc
      Just to let people know this is still happening as of October 2018!! My daughter got a call today & they almost scared her into paying $1000 on a “debt” her dad supposedly owed!! Not!! Thank God she called her dad & he called these people & found this thread! What a scam! They should be in prison!

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