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Sally Riley
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change the dates, the story is the same.  The amount of $667.39 is even the same.  
When it was happening on the initial call in July, our business person suspected as much because she tried to interrupt the caller and not to answer the questions in order and she said "You weren't supposed to do that!  Now I have to start all over!"  Our employee correctly asked for the name and number of a manager and got a cancellation number which (of course) we are now told is not a number from them.  Shocker.

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    JewelBabe
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    Octopus567, your incident sounds like the same crew I’ve been paired with because they gave me the exact amounts and itemized description of the invoice you mentioned and they used the exact same address in Tarrytown, NY.  My story is identical to the rest of the people in this discussion.  I received the initial call last June, I wanted to cancel and they recorded my conversation, then they started calling me last week to pressure me to pay my overdue bill of $676.80.  I hung up on the guy today but not until I asked to listen to the recording for the second time.  This time I paid super close attention and noticed that there was at least a time or two in the recording where you can hear that they made a switch.  I was up front with the guy and told him I KNEW I hadn’t agreed to a purchase but was trying to cancel the service.  I also told him I know this is a scam and he should try to get a real job with a reputable company and that I would pray for him!  He chuckled the whole time.  I saw another website which gave some suggestions on what to do.  Here’s the link http://www.givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2012/0 ... e-its-back.html    I started the ball rolling by calling the State Attorney General’s office yesterday and the woman said they couldn’t do anything until I file a complaint.  So I will probably do what it the website above suggested and file complaints with my State Attorney General, the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.  It’s a pain in the neck to take the time to do all this, but I am happy to put a little time in to assist in taking these creeps DOWN!!!
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      honesthardworking replies to JewelBabe
      Thank you for the link, great information.  I'm reporting them immediately.
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    John77
    | 9 replies
    These guys are the real deal, I was also a victim last year. I chose to ignore their threats of transfering the debt to a 3rd party collection agent and then a few weeks later i recieved numerous phone calls from that 3rd party collection agent. I then called Equifax and Transunion to check if it had affected my buisness credit and it DID! If i knew that before i would of just paid the bill. As a bad credit is far much worse and permanent..
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      Church administrator replies to John77
      | 6 replies
      I think John77 is one of the yellow page scammers. The scammers don't have a legitimate business; it is extremely unlikely that a fake business could have ANY impact anyone's credit report. It is just the scammers trying to get a reader of this board to give them money.
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        tj replies to Church administrator
        They've tried shill posts before.

        For example:
        https://complaintwire.org/complaint/VWW8UqGchQU/public-yellow-pages

        The deception goals and style of this post appear similar.
        Probably the same person.
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        mike1984 replies to Church administrator
        | 4 replies
        Their buisness is not fake they are able to provide a w9 form, which proves their authenticity.
        If you kindly ask them for that form they will provide it to you.
        I did my homework and i found out this company has been around since 2001.
        no illegitimate buisness can be around for that long.

        http://taxes.about.com/b/2008/01/27/whats-form-w-9.htm
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          Judy R. replies to mike1984
          Let me tell you how easy it is to have a "supposed" legitimate business.  You could go down and get a local business license and pay the fee and, boom, you are in business and go around picking up dog crap if that is what you would like to "say" you do, meanwhile, your LOSER behind is on the phone SCAMMING people out of their HARD-EARNED money!

          How do you like me now, Online Local YP?  Still looking up more people to file complaints on you!!! ;)
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          tj replies to mike1984
          A W9 is a request for a tax identification number.
          It's normally used to request a TIN when the requester has some obligation to file an IRS report, but anyone, even a crook, could send you a form off the IRS site, and ask for your information.  Doesn't mean you have any obligation to provide it.


          It does not prove "legitimacy", and it has become common for scam Canadian fraudulent "business directory" telemarketers to "demand" a W9 to pretend they somehow have legitimacy or the targeted victim might get in trouble if they don't pay off the fraudulent bill.

          You have no obligation to turn over your SSN or TIN to a scam.
          IRS isn't going to come after you, and these crooks aren't going to use it to "report" you to the IRS, who would ignore them anyway.

          If they are sending you their W9, it still proves nothing.  Anyone can download a form, and fill it in with made up "information".

          It's all just an act in a con.
          But then you already know that, idiot shill.
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          tj replies to mike1984
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          And the link you provide is deceptive, just shill BS.

          It proves NOTHING with respect to this scam "company", only generically describes W9 forms as a lame attempt to shore up your missing credibility..

          It doesn't even prove they have been around "since 2001", and in fact this particular scam name has only been in use for a couple years, taking over from prior scam names.

          You are being tracked, and your activitties have been tracked across various scam names, for many years.
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            Bard replies to tj
            TJ, why are you so adament to defend these guys?  Tho doth protest to loudly and makes me think you work for them.  BTW a TIN doesn't mean anything, smart scammers pay tax on the money so they don't have to face the IRS who can impose criminal penalties.
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      Judy R. replies to John77
      Stop scaring these people.  You are working for the company, I am SURE!  All of the credit bureaus are onto you guys, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan NY, the Department of Consumer Affairs of NY!  Stop trying to rip innocent people off and get a real job!
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      Judy R. replies to John77
      We are on to you, John.......How do you like me now Online Local YP?  ;)  

      I'm lovin' filing these complaints since you want to be so NASTY!
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    amsss
    I also received the same phone call, same amount, same story as everyone else. It's criminal!!! We are NOT paying the bill. The "collection agent", Jessica Smith was completely rude and unwilling to listen to any reason. She actually said I was "wasting her supervisors time"... That is when I started googling their company online and found tons and tons of websites discussing their scam... This was a total waste of MY time today, but I am so glad we did not pay. They even offered to take off a couple hundred dollars, but only if we paid today. We are going to file reports with our Attorney General, FTC and the BBB.
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    D.Child - FUMC
    We received our original call. Same story as everyone else. I got a call on Nov. 6 telling me we owed the 599 plus interest for not paying. I said I never agreed, etc. They payed the tape making it sound like I did. I contacted the FTC, the Attorney General in Florida and the Attorney General in NY that day. Per the call today from Attorney General, definitely a scam, the "debt" is now showing as forgiven. This one was based out of a "day" office in Tarrytown, NY.  Do your homework, and definitely file your complaints.
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    Jsand
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    I recieved the same thing saying I approved a listing for a business we closed 2 years ago.  They just called and played the recording and it had me saying yes, but you could hear the click of the recording on and off.   now they say they will send us to collections. I know I would never agree to something that was 680.00 for a business that wasnt even open anymore.  
    My question is, did you guys just let it go or can they really send it to collections?
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      Francis1954 replies to Jsand
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      I wouldn't gamble on them , collection agencies buy debt from almost any companies. Even if their not the most recognized business they CAN definitely transfer their debt to the agencies . Which Will put a negative note on your credit file. My theory is a $600 invoice is not worth 7 years of bad credit I
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        Judy R. replies to Francis1954
        PLEASE!!!!!!! GAMBLE?  Give me a break!  There is NO gamble here.  There is NOTHING legitimate about this AT ALL.  This is a scam that has gone on forever and anyone with sense can do a small amount of homework and figure it out, so you must be a part of this scam to put this on here and put such a stupid "theory" on here....which, by the way, people, is part of their SCAM!!!!!
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        Chicago Retailer replies to Francis1954
        Why do all the shills on this thread use names that have numbers after them?  It's kind of obvious, if it weren't already by the crap they are writing.  Oooh...you better pay up because I thought they were fake and they ruined my credit. Very scary....if it weren't so obvious that you are working for the scammers.
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        tj replies to Francis1954
        Your theory is that if you toss out enough BS, maybe you can scare more victims into paying off your shakedown.

        Legitimate collection agencies don't buy these fake "accounts".
        Scam collection agencies, like the one in New Jersey, have to handle them with kidd gloves, dropping the attempt if they are challenged by an AG complaint, since they are only pretending they don't know it's a scam.

        Although FDCPA doesn't apply to business debt, FCRA applies to all credit reporting against consumers, so if some scam "collection agency" were so stupid to actually trash your credit with thiis fraudulent stuff, they would just be setting themselves up for an FCRA lawsuit, with liability for damages and your attorney fees.

        Even ACA Recovery isn't that dumb, despite their threats.
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      Judy R. replies to Jsand
      They CANNOT send it to collections because it is a SCAM!  Do NOT let them continue to scare you!  These IDIOTS just sent a FRAUDULENT invoice to my business for a business name that we also had closed!!!  SCAM!!!!  The people at the Federal Trade Commission that I spoke to on the phone were laughing at these folks that they are that STUPID!  

      Local Online YP, How do you like me now?
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