Complaint

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Debra M. Persiano
Country: United States
I got a call today at home from a man stating he was a process server for Collin County DA's Office and he is with the Sheriff's office and needed to come serve a warrant on me.  I was shocked and asked why?  He stated do you live ....are you still at this address are you now at this address and I stated who are you?  He again, stated he was from the county going to serve court papers on me today. He gave me a toll free number for what he stated was the county's office which is 1 866.872.6116 gave me a case no. which he called a Cause No. 008307-TX. I called the number was transferred to a Mr. Fisher's office who stated that law suite in the amount of $6,214.24 was filed in Collin Co., Tx and that warrant was out for me.  He then after back and forth said let me get more information from my secretary and state this was for an outstanding debt in from Capital One a credit card that I obtained several years back and had disputes over interest charges etc.  He stated that if I did not want to go to court or jail that I could pay $1,951.00 in full by end of business today and this matter could be cleared up.  I explained that I recently lost my job etc.  Anyway, he stated that I needed to call him back by EOB today or they will serve the papers.  Ok, so that was a heads up for me.  I called the DA's office nothing is filed on me as of today, after searching PMG it is clear that they do not practice best practices for collections and have been in trouble for this before back in 2004.  I need someone to give me advise. I want to pay off my debt, I don't want this type of collections to continue this upset me, made my blood pressure raise, this type of collections are not the right thing to do.  Had they called and ask to make arrangements or give me an opportunity to clear the matter, rather then threaten me by taken legal action, or harassment stating they are sending a sheriff over today.  This is wrong, bad business, and should not continue this company is bad news.

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    RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL
    | 2 replies
    I was just doing a little research on the names mentioned above. I found it ironic that Mr. Saude offers a men's group at his home entitled Studying Walk With Jesus. A better name might be Running With The Devil. Obviously he hasn't been paying attention to his studies. Do all these guys hide behind their religion or what? Just like Wayne and Bagel a bunch of hypocrites

    Men's Group ~ Anthony Saude
    Campus: Main Street Campus
    Next meeting: Wed. May 09, 2012 • 7:00 PM
    Description     Studying Walk With Jesus
    Gender     Male
    Maritial status     Married or Single
    Meets on     every Wednesday, Thursday effective 3/15/2012 7:00 PM
    Time zone     (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana
    Location     25361 Sage St
    Corona, CA 92883
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      That appears.. replies to RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL
      | 1 reply
      to have been part of the "culture", going all the way back to Shekinah.

      There are some youtube posts of John Cook giving his "motivational pep talks", sounds just like a sermon.  If you want to sell a deception, it helps to believe it yourself.
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        where's john now? replies to That appears..
        Those youtube videos of John Cook Jr. pep talks are classic. Where is he and his family working these days?
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    Ndustry Nsider
    | 6 replies
    Hi Blog Thread! " First time caller, long time listener here."  SOOOO many rumors out there.  Since I personally know many of the industry people who have posted or have been the subject of posts, I've watched with great amusement as these events have unfolded.  As far as I'm concerned, until now, NO ONE has been COMPLETELY honest, regardless of which side you're on.  Lets start where the industry starts... debt buying.  For those of you that are too dense to understand, debt buying and selling is a VITAL part of the US economy.  Fannie Mae... Freddie Mac... Nuff said.
    Thai, Jim, & Stewart... they started a company, it grew real fast. they expanded, (who wouldn't!), they put their trust in managers, it kept growing... there were some bad eggs, (money breeds that),  a few disreputable people used unethical tactics to make money in any trade or industry.  If there weren't, there wouldnt be much use for a site like complaintwire.com.  It would be reduced to blogging about consumer concerns like pot holes, street closures, and poor restaurant service.

    Yes, Lundsford got his start with a company under the ACMG umbrella.

    Mathews ran offices for ACMG, went from hero to zero, and left blaming upper management.

    Mathews helped start CMAG with her partners, went from hero to zero, pulled the plug and left blaming her partners.

    Mathews starts OPM, (Orca Portfolio Management) with Anne Nelson in the same office space, with the same employees, as with CMAG.  Nelson brings her crew from a previous office to merge with Mathews existing crew. (waiting to see who will be the next target for Mathews and what excuse she'll use for failure).

    Ms Mey... first and foremost... the WRONG person, in the RIGHT place, at the RIGHT time. There is NO excuse for the threats and language used in the collection/intimidation tactics implemented towards her.  

    That being said, the sound bites used on the news were both highly prejudicial AND highly cropped.  You don't hear Ms Mey as she egged the collector on, in a pseudo-provocative manner and bringing to mind police stings and entrapment.  The ploy of naming the rank and file employees, regardless of whether or not they were ever implicated in any way in the tactics alledged in the suit is CLEARLY an attempt at generating fear to get to Thai, Jim, and Stewart.  This is further demonstrated by her request for anyone that has or hasn't been served to contact her attorney.

    Now then... that was fun.  So I'll leave you to each other.  You all seem to deserve nothing more...
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      I agree replies to Ndustry Nsider
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      Finally someone comes out with the real truth. Pam Mathews stop posting crap on here acting like its not you. We all know it is so shutup. Go find another person to sue besides ur own son, the toll roads and the last company u worked for. I'm surprised Gary and Ann haven't been sued by you yet! Surprising! Go earn a real dollar rather then trying to get a piece of someone else's pie. Your a cracked out druggy like ur kid
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        Sued by pam replies to I agree
        Would that be Gary Boyce?
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      Preach replies to Ndustry Nsider
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      Wow !
      That was a lot.And fairly accurate.I am not sure why we must all turn into cannibals but like you ended your post you will " leave us to each other".You know we must all take a step back and do some spring cleaning.Connected to  Pam or Jim and Thai and Stewart or not.This is should serve as a wake up call !
      Closer attention has to be paid to who runs these offices because if they are not running it as if it were there own then these kind of slim balls end up causing serious issues for everyone.
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        Is Pristine Financial Group.. replies to Preach
        | 1 reply
        one of Han's?
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      Arealb*tch replies to Ndustry Nsider
      "...For those of you that are too dense to understand, debt buying and selling is a VITAL part of the US economy.  Fannie Mae... Freddie Mac... Nuff said.
      ..."

      Yeah, *that* old song and dance...anything that goes against what the crooks rely upon has to be wrong.  It's knowns as 'solipsism', or, if you don't have a dictionary to look up the word, try on 'reality distortion field' for size.  It's close enough.

      Smell that, folks?  That smell?  It's the smell of desparation.
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    This always was a marginal business..
    When HSBC or whoever sells defaulted credit card accounts off for pennies on the dollar, they took their loss, and no amount of scam calling will make that loss back to them.  If they don't want losses, they just need to lend to more solid borrowers, if any will still do business with them.

    Banks generally deserve the defaults they get, even more so in the last few years.  They thought they could all make a fortune in fees, on inflated rate mortgages to people who couldn't afford them when the rates reset, but who cares?  The loans were already sold off, to the Chinese, or the Europeans, or some other sucker.  How's that working out?

    Buying and selling debt may be part of commerce, but this junk debt is hardly "vital to the economy".
    It has, however become a nuisance to the rest of us.

    The shakedown rackets must stop.
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    Here's another one
    Western Performance Group. Looks like James a Novella is running this mess. Lot's of complaints.
    Their number is 714 263 8259
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    Michael
    | 1 reply
    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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      smeadly replies to Michael
      You might want to check out CENTRY ASSET AND ASSOCIATES, OR CENTURY ASSET GROUP, OR ENTERPRISE UNITED PARTNERS.  I beleive that they are still trying to collect on the same debt that rincon and all the others were involved with.  The collectors have the same script that rincon provided to the collectors that was presented in the complaint from october.
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    another number
    Want to keep this board informed as to the most current numbers the thieves are using.  The most current call I recieved threatening "pending legal action" was from 888-204-4888 and the person who broke collection law by making this call was Josh Hanson.  Took this information from the 800 notes page for that specific number:


    OWNERS:
    Thai Han, Jim Phelps and Stewart Phillips.


    http://abcnews.go.com/US/va-woman-fights-coll ... 97#.T5k9JdX1w_wCaller: FRAUD
    Call Type: Debt Collector


    Looks like these crooks haven't learned their lesson.
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    bill collector
    | 3 replies
    I have been a collector for years and think some techniques people use are outrageous and unfail to all of us!!  Just like you buy a bundle of apples or potatoes, most are good, few are bad. I think it is so funny when I talk to debtors and they make promises and dont keep them.  Yes ill put a check on file for 100 on the 25th and then never talk to you again.  I believe we all have debt and do the best we can.  I NEVER BRAKE THE LAW OR YELL AND THOSE THAT DO ARE SCUM!!!!!
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      break not brake replies to bill collector
      Spell check is vital when education is secondary.
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      tj replies to bill collector
      I happen to agree, but the problem this has created is actually one of organized crime.

      There has evolved an infrastructure of companies brokering really old debt, that is in reality being used to extort people who don't even owe it, hiding behind the fly-by-nite "process server" shakedown rackets.  The CRAs aid and abet them, pretending they "don't know" and it's not their problem, as do the skip-trace services like Accurint, without which none of these scum could locate your ex-wife's father's daughter-in-law to harass her about "serving papers".

      If the debt was collected in compliance with the law, it would be unprofitable, even if bought for nothing. Validation as required by law costs money. That it is being traded at above zero, for more than legitimate collectors could justify paying, is the proof that it is actually being bought with the intent to collect by deceptive shakedowns.  The buyers know this, as do the brokers who sell to them, even as they piously harp on how "important to the economy" it is to collect these "debts", long written off by the original creditor.  Their targets are deliberately not limited to the actual debtors, however, as the "process server" scripts are designed to collect even when people don't  owe anything.  The profitable targets, the intended targets, are actually non-debtors, with the "debts" mere props for this shakedown.  The reason is obvious.  That's where the money is.
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      You can't make this stuff up... replies to bill collector
      Oh to the gifts that keep on giving...

      re:  "I NEVER BRAKE THE LAW OR YELL AND THOSE THAT DO ARE SCUM!!!!!"

      But, the real question is, do you brake for lizards and other small reptiles?

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