866-496-9922

got a call from this # investigator yates??

I got a call from a guy name paul white from this number. saying i owe debt on a check he took my info and now he wont answer my calls. i only get his voice mail.

   is this guy pulling a scam or not?

I keep getting phone calls from this company yet they will not tell me what the call is about. I did call and was met with hostility and abusive language. I was threatened with a civil suit and further legal action if I did not comply but am still at odds about what I am supposed to comply with.

I received a call today from  Paul White told me i owed on a cash advance i did on line.He had sone info on me but that doesnt mean [***].Anyone can get info on just about who ever they want to.says im going to be served by the sheriff.cool they know me and were i live thanks to by kids.besides i did a little digging on mr white and this is what i found.This site so people dnt fall for the bs unless it's in black and white print.

I also got a call from Paul White.  The number on my caller ID was (678) 466-7902, and the call back number he left was 1-866-496-9922 x2201.  He referenced the name of my bank, 'depository fraud', a check number, and the last four of my SSN.  First of all, this type of message is illegal in that no debt collector is allowed to leave that much detail on any voice mail, particularly one like mine on which the outgoing message doesn't even include a name.  (Any debt collector or financial institution has to be able to absolutely confirm your identity before providing or discussing any details or info.)  I called my bank and was advised not to give them ANY info - she also researched my accounts and confirmed that the check number he referenced has never existed on any of my accounts with this bank, meaning that no such check was ever presented and returned NSF, which is the only definition we can assume for the term 'depository fraud'.  If my bank hasn't charged me for an NSF check, I don't see how Mr. White could be...and that's exactly what the rep at my bank said.  All of my Googling on this has returned similar results, so if you're inclined to call them back, DO NOT release any critical info to them.  In this day and age of rampant identity theft, proof & documentation of any debt has to be provided before anyone should even consider paying.

I was called from that number by a person calling herself Cynthia.  I called the number because I couldn't understand the company name that she gave. She has called me repeatedly at work.  She has spoken to several girls on the switchboard.  She has lied, telling us that the call was urgent company business.  She told one co-worker that she was sending the police out for me.  She refuses to give me an address so that we can communicate.  Her tone is loud, abusive to the point of screaming at me, and also threatening.  She has been rude to the switchboard operators.  Immediately identifying herself as someone calling from the fraud department demanding immediate response.

My friends and family members have gotten calls from this place saying that they are Investigator Atkins and the Sheriff's dept is going to have me arrested.  I tried to call this evening but nobody answered.  This sounds like a scam.

I received the same call from the same guy, and he said the same thing about a depository fraud, and the last 4 digits of my SSN. He threatened to come up to my job with a warrent within 5 days. And when I went to ask him something, he was hostile and irrate with me. He gave me the same phone#. Out of curiousity I called it back and you only get a recording. That was really weird and scary

FYI, I just received a call at work from "Cindy Hoffman" at (866) 496-9922 x2211 and she left me a voice mail threatening to file a civil lawsuit if I don't call her back right away.  I just called "Cindy" back and told her I did some research on her "law firm" and have found 100% of the information to indicate that they are a phony debt collector (I found evidence of this on a few other sites as well as here).  I told her I will be contacting the Attorney General's office and reporting them for fraud.  She said "you do that" and hung up on me.  People, record every phone call they make to you.  I have had phony debt collectors harass me before (one would literally call my office more than 30 times per day and yell at my receptionist - I started logging every phone call on a spreadsheet, there were so many).  You can report these people to the Attorney General in your state (although no jurisdiction if these [***] are from out-of-state) as well as the Federal Trade Commission (if you can ever find an address for the d-bags, which is usually impossible).  Glad I found all this - the voice mail really scared the crap out of me and now I know they are fishing for personal info.

FYI - their FAX number is (866) 496-9995 and I will be printing out all the information I found about them on the web and faxing it to them.  I also asked for their address and here is what they gave me after putting me on terminal hold (I asked why it took her so long to look up her own place of work and she said she was on another line - whatev).  Here is what they report to be their address:

4514 Chamblee Stunwoody Road (now THIS is funny - I found a DUNwoody Rd. on MapQuest but not a STUNwoody Rd - she was very clear in spelling the words out for me)

Suite 262
Atlanta, GA  30338

I'm thinking I will make a few more harassing phone calls to them threatening legal action just to give them a taste of their own medicine. =)

I asked them how I can verify they are a legitimate debt collection agency and the gave me this web address:
http://www.hoffmanswartz.com/

Now, when you go to the "Contacts" page, it just gives you an address.  If they were really trying to solicit business from companies who are trying to collect on bad accounts, they would not make them WRITE A LETTER to retain their services.  LMFAO.

This website is all for show to scare people.  It gives virtually no information about their company.

I have called them several times and they have finally stopped answering their phone.  The Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. address is actually a UPS store.  So when I called them back to tell them this, they then said it's their PO box and refused to give the PO Box number numerous times when I said I would like to have my attorney send them written correspondence to cease and desist.  The 1st time I asked for the address they gave me a suite number; now they're saying it's a PO Box.  HMMMMMM.....

Ms. Hoffman goes by Cindy, Carol, and Brenda, I have found out by viewing posts on this and other sites.  Not even a real name.

Some state require that debt collectors be licensed and/or bonded, so I called Ms. Hoffman again and asked <"Are you licensed and bonded?"  She replied, "What?" I said "give me your license number please."  She asked me if I had anything better to do with my day and hung up.  No I do not have something better to do with my day.  When someone calls my place of work repeatedly and harasses my receptionist, I will spend my lunch break harassing THEM.  BWAhahaha

They just threatened to call the Decalb (sp.?) Police on me as well as "California".  The California Police?  Yeah, we don't have that agency here in CA.  I told them, yes, please do call the police I would LOVE to speak with them and then she yelled "GET OFF MY PHONE YOU [***]!"  hahahaha this is too much fun.  I'm sorry, am I interfering with your scamming-other-victims quota for today?

**Update**

It is next day from my last post and I called them again - they are rejecting my calls.  I don't think they will be calling my work again.  SO if you want them off your back, harassing them seems to be the way to go, lol.

We are getting repeated calls from 866-496-9922 from "an investigator". Really creepy guy who kept laughing when I inquired about the call. They have called 4 times today.

I received a call from this number stating at my place of business also stating they were a Police Detective. This is illegal. They are using several illegal collection practices. If you receive a call from these MORONS PLEASE file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commision. What they are doing is illegal and if the FTC receives enough complaints they will be fined, forced to stop the practices or they will be shut down. Here is the website: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ When you go to the site on the right there will be a big brown box that says "Complaint Assistance" Below that box there is a link that says "Click Here to file a complaint with the FTC. They are the Goverment's Legal Department that regulates these Morons. When you file a complaint be sure to put in all the info you have as far as the number they gave to call back, what they said, when they called etc. But PLEASE make the complaint each and every time they call. Get their ass kicked out of business

*******PLEASE READ AND PLEASE FILE THE COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC******

Dear Scared - Please read my message and file a complaint. What they are doing is illegal

Thanks for the fax number Jules. I called them to ask for their address to send a cease and decease letter so that I can put that on file as advised by the Federal Trade Commission and they refused to give ME any address at all much less STUNwoody LOL  Also, the Federal Trade Commission has an easy complaint process at: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/  I hope everyone that gets a call from these [***] files a complaint.

Thanks Again!