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i recieved a call for my exboyfriend from a Chris from the office of Brewer,Michael and kain stating that he had a social security issue and that for him to call Chris at 1-888-774-1338. so I decided to check this out... thank good i did...

Got call from Michael Lewis saying he is a paralegal for the firm of Brewer, Michaels, and Kane.  Affadavid of fraud drawn up and civil judgement lawsuit. Wanted me to contact them about a bad check issued.  Say they wanted to make me aware of things.  I called the number and reached "Mr Lewis" after lengthy amount of time. He told me that if I called back within 24 hours and was able to agree to one of his offers that he could stop the legal process.  The whole problem I have is that they started out saying that I owed them over $2000 and the next thing they are telling me that they will settle the amount for $1345, then $1009, and this is what got me going: a one time payment of $672.  The 1st offer was for a 6 month installment plan, the second a 3 month.  Had someone google the number to find out who they were and was told that it was a collection agency not a law firm.  They gave me a case number and the county in which the proceedings would happen.  I asked them to fax the in full payment offer and they did but not sure what direction to take from this point.  Do I ignore them or call them and tell them to leave me alone and stop calling my work number.

My brother from Washington called me to say this man Jeff Michaels called from Brewer, Michaels and Kane looking for my Ex-husband(divorced for 5 years).  He said my ex owed money and it was going to court tomorrow.  Minutes later I recieved a call from my sister in Maryland and the same person called her and gave her the number 888-774-1338.  Same basic message.  I live in Utah.  I am curious as to how and why they got my siblings numbers to contact my ex and yet never contacted me.  Going about this in a very sneaky sort of way.

I received phone call from my parents out of state that I would have a warrant for my arrest.  I called them, they did get $50 out of me through money gram.  I got a call from my co-worker that they called her phone number and left threatening message as her number is one digit different than mine.  Called today, very unprofessional, rude and threatening to me!  I am so grateful I had somewhere to turn to vent and see I'm not the only "sucker" out there!!!

PEOPLE~PLEASE WAKE UP!!!!!! Do Not Pay or Make Any Agreements with these boneheads before you first do some research!!! 1st: go to Bud Hibbs "Consumer Justice" website. Brewer Michaels & Kane are not attorneys! This is a junk/out of statue debt collections agency.. VISION CREDIT SOLUTIONS,LLC aka CNE Associates aka Tri-Finanical in Amherst NY. 2nd: If permitted in your state, record phone conversations with these boneheads also save all answer machine messages they leave. 3rd: File complaint with your state Attorney General's office and the New York state Attorney General's office. 4th: file complaint with FTC. Also check your state for debt collection license...This chicken sh*t bunch is not licensed in my home state!!!

Also if its any comfort, Michael Lewis "legal adviser" for Brewer Michael & Kane has been harassing me since August 2008 with the same BS as stated in previous posts for a 1999 $68.00 credit card debt....I have get to receive/served any legal papers or arrested for "civil fraud" as threated by Mr Lewis. I've only received phone calls, I've have yet to receive any written statement in reference to this NOW $7,000.00 debt!!

Jeff Michaels called and left a message with my father.  He told him that he was calling regarding a legal matter regarding a Ford F-150 Explorer.  My dad gave me the number and I called back.  I got a hold of a gentleman named Steve Etten.  He told me that this was regarding a pay day loan from 2005 that was $300.00.  Now the amount that they are trying to collect is $2784.92.  He told me that Jeff Michaels was going to file a lien against my 2002 Dodge Ram Truck till I pay them the money.  He said that I could make a one time payment $926.00.  Or I could make two payments of $634.04.  Or I could make monthly payments of $232.08 for a year to get it paid off.  Then he told me that he was going to transfer me to the banking department to take me account information.  I told them that I would have to call them back.  Then about 1 hour later Jeff Michaels called me back.  He told me that if I could come up with the one time payment that he would take $100.00 off and that would make it $826.00.  And that he would stop all legal proceeding against me.  I live in the state of Texas.  An out-of-state creditor debt garnishment may not be accepted to garnish the wages of an employee who works in Texas.

Jeff Michaels called and left a message with my father.  He told him that he was calling regarding a legal matter regarding a Ford F-150 Explorer.  My dad gave me the number and I called back.  I got a hold of a gentleman named Steve Etten.  He told me that this was regarding a pay day loan from 2005 that was $300.00.  Now the amount that they are trying to collect is $2784.92.  He told me that Jeff Michaels was going to file a lien against my 2002 Dodge Ram Truck till I pay them the money.  He said that I could make a one time payment $926.00.  Or I could make two payments of $634.04.  Or I could make monthly payments of $232.08 for a year to get it paid off.  Then he told me that he was going to transfer me to the banking department to take me account information.  I told them that I would have to call them back.  Then about 1 hour later Jeff Michaels called me back.  He told me that if I could come up with the one time payment that he would take $100.00 off and that would make it $826.00.  And that he would stop all legal proceeding against me.  I live in the state of Texas.  An out-of-state creditor debt garnishment may not be accepted to garnish the wages of an employee who works in Texas.

I got a call yesterday from Brewer Michaels.  The message was from Jeff Michaels stating that there was a case involving a Stephen Richardson (who we don't know) and that my husband and I were listed as next of kin.  Call back number was 1-888-774-1338.  I had a feeling this was a collections scam so I haven't called them back.  I figure they are trying to entice us with the thought that someone left us something.  No mention of any specific debt.  When I checked the number on caller ID, it shows a cell phone in NY.

I just returned a call to a David Williams from the firm of BREWERS, MICHAELS AND KANE.  "WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION AT OUR OFFICE CONCERNING YOUR NAME AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PLEASE CALL 888 774-1338.

when i returned the call....he gave the wrong middle initial and last four of the social.  I told my husband the calls feel like one of those fishing for info calls, let's look this firm up.  Lo and behold.  I hope they are caught and sued.

is this company legit.. They say there affiliated with the BBB and that was incorrect. I also contact the chamber of commerce and they are not listed their as well...

I recieved a call from 888-774-1338, a Mr. Timothy Johnston stated that I had a loan that their office had bought from the original creditor, he then went on to tell me that I would be arrested and prosecuted in criminal court for fraud.I payed the loan off and have since recieved notice from four other Law Offices regarding the outstanding balance of the loan payed to BMK.I would like to know what I can do from here.

call them and request that they send you a paid letter

I too received a call from Brewer, Michael, and Kane.  They actually contacted my sister in another city and was rude to her.  When I called them back this man told me that I owe over $1900 for a check that was written back in Oct. 2006.  When I asked for details such as the check number, dollar amount, payee, etc. he got very rude and told me that he didn't even wanted to waste his time with me and that he would rather just send me to civil court for fraud but he was required by law to contact me for notification purposes for the court.  I asked to speak to the supervisor/manager because of his rudeness and that was a waste of time.  "Mr. Thrash"  was just as rude and told me that I had until the morning to resolve/pay up or they would file by tomorrow afternoon.  Then he hung up on me. Thank god my sister decided to check on the internet....what a scam!!

I knew it was a scam because the guy spitting out Ebonics.

I started receiving calls from these knuckleheads since June 4 of 2009 and at first they had me scared and I made ridiculous payment arrangements but of course I cancelled the Mastercard debit card I gave them. I actually was tricked into paying them 156.00 but I am in the process of trying to get it back, I have filed a fraud charge with the card company. I love playing games with them, they call my work and I have the ladies on the phones give them hell. Mr. Lewis is a clown, and so are all the knuckleheads that work there. I told them sue me and I haven't received anything. Please don't pay them like I did, for a moment I let my idiot guard down and these clowns snuck past me.

Garbled message in beginning. Then went on  to say that by FEDERAL and STATE LAW its their obligation to inform the person and ss# at this phone number that they have legal info regarding: "the garbled" beginning part of the message.TOTAL SCAM!!!...read "wake-up" in above comments for actions you can take against these Vultures!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!! I was contacted and harassed by this number numerous times! I unfortunately fell for the scam and I am now out $200!! Please contact your state OAG (Attorney General) and the New York OAG and complain against these people Brewers, Michael, Kane and Tri-Financial. I don't know how they are scamming and getting away with it, but I plan to take full legal action to see that they are stopped! I am not sure if this email is legitamit or not but they claim they are trying to help: victimsofbrewermichaelskane@gmail.com
Please research whatever you can do to see that you help stop them as well! As you can see from these other victims this is only going to keep happening, if you have an unresolved debt, contact them directly for arrangements...DO NOT TAKE CRAP FROM THESE 3rd PARTY [***]!!!

Just found one of these calls on one of my family members cell voicemail. I called them back right away (well, *lol* after I did my digging) and said "I'm receiving this calls on my phone and I don't know why". They asked for my number, I heard the man typing it into a system (by the way, they answered on the first ring, like half a ring, they must be desperate sitting on those phones) and confirmed my number and then gave me a name. I laughed and said "No, this has been my cell for 5 or 6 years, you got the wrong number". He asked for my name, which I did tell him, (but he didn't ask how to spell it- nor did I hear further typing) and thanked me and told me it would be removed. Then hung up. Honestly though, you got to be a real shoe if you fall for this. Intimidation only makes people arm themselves, especially in these times. These collectors really need to get some new tactics.

Scary these people called someone else house that I knew and left a message and a case number for me to call them they had some information on me for fraud, so I called this number 1-888-774-1338 some guy answered and as I started to question the guy he asked me to hold on and switched me over to Mr. Waters who would not give me his first name and also stated that he did not have an employee ID and this conservation was on October 1st, 2009 around 8:30pm, I received another call today October 2nd, 2009 wanting my account information and this time a Micheal lewis stating that Micheal Waters had contacted me, these people are soo bad

ewis stating that Micheal Waters had contacted me, these people are soo b

They are calling for a Lakisha(sp?) Thomas no one at this number or address by that name they say she is accussed of fraud with her name and social security number case # 42632-cv the callers name is William James,legal assistant he gives the phone # to call as 1 888-774-1338 the number is not connected I also tried the number on my caller ID that came in at the same time 716-957-3084
there is no answer at that number no voice mail nothing