Same as everyone. THEY ARE A SCAM! Allied deliver service needed to delivery documents but didn’t want address. Just call this number to figure out what’s going on. Anthony answered. He had my mothers name and DOB. Said she was in serious trouble. SO I googled them and saw all of this. When I called back and confronted the gentleman. I told him you have no Website for your law office. He stated he didn’t need to. Wouldn’t give me a address. Told me I was a nobody. What lawyer talks to people like this?
Scammer’s phone 8775571380
Country United States
Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan
Initial means of contact Phone
called with notice to deliver legal documents and wnated to know if I would be home. Then said I could avoid legal paper process if I would just call with reference number and see what it was about and if I could make settlement. I called and was told I defaulted on payday loan in 2014 from Cas Net USA. I talked and was talked into making payments on oustanding loan. gave card info. Then I checked and found scam alerts on them. called my bank to close card acct immediately and so far no loss.
Called saying the had legal documents to deliver next morning and wanted to know if i would be home. I said no and they asked me to call with reference number to avoid legal papers being processed. I called and the man (Derek) told me I had defaulted on a payday loan with Cash Net USA in 2014. went on to say I could settle the 1189 owed with 850 settlement and stay out of court. Luckily I call my bank and closed my debit card right away. and suffered no loss.
Victim Location 88220
Type of a scam Debt Collections
Called said documents need to be signed for undeliverable, call 8772166041 in rewards to reference number given, to schedule delivery. Called said unpaid medical bill from 2009 had last 4 of social, and address. Wanted me to give credit card either MasterCard. Or visa now and then sign then payment agreement that would be emailed to me. There is no address for arington and associates or any websites to be found.
Victim Location 65231
Type of a scam Debt Collections
We were contacted by a woman claiming to be with Allied Delivery services, concerning legal mail that they had for delivery. We were asked to call an 866 # and ask for File # —–, to get more information. She was just the delivery service and did not know anything about the paperwork. When we called the number, we were connected with a Derrek ***, with Arington & Associates. He stated that he was taking us to court for an old debt. This was a legitimate debt, from years back. We had the option to settle out of court, with the following options 1. a one time payment of $2711 2. $3200 made in 8 payments of $400 or 3. $3800 – 19 payments of $200. Each time he would place us on hold and consult counsel. He e-mailed us an offer of settlement letter and wanted the funds paid by debit or credit. When we refused to make payment that way, he redid the settlement letter and directed us to use a cashiers check made payable to Blue Mountain Continental, 4400 NE 77th Ave, Suite 275, Vancouver, WA 98662 The settlement letter did not include an address under the company name, I googled Arington & Assoc and nothing came up in Kansas City, MO, but Derrek Arington came up, with his home address and 5 different cell numbers. Hmmm. Then I found this other report on BBB. Suspicion confirmed.
Victim Location 10456
Type of a scam Debt Collections
I was first contacted by a private number with a young lady on Friday saying she was going to deliver some legal papers on the following Monday. She gave me a number to call with a reference number. When I called and gave the reference number I was told I was being sued for a Verizon acct. from 14yrs ago that was opened with my info without my knowledge. Derek pressured me to make a pymt agreement and give him card info to go on file. I called Verizon they gave me someone different who had the debt info and they said they didn’t even know who had the acct because its so old and after 7 yrs it would have fallen off my credit report.
Victim Location 81631
Type of a scam Debt Collections
First call ID’d Caller Unknown, said they had a delivery that had been returned and gave me an account number and number to call.
Called number and it was an answering service (kindof surly when I asked who he worked for) that forwarded me to:
Derrek Arington, a supposed account manager for a company called Arington and Asssoicates wait, he works for them?)
Outlined a debt from high school that I recognized but had subsequently paid off and did not reflect on my credit report.
He said a lawsuit had been filed against me by representatives of Bally’s PACWEST gym, a legitimate, old debt for $2100 dollars, but they’d settle for the original amount of $1300. He had an address from 25 years ago, adn my nickname, not my full name.
We haggled down to $600 after he put me on hold to speak with "counsel" (is this Law and Order?)
He asked me to pay up front. I asked him to send me verification that this was real and not a scam.
He sent an email with a payment authorization form, and a payment company called Haurborside Payments. I looked up these details on various forums in google, and started to smell a rat. Harbourside is routinely used for scams.
I called him and told him it was a scam and never to contact me or my family again. I did not pay him or provide any information he did not already have.