Has anyone received a phishy call from "Landmark Legal" and "St. Armands Group" at 1.855.290.4498 x 420?

[napayshni65]

We received a call from a Landmark Legal...on 6.06.12. The phone number was "Unknown". It was a lady named "Stacie". she stated a name (of someone at this number), and left a message saying that they were about to be served, and the she was the last step before going to a judge. I asked her if this was a Scam...(?).

She said, "I am a grandmother, I don't have time for Scams. ...I just had a call this week from someone claiming I owed taxes on a boat...and I don't even own a boat! I don't even like the water!"

She gave her phone number as 1.855.290.4498 x 420...and gave a case number, and said have (name) call me back as soon as possible to avoid legal action.

Meanwhile, I checked on a loan (student loan), to see if it had accidentally been sent to collections. It has not, and they have never heard of Landmark Legal.

We called Stacie back and gave her the case number, she said, "Are you (name)? And live at (address), and born in (date)???" And, "...took out a loan with St. Armands Group on 6/11 of last year?"

I told her that was my name, but ALL of the other information was incorrect.

SHE WANTED ME TO CONFIRM MY NAME, ADDRESS, AND DATE OF BIRTH .

I told her that my legal advisor was on the line, and that we would not confirm any information on the phone, because I did that with YP.com (Yellow Pages), and it turned into a big scam. I told her if she had my correct name, and info to send me something in the mail.

She stated (emphatically), "Well, I'll tell you why you won't confirm...because it is you! So, I tell you what I am going to do, I will sign off on this piece of paper in front of me, and the next thing to happen is...you will be served AT WORK, and have to go in front of a judge to settle this."

Again, I told her that my legal council was on the line and wanted to speak with her, and that we needed more information about her organization...SHE HUNG UP!

We called back, and pressed "0" this time. Got a lady, "...this is Tracy Bradshaw in the Legal Dept."

Explained what happened, and that the lady hung up and that we needed more information on where they were located, and what their business actually was so that we could research their business.

I told her that we had had a similar situation with YP.com and it was a SCAM that we reported it to the Attorneys General of our state, and the state where the business was located. She asked for my Bar number. I told her I would not give it out...and just to consider this a complaint from the party that they had contacted originally.

She stated that there is nothing they could do with my Bar number anyway. She said, "...so you are Mr. (name)?

And he said, "Yes" (because we were both on the line).

She took my case number, and put me on hold to finish another call.

After some time, that lady named Stacie came on the line. She said, "LISTEN MR. (name), IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE YOUR SITUATION...DO NOT CALL THIS OFFICE AGAIN. DO WHAT YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO DO. HAVE A GREAT DAY!" ...and she hung up again.

I researched Landmark Legal. It seems it may be a legitimate business, and that these SCAMMERS are using that name. Just like the SCAMMERS who use Yellow Pages or YP.com and scam people (they are out of NJ, and have even hi-jacked a real lawyer’s name).

Has anyone else had to deal with these people?

It seems they throw around that name 'Landmark Legal' and answer the phone as 'Legal Dept.' to bolster their SCAM.

When we Googled St. Armands Group...information came up on all the SCAMS that are produced surrounding that name and PayDay Loans.

What can we do to stop these kinds of low life that the Internet has given birth to...?

[hrafn]

It could be a scam, or they have the wrong person.
Check your credit reports. All 3 are free once a year at
Annual Credit Report.com https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
No credit or debit card required.
If the debt is not there. It's not yours and you can tell them to go take a hike.

[aingeni]

scam

[fyfe]

I stopped reading your overly long post. It is likely that this is a collection agency that did a skip trace on someone with a similar name and came up with you. They are pursuing all leads to track down the debtor.

Instead of wasting time calling back and playing games with the collector, just tell them they have the wrong person. You don't owe. If they continue to bother you, send a certified, return receipt letter to them telling them to cease all contact as the debt is not yours. They have to stop.

By the way, you are not required to provide the collector with any of your personal info to prove the debt is not yours. They have to provide the proof that the debt is yours.

[anglesey34]

Well..........you wasted your time............if you were smart............you would have recognized a SCAM in a nano second.........learn anything............the next time they call............state............"This is my attorney and financial adviser.........his name is...........Joe Blow..........and his number is 1-222-2222.............he handles all my financial matters...........you can contact him."...........then hang up...........

[orson19]

Never assume this is a scam. A friend kept getting calls like this and assumed it was a scam until she ran her credit report and it turns out she was the victim of identity theft and not only had someone taken out a loan in her name using her SSN but they had also opened and maxed out two department store credit cards. So before you do anything, run your credit reports to make sure nothing shows up

If nothing is on there, if they call again you should say "I do not acknowledge this debt. I am demanding you cease all calls to this number and any future communication may only take place in writing. In addition per the Fair Debt Collections Act I am requesting proof of this debt be mailed to my home within the next 30 days"