i just receive a call this morning but didnt answer but i have been getting call from different numbers saying the same thing how do they get our number?

Great post Brent. Good info.
I have been dealing with the pricks the past year. Every couple of weeks it's a new number calling and a new agency trying to collect for check fraud. I have notified all the athorities with each one that calls.
I don't know why these jerks keep trying. I know I don't have any bad checks written or have not defaulted on any loans so I am not suddenly going to tell them they are right and I am ready to pay them.
I've wondered if they are all part of an organization. Some day with enough complaints maybe the authorties will put more effort in to shutting these people down. Wish there was a way we could band together. Form some kind of anti spamming network or get some legal eagles who are willing to go after these people.
I just feel sorry for the people that fall for thier crap and pay them.
Anyway, I guess we the people will keep posting and letting others know what is going on.

Hi Zimbo,
I wish something would happen also to halt these criminals. Based on my research/experience it appears that stopping these calls and breaking up their networks may be impossible. As you know they use countless different phone numbers to harass and extort us and use a variety of angles to facilitate the scam. Seems to me the only possible solution would be through more checks and balances or reporting systems placed on phone companies who provide these criminals with their 800 numbers and other numbers they use that appear to business numbers.

Also, many of these criminals speak English very poorly, use made up American names and I guess they think we don't notice it. Those things should be dead giveaways to anyone who receives a scam call that the scammer isn't even in the United States. The fact that so many of them aren't in the U.S. adds a level of complexity towards stopping it.

Another thing, if you talk to one these scammers long enough and act like you are going to pay them, they'll eventually get on to either wanting your bank account numbers or will request that you WIRE your money to them. Hopefully, most people see the problems with those issues.

I say that it may be impossible because I have done all the things that government advises us to do and nothing appears to have changed, except now and then new numbers crop up on my caller i.d. from scammers. I have reported these crimes to my Attorney General's Office, the FTC and I have even spoken to an FBI agent. Although, concerned & somewhat helpful, the agent knew these rampant crimes were occurring but nothing more was to occur following our conversation. I don't fault the agent.

I refuse to change my phone number over these people who lack integrity and I have learned to deal with them to the point where it can be entertaining for me.

I posted because their scam only works because there are people who fall for it. I don't fault those people who get scammed because if you don't know any better, you may really believe you owe money and will go to jail or will suffer whatever it is they are claiming will happen. I hope that those who read my post will be able to recognize a phone scam, turn it around on the scammer and avoid being a victim. Hopefully, someday everyone will know it's a scam and then the scam will no longer work which means they'll quit harassing us. Good luck!

Yeah, same thing here, total attitude from the people who work there and reluctance to send out anything in writing, I asked them to fax me a copy of the "complaint" and four  hours later NADA, sounds like a total SCAM to me......

I found this today.  He claims to be the owner and gives his information.

Hello Ken,

My name is Michael Thornton. I own Dorsey Thornton and Associates a 54 seat collection company in Atlanta Ga. We specialize in payday loans however we do commecial, property management, and medical as well. We are always looking for mutually beneficial relationships. We can handle 2.5 million per month in payday loans, any other debt lets sit down and discuss. Please contact me at Michael@dorseythornton.com or 404-935-9490. Thank you.