Add this number to the list of these a$$holes: 1-404-935-9482; they've been calling and threatening my daughter too.

Also...do not forget, ALSO put in  formal complaint with the phone company. It is a crime to use the telephone for fraud, harrassment or any other illegal purpose. Report every number for abuse.

If "Dorthy Thornton" is a legit company at all, they will be the lowest of the low on the debt collection ladder; the bottom-feeding junk debt collectors, who buy old and small debt for pennies to try to get some profit out of it, anything at all. They probably do that AND scam people. Often these 'companies' are nothing but a room with a phones & a computer & a few low-paid people from the Want Ads.

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Do not talk to them. Never give out any info, not even 'confirming' the last four digits of your Social. Do not confirm your date of birth, address, nothing. If you answer one of these calls, do not answer their questions, just hang up

Also, if you did owe some debt and are not sure, this forum can help you a great deal:

http://www.debt-consolidation-credit-repair-service.com/forums/

Even if you do owe money, I repeat - do not talk to these kinds of collectors. By the time a debt gets bought by the likes of them, it will do you NO good to pay it off; it will still be a negative on your credit report (although they will lie and tell you differently.) It will be marked 'Paid', but it's STILL a negative. Might as well keep your money and wait for it to drop off; it can only stay on your credit report for 7 years from the date of the first reporting. Period.

Good luck.

yes you can , this is called account deposit fraud and it does refer to electronic transactions as well!!!

A debt collector named Bruce Carter from Dorsey, Thorton, and Associates called me and left a message that my name and information was reported and declared that I have committed a criminal offense for not paying a loan back.
When I called the gentleman back, he stated that I received a $900 loan in 2008, and that with interest the debt is now $1460. I explained to the gentleman that I did not recall such debt, and asked if he could validate it by sending me the original contract and payment history. He told me no, that they sent out numerous letters to me, which later I found out that it was my old address. Well, he told me that I was trying to get out of paying back the debt, and I explained to him that if I had acquired the loan, I would work with his collection agency to fulfill the debt, but I wanted proof. He told me that I need to answer my phone when he calls, and to stop ignoring his call. I explained to him that he needs to stop talking to me in a demanding tone, and that I was tired of listening to him badger me, so I hung up. He kept calling me back to back, on my personal and work phone. This is harassment, and when I asked him to not call my workplace, he told me that he was going to call my employer and let them know that I have committed fraud and to have them garnish my payroll check. I ignored his call for a while, and then eventually answered because I saw that he was not going to stop calling my workplace phone. When I answered, he asked now can we talk like civilized people. I asked him if he just provide me the information I asked for, then we can move on from there. He told me that they do not have the original contract nor the payment history of the loan. I asked him so how do I know if this is true.
He told me to call my bank to ask them to pull my transaction history, which I did, and they could not locate any debt from Kenwood Services. I called agent Bruce Carter back and explained to him that my bank could not locate any loan from Kenwood Services in the amount of $900 in November of 2008. He told me I was a liar, and that I am a thief, and that I had no intentions on paying back the loan.
All I asked from the agent was to provide me the verified proof of any loan I may have acquired from his client, and I would account for it. I refuse to give money to someone who is not even willing to work with me. He also sent me a letter, not with the validated information I requested, and was not received the date he stated he would email it to me. He's been screaming about me owing $1460, and the letter was in the form of a settlement statement to pay $700 to seal the deal as if I had agreed to pay already. I don’t know what to do about this person. He’s really causing me a lot of stress.


Sincerely,
Maenell

An Agent Gibbs with Dorsey Thornton Associates called my phone - guess they figured since we had called their bluff and figured out that they are FAKE or SCAMMERS that they could SCAM me after blocking them from my wife's phone and turning them over to the Georgia State Secretary Consumer Affairs who is currently investigating them.  WHAT A JOKE! Do they really think that calling me is going to do or get any different of an outcome!

Using 404-946-4035.  Sad thing is that they are currently  under investigation yet they continue to practice the way that they are being investigated for.  GEEEZ!

I received a call on Sat. 09/09/11, early am from 404-935-9487. The message stated I was wanted for check fraud, and for me or my lawyer to call that number. I was worried big time! today I received another call, this time the number was 866-460-2471 stating there would be a pick up order issued, if I did not respond by tomorrow. I called my friend, she GOOGLED the DTA  and found this site. Well to my surprise Miss COCHRAN is the same person that called another lady on this very site. I am going to report the DTA to the Georgia Better Business Bureau. You must investigate everything now.