GET A CALL FROM THEM EVERYDAY FOR PAST WEEK.  SAYS HER NAME IS MARIAH LONG AND THAT SOMEONE HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGANIST ME AND THAT I NEED TO RETURN THE CALL IMMEDIATELY.  IF I DO NOT CALL HER BACK THEN I AM WAVING MY RIGHTS AND THEY WILL PURSUE OTHER LEGAL MATTERS.  WHEN I DID CALL BACK A GUY ANSWERED AND SAID HOW CAN I DIRECT YOUR CALL AND I SAID I DON'T KNOW YOU CALLED ME AND HE SAID NO I DID NOT.  I SAID SOMEONE FROM THIS NUMBER JUST CALLED MY PHONE AND HE SAID OH, HOLD ON.  WAS ON HOLD FOR ABOUT 10 MIN WITH NO RESPONSE SO I HUNG UP.

I received a voice mail from a Mariah Long claiming to be from the pre-litigation dept of Allen and Burke.  Her phone number though was (573) 207-4017.  The same voicemail that everyone else received was the one that was left.  If this was in reference to a debt, they legally have to say "this is an attempt to collect a debt, etc."  They didn't say that and therefore, I absolutely will not return this call.

I ALSO GOT THE SAME VOICEMAIL, I HAVE BEEN GETTING A CALL LIKE THIS JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, ALWAYS FROM A DIFFERENT NUMBER & DIFFERENT COMPANY. REALLY SICK OF IT, I DONT KNOW HOW MANY MORE CALLS I CAN BLOCK.

Total scam.  Private attorneys do not file charges for criminal acts.  The DA is the only person authorized to file criminal charges.  If there were any bad check issues concerning a bank, you'd already know about it from the bank.  Usually these kinds of things are settled between the bank and the patron.  Only if it's a serious amount and a continual problem will the  bank contact the police.  The bank would be he complaining party, not some scammy debt collector.  Debt collectors have no powers of arrest and absolutely no influence on public prosecutors or police.   Being in debt is not a crime and you can't be arrested for ordinary civil debt.

This is a total scam.  Threatening criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt clearly   violates federal rules.

File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.  The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits debt collectiors from being abusive, unfair or deceptive.

See:  http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

Also contact your local attorney general.