I received a call (at work!) from some guy named Mark Watson on my office voicemail, saying he was from Watson and Associates, but the phone number he listed (1-800-871-7730) is the same phone number the poster that started this thread listed for Jackson Phillips and Assoc. (or something like that). I haven't called them back yet because I'm trying to so some research first; what are the chances this is a legitimate legal firm that I should really be worried about?

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ARe these the same people that were under a different name at the end of last year? The one we all were getting calls from? They all seem to be coming from the same city, state.

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These are the people I meant.

Anthony Galloway & Associates
Ellis Crosby and Associates

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I don't know, maybe they are connected. I looked up the phone number on the BBB and didn't get anything, but I looked up Watson and Assoc. on the BBB and they had one listing for "Legal and Investigative Services" or something like that in Tulsa, OK. But the 800 number I posted is the same as the number the person that started this thread posted for Jackson Phillips. I thought Ellis Crosby and company got banned from practicing collections?

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If I have time on Monday, I'm going to call the AG's office in Florida. There are a lot of these & Associates coming out of Jacksonville, Florida lately. I believe Ellis Crosby was ordered to stop collecting awhile back.

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I think Ellis and Crosby is connected to Bass and Associates, which is also connected to Jackson Phillips...

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jackson phillips pulled the same thing on me, saying i would be charged and arrested if i did not pay them by 5 pm on the day they called, they scared me to death, unfortunately i did send them 200 bucks and when i called them for an address they would not give it to me, i have now filed a complaint with the bbb and the state attorney general in florida

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Make sure you also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commision as well. Did you keep a copy of the payment you sent them?

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What is their fax #????

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The address for Bass & Assoc is:

9378 Arlington Suite 323
Jacksonville, FL 32225
866-900-7694
fax - 904-598-0207

I have one more number. Reach them at 877-281-2220 and ext. 385 and ask for lynn reyes

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I just dealt with them. Anna Martinez is who I spoke with. When she contacted me she was really stern and rude. After I did my homework, mostly on this site, I called our AG office. THey told me to file a complaint.I called Jackson Phillips what I was doing, that they were not legal to operate in my state and they went from saying I owed them almost $800 to taking $100 (difference between what I borrowed and what I had paid.) Don't pay another dime. Call your AG office. And then tell them what you've done. It will be a different story.

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I hope you stuck to your guns. This company is going to go down with the complaints being lodged against them. You also need to file a complaint with Florida's AG office as well, this is where they are located.

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what does elliss crosby going to think of next week

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This agency called me and told me that they were going to file federal charges on me for a outstanding payday loan that happened over a year ago. I don't even remember this loan or the orginal company it came from. The person that I talked to told me that I needed to pay the whole amount that was due. How do I find more information on this company? I feel now that I am being harrassed because this same person called me 3 times in one day over payment.

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Google this company on this site, (box in upper right hand corner), you will find a wealth of info. posted on them and their illegal tactics. You should DEFINATELY file complaints with your state's Attorney General's office as well as the AG's office in Florida (where they are located). They are the worst and they will use illegal threats. (Nobody is going to file any type of charges against you and you are not going to be arrested). Do not send this company a dime until you file your complaints.

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