Hartman & Associates?

Ignore them this is who the phone number is registered to:

Haley Humphries
9727 Touchton Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32246
(904) 647-7462

The threats are baseless and they can not do anything to you.

They're trying to reach someone who USED to own my company issues phone and keep harassing me!!!!! HELP!?!??!?!??

I had them call me today from 904-551-7428 Anna and threatend me with a judement, if I did not give her my credit card info over my cell phone to take care of this debt that I owe.

I had this someone call me today from almost the same number (904-551-7427) and threatened me with a summons if my account was not paid by 1:00. This was around 11:30. Have they followed through with their threat to you?

Ignore them, they aren't going to do anything but threaten you!

on 19 Mar 09 Ms. Anna Weston called me at 9:56 AM and said she was filing a Judgement at the Courthouse at 12:00 noon if I didn't pay $200.62 and they were adding $500.00 to the bill and puting a Lien against my property. I had written the company "DENTIST" a number of times about showing where I owed this money but they ignored me. All they would give me was a STATEMENT showing $200.62 due. I have TRICARE and the Dentist would not sede me unless I paid my part up front so don't know how I would owe any amount. Ms. Weston offered to do research this and determine if I actually owed this amount. She called me back about 6:30 PM and supposelby the invoices showed where this amount had not been paid probably because I had reached my Limit on paid pay out for the services. Since she was so nice and did this "research" I went ahead and paid with a creidt card and she said she would send me these bills so I could go to TRICARE to determine if I actually owed this money. Ms. Weston refused to send the bills to me unless I paid the $200.62 and she would file the lein if I didn't pay. Now that she hasn't followed through with sendng me the bills I expect she will not send them since she made the collection whiuch was her GOAL. The other problem I now have is that after I thought about it is the bills go back to 2003 and doubt that I will be able to get any help from TRICARE. I don't believe I owe the money and probably will never get my money back. Who am I oing to get it from ? The office that I owed went out of business as I understand it. If I had the chance to do this over I would have never paid this $200.62 until they could prove that I owed it through TRICARE. I would recommend that anyone approched in this manner not pay any amount unless you think you actually owe it.

Unfortunately it is a sad truth that what you have just described is typical and almost all of it is BS. I am sorry this happened to you. I really do wish everyone knew of their rights so this kind of outrageous and illegal behavior would be a thing of the past.

This creature (I refuse to call her woman, that would imply she was human!) told you she would file a judgment by 12 noon. That is wrong and illegal..for one, they do not file a judgment. They file a suit and you get served and you get to go to court and you can make them prove what they say you owe. They don't want you to actually go to court just for this reason...they have no proof and they know it, so they scare you into a payment.

I am really sorry this happened to you.

Contact the CC company and challenge the charges as failure to provide promised service/documents.

They will have to prove the debt to make charges stick.

Hartman and Associates is a fictitious name (they have a florida filing to use it) for Balance Recovery Network, which calls itself "a professional billing and collections firm."

If they call again, say that you want a verification of debt letter, which they are required BY LAW to send to you within 5 days of the first contact.

OMG!! Sounds like this same woman called my job at least 4 times this morning harassing me about a bill from Smilecare. I asked for her address so I could send her company a letter asking that they not call my job with this bogus claim. She proceeds to tell me that she is filing a judgement against me.

First she called twice from 683-9544 then twice from 551-7295. I told her to go get a real job and quite harassing real hard working people.

Does anyone know who we can contact to stop these harassing phone calls? I'm going to try to find an address for Balance Recovery Network.

Keep a record of EVERYTHING they tell you. It sounds like they are in violation of federal regulations on debt collections (especially calling you four times at work in one morning). If you tell them you are not allowed to receive such calls at work, they have to stop calling.

You can find an address for the company to send them a letter at sunbiz.org, which has all the Florida company filings. (they are in Jacksonville)

Shortly after made my original post here asking about Hartman and Associates, I filed a complaint with the state AG. The company Balance Recovery Network finally responded to the AG, apparently after the AG sent them a second notice of my complaint. Essentially they denied everything in my complaint, said they would investigate any employee who conduted themselves in the manner I described, and that they have closed my file and returned it to the original creditor. So, if you are getting calls from Hartman & Associates or Balance Recovery Network (one in t he same), file a complaint. It will at least get them to drop your account.

I recived a call at work today from this Anna Weston threatening me with a suit that I owed 1,100.00 dollars to this place which I know was paid off, but she told me that they would add all these charges that would bring the total up to 3,000.00 and that I would be served at work in front of all my coworkers ahe said she would speak to my boss also and that this had to be taken care of by 1:00pm, or they were going to down load my file to my state and they would serve me, also she stated that I would be charged with fraud because I did not pay them, I tried to tell her there was nothing owed but she said I had until 1pm and if I paid they would settle for 508.00 dollars, so in fear of loosing my job because of all this and the fact they they said they would make sure I would be served in front of coworkers I paid it, I wish I had found this Blog sooner, but I was in fear of all the embarassment, these people are evil and I hope they get everything done to them that they do to others. I am going to file a complaint with my state AG office thou about this and at least maybe by chance they will get into some trouble.

I am sorry this happened to you. That is exactly why they say these illegal things and apply strong pressure. They don't want you to sit back and think about it, they want you scared and worried so that you will run, not walk, to get your checkbook.

Depending on how you paid it, check with your bank and see if you can get it reversed or something, or put a stop payment or whatever. You have very good reason...they extorted the money from you with illegal threats. Then you send them a DV letter and haul them to court for doing these things to you. Make them pay you!

If you paid with a check or debit card, close your account now and open a new account. If you paid with a credit card, dispute the payment with your credit card holder.

I keep getting phone calls and messages also. I keep ignoring them and they just keep on calling. They only want one thing - your money. They don't care how or sometimes how much. Just so they can settle the account and get credit for it. Many times they don't even have the necessary paperwork that shows you owe this debt. The latest round of phone calls has them saying it is about Duval County which makes it sound so legal. Like I previously said, ignore them.

I have had numerous threats from them, representing Nevis Pay Day Loans. Said I'd be summoned, and served and arrested if I didn't pay the $600. Isn't this illegal? What can we do about this F'd up company?

On June 4 2009 My husband was contacted from a woman named Olivia 904-379-0500. He was told he was being sued and leins were being place on everything we own plus an addditional $500.00 for court fees if we did not pay 392.00 by noon and the remaining balance of a bill to Black Creek Vet. We paid the first installment then seen all this on the computer. Cancled our card. Withdrew the money from our account. they allready got the money from our account. Now INS chargers and an even bigger mess. Filed a police report. Contacted the Vet office who says the do go thru Hatrman. Contacted the 904-339-1254 Vet office gave us. Asked the man who answered about the POSTS who said people are just pissed of for having to pay their bills &Oliva did work for them. So now I still don't know what to do? The laws seem unclear, I do not have a computer at home PLEASE HELP!

SHAME ON YOU, Hartman & Associates!!!! What you people are doing is so wrong on so many level's. I wonder how do your employees sleep at night. I still have not figured out if this "collection" is on the up & up or a total scam? With the world and job market in such a mess, yet you revert to underhanded, immoral tacticks, and threats. SHAME ON YOU.

I won't bore you with my story, but I will tell you I contacted my St Att office and Attorney Generals office, The office of financial regulation And The Fed Trade Commission. FILE A COMPLAINT!!! These people told me I had a returned check and they would have me arressted. Sorry to say, I was stunned, feel prey to their threats PAID the check, but not the balance of the bill they stated I owed, asked for a debt statement, they promised they would send, never received it, got a call back from them 30 days later threatening court action and attorney/court fees, refused to send a debt letter, refused to return the cxl'd check I paid them earlier..Got nasty wih me..I hung up on them and filed a complaint with the Complaints and Compliance dept of the Office of Finance. They don't know who they are dealing with. I now have nothing but time on my hands and I will use every legal way to make them wish they never contaced me in the first place!!SO GOOD LUCK to all of you, I'll let you know the outcome...(Suddenly I feel very excelerated in my Goal!)

I received a message on my machine from a Kathy in regards to a Lynfield Hartman she gave her # 800-377-0967, The weird thing is. I work in collections and have never heard of this company. I also work in their hometown of Jacksonville. I will call them and investigate this a little deeper and post what I have found. Seems like another Ellis Crosby & Associates to me.

WOW! I read a bunch of comments from you guys on here...and just listen to this!

A lady named Cindy Parker called me several months ago and said that I owed $1900 for cashing a fraudulent check 2 years ago. The check was a payroll check from when I worked at Comcast Corporate in Center City Philadelphia. I told the lady it was a mistake and she proceded to tell me if she did not get payment by 5pm...it was 4:45...hartman and associates was going to file criminal charges against me...
Well, I was terrified so I paid her the money. Then I contacted Comcast, and over the next month or 2 worked with them. They realized that someone had cancelled the wrong check...I had moved and picked up my last paycheck. They cancelled the one they had sent to my old address. Well, they were supposed to but they cancelled the wrong one.
So, hartman sent EIN, W2 info to Comcast, and Comcast sent them a check to cover my debt. Hartman faxed a letter to Comcast saying when they received the check from Comcast, they would refund my money. I called and talked to Jeff Thomas, in client services, LOL. he said they received the check from comcast, and when it cleared they would send my check. I waited about 4 weeks...called them...and now all of the numbers I had for them are disconnected! Two of the numbers still ring, but no longer have business voice mail...it is a general voice mail box with just a phone number. I have left several message asking then telling them what I was planning to do if they didnt respond. I still havent heard from them. They have disappeared and stolen my money and money from Comcast!

I contacted the Jacksonville police department and sheriff's department. They referred me to the Duval County Court system. I spoke with the clerk of courts there, and she faxed me papers to sue them for the money...and press felony charges against them. Comcast also asked for the papers so they could file if the matter is not resolved. As long as they can be found...I am filing charges for theft by deception, intimidation, credit card fraud...and anything else I can get them for.
If anyone has a current address or phone number for them...i would greatfully appreciate it!
Thank you!
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