ssa group

You can check out the following BBB information about South Shore Associates Group.

"http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business-reviews/collection-agencies/south-shore-associates-ssa-group-in-hamburg-ny-194106796/"

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Uuugh. I've had dealings with them. Harassed me at work even after I told them I can't accept calls there. When a co-worker of mine answered when I was away and told them she wasn't me, that I was away and that they should stop calling, the woman laughed and told her "I know it's really you, you're so funny". They were calling my cell phone about four times a day, then started leaving messages like "If you don't call back in the next hour, we're going to serve you at work."

Yeah, I have a rather intense hatred of them at this point.

SSA Group is a JOKE. I know because I spoke with their supposed employees, who appear to be extremely ignorant and uneducated. I don't have an account with them, they were looking for a relative and when I asked how did you get my name and phone number. Ms. Micks stated from the FBI database. When I asked why were they looking for my relative, Ms. Micks said a "hot check." I asked the amount. She said $375. I said why haven't you filed criminal charges. After about five minutes, I realized that this person was lying. She said that she knew the location of my relative's employer and two of her friends as references. I asked when has writing a check required two references. In order to get more information, I telephoned the next day to obtain their address. A Mr. Sullivan said in his most "ghetto-gay" voice, "we can't give you that." I said, "Well, don't you want your money." He said, "I done talked to you once and you don't have a account with us so why you calling?" Well, I told him that I am going to report them to the BBB. I believe that I have been subjected to harassment even though I do not have an account with them. Additionally, they gave me false information with respect to why the company needed to contact my relative. Ms. Micks said my relative would be charged with "Fraudlent check online." Ms. Micks and Mr. Sullivan denied that they were a collection company instead stated that they are "Legal Firm." (LOL) The telephone number I was given is 877-418-0347. Ms. Micks' extension is 612. I wonder if the FBI is aware that they are getting personal identifiable information from their database in order to collect a debt of $375. More importantly, I was not indicated as a reference on any of their information. I am very upset with this company for waking me up early on a holiday from work.

I awoke on October 21st to a phone call from my mother. My mother stated that my brother in another city had received a call along with my parents stating that the SSA group (South Shore Associates Group) claiming to be a process server, was trying to serve me court documents. Being an attorney, finding me is not that difficult. Why a skip trace? Anyway, I called with the "court case " number they had given family members and got a nasty woman who says I had to give her my bank routing number and account number to pay a debt that was not theres or mine before they would even identify who they were. I asked if they were a colection agency. They stated "no." They then stated they were a "recovery service and NOT a collection agency. Well according to records on file they ARE. They are not following the "Fair Debt Collections Practices Act" and properly identifying themselves as well as letting anyone they are calling know that "any and all information given will be used for the collection of a debt" as required by law. All of this in the guise that they are a "recovery service." I had my paralegal investigate and quickly received all information on this company. I have filed a complaint with the Attorney General's office in New York and Texas. I also filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau of New York. The SSA Group is in violation of federal law and also can be sued in civil court for damages. If anyone else has this experience make a complaint immediately. Fire back and do not be intimidated by this illegal outfit. File all complaints immediately with the BBA and the Attorney General's office in nyour state and New York where they reside out of. Send a Cease and Desist order to SSA as well and send it certified. You and hire an attorney to write this letter for as little as $100 dollars. Funny thing is you have to remember that the person on the other end of the phone has a high school education as well as probably having worse credit then the people they are calling. I gave this outfit my bar number and was told I was not an attorney by the rep! Well I guess they found out. LOL Dont puit up with their BS! Again, they came after the wrong guy today who was NOT the guy they were actually seeking. Be pro-active and report these law breakers!

As a foolow up, I forwarded the tapes of these conversations from my brother and myself to the FBI. They are persuing this matter. Remember, Violation of federal law, along with saying my brother was going to be arrested, along with threats go under the terrorist threat category with the feds. Call the FBI, the Attorney General's office in New York and your state, and the BBA of New York. Of course the bite to them is the FBI and the Attorney General's office. They will go after the owners. Good luck.

Follow up. I called the FBI field office in Buffalo NY and made a complaint. Come to find out they threatened physical abuse to my brother. This is across state lines. This was recorded. The tapes were given to the office. I also called the Atty Generals office in NY (Cuomo) they are currently investigating this outfit and need more to call in. Como has been craking down on outfits like this. They are finishing up an investigation on this outfit I was told. I also called the three TV staions in buffalo and gave them tapes of these calls and am scheduled to do an interview next week at one of the affliliates here in texas. Well between the FBI, The Atty Generals offices in texas and New York, along with TV stations in their area. I have put it to them. I hope they enjoy their punishment.

@ sparky, could you please provide me with the address and any info needed for ssa group so that i may file complaints with my ag and ftc here in the state of ky. These people keep harrassing and threatening to come to my job and i've been waiting for them to show up but to no avail...they call constantly to my job and are repeatedly told no personal calls but he idiots keep calling. My brother got a call today and said daniel fisher called him asking did he know me, my brother asked how he got his number and he stated from the fbi database, i dont even know my brother's number , he's had it for less than a week. Any info and ammo you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Oh and how bout this, i just called them and blocked my number and asked for a physical address because i had "legal documents" to serve them for several complaints we've been receiving from consumers. I told them i was with the fbi database...can u imagine the sound in the operators voice, she got to yelling do u you how dumb you sound and i said yes, just like u when u call my phone with that same stupid line. She hung up.

Is this group and payday loan comapany or an debt collections company cause this guy keep calling every body that he feels is connected to me even my ez husband saying stuff about serving papers, court papers. Can they do that, I though only the sheriff delievers those. any way he left an message about coming to my job to delieve papers, well if so why are the keep calling around to people houses. I am assuming this is about a advance that was deposit into my account and I don't recall giving them permission at all so I went to my back and put an block on it so they wouldn"t have access to my account., i still have there money in there and they can have the bank is holding it. My thing is this man who keeps calling around doesn't leave his number instead he leaves this 877 number which turns out to be this ssa group but yet he says he is in my area. I am in florida. My thing is if it is that important for me to get these papers than why want he leave me his number to call him back instead of that 877 number. could someone tell me what to do?

after making a couple payments and then telling them i will need to hold off on making the last payment due to being placed on disibility and not recieving a check yet they called me like 5 times leaving threatning messages about taking me to court for check fraud. i called back and recorded my calls to let them know that i did want to pay but i just couldnt at the moment. they kept hanging up on me saying that they will just let the judge deal with it.
finally i seen this site as well as http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-433-2949/2#p145727596688805770
and noticed they were a joke. they tied to pull that FBI stuff too!!! they are just dept collectors. Finally i spoke to like 5 different people one of whom said that they will summonds me, i told her if she has my address then to send me paper work, some hard copy of the informaton of what i owe and from where just so that i at least have a paper trail. she said again that she will let the court figure it out. hangs up again.
i have a total of 5 recorded calls with them all of them end with them hanging up on me. and one even a Mrs Meeks going off after i told her that they are just dept collectors!! too funny.. but i called my bank and put a stop payment with the company actually had to cancel my debit card as i found out even after i spoke to them a few times earier this month telling them that i dont have the money they still tried to charge my account on the 20th!!! also if they are legal agency or work for the goverment then why would they be open and making calls at 6am on weekends????

SSA group is doing the same thing to me! Hardcore too! they are calling me at work harassing my employer and leaving me extremely rude messages on my cell phone. On top of that they were trying to get money out of my family and friends to pay off my debt that they supposedly I have. When they first called they showed up on my cell phone with an unknown number and claiming they were a court circuit. I called the number they suggested and found the same woman over the other line! Is there any legal action can I take? Because I have requested paper work from these ignorant ingrates and it has been almost 35 days ago. I have already given them money and now I have to change my checking account number in order to get away from these people.

These people called me at work. I was away at another location and my store manager took the message. They told her that a process server was on their way to serve legal papers and take me to jail. In just a matter of a few minutes, they also call my mother. The guy tells her that he is going to be taking me to jail when I get home unless she pays them the money I owe. They go back and forth yelling at each other, and the guy had the nerve to tell my mother to watch her back. If I didnt pay he was going to kill her....at the same time, I had already called and talked to a lady I thought was in collections. she gave me a case number and the two companies they were collecting for.I set up for $250 to come out of my bank account on November 1 and 15. Now I am finding out that they are not legal collection agents? I have not talked to my bank yet, but I will be putting a block on my account and seeing if they can help me get my money bank, since it appears I have been defrauded. I made a claim to my attorney general on LLC and I guess I will be telling him about this one too. Both of these are out of New York. I hope no one else is as stupid as me. The number I was called from was 877-210-9918