(888) 358-1120

The number has now c****ed....it is 888-408-3144  It appears on caller id as 999-999-9999.  I will not fall for their scam.  I had it checked out by the BBB and Sheriff's Dept. about 5 yrs ago....they still call from time to time.  I ignore them, sometimes argue with them for the heck of it and they get furious.  I don't owe anything, or anyone so I don't waste my time with them. They are ididots.

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Wow,  you guys clearly have way to much time on your hands...If you owe the money PAY IT BAC****!!!  Debt collectors are not s*** bags the DEBTORS ARE!!!!!! PAY YOUR BILLSSSS AND YOU WONT HAVE THESE CALLS!!!!!!! DUH!!!

I have no problem paying a debt I owe,but they can not threaten you with jail! i will pay my debt to a normal person.

lol... I love s***bag debt collector's who pose like debtor's speaking good about their shady company and post on the negative pages that are out there on their company... ps, don't forget to harass jakubec on his cell phone like he har***** us! number is on his facebook! seven-one-six-six-two-eight-seven-zero-five-nine!!!

Listen I had these people calling me at first I was very upset because they called me at work and called my mom.  But then I spoke to them I have an attorney in the family everything they are saying can actually take place so I payed my debt that was owed. Seriously people come one we owed this debt so why don't we grow up become responsible and pay this debt off.  This is so****ing we did and took out so instead of blaming these people and getting their cell phone numbers and what not lets grow up and pay our bill.  I know for me thats what I needed to do I needed to take responsibility for what I had taken out and that I was in debt and needed to get it resolved.  They are very nice and are willing to work with you at least my representative wasm so lets grow up people.

I have posted this elseware and this it could be handy to all of you... here you go. I am located in Arizona and received a call from these s***bags. After resear****g the number and these posts, I decided to do some more research and came up with this: Interstate Check Systems is an en***y of Northtown Capital &****ociates. Northtown's web site is: http://www.northtowncap.com. Northtown's address and location is (same as Interstate Check Systems): 15 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14228 - Phone: 888.358.1120 - Fax: 716.691.2122 Here are the corporate filings found at: http://app***t8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.en***y_search_entry Selected En***y Status Information Current En***y Name: INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009 County: NIAGARA Jurisdiction: NEW YORK En***y Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current En***y Status: ACTIVE Selected En***y Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the en***y) INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. 3047 MAPLE ROAD NEWFANE, NEW YORK, 14108 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Current En***y Name: NORTHTOWN CAPITAL &****OCIATES INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 23, 2009 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK En***y Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current En***y Status: ACTIVE Selected En***y Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the en***y) NORTHTOWN CAPITAL &****OCIATES INC. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA P.A. P.C. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Don't let the DOS mailing address in NYC fool you as corporations can have correspondence go through their attorney. Here is where it gets real interesting though. I decided to research the owner's name given above, Jason Jackubec. He appears to have been a player in various buffalo collection agencies, all of which seem to break every law out there for consumer protection. I decided to search "jason jackubec ny" on Google. It corrected me, apparently the proper spelling is "Jason Jakubec". One reference comes back to another buffalo collection agency, there is also one from classmates.com and FaceBook. Classmates says jason is a 2000 graduate from Wilson High School in Wilson, NY. Being sure to have the right person, I looked up where Wilson is located. North of Buffalo about 30 miles. Just a small town it looks like... but get this, guess what town is right next door? Newfane, NY... sound familiar? See the corporate filing above for Interstate. Ok so now we have the right guy... but what is this maple road address? I did a google maps/street view search of the address. Comes back to a ritzy looking house, that's right a house... a private residence. So off we go, who's house is this? S****ed to dig a little more. Second link on google at www.ypsort.com/main/ny/newfane/ shows a name and phone number for that address: Elia Richard A 3047 Maple Rd Maple newfane 14108 716-751-9252 Wait a minute... who is Richard Elia? Second page on google says he is the Executive VP of Sevenson Environmental Services in Niagara Falls. Well the location of his company makes sense, the location of his house definitely makes sense. But how and why is he tied to a collection agency. Time to dig deeper yet a***n! Remember that facebook search that came back on google? Well for being such a big ****, he isn't big on privacy! Clear as day, right out there is all his info! His profile is wide open! Oh, and his profile does confirm all that information, plus it gives his cell phone number, personal email, and his birthday in case you want to wish him a happy one! Back to Elia though... I decided to check out his friends. He has 249, so s**** scrolling through the list! Page 3, first hit, jessica elia. Page 5 rachel elia. No richard elia though. Well I have facebook, let's search for elia's in wilson high school... nothing. But we definitely have Jason linked to the Elia family. So back to google we go. I'll s**** with some common sense. Jason is class of 2000 so let's focus on his class. Going back to google sear****g for wilson high school alumni, I come across a new site, mylife.com. Enter the name Richard Elia and Newfane and let it ride. Well, it happens to bring up other people related to the same address as Richard Elia along with his age (56). It shows a Karin and a Joseph H Elia. Time to s**** making****umptions. Richard Elia must be a ***her! Remember, Jason is in his mid 20's as facebook shared. So let's find out who this Joseph Elia is... maybe he is our guy. Same site, just c****e the first name to Joseph. Guess what, comes back to a 26 year old matched up with Richard. I can't get any more info without registering but I have a name. Joseph H Elia - let's google it. Not finding much on him, all i see is a Joseph Elia from Newfane winning some money at the Niagara Falls casino in a poker tournament. That would make sense, degenerates to tend to fall into collections. Well I'm at a loss nothing. Back to square one. So as a final result, I decided to search "northtown capital joe elia". You're not going to believe this one. 1st result on google, guess what I find: Elia, Joe, Northtown Capital &****ociates. Jakubec, Jason, Northtown Capital @****ociates - DBA Conference attendees. There it is clear as day! DBA - Debt Buyers****ociation. It is apparently a conference where these agencies go to buy and sell debt. A meet and greet of the s*** of the earth! So here are your owners! Jason Jakubec and Joe Elia... do some searches... actually, if you want to have fun, get Jason's cell phone number from his facebook page and s**** harassing him like he has been harassing us! Oh, and don't forget... file complaints with the Attorney General in both your state and in New York. New York's attorney general is not messing around anymore when it comes to collection agencies who break all the rules! I'll keep digging into this and update if I find out anymore information.

I AM GETTING HARASSING CAL;LS FROM THIS PERSON BUT GET NO VALID ANSWER WHEN I ASK WHY THEY ARE CALLING

Also found online that they are a PayDay Loan Collection Agency.

Have received several calls from this company stating the my paperwork has been sent to the DA and that I will be arrested.  They've called my sister's house and told my mom the same thing as well as a coworker at work.  I've called a 716 number they gave my mom to have me call but got no answer.  Will be talking to a lawyer.

I received a call similar to the above. The phone number was different. 8882607636. Same company ICS or Interstate Check Systems. He called at 6:14am left a message representing himself as a lead investigator for a law firm who was ready to file check fraud charges and would have law enforcement come to my home or work. He said he had my SS# and would use it with law enforcement. He only left his first name, no last name or company name. I called and used a different extension number and found out the name of ICS. I looked up the name online and found this site. I found out that sometime between 1969 to 2005 the FTC has determined ICS violated FTC rules in Indiana and told the company to cease such practices. I guess they have moved on to NY? I filed a complaint with the FTC today as these are violations of the FTC.

Yeah, they broke several of the laws, just like with my case, that is listed in the FDCPA laws I posted above. You did the right thing by contacting your lawyer. This company needs to be eliminated and I am surprised that they are still a functional company after breaking the law so many times.

I was contacted just a few weeks ago by an unavailable number. The lady claimed to be from a lawyers office, that I had to pay so****ing now or risk going to jail on an old payday loan. I explained that I was visiting my grandmother, who is dying from lung cancer..small cell lung cancer, and that I would work with them to please call me back the following week...she got quiet rude and then ***g up. I just got a call today from them a***n, claiming to be a lawyers office, that they have my call recorded that I will work with them, that I need to give them a credit card number for payment arrangements. Not sure what to do, I told them let me do some research first, asked for their number and I got 888-358-1120. I think I will call a lawyer after reading this blog.

Well, I don't know what happened to you, your situation, who you spoke with, or what they said to you, but this is text taken DIRECTLY from the FDCPA from www.ftc.gov regarding what collection agencies cannot do. When they called me, they clearly stated that they were from a LAW OFFICE, with LEGAL RETAINERS, and ATTORNEYS, ready to clear up my case. They CANNOT state that if they are a COLLECTION AGENCY, which they are. It is ILLEGAL! I was just telling what happened to me and what I was told and what I did to stop it before getting scammed out of every dime from my bank account. I have not heard from them since, and I doubt I ever will. Especially after calling them back the next morning and asking them a bunch of questions that they couldn't answer and then telling them I had already reported them to the Attorney General for my state and to the FTC. FDCPA LAWS:§ 807. False or misleading representationsA debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation of this section:(1) The false representation or implication that the debt collector is vouched for, bonded by, or affiliated with the United States or any State, including the use of any badge, uniform, or facsimile thereof.(2) The false representation of—(A) the character, amount, or legal status of any debt; or(B) any services rendered or compensation which may be lawfully received by any debt collector for the collection of a debt.(3) The false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney.(4) The representation or implication that nonpayment of any debt will result in the arrest or imprisonment of any person or the seizure, garnishment, attachment, or sale of any property or wages of any person unless such action is lawful and the debt collector or creditor intends to take such action.(5) The threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken.(6) The false representation or implication that a sale, referral, or other transfer of any interest in a debt shall cause the consumer to—(A) lose any claim or defense to payment of the debt; or(B) become subject to any practice prohibited by this ***le.(7) The false representation or implication that the consumer committed any crime or other conduct in order to disgrace the consumer.(8) Communicating or threatening to communicate to any person credit information which is known or which should be known to be false, including the failure to communicate that a disputed debt is disputed.(9) The use or distribution of any written communication which simulates or is falsely represented to be a do***ent authorized, issued, or approved by any court, official, or agency of the United States or any State, or which creates a false impression as to its source, authorization, or approval.(10) The use of any false representation or deceptive means to collect or attempt to collect any debt or to obtain information concerning a consumer.(11) The failure to disclose in the initial written communication with the consumer and, in addition, if the initial communication with the consumer is ****, in that initial **** communication, that the debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and that any information obtained will be used for that purpose, and the failure to disclose in subsequent communications that the communication is from a debt collector, except that this paragraph shall not apply to a formal pleading made in connection with a legal action.(12) The false representation or implication that accounts have been turned over to innocent purchasers for value.(13) The false representation or implication that do***ents are legal process.(14) The use of any business, company, or organization name other than the true name of the debt collector’s business, company, or organization.(15) The false representation or implication that do***ents are not legal process forms or do not require action by the consumer.(16) The false representation or implication that a debt collector operates or is employed by a consumer reporting agency as defined by section 603(f) of this Act.

you can not be serious, this is definitely a scam.  they called my place of employment and asked for a gentleman who is deceased and refused to believe me when i called thee to tell them this as a courtesy.  the immaturity of these people is out of control.  These people are full of it.

I didnt believe them either! I googled the #, saw all the comments and just s****ed ignoring them thinking it was a scam, even though i DO remember taking out the loan. Turns out my sister who took out a loan the same time i did got sued.  They froze her account as soon as her tax refund was direct deposited. Scary! I'm closing all my accounts and I'm going to ask my boss if I can s**** working under the table so they wont garnish me.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU BUT THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND I TOOK IT AS A SCAM AND GOT SUED. I WOUND UP PAYING 5 TIMES WHAT MY CHECK WAS WORTH, AND MY WAGES ARE BEING GARNISHED AS WE SPEAK. I GUESS TO EACH THERE OWN BUT I WASN'T AS LUCKY AS YOU.

Got an initial call from a woman from an unknown number on my cell phone. She said that she received a fax stating there was pending court charges a***nst me and that I needed to call the number above, ext. 330 and speak to Michael Mason. Called the number, got a man on the phone stating his name was Michael Mason, but didn't state the company name. But, when you dial the 888 #, it says "thank you for calling ICS". Of course, I was in a huff and demanded to know what this was about and wanted to know what court charges they were talking about. They said my SS# was attached to some old payday loan from '07 and had a lot of info about what bank I used to have an account with and my old email address. He said that I was yelling at him, and I was, so he put me on hold and got another man on the phone, who ALSO stated his name was Michael Mason, though you could clearly hear that it was a completely different person. I called him out on it, and he said that it was obviously a miscommunication from the other man and that his name was Michael Freeburg or so****ing. Yeah right...Anyway, after sitting on the phone trying to figure out what was going on, he said that they had legal retainers waiting to take my case to court and if I didn't pay the outstanding amount, that I could be sent a summons and taken to court for up to 10 times as much. They had my address and my debit card # and wanted to take out money from my account for a "payment plan". I ***g up and then went to my bank first thing the next morning to cancel the debit card. Absolutely ridiculous! BEWARE THIS PHONE NUMBER! They will tell you they are lawyers or a law office, but they are called Interstate Check Services or ICS and they are collectors trying to scam ppl off old debt. I reported them to my state attorney general and made sure I was still on the do not call list. Here is the address/phone:15 HazelwoodSte. 102Amherst, NYPhone: 888-358-1120

They called and asked for my social security number and wouldn't give me their company name or website address.  I think they are a scam and fishing for social security numbers with intentions to perform Iden***y Theft.

They keep leaving messages and calling overr and over I tell them I do not know the person they are looking for they think I'm telling a lie...who do I report them to?