McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff

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Mike Saltzman
Reviews 1
2020-10-23 15:07

They tried collecting for Time Warning Cable after...

They tried collecting for Time Warning Cable after I disconnected service due to repeated improper billing.

Informed them (McCarthy Burgess & Wolff) that I was disputing the debt -- which I did in writing. Supplied evidence. Got no written response. Finally, called them directly and the lady assi...

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Jaqueline Mercado
Reviews 1
2020-10-23 01:57

Worst service ever! An account that I had past due...

Worst service ever! An account that I had past due went to them supposedly and I made an arrangement with them to pay. I called before my due date to pay and I was told they would call me back because my account was reflecting another amount. More then a month later and they still haven t called bac...

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Grant Hutzel
Reviews 1
2020-10-22 02:06

Believe this to be a total scam and wish I hadn't ...

Believe this to be a total scam and wish I hadn't called back and gave my name. They have called me repeatedly then they say my name is not attached to the account and must have a wrong number. I've seen other reviews of the same. I suggest do not answer and do not give them personal info.

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Russ Felix
Reviews 1
2020-10-16 19:09

I keep getting voicemails on my cell phone from th...

I keep getting voicemails on my cell phone from these guys for some company. WRONG NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Michael Stadulis
Reviews 1
2020-10-14 10:55

These guys sent me a letter, I promptly paid onlin...

These guys sent me a letter, I promptly paid online, and got a receipt. The next day I got a receipt for a refund from them for some reason. Now they are calling me daily to make a payment. I am worried - seems like they have pulled this same scam with others - not sure if they are going to charg...

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Sascha Alexander Edelkraut
Reviews 1
2020-10-12 14:02

They called to ask for a PECO debt very un-polite ...

They called to ask for a PECO debt very un-polite and had no information about the bill, asked for $10 extra if I wanted to pay by card or mail a check, became extremely un-polite after I told him that you guys have the worse reviews ever and he hang up

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Adrian Reeves
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2020-10-06 16:58

They said I owed money for a subscription to the F...

They said I owed money for a subscription to the Ft Worth Star Telegram. I called the newspaper who confirmed that I did not have any outstanding balance. When I called the collection company they gave me the spill of we wouldn't make this up we are a reputable company, look us up online. Then sh...

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Kylar26
Reviews 1
2020-10-02 08:12

This company is complete crap. They call my googl...

This company is complete crap. They call my google voice number every day looking for someone named Bernard, i have told them at least 10 times they have the wrong number, and to take me off the list. They dont care and just keep calling every day. I have blocked too many of their of their phone ...

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Gay Small
Reviews 1
2020-09-15 12:25

i didn't get that far. I knew something was wrong...

i didn't get that far. I knew something was wrong when I could not understand what the hell the lady was saying.... she got upset cause I ask her a question for Every question she asked me. Ask her what she was talking about she repeated herself, she got madder because I said you already said that ...

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Hannah Bonello
Reviews 1
2020-09-13 19:40

***!!PLEASE READ!!***

***!!PLEASE READ!!***
I work in banking for a living. One of the number one things anyone in my industry will tell you is to NEVER, EVER give out your account and routing number over the phone. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES!!! No legitimate business will ask you for this information.

I was sent a lette...

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Jazmin Ponce
Reviews 1
2020-09-12 03:17

They contacted my parents by mail and phone demand...

They contacted my parents by mail and phone demanding a payment and we didn't know what it was for and they called but no one spoke Spanish so then they asked for social security and all kinds of personal info and didn't want to tell us where the charge is from. Basically they are scammers

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Rick Reynolds
Reviews 1
2020-08-25 03:16

Very unprofessional and rude. Called my workplace...

Very unprofessional and rude. Called my workplace, I informed them not to call the workplace, and call me back on cell phone or send me amount owed via bill or email. Obnoxious female persisted and refused to hang up, at one time stating/yelling "are you refusing to pay?" No i was not, I simply c...

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Claire Johnson
Reviews 1
2020-08-21 13:21

We were mistakenly sent to collections by a compan...

We were mistakenly sent to collections by a company we had PAID and they didn't post the payment correctly. The company has tried for over a year and a half to stop MB&W from contacting us for payment. I finally conference the company and the collections agency on the same call. MB&W said they work ...

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Priyanka Singh
Reviews 1
2020-08-19 16:33

Terrible terrible terrible.

Terrible terrible terrible.
I own a very small business and due to loss in business somehow my equipment purchasing contract went under this collection agency.
Agent Jim called talked to me very rudely & in a threatening attitude asking for payment of thousands of dollars right away and argued upo...

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Keith Nagel
Reviews 1
2020-08-19 00:49

Left a message with a matter number. After 15 minu...

Left a message with a matter number. After 15 minutes on the phone, they realized they had a "wrong number". I'd never heard of the person they referenced. Scammers who have no idea what they are doing. Reported to the do not call registry as well.

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Mike W
Reviews 1
2020-08-11 06:13

A homeadvisor-scamadvisor want to be collection a...

A homeadvisor-scamadvisor want to be collection agency. I asked them to confirm with there client and re contact me in 24 hrs. No, sir we will not do that. I openly said to them that I did not owe and we canceled and they refunded me.you can not come back for refunded money.

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Haus Of Adams
Reviews 1
2020-08-10 00:48

This is a scam. I am 100% aware of all my bill//de...

This is a scam. I am 100% aware of all my bill//debts. They call me at the crack of dawn to "discuss my account," as if I'll be intimidated into calling them back somehow. The name alone is wild. They are pretending to be something they are not. Don't fall for it.

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Jessica Temple
Reviews 1
2020-08-07 16:16

Similar to what many people below have discussed, ...

Similar to what many people below have discussed, I've received countless calls on my cell phone - almost daily - for the past few weeks from this company. They are looking for another individual and I've let them know many times that this is not her phone number. Each time they say I will be "remov...

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Shawnie Cross
Reviews 1
2020-08-01 03:37

I asked for something in writing before I paid the...

I asked for something in writing before I paid them anything they claimed I owed NTELOS. The man said I could speak to a manager. I said I don't know you are who you are. The man calling me SUGGESTED I look them up online. When I did and started reading these reviews, he RAISED HIS VOICE and started...

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Leanna Anspach
Reviews 1
2020-07-19 06:58

I got a call from someone names Jessica . She told...

I got a call from someone names Jessica . She told me I have a outstanding bill with Verizon Wireless I told her I do not even have them as a cell provider and she was fighting with me on the phone telling me she has a signed contract. They would not give me any info . I called back the next day and...

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Chris Durrant
Reviews 1
2020-07-16 19:59

This company keeps emailing me attachments with no...

This company keeps emailing me attachments with no explanation. I wrote to them and told them I thought they had the wrong person and they replied with no message but another attachment. I m not opening their spam and they are definitely not a company I have ever spoke to or done business with.

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Crystal Martinez
Reviews 1
2020-07-08 23:27

Doesn t even deserve a star. I keep getting calls ...

Doesn t even deserve a star. I keep getting calls from spam risk & there is never a voicemail left from Gina Jolly. I have a collection of over five grand and I have offered a settlement of $800 paid in full and never got a response back from her. I got another letter Saying my debt is still there a...

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Evonne Ratliff
Reviews 1
2020-07-02 17:27

Got a call from this group and upon asking fo a co...

Got a call from this group and upon asking fo a copy of the complaint they had he told me he was not sending me anything.Anyone who they claim owes a bill has the right to get an itemized bill showing what they are trying to collect. The man named Robert is the one who said he was not sending me any...

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K Wynn
Reviews 1
2020-06-19 00:59

Do NOT pay them, SCAMMERS. Call the company they ...

Do NOT pay them, SCAMMERS. Call the company they claim they're collecting for first. They called me today about a delinquent utility bill, with vague info. So I called my utility co. and was told there was no such claim, and made a scam report. I was told to make a police report too. It's a SCA...

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J. Colyer
Reviews 1
2020-06-13 04:51

SCAMMERS & LIARS! Sent me an email stating "....a...

SCAMMERS & LIARS! Sent me an email stating "....as per our discussion..." I've never talked to these people, never even heard of them. They are claiming the company I work for owes over $1000 for a nonexistent Time Warner acct. They had the physical address incorrect, my name incorrect. Not to ment...

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Christine Marten
Reviews 1
2020-06-11 09:38

They MUST be scam artists: I have received repeat...

They MUST be scam artists: I have received repeated phone calls for the last few weeks on my home phone. I do not use my phone or give the # out - it just came with my tv pkg - and I know I'm up to date on my bills. I finally got sick of the calls and called them, and gave them the reference # I'...

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Adam Lehman
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2020-05-28 05:10

I - like other reviewers - had been getting contin...

I - like other reviewers - had been getting continued harassing calls from McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff stating that I had a balance of $370 for our gas provider. I called our provider and had $0 balance and everything had been cleaned up in our account for 18 months straight.

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mary ford
Reviews 1
2020-05-25 06:26

DO NOT PAY THEM DIRECTLY. CONTACT DEBITOR AND VERI...

DO NOT PAY THEM DIRECTLY. CONTACT DEBITOR AND VERIFY DEBT AND ASK TO PAY DEBIT DIRECTLY TO THEM. You may not actually owe the debt they claim or the debitor has never contracted with them to collect payment. This organization is total scam and agents are aggressive, unknowledgable, rude, and idiotic...

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Edgar
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2020-05-23 18:10

Although I am not discrediting any others' commen...

Although I am not discrediting any others' comments or experiences here, just wanted to say that after having a debt accumulate for quite some time with a credit card company, I was eventually sent a letter from McC B&W. Like everyone else I had my doubts so eventually I called my credit card compa...

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Melanie Fiorino
Reviews 1
2020-05-19 03:35

This company is not a scammer. They're a legitimat...

This company is not a scammer. They're a legitimate debt collector. They were very helpful and accommodating in helping me pay off my debt, and understood that the original creditor was a complete nightmare that didn't communicate properly with me. The only reason I'm giving them 4 stars instead of ...

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Donna H
Reviews 1
2020-05-16 15:01

Should get zero "stars" . Received repeated threat...

Should get zero "stars" . Received repeated threatening letters from them to collect a debt by me to Verizon?? Called Verizon, with whom I have never done one transaction in my life, and they said they do not use account numbers such as the one sited by this company in this "collection" letter. Faxe...

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Brother Josh
Reviews 1
2020-05-09 15:16

Honestly, if you are dealing with these people, it...

Honestly, if you are dealing with these people, it's because somewhere along the line YOU messed up and didn't pay something and it got out of hand. Things generally don't go to a collection agency like this until 90-180 days after the due date, and that's if you ignore the bill and don't communicat...

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European Motor Services
Reviews 1
2020-05-08 07:18

ADP and Employers Doesn't know how to file paperwo...

ADP and Employers Doesn't know how to file paperwork - so after being billed for services never rendered and months to get that fixed - then send my non-existent account and balance to these con-artists who can't tell what their left hand is doing from their right. SCAM BUSINESS PRACTICES - I OWE N...

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Ken R
Reviews 1
2020-05-06 03:24

I keep getting junk phone calls that appear as tho...

I keep getting junk phone calls that appear as though they are from "local" numbers, or numbers spoofed to look like they are local to me. I eventually got annoyed from having to block so many different phone numbers, and they would never leave a message, so one day I decided to call back. It was th...

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Ouaquaga on Chenango
Reviews 1
2020-05-05 16:40

For five years now, these apparently inept debt co...

For five years now, these apparently inept debt collectors have been trying to collect a debt from a "Curry College". Somehow, they seem to think that this likely fictional college resides at my business address, which is a small street level storefront, and HAS NEVER HOUSED A COLLEGE, Curry or othe...

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Vanessa McGowan
Reviews 1
2020-04-27 15:18

My experience with this company was actually great...

My experience with this company was actually great. Someone fraudulently opened a phone account in my name and I only found out when $4500 of debt in my name had already been passed on to M,B and W. I called them to explain the situation, they explained what I needed to do, and less than a week late...

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The Epoxy Experts
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2020-04-24 04:23

Lady calls, name of Dana and introduces herself as...

Lady calls, name of Dana and introduces herself as a collection service stating an outstanding bill for $546.00+ from Verizon wireless which I do not do business with. Asked for documentations of the outstanding bill to be faxed over and said it could take up to a week for them to send related invoi...

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Maya Bhakta
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2020-04-20 08:42

I have been with Spectrum/Time Warner for 12 years...

I have been with Spectrum/Time Warner for 12 years, and this company send me a collection bill for $1600.00? I called Spectrum and they said that I am in good standing and have never been referred to a collection agency. The rep also told me that this is a scam and not to call them! Nice try!! I...

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Kendra Desmone
Reviews 1
2020-04-10 05:54

********************SCAM*****************

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Recieved a call and got a voicemail saying I owed a debt with no information besides that in it. Returned it and heard people talking in the background before music started playing. Once again music stopped, heard people, and then a fake sounding automated...

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Scott Johnson
Reviews 1
2020-04-07 19:37

They are a scamming joke of a company. Don't pay t...

They are a scamming joke of a company. Don't pay them a cent. If you owe a company money, they will formally send you in writing what is due, and maybe a follow up call. Not in writing, not a bill, "Don't Pay"
This is a real story. We had a business in Kingman Arizona up until October 2014. We paid...

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Grayson Shurett
Reviews 1
2020-04-04 21:22

The most disgusting, rude, scum company to be allo...

The most disgusting, rude, scum company to be allowed to operate. I was falsely turned over to collections by Sprint after a miscommunication when switching carriers. This collection agency treated me like scum who was a waste of their time and a waste of society's resources. This situation became t...

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Scott Allen
Reviews 1
2020-03-26 08:45

These people are absolute morons. We negotiated a ...

These people are absolute morons. We negotiated a deal and I gave them a credit card. They ran it and we were finished, or so I thought. I get a call back from them a couple hours later telling me that they were not able to process the payment and thus they needed me to go out of my way and do some ...

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Nathan Coolman
Reviews 1
2020-03-17 16:41

Emailed, mailed letters and called (no answer, so ...

Emailed, mailed letters and called (no answer, so left a voicemail) to dispute a collection letter that was received in which our company has a receipt showing that no balance due. Have had no response from this company . Sounds like they have a reputation or trying to scam people.. someone needs t...

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Kurt Krueger
Reviews 1
2020-03-14 08:42

Glad to see this disgraceful company has the 1 sta...

Glad to see this disgraceful company has the 1 star rating it deserves. If I could give it a 0, I would. I had Employer's Insurance 3 years ago, paid my premiums in full and with zero claims. In return, Employer's hires the goons at using McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff to extort money out of me years aft...

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Diana Mcclanahan
Reviews 1
2020-02-23 13:34

This is a scam . They said I owed money from anyti...

This is a scam . They said I owed money from anytime fitness. I called anytime fitness and they verified that no money was owed. They tried to get me to verify my personal information and I told them no , They can do a reverse verification. People watch out. Do not give them any personal informatio...

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drumBEAT Marketing
Reviews 1
2020-02-09 19:48

Could not collect their way out of a paper bag. Id...

Could not collect their way out of a paper bag. Idiots call my office over and over trying to say we have an AP issue. NEVER can tell us what it is. They have been trained to be smart asses on the phone which I am sure works really well for them. Some guy Brian is so low in self esteem he tries to b...

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