609-570-3039 - Has anyone heard about Hecker law firm?

I like their name.

"Heckler". :D

Is this the firm you are asking? I found the address in their website.

THE HECKER LAW GROUP
1925 Century Park East
Suite 2300
Los Angeles, Ca 90067

phone: (310) 286-0377
Fax: (310) 286-0488

They are lawyers dealing with cases of property law, including patents, Internet and technology law, trademarks, copyrights, entertainment, and unfair competition.

How do you know them?

No, the place that I am talking about is out of New Jersey. I am not sure they are calling me. Justin Mclain from the litigation department called and states that there is a legal matter and he needs to talk to me. I dont know what this is in regards to.

Searching that number, I found:

Laurence A. Hecker Attorney at Law
650 College Road East Suite 1800 Princeton NJ 08540
609-779-6600

More searching found this:
budhibbs.com/agency_watch_list_submissions.htm

Good ol' Bud. Search the page for that phone number and you will find what someone posted.

And lastly, I found this:
forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=188823

Wow....so they treat people like dirt. Could someone help me get a surprised look ON my face?

Yes, they do. I just called to find out what the call was about. I talked to a Justin McClain. Boy if I was not saved I would have some choice names for him. However, he states that the call was in regards to a Global Payday Loans & Cashnet. I told him that I do not recognize their name. I asked him if they could be doing business under another name and he said no. He said that the last time that they debited my account was in may. I think it could be GFS. If it is I told them that I am not paying them anything else. I have over paid them. My loan was $200 with a $79 fee. I have paid them over $500. He said they were going to send my information to Alabama courts. I have a letter that I sent to them asking them to stop debiting my account. I also have the email that I sent them telling them that I have over paid them. I am not paying them anything else. If I am wrong please someone correct me. I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER PAYDAY LOAN AGAIN. This is too much stress and I cannot deal with it. Lord Jesus Help me!!!!!

I got a call from a "legal asst." named Charles Blue today regarding my payday loan with Cashnet 500 (Global Payday Loans). He said a letter was mailed by his office to me at the end of last month yet I never received anything. I told him I had the right to request validation of the debt, so I wanted him to resend the letter. He started asking about the status of my home ownership (rent, buying), my monthly income, and so on. I told him he should have this info. if he was collecting on the debt. He said he didn't want to have to bring the info up on his screen, want to get this acct. taken care of as soon as he could. He then asked if I had any kids under 18. I got very wary and asked why he wanted to know. He said that they get the info. for hardship status purposes. He then put some guy who claimed to be the litigtations mgr. on the phone and he started giving me a load of crap about filing criminal charges, I provided invalid bank info., etc. I told him it's not a criminal offense to default on a payday loan, he can't try to litigate an illegal payday loan, which I disputed with lender, and bank info was not invalid since the lender debited the acct. successfully numerous times. I told him that he was in violation of fdcpa regulations for making illegal threats and he just kept yelling something about Code C:3.. I hung up on his butt and then filed complaints with the NJ BBB, NJ AG and the FTC.....jerks!

I'm glad to hear that im not the only one that has been done wrong by these people. These fools are trying to collect on a debt that was paid in full last year but the company that i paid sold the account a month after I paid it.....

They are a scam place. They called me threatening to send a sheriff to my work. Right when I hungup I searched this place. IT is a scam. They are trying to get your money. Not a real law firm

had a balance with Citibank of around $5,500. now these clowns at Hecker's office want me to pay $27267.66. I've been getting calls at home & my employment by someone named SUSAN MILLER -

Sometimes I wonder if they just make up their names, some of them are funny.

This "law firm" called my fiance looking for me. I called them back and they said I had an outstanding balance on a credit card from 2001. I repeatedly asked for verification of who they were through certified letter and all they could do is continuously yell and scream at me telling me that they were going to take me to court because I was refusing to pay. They kept passing me around to different people claiming to be 3rd party negotiators, but all they did was yell at me too. I was hung up on twice because I wouldn't release any account information to them. They asked all kinds of personal questions, like if I had children and other credit cards to transfer the balance too. They were even so nice as to ask for my active credit card info and they would be "happy" to check to see the available balance on it. If I owe money to someone then fine, but who the hell are these people to say that they are going to take me to court for 2000 bucks? Are these people legit?

I too had a recent unpleasant experience with the Hecker firm - supposedly trying to collect on a debt from 1990!! They apparently got the account info from Whitewing Financial - a collection agency who I have been dealing with for the last 3 years. I asked back then for proof that the credit card account was mine - since I do not recall it at all!! and they have not done so. I did the same with Hecker and they put their "bully" on to try their scare tactics...accusing me of fraud by goating them along for 3 years until the statute runs...when I advised that the statute in NJ (where the account was opened) for these type of accounts is 6 years and it had long since run before the first time I was contacted he advised that I was misinformed...at least that's what I think he said...through his screaming he was kind of hard to understand. This occurred at 9 pm on Thursday...I got another call at 8:45 Saturday morning ...after threating suit again I said go ahead my defenses are ready #1 you have failed to prove this is my account and #2 the statute has run so it will be dismissed! and I hung up. Be informed, do not give them any information and read up on the Fair Trade rules!! I already have a case!

I just received a collection letter from his office. (it is BS) I am so livid right now!!! When I called the office to ask about this, the people there were incredibly RUDE!!! Also..wanted to know the last 4 digits of my social...duhhh.. Tomorrow I will be contacted the Better Business B of NJ and also the NJ Law Bar Associate. His "new" address is: 2C South gold Drive Hamilton, NJ 08691 number is 1800-355-0123. Anybody else being harrased by this guy??? I would like to gather a group of people and sue him for harrasment..and emotional distress...

Yes..I just got a lovely letter from this "attorney"
What do you need to know?

does elly261 work for them? I mean...seriously...

They are full of it they want your money but don't want to talk to you in a resaonable manner the address is 2c south gold drive and the phone number is 8003550123 you get a receptionist and she will forward you to rude man named steve martin and then he is rude so ask for phillip tide then he will pretend he heard the conversation and then he will ask you to contact your attorneys office. They are asking for much trouble then they can handle someone put these buggers down they are harrassing everyone and they need to stop it right away...

I searched MacCrae's Blue Book for 609-779-6600 and found the following information:

They're not a law firm, they're a national debt collection agency, plain and simple. Laurence A. Hecker, Attorney at Law represents vCollect Global when they get sued.

Google "Laurence Hecker vCollect Global" and see what you find.

Hello all,

For all of you cybersurfers researching Mr Laurence (Lawrence, Laurance) Hecker's law office, rest assured he is still at some of his apparently old tricks. Again, a debt collection call for someone I don't remember having a card with, and certainly wasn''t going to pay. I received a call today from a Lindsey Davis. Let me tell you, I have never been talked down at like this since I was in middle school. Finally, I got so frustrated I fired back ... and unlike my saved brothers and sisters I have read about above, I wasn''t nice ... with guns blazing.

At this point, I think I got the better of this little girl, and she transfered me over to the Legal Assistant. He was semi-pleasant and "didn't want to argue or disagree with me", probably because his little girlfriend got an earful. He offered to settle my case "out of the legal junket" or whatever nonsense he was selling. He asked me a lot of personal questions about my wife, kids, job, etc and then my checking account (which I issued a stop payment for).

All throughout this, I was Google-ing in the background. I found the links listed, below, the most help and addresses he had been using or is using, also below.

budhibbs.com/agency_watch_list_submissions.htm

forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=188823

Address given by Lindsey:
2C South Gold Drive
Hamilton, NJ 08691

SEARCHED above address:
OMITTED TO PROTECT AGENT
Manager, Travel Contact Center
AAA MID-ATLANTIC
2C South Gold Drive
Hamilton, NJ 08691

ANOTHER FORUM address:
Laurence A. Hecker Law Firm: Laurence A. Hecker P. A. 109 Division Street, Toms River, N.J. Toms River, NJ 08753

GOOGLEd address: Hecker Laurence A - more info ???? 109 Division St, Toms River, NJ (732) 244-5684')

Remind them as well that violations of your state's collection act is also a criminal act and a violation of your deceptive trade practices act. You could sue them under all of these including the fdcpa. Record their calls in future, or at least keep a very good detailed journal.

I need some information if someone can help on Laurence Hecker attorney at law. I had payday loan that I never paid back in full. I need make one interest payment to the payday loan company then they sold it another debt collection who now is I guess represented by Laurence Hecker. they contacted me and i paid them 50.00 then I had to put a stop payment on the other amount they were going to take out. I got message from a assistant with them saying it would be in my best interest to contact him that day. then i got letter saying i had 48 hours to send certified funds. any information would be so grateful. thanks

If you folks had paid your bills then you wouldnt have to deal with a collection agency.

Anyone with a brain knows that all collection agencies have attorneys on staff. Lawrence Hecker is indeed an attorney.

Lawstudent, I'd drop out if I was you. Calls recorded without permission by a homeowner are NOT admissable in a court of law.

No, I dont work for Hecker, but the plain simple truth is pay your bills deadbeats.

listen,just because a CA employs an attorney doesn't mean he can violate the FDCPA.as far as recordiing calls,it depends on your state.in closing you may not work for this bottomfeeder CA doesn't mean you are less of a troll.

I also have dealt with these people. It was really funny, they basically give you two options, you can pay or you can hang up "before" them and apparently that option means you refuse to pay. The lady would not hang up after about 45 minutes of talking. I found it funny that we would both say goodbye but 45 seconds later she would still be on the phone. I told her she could hang up first and finally she told me she was not at liberty to do so after round and round again i told her i didnt have the funds available to pay since they continued to want me to give them a check by phone regardless if i had the money or not. I thought that their options was not acceptable. She finally told me by not having enough money to pay them that I was refusing to pay and hung up. Now they are calling me and harrassing me, the newest voicemail was amusing, i love when people try to sound really serious and threatening...they are really annoying

I delt with a place called ASA Financial , they set me up and let me pay back my bill , and showed me some respect . Not all these places are that same

can anyone give more info on Hecker Law Offices??? I need to know if these guys are for real~someone please.....

To one and all, "Hecker" group is not for real as in they break every law in the book to grind money out of you. Go ahead and tell them that you are recording all calls. In the meantime have some fun and send them to to another phone number. There are a lot of downright illegal collection practices going on out there and they top the list.

Does anyone know if Hecker and ASA financial are the same?

An "Atty L Hecker 609-570-3039" called my home this afternoon to harass me. I am fairly sure it is one of those shady "debt collection" agencies who claim to be a law firm and who use intimidation and aggressiveness to scare people into paying "debts" that they do not in fact owe. I googled the name and number and came up with the following address in New Jersey:

Hecker Law Office
650 College Road E #1800
Princeton, NEW 08540
(609) 779-6600

Note however that the number on my caller ID was actually 609-570-3039. I called this number back several times to return the harassment and inquire about their practice. The same fellow who so rudely called me the first time called himself "Brian Knight" and actually admitted to being a rude person. It was VERY obvious that these fellows are operating a scam.

Do NOT pay them a penny. Several months ago I ran into a former coworker of mine at the local market. He said that he had switched jobs, and was currently in the "debt collection" business. He very plainly stated that his job involved calling innocent people and convincing them to pay off debts which did not really exist, and he enjoyed the easy money.

If anyone reading this happens to live near the above listed office address, it would be great if you could pick up a few dozen eggs and toilet paper rolls and proceed to decorate their office and employee cars parked outside. Give them a taste of their own medicine, if you will.

I too have received harassing calls. I called the number left on my voice mail. I don't have a credit card from the company they claim to represent. I got transferred to some idiot who actually thought I'd give them my Social Security number. I've yet to receive any warning from either the credit card company or this law firm. Major companies will contact you via snail mail asking for payment before turning anything over to a collection agency. These crooks are BS to the max. Blow them off! They claim they're trying to establish if you're the person they're looking for. Give them no personal information. They sound like ID theives to me...

Another name to put with the rest of the As* Ho***** from this firm, trying to collect a debt that was mostly interest and beyond the Statute of Limitations in my state. I told him this and then after the required yelling match followed I hung up. Taking any legal action in my case would automatically result in their loss and I will then have recourse to sue them. I explained this to "Chad" and hung up, luckily he gave me his NJ address so I know where to send my legal bill. Know Your Rights!

Oh they are good, they got me at work, I was busy and vulnerable and they prey on that. Something tipped me off...I guess it was the abusive manner in which they spoke to me. The scary thing was...they had my SS#. I looked them up and found all these articles. Thank you to those of you who took the time to write. I can't understand though how they are still conducting these scams after all these years?

YEAH I GOT THE SAME THING BUT JUST A MESSAGE FROM A BRICE KAIN, HELL OF A NAME BUT I DIDNT EVEN BOTHER TO CALL BACK HECK IF THEY WANT ME THEN SEND ME SOMETHING WORTH READING.THE NUMBER WAS (800)355-0123 AND TO CALL HIM BACK AT (609)570-3039 :twisted:

To the guest that posted back in April, phone calls can be recorded. That is not illegal as long as one party is aware that the call is being recorded. If someone calls me and I want to record the conversation, it is perfectly legal because I am aware of the recording. They are not required to notify the other party of the recorded conversation. Maybe you should look into these things prior to making your smart remarks.

I had a message on my answering machine today from a tony o'neil and he left a reference number. I called back to see why they were calling and a lady got smart with me and was very rude. She hung up on me so I called back. I got a man on the phone, so he was trying to figure out who I was and that the person he was looking for gave him this number back in 2003. He asked if my address was the address associated with my number. I said no this number is not at that address. I still don't know what they wanted b/c I don't owe them any money!!. I told them not to call this number anymore b/c the person they are looking for does not reside there. He still insisted on speaking to the man of the house to ask him if he knows the person he is calling/looking for!!! Bottom line Debts drop off of your credit report at 7yrs. That is biblical!! They usually call and harrass you when the statutes of limitations are almost up so they can get something back for what they paid to handle your debt.

I got the very same phone call regarding an account of my sons. As I was having a two way discussion with the debt collector and my son I googled the name of the firm they said they were representing and discovered all the on line info regarding scams. I ended the call and immediately contacted my credit card company to block anything this alleged firm might charge to my account. I informed the Hecker employees that if they attempted to use my card they would find I had reported it to the cc company and they could be subject to an investigation. So far no payments have come from my acct and I have a new clean card. Thank you all who put this info out for all to see!!

These people keep calling and I keep telling them that the person they keep asking for is'nt at this phone number. I am not behind in my bills and am not responsible for anyone else's. They just called and I told the person that I could not help them and if they didn't stop calling, I'm going to get them for harrassment. The person started saying, "This is not harrassment." I hung up on her and then I got another call from them immediately, which I did not answer.

Thes crooks buy old paper debts and use scare tactics to get your bank info. and then take ALL of the money out of your bank account.
They called and my wife took the call and they threatened to send us to jail if we did not give them our bank info. ,she did and the next thing we know they took ALL the money out of our bank account which caused our monthly bills to bounce. Now we do not even have money to eat with . I live on SSDI and am 100% disabled, and this means we do not have much to start with.THEN A CROOK CALLS AND TAKES IT ALL.
It will take a year or so to recoup the $800.00 this firm stole from us. Do not give them any info.or you too will suffer at the hands of these scumbag crooks.

This guy called me looking for a "neighbor" of mine M something or other and asked if I knew about him. Yeah umm well the house that he was asking about in base housing hasn't been lived in for over a year. So really who the hell is this guy and if he was a real Atty. he wouldn't look up numbers to peoples "neighbors" and give their name. Anyways it seems a hell of a lot of people have heard from him.

Last year I received a letter from them, googled and found out they were crooks, so I never replied to them. Here's the problem, they've put two different debts on my credit report. I don't owe them anything though. Now what do I do???

you dispute the entry in each credit report they are on.

Just so you know they outsource to India. They were calling me a couple years ago. I called them back once, yelled at them and then laughed at them. They are no threat. Just ignore them and they will go away. They don't go by the laws of the land because they don't even live in this country. Like I said, Hecker outsources to them. They stopped calling me after I challenged them.

I just received a phone call from that firm. The person's name was Bill Brown.
He said that I had a complained that I owe $12.5K on MBNA card, that I even don't have and never had before. He asked me if my SS# ends with the numbers that are incorrect and my date of birth was wrong as well. I have never owed to any one and keep my record clean. This is a real scam.
Who do I contact to stop this scam organization?

I got a letter from these jokers today stating I owe $81,509.13. Yeah right.

I have never heard of the "orginal creditor" they stated nor the creditor they claim their law firm is representing.

I googled them before I even opened the envelope and I found they were crack pots that harass people.

Wow...that was some PDL, nOhiogal

"Chad Allen" from the Attorney offices of Lawrence Hecker harassed us for years over an account that had been closed because it was already paid off and then finally took a grand from our bank account without an authorization, we didn't even give him our account number, so beware that he will go as far as illegally stealing money from you to get what he wants. If he threatens to take money from your bank account he will try and with us he succeeded. So inform your bank before this happens and demand they do something to prevent him getting to your funds. We are now having to take legal action against him and if he is an attorney like he claims the bar association in NJ will be hearing about him. When I called this morning the receptionist refused to give me her name or their address and was very rude. How do these people sleep at night?

They are in Tom Hill New Jersey.I think employess must use fake names when they call you.He is alleged being brought to court by NJ Supreme court office of ethics.Report to New Jersey Supreme Court office of Ethics your legal complaints.

I am one of his victims.I have lodged complaints in New Jersey

The phone number for New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics
609 530 4008.Turn Hecker in if he did you wrong

Well I now know I'm not the only one that has spoken with "Chad" .Lets give it to him he works hard! My account was charged off ,which it shows on my credit report for 7 years .Then Calvary Portfolio Rec. purchased it,how nice of them.I asked that they send me the copy of the purchase but they didn't.Now they have this "Chad" with Laurence Hecker to call.Well I never signed anything with them stating I owed Calvary Portfolio Rec. or this law firm anything.People please read this I talked with a lawyer and all this is, well it's a company out purchasing charged off accounts and then wanting their money back from us .What do they think we are ?Some kind of nuts! Oh I live in North Carolina by the way.I have even told them that I had some other bills and did they want them too. Another thing don't talk about people not paying their bills unless you know why!!!!

I received a letter yesterday from these people. This debt they are going after is 14 or 15 years old! The money I "supposedly" owe is something I told them from the start was not my responsibility and I'm not paying. I can't tell you how many threat calls I have had over the years from differenct collection agencies on this debt. One guy had me in tears and still pushed to get the money. I realize now that once a debt is past the time of collecting, the companies sell our names to collection agencies and this is FREE money for them. This does not go on your credit report; they are lying.

If they call you, tell them "Do NOT call me again. Send me something in the mail." When you do that, they have to and they are not supposed to call and harrass you anymore. I have saved some of these collection letters just to refer back to and they have give 50% reductions, 80% and even 90% to pay off the debt! So a $1800. debt could be satisfied on $180; yeah right, it's just money in their pockets. DON'T give into them!

You know your situation and if the bank or lending institute didn't get your money back then, you know they aren't getting it and if you go back to them and tell them you paid it, they DIDN'T get the money.

And I don't appreciate the one guy who said "If you folks had paid your bills then you wouldnt have to deal with a collection agency." Hey, you don't know everyone's circumstance and you have no right to make a judgment call. Unexpected things happen; that is life!

You cannot tell a CA not to call you unless you are at work. Cease and desists must be done IN WRITING. You got a letter from them...send them back an FOAD letter since it is out of SOL.