(415) 697 in San Francisco, CA

These [censored] called my girlfriend's entire family threatening them that she had to reply before things got "escalated". Number they called from was 888-460-0530. Was a woman with a South Asian accent being very rude, pushy, and refused to provide any information. My girlfriend almost simultaneously received a text message from AIS threatening the same things from 415-697-3285. When I called 888-460-0530, the woman with the South Asian accent picked up and answered with the name ARS instead of AIS. When she announced that the call would be recorded, I agreed that I would also record the call and she hung up on me. When you threaten to record a phone call, you surrender your right to privacy, and the other party may record the call as well. Obviously she was upset about having to play fair. I called back immediately and a woman with a North American accent picked up the phone and announced "ARS" and that the call would be recorded. This time I decided to play dumb so I would see what the response was. They are pretty slick. They don't just pitch accusations at anyone. Because they could not locate the bogus info I provided, the woman was unwilling to deal with me and we mutually ended the call. Now armed with the "ARS" and "AIS" data, I located this very page, as well as their BBB info. Now knowing that they were definitely scam artists, I proceeded to call back again. The woman with the North American accent picked up again, and I asked her directly if she was Adept Recovery Solutions. She confirmed, and I told her that now that I know that they are a scam company, we would be ignoring them, since they are truly powerless. The woman became quite rude and asked me why I was calling? I told her I wanted to confirm that they are the notorious Scam Company Adept Recovery Solutions. She became even more rude and I repeated that because I know that she is representing a powerless scammer that I had everything I needed to know she is a scammer, and thanked her for her help confirming that info. She rudely told me "God Bless You" and activated the Call Recording warning, and then hung up when I blessed her back and told her she was going to Hell. Who these people are are former or current Repo/Bail Bond Skip Tracers who are hoping that harassment and threats are substantial enough to collect on debts that either cannot be collected, or you don't actually owe. They've either stolen or purchased people's personal data and are using it for mild extortion. Tell them that you know they are the notorious scammers Adept Recovery Solutions and they will disappear fast. Don't bother being nice to them. Even though their company is "legitimately" registered, they are committing multiple felonies. Report them to the ICCC as well so the FBI or somebody will eventually arrest them or deport them, or both.

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