Forster & Garbus, LLP Reviews

I Brandon ** have made many attempts and reasonable offers to pay off a debt with this company before it exceeded the statute of limitations on credit reporting due to the violated provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act on the original account by the law firm Forster & Garbus LLP and the debtor GE Moneybank. I may provide this statement and the practice of collections as "Exhibit A" in my future counter lawsuit in accordance with the aforementioned violation of the FDCPA. I also am clearly stating the incorrect balance from GE Moneybank, who has yet to provide information of charges that I have claimed incorrect as early as 2008. I Brandon ** may be contacted directly at ** or ** with a resolution before further litigation.

This company is fraudulent and we are taking it to the District Attorney. They sent us fake papers that said we were filed in the County court house for debt owed. They could not give me any information on the debt. When checking with the court house there was no record. They forged the county documents and will be brought to the District Attorney. DO Not GIVE THIS COMPANY ANY INFORMATION.

Forster & Garbus said I had debt from sears. We agreement on payments on the phone, paid that day & 19 days later I was getting ready to go see family. Thankfully I checked my account, because it was gone, savings & all. Ended up moving back in with my family.

My roommate paid off her balance from Sears, a couple of months ago. Today, there came ANOTHER income execution statement from Forster & Garbus, LLP for creditor SEARS!!! How can these lowlifes be allowed to do this? The amount ironically is for DOUBLE what the debt originally was! WTF?? These jerks need to be put out of business...these scumbag collectors!!

Two days ago the comptroller at my wife's work received a court order for wage garnishment from a default judgment to a lawsuit from Forster, Garbus & Garbus. There are multiple problems with this. First we were unaware that we were even being sued. We have never been served with any summons or complaint. Second, not only do we have no clue who these people (FG&G) are, we don't even know the company they are supposedly representing! My wife immediately contacted FG&G to find out who they were and when we were allegedly served with a court summons. They could not provide an exact date and even acknowledged they received no response from us. After pushing for written verification of acknowledgement of debt and a copy of a signed, delivered summons they then stated they served it towards the end of last year but again, had no proof.

I don't know what to say except that I don't give out information over the phone. I don't deal directly with this predatory debt collector but only through my lawyer. We have reached an agreement about a month ago after Foster, Garbus, and Garbus of Hackensack sued me for less than $1000.00. But I'm still waiting for the paperwork to go through. I even called my lawyer several times during this month of April 2014 and my lawyer rest assured me that everything was fine and that the debt collector had a big case load. The debt collector is the plaintiff for GE CAPITAL BANK which issues credit through Amazon.com. I will get back to this website once I have all the paperwork signed and once I start paying off this amazing debt monthly as they and my lawyer agreed.

I got a letter from F&G about old debt. The representative name was Carlos **. He was abrupt and a Bully. I guess that was meant to scare me. He shut my account down and to get my account back I had to agree to give him 1056 dollars which is a months rent for me. It took me three months to catch up and become current again. I have been paying 150$ a month and I have no idea how much is my balance because they don't send statements. In addition to the 1056$ in 2012 I have paid 1800$ in 2013 and 300$ in 2014. And I have decided to stop paying.

Forster and Garbus put a hold on my accts. when I called to clarify. They told me I had to go the bank and call then. Wait for a fax and sign it so it can then be sent back to them via fax to pay a debt to American Express of less than $1,500. When I informed the representative of Forster and Garbus I could not do that due to work. I then proceeded to pay off my balance thru the American Express co. Online. I then called back the rep - from Forster and Garbus - and informed him of what I just did..... He started screaming at me saying, "You can't do that." When I told him I already did, he then told me his company would not received that money for about a month. He then proceeded to yell at me ... "Well then ... I'm just going to keep the hold on your acct for a month." - When is it okay for someone that works for a law firm and is representing a business to threaten and scream at a client ???

We asked for a balance for my daughter's debt and were told "We don't have to do that". Really? How do I fix this?

I became unemployed May 2012. I was able to pay my bills for a while. I missed a couple of payments on my Discover card due to Hurricane Sandy and repairs I needed to make to my house. They called and I told them my situation, I also told them I had payment protection for if I became unemployed or sick. I was told they would put me on a payment plan. The amount was not manageable for me. So I was unable to make the payments. They began calling me every day starting at 7:00 AM going several times a day until 11:00 PM at night. They would call my land line then my cell number.

When they wiped out my bank account for an unpaid debt, I called them begging and pleading to work out a payment plan because I would not have rent money and food money. The rude lady laughed at me when I said I could only afford to pay $50 a month towards it. She said, "Are you kidding me, that's not enough," and just basically laughed as I cried and begged for the money back. They wanted no less than $250 a month. I wonder how they even sleep at night knowing they are putting people on the streets because they took that person's rent and food money. I hope karma gets them 10-fold.

Forster and Garbus has called my mom's home phone #, stating if this is not Karen ** to please hang up. How can I hang up if they are talking to an answering machine? They then say this must be Karen ** if I did not hang up phone. They have also frozen my bank acct. & tried to collect on an account that was already paid to another bill collector. They are unethical & rude, making threats to garnish my wages on a debt that has already been paid. The debt was less than 1,000.00. They violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act continuously... and are allowed to get away with it!

Had fallen behind with a Capital One account and worked it out with them for a reduced amount. They have per diem lawyers at the courthouses. The payments you send in do not get posted for at least 5 days thus making it look like you are late. They are quick on the trigger to start the legal action again. You must go to court quickly before they try and get a judgement against you. They are horribly rude and will call you at work and hang up just to see if you are employed. Bad, bad people.

My domestic partner had a judgement on his name and both of our names were on the bank account. Our bank account was frozen and I tried to contact this agency to see if there was any way we can deal with this matter to unfreeze my bank account. I was told by this lawyer (John) that there was nothing he could do to unlock the restrictions on the bank account because his name was there. So, I told him that this was really unfair because all my savings were deposited on this account and the money that was in there belonged to me but he insisted that just by having his name in the bank account means that he was making contributions to this account. They're really mean and cold-hearted. They don't have feelings and compassion for people.

My daughter has an account for a school loan that was transferred to them. An agreement was made in June for $150 per month on the 25th of every month. Payments started crossing due to the fact that they didn't post them for five days. They've been using the date that they post rather than the date it was sent! County Sheriff's Dept served papers for default today. When I called, they said she was a month behind and there was no grace period even though I had in my hands the cancelled checks for the months involved. There's a new agreement coming but they are extremely rude and certainly unprofessional. If there's a way to get this out from them, I'd like to hear it!

I was a victim of identity theft by a close relative. I was sued by a credit card company for $9,000. I went to court several times in regard to the matter and decided to settle with Forster and Garbus for $4,000 making payments of $100 a month. I signed the settlement. I paid this every month for 12 months paying a total of $1200. I sent in a payment after the holidays that they said they received after their ten-day grace period. They accepted the payment and sent me a letter saying they filed for a full judgment of $9,000.

My consumer credit account was levied to the max. $6,700 was turned into a $15,000.00 withdrawal from my checking account. Incredible. I feel violated. They are the worst kind of thieves. Completely predatory.

Someone in my household was served with papers without knowing it was meant for me. The summons was dated for 12/6/12 and I got served on 12/15/12. I called them and stood on the phone for over one full hour. No one picked up the phone. Times are extremely tough right now more than anything when you get hit with the hurricane really bad. There isn't a date when I am supposed to appear for this summons. They say I owe Capital One extensive money, and I feel that without notification, how can Forster & Garbus do that to people? Is it that the owner of that office has become "Mr. Scrooge"? Ba hum bug! Have some sort of a backbone and try to understand what people are going through. I am a single mom of two boys, no job, no money. And now, you want to take my blood as well. Please give me a break. Really.

Contact Help Me Howard or any of the other news station. Their practice is illegal. I am contacting everyone there is to contact. I want them on the news. My account was transferred back to the original holder which no longer meant that the account was theirs, but they still went ahead with a default judgment against me. It's completely illegal! And I want them exposed for their greediness and ruining people's credit.

Violation of FDCPA - I received a letter stating account was in this office. I sent a copy of my dispute letter explaining why I was disputing the debt within 30 days. They ignored my dispute. I received a letter of complaint stating I was being sued. The letter stated I needed to file an answer and send it to the law firm. I sent a letter answering the complaint. They ignored the reply and got a default judgment under false pretenses. I received a message on my home voice mail which didn’t ID me. The message stated I owed a $1,800 balance to Capital One. I called the law firm to complain about the message. The rep told me he was allowed to say what he said according to FDCPA, and then hung up on me. I called back, left a message on the voice mail of the manager who never responded.

F&G attempted to sue me for a debt dating back to 2001 and said a payment was made in 2009. I was served and went to court where I denied the debt was mine. The court asked F&G to provide documentation proving it was my debt, provide account statements, and prove they purchased the debt. F&G sent me bogus account statements and bogus proof that they owned the debt. They also sent a letter saying we could settle before the second court date.

They had my bank account frozen, over an account with Capital One for $550. I received nothing from them, no papers, no summons, etc. Once, I received the notice from my bank, attached was the paper work that was supposedly filed in court. If the bank hadn't sent me anything, I would have known nothing. I dealt with a Ms. **. I ended up sending the $550 via Western Union, just to get my bank account unfrozen. I am also checking with the city court, to find what, if any information they have about this supposed summons.

Re supposed Lowe's account, I do not owe third party debt collectors and these bottom feeders a dime, They voluntarily recalled the debt, sent me a letter that they were no longer collecting. In return, I requested it be taken off my credit report. The debt buyer LVNV DBA Resurgent Capitol refuses and the attorney Forster & Garbus refuse to remove it. If they refuse, either act on or take me into court, remove it; there is no judgement. I've contacted them several times requesting this in the last 7 months. they refuse. Please help! I cannot have this ruining my credit, it must be removed. Please help.

They proceeded to freeze my accounts, leaving me no way to pay bills, buy food or fuel, or pay my mortgage. I am the only wage earner in the household. They had been advised that my account would be paid in full very soon, but went ahead anyway with no notice to me. All my prearranged payments bounced, and my direct deposits had to be converted to checks. I can't cash them, since I have a frozen account. My mortgage will be late, all pre-authorized bill payments will be returned (with associated fees by my bank and theirs), and my accounts will incur late fees. My cellphone, and my family's, will be suspended since I can't access my bank account.

A freeze was placed on my accts and my husbands accts for an account that wasnt mine and not knowing now what to do we paid the debt with a credit card to get the lien off the accounts. But researching the company i found out that they have several complainats against them and now im sure the acct was never mine. I dont know what to do

I had a credit card account with capital one bank USA. I called them in november 2005 to ask for some type of payment deferment for only one billing cycle because I just began a new job and would not receive pay for a month. I was told that that is not possible and I would be incurring a late fee. The very next bill was for double the minimum plus the late fee. I called to try to make an arrangement for that and still I was told that no type of help was available. Needless to say the amount continued to be alot more than I could pay in one months time so I took the matter to court.

I am a disabled person who foolishly tried to re-establish credit through Capital One. When I became over-extended (after interest rates changed last year), my account was handed to Forster & Garbus who proceeded to badger me by telephone from roughly 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.

I had a lien against my checking account from capital one bank. On jan. 18, 2007 I paid the lien from another checking account. It was taken out as of that date and is paid in full. As of 1/26/07 the lien has not been taken off. Every time I call Ms. Rose she does not call me back. It is hard to get in touch with them because their phone lines are screwed up and when they do they say they will take care of it and do not. I feel that the debt is paid and they have no right to ignore me and not take off the lien.

Forster & Garbus, a collection agency placed a restraining order on my bank account which is a joint bank account co-owed with my mother (who is a senior citizen). The purpose of the restraint was in an attempt to collect a debt from the coowner of the bank account(my mother who is a senior citizen on a limit budget. My mother and I spoke with a representative of the company named Ms. Ford and informed her that the balance in the account not only included retirement benefits which are needed to pay my mother's monthly bills but also money that I deposit monthly to pay for our mortgage.