Stacey
Dallas,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, January 07, 2010
Never EVER make arrangements with a third party debt collector
Here is some info for you on this company from www.budhibbs.com
Capital Management Services aka Center One Financial 726 Exchange St #700 Buffalo, New York 14210 Also in Greenville, SC Phone: 716-871-9050 Fax: 716-566-2107 Web Address: www.cms-collect.comAlso: 2213 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207
Head Debt Collectors: Jeffrey A. Hauser, CEO
Larry Costa, President
Karen Kraska, Secretary-Treasurer Timothy Kraska, (very) Silent Partner Patricia M. Cipriani, House Lawyer (Drug Testing by: Quest Diagnostics)Bud Says Consumer Comments Below
Typical of the Buffalo style CMS has an endless pool of potential employees to fill the chairs that feed their operations.
The newspaper stories extol the optimistic attitudes of owners, Jeffry Hauser and Larry Costa along with Patricia and Timothy Kraska of an ever growing business that needs only their talent and expertise to survive.
Emails and information from former employees suggest Capital Management Services is suffering from the same fate that most other Buffalo, NY debt collection organizations face in an unhappy work force, far reaching drug use and untrained, unprofessional management and work staff squeezing every minute they can out of their unprofessional collectors.
CMS, is suffering from too much growth too fast. The number of debt collectors in America is at an all time high, which has created a shortage of accounts to collect and a potential drought in areas like Buffalo, the debt collection capital of the world.
So if we use terms such as... Buffalo style collection practices to describe the actions of CMS employees and are told that drug use and criminal activity is on the increase, why should we even blink, isnt that what the business in that area is expected to do?
If CMS has anything good going for them, it is the fact that they have an experienced and respected attorney in Patricia Cipriani. Her background and reputation may be saving Hauser a bundle in legal settlements. Dont count on luck forever Jeffrey, your house is reported to be a mess and it needs a thorough cleaning.
Anyone dealing with Capital Management Services, Buffalo, NY be warned to take precautions, NEVER give a collector your banking or credit card information, tape ALL of their conversations and contact me for referral to attorneys. As long as they are making money, they will continue to pay off their law suits.
CAUTION: I recommend you NEVER disclose your bank account or credit card information to a debt collector, as you risk them emptying your account, or maxing out your credit card. If you feel they are reporting on your credit bureau files in error or need assistance in dealing with them, email the details w/your location. Assistance and referral to a consumer legal specialist may be available.