Stopping Heather

Member Ted started a discussion on our forums (you knew we had a forum, right?) urging former and current employees to come forward with info confidentially. Since it was his idea I’ll just tell you what he said:

Recognizing that there is normally high turnover in companies such as PHL and American Debt Negotiators, I would really like to hear from those who’ve been laid off by Mark Burton and Ran David Barnea. Of course you’ve been used as pawns by the criminals who lurk behind the scenes. These days everyone needs work and I don’t judge you for your unfortunate experience at PHL.

You former PHL employees have a chance to do some real good right now. Yes, I know that doesn’t pay the bills, but you’d be surprised by what good will ultimately come to you. If anyone is willing to come forward, I will make it my business to help you.

This forum is a good place to start. Going to law enforcement is even better. There are ways to stay annonymous for now, and ways to be known when it is safe. There is nothing like doing the right thing.

Member and friend TM also chimed in with this:

I agree with this. Good things do come to good people.

Anyone with information about the inside happenings at ADN/PHL, now is the time to step up and do the right thing. You can post here anonymously and help shine a bright light on the doings of the “executives” who have masterminded this illegal activity. This goes not only for past employees, but also current ones (we know that you visit this site too). You are about to lose your jobs anyway when the authorities bust the company, so you could cut your losses now by posting that you are willing to cooperate and provide information useful in the eventual and inevitable bust of the company by the authorities (who are closing in fast), and start moving on to other endeavors (hopefully more honorable than working for this slimy company). Join the ones who already have joined the effort (you’d be surprised how many there are that already are providing valuable information).

And for slime of the ilk of Mr. M.B. and his kind (including ADN/PHL’s scumbag lawyers) who might try to plant a ringer to pass misleading information, think twice. We already are learning enough about your and R.D.B.’s dealings to be able (with their help of some of your past employees who already have joined us) to quickly spot BS and trip you up with it. So, you want to dig a hole for yourselves even deeper then the one your already in, be my guest. But don’t ever say that no one tried to warn you.

If you come forward you will be anonymousunless you elect to reveal your real identity. If you decide to post on the forum even I won’t know who you are.

I’ve setup a section just for you called the ‘Whistleblowers Corner’.

UPDATE: I’ve setup an email account that you can use to email me if you’re not comfortable posting on the blog or forum. stoppingheather at hushmail dot com
This account is protected by encryption and cannot be read by prying eyes. Please feel free and safe to contact me there.

Sorry about the lack of updates lately, I’ve been sitting on a little info, which I will share with you now.

Remember a few months ago I reported that PHL was temporarily shutting down? Well, I was kinda right, kinda wrong. Here’s what happened.

ADN told everyone they were shutting down for two weeks, what they failed to mention was that for some the shut down was permanent. They laid off all their ‘fronters’; the people who you first talk to that try to sell you on the product. They kept on all their ‘closers’ though….hmmmm why?

Because they outsourced the fronters to Peru and India!

I suppose this was an attempt to say ‘we’re not doing any solicitations, Mr. Ohio AG’, but in reality it’s still ADN/PHL that contracted with them.
And by the way the spoofed number, no regard for the law I bet they still control the dialer.

So while that may have made them feel slightly safer, we are still onto them and we will not stop until they are out out of business, and hopefully facing criminal as well as civil charges.

Keep reporting numbers and help spread the word about this site so we can put a stop to this once and for all!

Things have been very quiet on the blog and forum lately, and that’s not going to help stop these companies. Keep reporting the numbers they call you from, they benefit others. The more info we have against them the better the chances state AG’s will take notice, the better the chances the media will take notice. If nothing gets done then the calls continue and they get worse. This is a grassroots effort and I need all your help. I can’t do it alone.

Hey folks,
I’ve finished installing the forum. You can find it at forum.heatherwithaccountservices.com.
It’s a work in progress and will be improved over the coming days and weeks.

Please go join and start posting!

I was over at Honeypot.net’s Heather section and saw this:

Is heatherwithaccountservices.com the real scam
On May 27th, 2008 Anonymous says:

Anyone else thinking that heatherwithaccountservices.com is the scam within the scam? They have likely generated the entire thing to set up a “donation” site to scam you. Sort of like the arsonist being a fire fighter. Anyone check out their credentials?

Now, this was not posted by anyone at Honeypot. This is either by an incredibly misguided person, or (and this is more likely) someone associated with the Heather calls trying to discredit this site.

For the record, this is not a scam site. I do this because I’m tired of these calls. I accept donations because this site is not free to run. I’m not masking money doing this and I am not scamming anyone.

I’ve had to put up with a lot of crap while running this site, like I’ve had to switch hosts and domain registrars already because the actual people involved sent their lawyer after me. I’ve had to deal with someone posting my name address and phone number on callferret associating me with this scam. And instead of taking it down, callferret banned me.

So if you see anyone trying to call me a scammer, please set them straight.

If you’re a returning visitor you’re probably wondering where all the content has gone. Not to worry. I thought the blog was getting a little full and hard to follow so I moved all the older posts to an archive. All your comments are there as well.
You can access the archive at
archives.heatherwithaccountservices.com

If you’re a new reader the archives have a lot more information and it’s definitely worth taking a look at to get the full story.

We have some cool new things on the way, including a forum, so keep checking back!

There are a few companies that I know are making these calls, and probably some more that I don’t know about. Here is the ever growing list of companies I do know about.

American Debt Negotiators.
11555 Heron Bay Blvd. Suite 200
Coral Springs, FL 33076
866-969-4236
http://www.adnnow.com/

ADN is run by a man named Ran David Barnea. Mr. Barnea, whose shady business practices have been the subject of prior legal reprimand, owns quite a few companies, some active, some not. While ADN is the one charging you, the actual company doing the calls is Metukon Corporation, which may or may not still be doing its call-center business under the name of PHL International. In addition to American Debt Negotiators, Ran David Barnea also owns Metukon and PHL International. Metukon is managed by Mark Burton and is located at

836 S. Military Trail
Deerfield Beach FL, 33442

Other companies owned by Ran David Barnea:

METUKON CORP.
BARNEA, INCORPORATED
METUKON CORP
AMERICAN CONSUMER ADVOCATES LAW GROUP, LLC
BETUOCH MANAGEMENT VENTURE CORPORATION
BMV DEBT MANAGEMENT CORP
AMERICAN DEBT NEGOTIATORS, INC.
BEST LEADS CORP.
BETZALEL, CORPORATION.
NELAM INTERNATIONAL CORP.
PHL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ESV INTERNATIONAL, INC.

IXE Accelerated Financial Center, LLC
927 FERN STREET
STE 2300
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL 32701
888-226-5185
http://ixeacceleratedfinancialservices.com/

Manged by Ivan E. Torres, with the registered agent on file Carol Cambell.
I don’t have much on IXE yet, but that’s going to change quickly.

Interest Savings Today
675 Deltona Blvd
Deltona, Florida 32725
888-326-2564
http://www.interestsavingstoday.com/

John Martinez seems to be in control here.

It is unclear at the moment, but a subject of ongoing investigation, whether or not these companies have a common bond, either in ownership interests, or in the sharing of call centers, dialing equipment, and/or telemarketing scripts. It also is unclear at the moment, but becoming more apparent, that one or all of these companies are not only responsible for the illegal “Heather with Account Services” credit card calls, but also the unsolicited and illegal calls regarding extending automobile warranties, as both scams appear to be using the same pool of spoofed Caller ID phone numbers and similarly deceptive telemarketing techniques.

First, Please take a moment to fill out this form.
It will post everything to a spreadsheet that will be provided to the authorities to help any current or future investigations. None of the info you provide will be given to anyone but the authorities, or attorneys seeking action against the guilty parties.

Next, file a complaint with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

After that file a complaint with Your States Attorneys General

And with the the Federal Communications Commission

I would also recommend filing a complaint with The Federal Trade Commission

This is where I’ll be posting all the numbers they call us from. Unfortunately I lost all the data I had so please post all the numbers they’ve called you from and I’ll start re-posting them ASAP!

062-228-3420
850-473-1276
5-062-214-0997
506-222-69571
1062-274-0851
+506-229-87338
506-222-1305
616-980-25894
702-520-1392
506-225-71485
506-224-16690
850-438-3174
506-220-34590
(506) 226-71777
506-228-85400
506-221-5802-1
506-227-25059
506-225-6660-1
850-478-2651
+506 225 74039
973 482 3624
506-228-58435
506-227-6949
506-229-5875
506-226-8151
506-225-0118
506-226-2624
904-757-4253
506-226-07854
(506) 229-58756 … Note extra digit at end of number
(506) 226-81511 … Note the extra digit at the end of number
(506) 220-42776 … Note the 6 at the end of number.
954-370-6846
407-816-0289
201-403-3667
998-287-3537
950-433-1850
904-757-4253
407-816-0289
407-857-3332
954-424-9037
850-648-6744
718-684-9404
772-664-4005
954-941-5412
561-482-7092
616-980-2589
305-595-9680
321-779-3962
954-370-6846
954-733-7981
561-482-7092
305-672-6663
305-758-9297
850-478-2651
305-654-1842
561-482-7092
305-672-6663
305-758-9297
850-478-2651
305-654-1842

There is a lot more info on this site, including the identity of the company doing this, as well as what you can do to stop them. Please take a look around!