Selip & Stylianou (Previously Cohen & Slamowitz) reviews & complaints 6
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garnishment for accounts that are not mine
In May 2017, I began to receive garnishments of 10% of my pay. I contacted the HR department and they said the garnishment was for Capital One Bank and originated in New York. I contacted Westchester County Court in New York who referred me to Selip & Stylianou, LLP as the originator of the garnishment. I contacted Selip & Stylianou 3 times regarding this matter. The accounts that they are garnishing me for are not mine. I contacted Capital One Bank and they confirmed that I did not have an account in 2009. After researching that Selip & Stylianou was formally Cohen & Slamowitz and they have been censored in New York State for unprofessionalism and there are others that are similar situations on debt collection in New York is 6 years and they continue to garnish my pay for a debt from 8 years ago that does not belong to me. The accounts have not shown up on my credit report and I have no history of these accounts. The three times that I have called they tell me that the account is in review and have not provided me with information on how to resolve this matter.
15 year old debt
This law office is trying to collect on credit card (First Union) balance of $1271.93 from 06/01/2001 (when last payment was made, 15 years ago). Don't even remember having this card. Also states that, a court granted judgement against me on April 6, 2007 (9 years ago) for $2375.59. Even if this alleged debt is mine, NYS statute of limitations is 6 years. Original Creditor was First Union/household, then Creditor MRC Receivables Corp. Account ending in 9949.
Selip & Styianou, LLP, formerly known at Cohn & Slamowitiz (still the same company) practices roto calling, consumer harassment with numerous court complaint letters, calling your place of work endlessly, using fake process servers and refusing to name who those people are, what time did they actual showed up in a gated community (which is questionable) and the lists goes on.
Unfortunately the Bronx County court system holds up Selip & Stylianou and Midland Funding, LLC fake claims which allows them to steal thousands if not millions of dollars from one of the poorest county in NYC which is the Bronx.
Consume are greetings at the Civil Bronx House on Grand Concourse by count appointed lawyers advocates that only listen and side with law firms like Selip & Styianou, formerly known at Cohn & Slamowitz -representing a company like Midland Funding company who lives off buying consumer debt for pennies and then using harassment tactics to collect thousands+ dollars of fake claims.
If anyone wants to join in a civil lawsuit with me and so many others against the Selip & Styianou of Woodbury, NY and Midland Funding LLC, feel free to contact me.
W. Lopez
wlopez07@yahoo.com
Wage garnishment for credit card debt
I recieved a wage garnishment from local sheriff dept. for an outstanding credit card bill. Supposedly judgemented back in 2003 for $6, 700. I have received NOTHING from Cohen & Slamowitz regarding this debt and now they are garnishing my wages for $12, 000 ($4, 500 in interest and $600 in county fee for collection)! In the paperwork they have the my supposed weekly pay incorrect. How can these people tack on this interest when I've never received anything from them asking for payment in the 8 years they say the debt has been outstanding. They are going to garnish my wages for over $400 per month due to the incorrect payroll amount they THINK I make? This is ludicrious and we need to stop these crooks! Help!
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Same situation - I beat them in court. Get a lawyer do not pay anything
closing my account unecessarily
I have been working with law firm to get out of debt. They close my account for no reason. I would appreciate it if you would help me with a complaint against this law firm.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
This firm went after me for a bogus claim. They went as far as to submit the case to the CountyCourt without my knowledge and obtain and order to garnish my salary. I contacted my lawyer and went to court. Guess what? I won. It seems their efforts using a drive by summons drop off didn't hold in court. Also the individual who supposedly handed me the summons did not show up in court. Also, in New York they also have to show proof that they tried to contact you at your work place. As long as you're passed the statute of limitations you should be okay. Don't fall for their intimadating shyster tricks. Good luck.
Totally agree. I ordered flowers thinking I would get a discount. Not only did they charge me an initial $25 for the discount that I never received (instead of the flowers costing me $25 as listed it cost my $65) and thereafter I keep getting hit with a $9.99 charge every month. They're not up-front about their charges or fees. Shoppers beware!
The horror stories about Cohen & Slamowitz are enough to make your hair stand on end. Managed by David A. Cohen and Mitchell G. Slamowitz in Woodbury, NY, Cohen & Slamowitz most often collect on credit card debt, such as charges to your Discover card or Visa. Consumers raise a litany of complaints against Cohen & Slamowitz. For example, Cohen & Slamowitz threaten lawsuits, issue “information subpoenas, ” and threaten to talk to employers. Further, some consumers have reported that Cohen & Slamowitz representatives claim to have access to consumers' bank accounts and property, and have threatened to liquidate all assets in order to settle the debt.
Stop Cohen & Slamowitz Harassment
Chances are, if you've been contacted by Cohen & Slamowitz once, they'll keep contacting you - whether or not you actually owe a debt. Their M.O. is to pepper consumers with dozens of calls and letters. If you're ready to stop Cohen & Slamowitz harassment, you need to take a stand. Understand that, calling repeatedly and verbal abuse are both violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The law broadly defines harassment, which includes “the use of obscene or profane language, or language the natural consequence of which is to abuse the hearer or reader.” Under the law, Cohen & Slamowitz harassment isn't judged based on how you felt; the more generous standard of the “least sophisticated consumer” is applied. So, harassment happens anytime the hypothetical least sophisticated consumers might feel confused or threatened. Meant to intimidate and demean you, Cohen & Slamowitz's threats of violence, abusive language, and threatening to take property that is not being used as debt collateral are against the law.
This means that, unless you put your house, car, or other property up for collateral for the particular debt that is being collected, it is illegal for Cohen & Slamowitz to threaten to take or repossess that property. Of course, this doesn't include mortgages or car loans, which are secured by the property. But, for example, if it's a Discover bill that they are collecting, they have no right to any property.
But debt collectors like Cohen & Slamowitz use other types of illegal threats as well. For example, they might say or imply that non-payment will result in your arrest or imprisonment. It is flat-out illegal to threaten criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt. Cohen & Slamowitz might also threaten to take action that can't be legally taken, such as threatening a lawsuit on a debt that is past the statute of limitations, or threatening to garnish your wages. In order to garnish your wages, Cohen & Slamowitz must first take you to court, get a judgment in their favor, and then execute the judgment. In addition, garnishment is very limited in most states, and not available for all types of debts.
Cohen & Slamowitz Contact Information
Cohen & Slamowitz
199 Crossways Park Drive
Woodbury, NY [protected]
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Complete the form to the right for a FREE evaluation, or call [protected]. The legal team at Lemberg & Associates is committed to holding debt collectors accountable, and will fight for your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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Capital One
Cohen & Slamowitz placed a lien on my bank account saying they had a default judgment against me for non payment of Capital One credit card. They never served me. They had sent collection letter, to which I replied I had a complaint against Capital One and my only source of income was social security. The lien was placed on 10/3. The bank faxed them copies of my statements and copy of SS reward letter. It then took the bank 4 days to reverse the lien. On 10/31, Cohen & Slamowitz placed another lien on my account, they had all the information regarding my social security. They said they were faxing the infor to the bank today, 11/3. It's 3:56. The bank has still not received it. I am virtually without fund, have no food in the house. Need to have prescriptions filled. What am I to do?
Illegal actions!
Above mentioned pretend to be lawyers. Used another firm to levy my account and get a court order, that I wasn't notified about., and are holding my SS check. Original bill was $800. Amount on levy $4200.00. I have found that they have violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. They are functioning illegal. I have Faxed all my information. They do not return phone calls. Having illegally seized my account, I cant pay my Gas and Electric, or other bills that I pay from my $584.00 SS check.
They are shown on the internet for several violations, class action suits, and their scam type, illegal actions.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
I have been to court with Cohen and Slamowitz recently over a debt I owed. I was able to settle thanks to a very lenient judge. This law firm is a pencil pushing phone call making firm. No attorneys actually show up directly from this firm. They hire local settlement attorneys and pay them to make an appearance on their behalf. This is straight from the lawyers mouth as she explained it to me before! she knew who I was! Be very careful in your dealings with them as they do like to bend or break the law quite frequently. Also document everything and get names of who calls you.
They served me with a "summons" at 7am by what looked to be an undercover cop in an unmarked car. I just called them and they refused to answer any questions. I asked them about this summons and why it didn't show up in the public records on the court website. They refused to answer anything and said get a lawyer.
o to the civil courthouse. Tell the court clerk that you want to appeal the default judgement because teh Affidavit of Proof of Service was fraudulent. Many times they forge signatures on the Proof of Service. When it goes to trial you can use these defenses:
1. The debt is outside of the Statute of Limitations. Let them proove otherwise.
2. Junk collectors are not allowed to sue in a civil court.
3. Are they licensed to collect debts in your state?
4. Ask for the original loan or credit card application with your signature.
5. State that they violated terms of FDCRA.
6. Do a search on Cohen and Slamowitz. You will come up with loads of info.
This site will guide you step by step:
http://www.creditboards.com/forums/
You can Cohen & Slamowitz in Federal or State Court for violations of FDCRA. Do a search of FDCRA. You can get $1000 for each violation as long as you sue within 1 year of the violation. You can sue in the civil and federal or state court at the same time.
I hope this helps. I was in the same shoes.
Yeah, my wife just got a notice from this firm as well. The balance is for $1491.21. This balance has been in dispute for over a year with Captial One and it just kept on rolling, the original balance was less than $400. And no one from Captial One seemed to care to reply directly and help us settle this dispute on the account. With no income, we cannot afford to make any payments for now, and sadly not enough savings to cover the bill. We have a couple hundred dollars in the bank, but I guess these aholes will do what they do to get their hands on it still! No, we do not have a house or a car. In fact, we live in a basement. We don't even have SSI, foodtsamp or any government aid besides medicaid. So, my question is, what good will it do for them to sue us and obtain a judgement even if they win? We are so broke it is not even funny. I mean, I am willing to work with the bank in the future to settle this account, but not now. Not that we don't wanna, the truth is...we can't. What should I do? Help please?
I too found out I had a supposed judgement my them and well I just got the judge to sign off on an order to show cause serving them tomorrow with the paperwork. They put the judgment in nassau and filed for the garnishment in suffolk. They called me illegally in March at 7:30am claiming to be Suffolk county Jury Duty and that I was in violation of not showing., and falsely got my employer info out of me by scaring me into and now my employer was going to be served on june 12th stopped that dead in its tracks. My lawyer was already suing them with the fair federal credit practices act which they clearly ignored. ### of the earth, Fight it fight it fight it. I had all this misidentification all over my report and when i contacted them they asked me to validate the debt ME?
In New York State, PATTERSON Signed a law 1/1/09 stating You had to have over $2500. in the bank before your account could be frozen. And I don't think your Social Security can be frozen if you have direct deposit.
true and cuomo signed a law protecting low income people with bank accounts with only exempt funds for company from scum like cohen and slamowitz...or whatever funny name they are calling themselves these days!
omg ijust found this wed site slamowitz treat us like crip they garnish my husband paycheck and when we called about it they said what part of garnishment dont you understand i could not believe this we were not served any papers and when ask where the papers were he said they were given to a neighbor and that they did not need to be hand delived this is all about a credit card that we never had when ask about seeing the app. they said it was to late for that nand i have that in a letter from them with them taking that money out we might lose our house please someone help us sueutter1960@yahoo.com
These idiots are leaving prerecorded computer generated messages on my answering machine for someone I do not even know!
These ###s are so inept that the message states to hangup if I am NOT that person and if I continue to listen I am admitting that I AM that person (which I'm not)
Well, how the heck can I do that if I am not even there and the completed message is already on my machine.
I had a summons sent to me earlier in january to answer 20 days from the date of the letter. the same day i took it to my lawyer who in turn contacted them. they came to a verbal and written agreement (transmitted by fax and mail) that i would pay 1500 out of the almost 1800 i owe by feb 13th. I just checked my checking accounts, i have 2 at the same bank, because i know of the tactics they perform towards others, and low and behold. 20 days after the date on the summons, my accounts are frozen. they got 1790 out of my main account, froze the remaining one to expire 3/2010 for 3500, and my other account for the same amout, 3500. so 8800 for a 1800 debt that my lawyer is handling with them direct! isnt that a violation?
I have a default judgment against me and I have tried for days to contact them regarding a conditional release of my bank account to release the restraint. they have given me 3 wrong fax numbers so far, and have been rude to me and have even hung up on me. I'm beginning to think that these ### just want to intimidate debtors rather than get their money.
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