I found one or two attorneys who actually want to deal with stuff like this.
DM if interested.
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It sounds like you have the names of their American “handlers”, which is great! It would make it easier to work with the attorney who might be able to help you. I have worked with the following folks who I found to be professional, responsive and easy to interact with:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Give them a try. You might be able to punish the scumbags harassing you daily AND make some money!
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Thank you for the names! I was going to let it go because the calls stopped for a while after I had one of their trunks disabled but they have started up again, so I will be reaching out to another attorney soon.
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Smart choice! Yes, they will never stop unless punished legally! We have to make it extremely costly and involved for scammers and illegal telemarketers to scam and spam! Let’s make their lives living hell on Earth!
I also refuse to believe in the innocence of VOIP carriers despite what some gullible fools and naive goody two-shoes here say. The telcos hugely benefit from spammers using their services. Therefore, they turn a blind eye to these harassing and illicit behaviors. Mark my word, it is a matter of time before laws get finally modified and we can sue the shit out of ONVOY, Peerless Network, Telnyx and other disgusting abominations! If it was up to me, I’d make it a serious crime punishable by years in prison for their executives for ignoring valid complaints of fraud and robocalling from the public. That would set them straight real fast!
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New updates as of July 18th - Long post but I wanted to do a full recap.
My call log is currently up to 571 calls since 08/11/2023, not including the wireless alarm ones. The US companies I have recorded proof as being involved includes, but not limited to, One Digital of Chicago IL, Clear Link of Draper UT, AJT Diabetic of Houston TX. All of these firms were contacted and none bothered to respond. The wireless alarm robocalls that used the various IVRs and sometimes claimed to be Smart Home Security (outside of Houston) was tied to Core Home Security of Boca Raton FL. That was where the owner called after I busted the call using a spoofed caller ID and he offered me an apparent bribe of $1500 to release him of any blame. He is also known by the FTC as he’s been associated with other major telemarketing groups that included Jasjit Gotra, Kevin Klink, and the guy I provided recordings and a deposition on – Justin Ramsey & Dustin Pillonato (Point Break Media in Florida). My records show that last group was also tied to the Rachael of Card Services and the Rewards Redemption robocalls that operated out of Clearwater, FL. That was shut down when the FTC went after Ramsey but they focused on the Point Break calls posing as Google.
The debt refi cold calls were identified as ClearDebt.ai, aka thecleardebt.com aka clearcredit.ai. The owner is Sajeel Manzoor. Their registered address is shown as 1400 112th Ave SE, STE 1100, Bellview WA 98004-6901, but this is not a real address. That is a virtual office that a person can rent for about $69 a month, and not their real location. It’s basically a mail forwarding place.
He has 2 LinkedIn pages:
Sajeel M. - Greater Seattle Area | Professional Profile | LinkedIn “Head of Marketing & Analytics. Greater Seattle area”
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajeel-manzoor-4092a8246/ no posts, located in Renton WA.
When I complained to the Utah AG about the fake Medicare alert calls tied to Clear Link, they subpoenaed a block of numbers to the carriers and informed me they all were assigned to the accounts for The Hawks Media LLC out of Columbus OH. NOTE: This firm uses the exact same Chopin Minute Waltz and the fast speaking (aka chipmunk voice) “your call is very important to us, please stay on the line for the next available agent” recordings.
At the time the UT AG told me this info, the company’s’ website thehawksmedia.com listed their address as 65 E. State St., Suite 1350 Columbus, OH 43215. This address was also listed on the state registration records as seen on:
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202231403940
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202234839942
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202301841006
This is false information as that cannot be their address as that physical address is actually the main office for the Small Business Administration in Columbus. I spoke with the deputy director there and he had me file a report & he was pretty shocked to see someone being so bold as to use a federal agency’s location as their business address.
After the SBA investigation, The Hawk’s Media LLC website changed their physical location to 6 South, 18th Avenue, Suite D, Brighton, CO 80601. This appears to be a bit of a typo by them as their new corporate registration in Colorado is actually listed as 36 South, 18th Avenue, Suite D, Brighton- so they missed the 3 in 36 when they updated their website as there is no location known as 6 south, 18th avenue. The 36 South address was also used in their Colorado registrations at:
Also https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/ViewImage.do?masterFileId=20241113647&fileId=20241113647 and Colorado Secretary of State - Session Timeout
The owner of this massive telemarketing company was only known as Adrian V., as seen on his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-v-a1b844193/?trk=public_profile_browsehttp://hawksnetworks.com/
The Colorado registration shows his full name as Adrian Velo. His LinkedIn page also states he is currently employed full-time for Digital Marketing at Brooksource in Miami FL. I called Brooksource’s 800 number & the recording said they were the EIGHT ELEVEN GROUP and to press 1 for Brooksource, Press 2 for MedaSource, or 3 for Calculated Hire Recruiting. I pressed 1 & tried the company directory for Adrian’s last name & got zero hits. After that I left a msg on their answering machine about all the illegal telemarketing. No responses from my message to them. Their website is https://www.eightelevengroup.com/ and https://www.brooksource.com/
Adrian Velo’s LinkedIn page shows endorsements by Kevin Brody and others. Brody was listed as the agent for Landfall Marketing that, for a while, shared the same address as Core Home Security. He now has a separate LLC registered in Boca Raton called Landfall2. Brody’s page also states he’s associated with Klover Data now. https://kloverdata.com/ is also in Miami.
Back to Adrian Velo: the latest registered address in Colorado is actually the location of a company known as WolzCorporateUSA. Their website is really incomplete but shows they offer corporate services such as Assumed Names, County Recordings, Incorporation/Formation, Fictitious Business Names. Certificates of Good Standing, and things of that nature. Their business address is exactly the same as The Hawks Media LLC in Colorado of 36 South, 18th Avenue, Suite D, Brighton. I then contacted the owner, Eric Wolz, who replied “my company, Wolz Corporate USA, Inc., provides registered agent service in Colorado for more than 15,000 companies and most of the companies we represent are clients of other nationwide registered agent providers. This company, however, is not one we represent, and this registration is fraudulent at best. There is no one here named Adrian Velo, nor have we ever worked with anyone named Adrian Velo“.
I then filed a complaint with the Colorado AG, naming who and what has been happening.
Adrian’s real company is listed with a Rawalpindi Pakistan address, which can be seen on hawksnetworks.com. The website uses the same template and is located on the same server as his fake US company site. This explains the heavy accents on all of those calls that I originally thought was from India, with the exception of the AJT Diabetic calls that came from the Philippines.
For a number of months now I have been actively informing the carriers of what has been happening on their networks. Some have been better than others, and I did end up filing a complaint for ID theft and elder fraud on ic3.gov – where I pointed out that several callers have been fully aware of their client activities, yet continue to allow the account to remain open. I also often send the carriers the actual recordings of the calls, so they can see when they pose as places like banks, cable companies, large pharmacies, or even Medicare, when they try to trick people into giving out sensitive information.
A bit of credit is due to Bandwidth.com, although it took months of filing complaints. Their latest response from them was “My team has informed me that the client and vendor trunks have been turned off and no longer allowing any more traffic to be pushed through for the offending customer.”. My calls stopped for a little while after that happened but now they are starting to increase again.
Peerless Network and Onvoy/Sinch are a different matter. Things have gotten so bad with the Peerless Network numbers that I have started including state and federal agencies in my email complaints to them on the numerous calls.
Nuso was not much better but they did take care of the account eventually. They screwed up a bit and sent me a response that was meant for their client that read “AE had made test calls to the three Callsy numbers over the weekend and they were still completing. I made calls to all three numbers just now and all 3 failed immediately. It appears these numbers have been deactivated.”. He then quickly sent another email stating “My apologies that last response was sent out by mistake, please disregard.”. Now I know the call center is associated with Callsy.
Contacting the carriers seem to have the most impact, at least in some cases. Some of their sites have links for reporting numbers, but in cases that include Peerless I have to email them directly at [email protected], [email protected], and '[email protected]. Otherwise, nothing ever is acknowledged and the "Do Not Call" Requests - Peerless Network never gets responded to. Nuso uses [email protected] and Acceptable Use - NUSO? , Intelliquent/Onvoy/Sinch complaints filed at Report Scams/ Fraud
The only place I found for Fractel is Support : HelpDesk where you have to submit a ticket. They are useless and keep closing them even though the illegal calls continue to pour in.
I feel it is important to make sure the carriers have full knowledge of what is happening through their networks, even if it is through one of their resellers.
Has anyone here ever connected any of their telemarketer call problems to Eight Eleven Group, Brooksource, Landfall Marketing, Klover Data, and possibly DataGuys, Rocket Marketing, Adzio Marketing, Home One Protection, LeadCroc & Altitude Marketing? The last ones may be allegedly associated with the wireless alarm and solar power call group.**
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New LinkedIn page at The Hawks Media | LinkedIn
Adrian Velo
Page advertises:
We provide live transfers and quality leads for the following verticals:
• Medicare Advantages
• Medicare Supplements
• Final Expense
• Auto Insurance
• Home insurance
• Auto Warranty
Owing to our impeccable transfer process we always deliver quality leads. Our highly qualified and experienced team of agents make sure that the quality is never compromised.
On top of that, we specialize in buying live transfers as well. Our partners include some of the most reputable names in the industry.
For more information, Email us at [email protected]
This call center also allegedly responsible for the fake bank alert calls, fake Amazon fraud calls. fake cable tv, internet service, and fake phone company calls, and others on my list.
There are 2 results under the People tab, marked as associated members. One in Punjab, Pakistan and the other in the Lahore District in Indiana, also listed as South Bend - Mishawaka Region (no names on either) see: LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn
Here’s the unnamed Pakistan people connection https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawks-media-co-5838b113b/?originalSubdomain=pk
Providing the Best photography and design Solutions in all over the world.
START A PROJECT WITH US TODAY!
[email protected] also Redirecting...
Here’s the possible unnamed Indiana people connection
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-hawks-0b8a3718a/
Tom Hawks - Freelance Videographer/photographer at Hawks Media
also see https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hawks-61bb63174/
FTC report was filed against Adrian Velo and Hawk Media LLC on 07/20/2024.
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You have done absolutely TREMENDOUS amount of diligent research! I applaud you and I bow my head to you in the sign of sincerest approval! Please DO reach out to one of the attorneys whose information I have shared with you earlier! You have a multi-million-dollar suit here, and once you win, it would help hold these unethical pieces of shit accountable! That would ultimately help every American person who is being scammed, spammed and harassed by these asswipes DAILY!
In terms of reaching Fractel, send them your legal demand here [let me know if you need further assistance with compiling a legal demand]:
Michael Crown [email protected], FracTEL Legal [email protected]
Please make sure to provide specifics, such as the “Chipmunk Man’s Voice” and “Chopin hold music”. I’ve been harassed by the Pakistani Chipmunks for over 6 years, and it is almost always associated with PEERLESS scum/InfoBip, Fractel (as of late), ONVOY, Commio or Telnyx. I am sick and tired of filthy smelly Pakistani chipmunks calling me!
As far as InfoBip, DBA “Peerless Network” is concerned, the only way to get a response from them, in my humble experience, is to email their attorney and CC executives, which is as follows:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
In my experience, the only way to obtain a response from NUSO is to send them a legal demand here: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
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In terms of the actual legal demand, feel free to utilize something along these lines. This is just to help you get traction:
Re: Notice of Illegal Robocalls and Demand to Cease and Desist
Dear [Carrier’s Legal Department],
I am writing to formally notify [Carrier’s Name] of ongoing illegal robocalls originating from numbers assigned by your company, which have been identified as facilitating unlawful telemarketing activities. These robocalls are in direct violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and other relevant Federal and State regulations.
Since August 11, 2023, I have documented a total of 571 calls from various numbers associated with telemarketing operations conducted by entities including but not limited to:
One Digital of Chicago, IL
Clear Link of Draper, UT
AJT Diabetic of Houston, TX
Core Home Security of Boca Raton, FL, associated with The Hawks Media LLC
ClearDebt.ai, aka thecleardebt.com, aka clearcredit.ai, owned by Sajeel Manzoor
These calls include deceptive practices such as spoofed caller IDs, misleading recordings, and unauthorized solicitations, all designed to defraud and harass consumers.
Of particular concern are the connections I have uncovered between these entities and known fraudulent telemarketing networks, including associations with individuals previously prosecuted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for similar illegal activities.
The group behind my 550+ calls is complicated. The Utah Attorney General found that the call center responsible was operating under websites such as thehawksmedia.com (using a fake Ohio address) and hawksnetworks.com (located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan). They also operate under the name CallTell, falsely claiming their US address as 65 E. State St., Suite 1350, Columbus, OH, which is actually the address for the Small Business Administration’s Ohio office. This misinformation has garnered attention from the Small Business Administration director.
Furthermore, these entities have been endorsed by individuals like Kevin Brody, who has ties to the group responsible for over 100 wireless alarm calls traced back to entities sharing physical addresses with Core Home Security and Landfall Marketing.
Layers of deception are evident in their operations, including potential involvement in PPP fraud, which has been reported to federal authorities.
References:
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202231403940
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202234839942
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202301841006
LinkedIn profile of Adrian Velo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-v-a1b844193/ (Owner of The Hawks Media)
Possible CEO of CallTell: Bilal Abbasi - LinkedIn profile
ClearDebt.ai, LLC information: Director Sajeel Manzoor, purportedly located at 1400 112th Ave SE, STE 1100, Bellevue, WA 98004-6901, which is a virtual office location.
In light of the above, I demand that [Carrier’s Name]:
- Immediately cease providing telecommunication services to the aforementioned entities identified as engaging in illegal robocalling activities.
- Take proactive measures to block or terminate any phone numbers associated with these entities from making further calls through your network.
- Cooperate fully with ongoing investigations by federal and state authorities, including providing any and all requested information regarding the assignment and use of phone numbers by these entities.
Failure to comply with this demand will leave me no choice but to pursue all available legal remedies against [Carrier’s Name] for facilitating illegal telemarketing practices and knowingly enabling fraudulent conduct.
Please respond to this letter within ten (10) business days to confirm your actions in response to this demand. Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above-listed phone number or email address.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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One more thing; the following government attorneys lead the “War on Robocalls”:
[email protected] and [email protected]. They lead the NC AG Office, and are also in charge of unified Anti-Robocall Task Force comprised of all 50 States’ AGs fighting such scams and spammers. It might be helpful to inform them of the described illicit activities taking place for years.
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@scamterminator do those gov lawyers respond to community input?
I just recorded some grandparent scam calls and looking to send it to investigators.
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Yes, they may respond if you share the evidence with them. My apologies for the belated response. I was on vacation.
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