202-239-1203

This is identity theft and would like for this person to be prosecuted to the fullest

Received email threatening me with a lawsuit for not paying some outstanding bill I have no knowledge of. The contact phone number lusted was 202-239-1203 and they purported to be affiliated with Briggs Law Firm. This has got to be a scam. I know nothing about any outstanding account.

This is a scam any 202 numbers are spoffed . Don't fall for this scam

Said he was with Briggs Law Firm & I was to pay $1250 in 5 days or they would file a judgment against me & compromise my job my bank etc. So should I ignore this email or call them? Don't want to give out my number to someone I don't know.

Received an e-mail from a David L. Butler from Briggs Law Firm telling me there is going to be a judgement filed against me for some PayDay Loan I have no knowledge of. He also e-mailed me with ALL my personal information,i.e., D.L. #, SS#, etc. Also threatening to confiscate all my property, etc. Researched the phone number & Briggs Law Firm only to find there is NO ONE at this firm with the name or number given, How were they able to acquire my personal information & why have I NEVER been informed of a "so-called" payday loan, when it was done, where is was to be acquired & the name of the company from which this loan took place. He stated there would be a filing in court on 12/16/2016 at 3:00 pm. What should I do? This has me "on edge", especially with these people having my personal info? I am very unnerved about this!

Received email from a James Dickerson from this number about an unpaywd loan.I requested a debt validation letter.he said company sent one but no one was home to sign for it and won't resend.is this a scam?

I have asked several questions and researched under Briggs Law Firm.  No lawyer by that name listed.  They sent me two separate emails within the last several weeks.  A scam in the works I would say.

Yes, debt collectors generally don't send the first letter out certified, but if they did, the post office would have notified you three times before sending it back.

Criminals masquerading as debt collectors attempt to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished without actually being sued or going to court, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your family, friends, neighbors and/or places of employment (past or present or both) to create panic and embarrassment so that their intended victim calls them and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.  They will use the words “Mediator”, “Arbitrator”, or “Law Office” to make you believe that they are something other than a debt collector want-a-be and that they don’t have to follow Federal and State collection laws.  They do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency.  They also tell you that if you fail to call them back you are "waiving your right to council", which is pretty much nothing but hogwash.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.

If you feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS.  Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039). Also file a report at the FTC Identity Theft web site as well as learn what else you need to do:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/report-identity-theft

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

Read up on your rights here and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Whenever someone tells you that they are a "lawyer", the first question you should ask is what state(s) they are registered in and their BAR number for that/those state(s).  Then go to that state and check them out.  Now read my other post.

Thank you for the info.

You are very welcome!

Should I call them on it or just file complaints?

They already know they are breaking the law.  If you want to point it out to them, it might save you some calls from them once they know you won't pay them anything.  But definitely file reports on them.

Thanks again!

Thanks I will do that because they are still emailing me.

I have received emails from Briggs Law Firm as well. Once in October and again last week and this morning. In October it was from James Dickerson and last week and today from William Spear, both claiming to be Senior Executives with the law firm. They say I owe $1250 to United Personal Loans and a suit will be filed against me in court. When I googled the Washington DC address, nothing comes up and no one answers the phone number associated. This is very scary and I'm really not sure what I should do.

Received emails from James Dickerson and William Spear both claiming to be Senior Executives with Briggs Law Firm and stating they will be filing a law suit against me for United Personal Loans. When I google the address given in an attached letter, nothing comes up. When I call the number, it just rings and has a very basic message. This is very nerve racking because they have failed many times to give me any information on the original loan, only that my past due balance is $1250. Please can anyone else verify they've received the same emails or that this is in fact a scam.

Well e mail is not a valid form of communication, and what you can do is read my other post, because all the answers you need are in there.  All you have to do is read, use the links to learn and report.

This guy David L Bulter has all my personal information, but i didn't list it below. This is what he has and it's all correct

Dear:
SSN:
DOB:
Drivers License#:
Drivers State:
Bank Account#:
Routing#:
Claimant:
Reference:

What do I do?

Read my post, its in there.  Use the provided links.