307-274-8505

Said they were an attorney's office looking for a name that matched that of a distant cousin. Also said there was a complaint against him, a civil complaint and that I needed to have him contact them right away. Sounds like a scammer or debt collector.

They called me to tell me about a legal complaint against a person I've never heard of, and said I was part of the complaint....and I've never even been to the state where their "office" is located. I don't know how to report these people to the authorities to end their threatening calls, so if you know how please do.

We cannot make any reports for you.

Here are two pages of links to (mostly government) sites in Canada and the USA were you can report phone scams, or learn more about them.

Look here first:
https://800notes.com/arts/I2neMkbUAAo/where-to-report-phone-crime

If the reporting site you wanted is not in the above list, try this one:
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/complaint_sites_rev.html

I got the same type of phone call

I got the same type of phone call

Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know

If you have received a call stating:

1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6.  Authorities are coming to arrest you
7.  Anything similar to above,
 a.   Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
 b.   Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are   filing a complaint with the  appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage     http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency).    

They continue to bother  you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.

Fraudulent or Zombie Debt Collectors—Things to Know

If you have received a call stating:

1. You have defrauded a financial institution
2. You owe an unpaid payday loan
3. You have a warrant due to an unpaid loan
5. You will receive a court summons
6.  Authorities are coming to arrest you
7.  Anything similar to above,
 a.   Do not give them any information or verify any information for them
 b.   Tell them you know they are a scam operating illegally and that you are   filing a complaint with the  appropriate authorities
* File a complaint with the FBI on their Internet Crime webpage     http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
* File a complaint with the Attorney General for the state you live in
The more information and complaints there are, the better the chance of getting these criminals to stop (or at least reduce the frequency).    

They continue to bother  you, tell them you are going to the police to make a complaint of extortion.

Fraudulent, we ALL understand , for for the uninformed, such as myself, what is a  " Zombie" debt collector? I would be able to recognize a Zombie if I saw one, due to all the commercialization, but would not be able to point out a zombie debt collector, if I saw, or heard from one. Seriously.

Call themselves of the office of Cohen and Phillips.  They tend to vary the name of their organization.   They are not a law firm, they are debt collectors with a long history of shady tactics.   They specialize in calling relatives of the deceased and try to get the relatives to pay the debts of the deceased even if there were no assets in the deceased person's estate.  Usually the person they call has no interest in the estate or the deceased at all.  Usually just a distant relative. They pretend to be a law office, which can be confusing because there is a Phillips and Cohen law office in Washington DC which is an upstanding firm.    zThe debt collectors Cohen and Phillips rely on confusion and ignorance on the part of the person they are calling.  

Don't talk to them, don't give them any information.  If you are  the official executor of administrator of the deceased's estate, then demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  Then it is up to the executor or administrator to determine if the debt is valid and whether or not to pay it.  State laws vary.  

Otherwise, tell 'em to go to hell.   Tell 'em loudly and block their calls.  


http://www.phillips-cohen.com/

1002 Justison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
toll free phone: 888.608.1766
fax: 302.368.0970

A "Zombie" debt collector is one who  attempts  to collect a non-existent debt or a debt that is barred by the statute of limitations.      Or barred for some other reason.  

This Cohen and Phillips is a zombie collector, it is constantly attempting to collect money on non-existent or non-enforceable debts  by cold-calling relatives  of a person who has died owing money. but without any estate.      

Even  though they know the   person they call has no legal obligation to pay the debts of the deceased, they call them anyway.    

Basically they are trying to collect money by going around the state probate laws.   They sometimes threaten the person they are calling with "forcing" a probate proceeding.  And go around telling people  that they can "probate" a deceased person's debt.  

Which is stupid.   When you die, if there are no assets in your estate, your debts (in most cases) die with you.

They are not attorneys. They are debt collectors.  They will pretend to be a law firm in order to scare you.  They want you to give them information about this person.  Basically they want you to do their job for them.  Ignore them.  Block their calls.

Thank you for the information. Although this situation could not affect our family, I was, and am sure others, are unsure of the terminology. Your complete explanation, such as this, would be very helpful to those receiving calls from these criminals.

Nore these dumb fkrz.  They violate the law so the law will not protect or support them.  You have nothing to fear.

Just received the same call. Told about needing to pay $1700 for a payday company. Annoying.

They called and left a message which said  that "immediately with the county clerks office. This department will be actively pursuing you at your place of residence or employment. you do have the legal right to resolve this issue outside of court. Please understand that once you are located you do forfeit that right. You can contact our legal department at 3072748505. Refer to your case number GL11568"
is this a hoax like the above reports or I need to be worried.

I just receieved the same call but different case number

I just receieved the same call but different case number

I just received the same message but with a different case number...let the law serve me cause I am not giving these guys the time of day.

No one is going to serve you. As already explained, they are scam artists. They use incorrect terminology & pretend they are a legal firm. They are not. No one will file a case against you, either.  Best is not to even pick up the phone.

Received a voice mail at home number stating the same as above but didn't even say my name just said "you" sounded like an automated voice mail. Will not call back or give them a dime definitely scammers