406-272-1479

I got a call from this number and they left a message stating there was a civil lawsuit against me and they were trying to find my job to be served.

They keep calling me too, I have no pay day loans

It is a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!

They keep calling me and left me rude messages that I have to appear in court for not trying to handle the situation outside of court..

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

I received a call from this number multiple times, I was able to finally get in contact with them today. They asked me for my name and number for I was calling from, but once I asked them all information about who they are and so for me, he gave it to me and hung up on me. he said the name of the company was called Goldman & Associates. the number is from Billings, Montana and I did a Google search on tge company and there's no such company up that way.

Keep getting a recorded message for one of the employees where I work.  If these people had half a clue, they would know you can't just give info like that.  It's illegal to give any info except to the party for who the collection is for. I believe they also cannot be served at their place of employment, but I may be wrong on that

I received a call from this # threatening legal action against me. The caller never explains what it is in reference to and said that I must appear in court.

I am getting the same type of message. The lady told me good luck in court

They are scam, they locate at S30th street Billing MT  zip 59101, you guy can google earth and view it. this number 406-272-1479 Those 2 house#1000 and 1007. I'm not sure which is them, If they call just tell them they are BS and Scam

If real civil lawsuit by law you will get letter at 1st time to take care of it. If failed to handle it then will get 2nd chance to taking care whatever it. if fail to handle it then they come get you for no warning, not call you to scare about setup to court. Court will notice for you not them

They've been harassing us for years about somebody we never even heard of. I called and cussed the woman who answered 'til a fly wouldn't light on her but it doesn't do any good. I guess we're going to have to track them down and get their attention the way my granddad used to get his mule's attention.

Scammers ...it's real funny how they only call around and Christmas and income tax season.Lol  And since when does notifying someone they are to appear in court get done over the phone of a court date.

It doesn't and it isn't legal .. Real legal servers show up unannounced! And the extortion scam games have gotten out of control, numerous threads here on it.  And its just not at Christmas or tax time, its year around now sadly..

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

https://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassi ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

And here is where you file extortion scam reports:
file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences.

Callers pose as representatives of the FBI, “Federal Legislative Department,” various law firms, or other legitimate-sounding agencies and claim to be collecting debts for companies such as United Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Advance, U.S. Cash Net, or other Internet check-cashing services. The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s home, cell phone, and place of employment in attempts to obtain payment. The callers refuse to provide information regarding the alleged payday loan or any documentation and become verbally abusive when questioned.

The IC3 has observed variations of this scam in which the caller tells the victim that there are outstanding warrants for the victim’s arrest. The caller claims that the basis of the warrants is non-payment of the underlying loan and/or hacking. If it’s the latter, the caller tells the victim that he or she is wanted for hacking into a business’ computer system to steal customer information. The caller will then demand payment via debit/credit card; in other cases, the caller further instructs victims to obtain a prepaid card to cover the payment.

The high-pressure collection tactics used by the fraudsters have also evolved. In one recent complaint, a person posed as a process server and appeared at the victim’s job. In another instance, a phony process server came to a victim’s home. In both cases, after claiming to be serving a court summons, the alleged process server said the victim could avoid going to court if he or she provided a debit card number for repayment of the loan.

If you are contacted by someone who is trying to collect a debt that you do not owe, you should:
◾Contact your local law enforcement agencies if you feel you are in immediate danger;
◾Contact your bank(s) and credit card companies;
◾Contact the three major credit bureaus and request an alert be put on your file;
◾If you have received a legitimate loan and want to verify that you do not have any outstanding obligation, contact the loan company directly;
◾File a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

This is a scam! I Just a call from this number. Recording message female voice stating that they are calling from processing and summons division to notify of 2 charges that will be filed in my county due to some fraudulent activity attached to my name and social security number, they are calling to make me aware of my right to address the charges before I get served at my home address or place of employment they asked to call 406 272 1479 (land line from billings, MT) and talk to someone in their legal department. When I called back some woman answer as "information center" there was a lot of noise in the background, people laughing like in a call center. Obviously a scam! Even if it is a real debt collection who calls without properly identifying their company and who calls to warn about charges to be  filed without sending anything in the mail?... what are they expecting a payment over the phone?!! ... HA!!

We received this call at our firm identifying someone who is neither a client nor an employee.  The recording is very scary sounding, explaining you will be served with a summons at work or home and charges will be filed against you if you don't call and talk with their "legal department."  If you are contacted by this company and they are attempting to collect a legitimate debt, please consider calling an attorney with knowledge of Unfair Debt Collection Practices.  

Upon my return call to have our number removed from their call list after the ridiculous recording, I requested their legal department and was immediately placed on hold.  I "manager" came on the line indicating they have no legal department.  I informed him the recording stated to contact the legal department, and that it would be my preference to speak with them about the phone calls we are receiving.  The manager identified the company as "GMA - Goldman and Associates."  He claimed to not know that the recording referred people to the legal department regarding a summons or charges being filed against them.  Surely, considering the number of posts here and his position as a manager, he has heard this before.  

Please don't fall for this scam like my neighbor unfortunately did.

I have received several calls from this number stating they are going to serve my home and job and want me to call and give them my information to serve me. This is a scam. We should report them to the FTC...I am