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They said they were National Process Servers.

Got a voice mail from this number saying a "civil complaint" had been filed on me and me or my legal representative needed to call them before further action?? Said they were Davis or Davison and Associates.  What the heck?

Ah, yet another bunch of losers trying to scam you out of money!

Does anyone know if a debt collector can file a "civil complaint" on someone that defaulted on a debt over 10 years ago?

Same thing as every one above.  They even gave our new address and said they've verified employment.  Said they've sent us stuff in mail six weeks ago - NOT received anything.  Statutes of limitations has run out on any debt needing to be collected after 5 to 6 years --  these guys are calling for thing well over 10 - time has run out.

Definitely sounded threatening.

It depends on the state. But most are standard. No one can collect a debt over 10 years old and that is only if a court judgment was made against you for this debt. In Tennessee as is with most states the statute of limitation for fair debt collecting is 6 years maximum unless a judgment was issued then it is 10. Unfortunately, they can still call you asking you to pay and threaten your credit. They also cannot put this debt on your credit. They will tell you that you are mistaken but I have done the research. Just go to your local government website and search the fair debt collecting act.

In my case all avobe, but what really terrified me was when they start giving me details about my currents credit cards accounts like, all the credit cards that I have and stuff like that but For the credit card that I'm sueded for,I've never had an account with that bank and they said that I owe money since 2005 so if this is a scam how the hell they got all my financial info and if its real debt collector why that debt never showed up on my credits reports and get denied on my current credit cards

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I received a call I thought was from this number because they left this
number.
I returned the call and spoke with someone from that office.
They are debt buyers so they are now the legal owners of my account,
which is a credit card.
They are by law allowed to pull bureau and report.
I offered a settlement and they accepted it and now it's off my credit report.
I have read many of these blogs but I am realizing people just look
for ways out of paying money they owe.
There is a word for that but I have integrity.
From the looks on this blog site most of you prob don't have credit and if you do
you seem to think you are protected from paying your previous cards.
So if you refuse to resolve them how much longer till you're doing the
same thing?
Wow, no wonder our interest rates are up.
I will be driving a new car and getting my credit back up.
Thanks for all the info here,
but most of it is only half correct.

Good luck.

Integrity? You have no idea what the word means, in your language or ours.

Your all-caps post is a typical collector scamming shill post, including noxious lies and industry terminology that none of your usual victims would know.

Now it's back to the boiler room with you. Thanks for playing.

Not entirely true!

Read it all... they can put it on your credit pulling an inquiry will generate calls
from open creditors and prospective creditors asking why they ran an
inquiry.
Legally they can advise them of your debit and refusal to pay
it's a double edge sword.
You end up paying anyway in the long run.
So why even run from it, if your best friend owed you money for 5 years
wouldn't you try and get your money back still?
Come on get real you still owe the money!
You have a moral obligation and if you have no morals oh well.
One day it will come back.

Stop trying to find reasons not to pay your debts what are you guys teaching your kids besides dishonesty!

Wow glad your not serving my country!

Pot, meet kettle.  

Please look for your caps lock key on the boiler room floor and learn to spell posters' names correctly.  No "Zena" posted here.

Glad you're not IN my country!

So the  only job you can get is working for some bottom-feeding zombie debt collector and you're diss'ing  people in trailer parks?    You'd have to climb a lot of rungs on the evolutionary ladder before you can look down on ANYBODY.

Debt collector can be sued for pull credit report with out authorization. If you haven't restarted the SOL  remember to sue.

This is a SCAM.  The time barred debt is 6 years in my state.  We received a phone call from Davis and Associates telling us that we owe on a credit card from 2001.  They called my husband at work threatened to sue us and serve him papers at his place of business.  The caller is extremely rude and talks very fast.  She doesn't let you get a word in or ask any questions about this suppose account.  She states that letters had been sent and she doesn't have to discuss it any further.  She said she would settle this outrages account for only $1000.  Contacte dthe FTC and the Attorney General's Office in my state.  spoke with a person at the AGO and he stated that this is all a scam and not to give them any information.  He also stated that any legit debt collector cannot threaten to sue you or call your place of business once you have asked them to stop. He suggested that we write them a letter as well but when we called back to get an address they would not give us one.