213-293-2426

Harassing legal threats.

This number has been calling me saying there is legal action from my county of residence. When checking with the county clerk, there is nothing.

Hello this is an urgent message intended for Miranda my name is alex parker I am calling with Josh you know process service dispatch I am contacting to notify a second and final attempt will be made the last known residence if you have any questions concerns or need to update the deed angela you should have to livery please contact the issuing legal office at (888)672-3035 I am calling in please reference your file number 3 0 7 3 0 6 82 10 should you know I have been notified.

They also called my mother and grandmother.

That is the exact same thing on youmail, maybe the one above that one would have been better, since you can hear the recording with scammers in the background. Here, I'll post it:

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This is an urgent message intended for sha*** Dou****. My name is Valerie and I'm calling with Process Service Dispatch out of Los Angeles County. I'm calling to notify and attempt will be made at the last known residence to issue a notice of action or complaint. If you will not be available to except and sign on Rosecrans Avenue or if you have any questions or concerns contact the issuing office at 866-901-0340. Reference case number is CAO70917. This does require your immediate attention.

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This number left a message on my phone telling my husband that a civil complaint had been filed by 816 E 5th St. This address is rental property that we own. The renters told my husband that they haven't filed a civil complaint. We called Dallas County and there is no civil complaint filed for my husband or this address. This phone number is a scam.

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This phone number is a scam.

We have already established that.  It sounds like they messed up the message.

The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or some sort of complaint and that there is a pending legal matter or action about to filed against you to create the sense of urgency.  They tell you that they are a “process server” and cannot give you the particulars of the case since the file is sealed. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number (often with a made-up case 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).  They threaten to serve you at home or at work.  They tell you that if they serve you at work they need a supervisor, security, or HR person there as a witness, hoping that will cause you to panic over the alleged embarrassment of being served at work.  They also tell you that you will need two forms of ID.  None of which is true.  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  They certainly are not going to pass up a paycheck by telling you that you can avoid being served, they are not going to give you an extra day or even a few hours to get a “stop order”.  Court documents are time sensitive and have to be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there is actually a lawsuit that has been filed against you.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) 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, email, or text (postmarked in the case of a letter) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. Unless they have communicated it to you verbally at the beginning of your conversation. It also must contain the “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 communication 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. If and when you get that communication you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://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

Claims to be a Civil Litigation firm called Adler & Associates and that "my brother listed me as a point of contact" and that he has an account that they are trying to collect.  Left a different number on my voicemail and a "case number".  I didn't call that number but rather called back the number that they reached out on.  Was laughable.  When I challenged her as a scam, she quickly noted that "she could take me off the list of contacts" and then immediately hung up.

They called my phone number stating that they are trying to reach my Mother because of a Debt owned.  They sound very Legit and Professional; they stated that they sent a letter of Intent To File for Legal purposes to collect Debt owned, but never received a reply back from my Mother, so they will move forward with a Court Order Judgement.  I replied to them that my  83 y/o Mother has been in the Hospital and you need to contact her Hospital Social Worker.