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Vibana Crunk is the name on the Caller ID. If you are calling from a law firm the Caller ID should She said, she is with a Law Firm collecting a debt. But, she can't confirm what the debt is. DON'T give her any personal information.

A woman named Kimberly Rodriguez keeps calling me from this number saying that there is a formal complaint against me. They called my brother and my mother as well. Has this happened to anyone else ??

Yes, they called me and now my son.
I'm quite sure in a formal compliant you would be served with documents.
They say they are trying to reach me through mail, well they havent tried hard enough.
I believe it is a scam

The same lady named Kimberly Rodriguez called me today (01/10/2022), and said she sent there is complaint against me, and she asked me to call Jennifer Green at 949-288-3294 for more information, and gave me wrong city for my address

This phone number called me yesterday and left a voicemail in which she called me by my mothers name and told me there was a formal complaint about to be filed against me in Harris county, which is where my family lives, but I live in LA County. She left another voicemail today saying that the formal complaint has now been filed against me. Not sure why someone in California would be calling me about some thing happening in Texas.

This number has also called me several times, leaving voicemail after voicemail stating her name is Kimberly Rodriguez and her client has filed a formal complaint against me. And they are getting ready to move forward with some kind of legal action. I blocked the number but if she calls again from another number I'm going to tell her where to go... definitely a scam!!

same called me same name like who would be filing a complaint from cali to Florida

Just received the same call from Kimberly Rodriguez saying that I have a claim against me. She also called my mom. She used my current name but also used my maiden name that was changed 10 years ago. It’s a very old debt of it’s for a debt, otherwise scam I assume.

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 so that they can scare that person into paying extortion money.  They will usually also state information that would be illegal for a real debt collector to state to department and tell them that you are a deadbeat who does not pay their bills. They often call people that have never even been a third party such as that you are being sued, that you owe money to someone, etc. They threaten that if you do not call them back, they will contact your HR associated with you because they get erroneous information off the internet.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM usually consists of the following:

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 then they will 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 must be served within a certain amount of time. Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there really is 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