817-725-9306
Country: USA
817 area code:
Texas (Arlington, Fort Worth, North Richland Hills)
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- Anonymous| 2 repliesPerson called stated name was Gina Lewis and that she needed to verify information. Provided an 855 phone number and claim number for reference. Called the number and the lady that answered said it was a company called United. The initial lady, Gina, called several times even stated that I would be served in 15 minutes if I didn't follow up with this company. She was very rude and attempted to threaten action. Also called from at least 3 different numbers. Sounds like a debt collector of some sort but provided no information.
- Caller: United
- Call type: Scam suspicion
- Tygerkat replies to AnonymousThis is the fake process server scam Real process servers don't call in advance.
- MonicaI was told he was serving me papers. He was John McRae with United. He said if I had not heard about this, he could hold off.
I asked if I’d get something in the mail as per the law. He said no, I would be served today. I said okay, please come. When you arrive, I’ll come out!
Called from 817-725-9306 and gave the number 855-339-0770.
I hung up!- Caller: United
- Call type: Scam suspicion
- Anonymous replies to AnonymousSame experience. Very rushed, very frantic. They called me, my husband, my dad, and my mom. Called back and my husband confronted her and threatened to call the police and she hung up.
- BigAOne 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 and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money. They often call people that have never even been associated with you because they get erroneous information off of the internet.
The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:
They mention that they have received a Fax document or that some sort of complaint has “come across my desk” 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 the Debt Collector 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 the Debt Collector 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
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