833-867-9959

Received a phone call from a person named Lisa Swanson saying that they were an independent processor for Tarrant County and they were calling regarding a wage garnishment fax they received from the clerk's office and that I was to contact the law firm Cohen and Kahn to resolve a debt or they would be serving me at my home address which they identified on the message.  I called the clerk's office and they had no record of this.

Did they call you from  833-867-9959?   Same number to call them back?
Thank You
They called me but no message.

I got the same thing. Is this a scam or something to be worried about? I got a call back via message from a Mr Green!?!?

They called from a local number, but then gave me the 833 number to settle my debt with the law firm Cohen and Khan.

I see lots and lots of problems with this.  First, if they have a garnishment order then you already lost in court because they would have to first get a judgement and then the judge would have sign the order.  Problem is that Tarrant County is in Texas and Texas does not allow wage garnishment.  The next problem is that they would not be serving you with papers.  If this were real then they would simply contact your employer.  So that statement tells me that this is the fake process server extortion scam.

The fake process server/location finder extortion attempt 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 (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “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 letter 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 letter 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 complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Thank you!  Everything you said is exactly what the person said in their message.  I did call the County Clerk's office after I heard the message to confirm or deny this wage garnishment order and they could not find anything.  Thank you for your detailed response with the means to make a complaint!  Truly appreciated.

She called l, identified herself as an independent processor for Sacramento County and that she received a fax regarding a wage garnishment that was being filed against me. I was told to I needed to contact Cohen and Kahn at 8338679959 and provide file#.

If you haven't already, read the very helpful information by BigA just 3 posts above yours.

Same thing happened to me.    Stated they were from a processing center in my county and that my account could be garnished  they were going to send a courier with papers to serve me    They also gave my address     They said I had 24 hours to contact Cohen and Kahn.    I googled the number it takes you to a very poorly made  website of theirs with no links, no testimonials, no first name of Cohen and Kahn?   I then googled other numbers listed on the site and found others having the same complaints.    This appears to be another scam.   Thank god I never called them.  Unreal !!  Wasted enough time looking into it as well.

Same experience as the other callers I had I woman call me tell me there was a Potential wage garnishment then when I asked From who they gave me the 833 number which goes to an answering machine for a Mr. Green I have tried looking up all the information on this and it appears to be a scam. Then when you try calling back even the process server it goes just to an extension Message

Same. Caller saying call this 8338679959 # of Cohen & Cahn law firm to work out payments before I get sued. Gave me a file number BD2803-IL. Anyone else get the same?

This, along with several other numbers, is traced back to Cohen and Kahns illegitimate looking site. Received a call ONCE from a local area code, identifying themselves as the a processor for the county I live in. Called the county clerk, realized after listening to it again that he said FOR my county not that he worked at the county office. Tricky, misleading language there. Nice clerk at the office said the docket number he gave me was BS. I've had this happen a couple times before, and it's nothing more than sad attempts to reach someone.

It would appear the entity Cohen and Kahn doesn't exist, and if you do an ICANN lookup the website was created 08/07/2020. I almost hope these are scammers, as opposed to just super sketchy debt collectors, because if this is a legitimate debt they're trying to collect on, I'm sure half of this act is in a super gray area.