833-993-4206

Got a call from this number looking for someone with the same last name, but a different first name.  The message indicated that the individual has a court date coming up and to call back for more details. Was told if we do not call that we will be subject to fines and legal troubles - meanwhile they didn't even call the right person!

Is this confirmed to be a scam? I recieved the same call and they were looking for my mom and saying there is a case and whatnot.

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 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 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

This was on my voicemail:Attention Teresa Harmon just called regarding your case number 20 2 3 – 5 2 1 2 4 7 This is Angie Miller with process service verification, and we are making our final attempt to serve a court summons to the property address attached to this phone the documents required a signature for proper service and delivery someone over the age of 18 must be present and available contact the issuing agent legal department for further information At 8 3 3- 9 9 3- 4 2 0 6 Video to communicate with the office with result in penalties and fines under title 18 sections 16 0 1 with full vision of service you have been not…”
I called back and said, I got a strange call asking for Theresa Harmon. The woman asked if I knew that person. I said no. She said “I’ll remove your number and said sorry for calling me and hung up abruptly.

This is a complete scam. There is so court case.  There is no summons.  Do not pay these people ANYTHING!!!!!

It is a total scam

This number will call from a local number, informing you that they are out to deliver important court papers.  They say they are processors.  When you call the number, they will state they are with McCormick litigation, also another lie.  They will pull up fake debts from many years ago and state that if you do not pay, they will have to serve you.  All lies.  They have to be pretty dumb scammers bc we do not receive sheriff visits in Texas for past due credit cards.  Also, process servers do not usually call in advance to state they are delivering papers, they just deliver.  These scammers are based out of California.  They are liars and deserve to be taken down!

I received phone call from another # (516-218-9592) saying there is a court case with parents around 3/12. I called this number (8339934206) provided by the last phone call (they also provided a reference number at the last phone call). The agent or associate from the phone call told me they  would delivery the documents to my parents (while they provided address that we already moved out around 13 years ago). Two weeks passed, we did not received anything. So I called back, the agent or associate this time said they mailed out the documents, they would call me back after they verified the details. Now, it already been one week, I never received any message back, and the agent or associate did not answer my phone call.

You actually thought that there were documents?