844-331-8750

Wouldn’t give me the reason for the call and were very rude !!!!

Called saying it was a final attempt to contact me regarding a legal matter and failure to call back would be land me in trouble

Someone with an accent calling for a person that isn't me saying if they don't call the number they will be arrested. SCAM SCAM SCAM

Called waiting to serve my husband papers and it would result in fees and arrest if he didn't call back.

Someone with an accent called with a fake case number. Stating final attempt to contact me and failing to respond what result in avoiding service. I've been served before, they don't call you ahead of time to give you a heads up. It's a scam. Probably from the tmobile data breech a whole ago. We used to have my sister on the account for her line and they called her number off a different phone line for her state but same number listed on posts here. Just got the call about 20 min ago.

Caller states they are calling for a case number (fictitious), attempting to serve a court summons (you can't do that over the phone) to the "property address" associated with this phone.  Contact this issuing agencies legal department for further information.  Failure to respond will result in penalties up to and including forfeiture of your property under title 18 section 2.13.1.  You have been hereby notified.

This is absolutely and without a doubt, a scam!

Just talked to a lady named Leslie with a accent,saying I owed them 11k from 20 yrs ago from a credit card, they said I would be getting a summons and if I didn't pay in 1 week they would put a lien against my house, I cussed them out because I know my rights and this was a scam,they blocked me from calling their number

This is a scam. Very rude and just full of it.

Caller states they are calling for a case number (fictitious), attempting to serve a court summons (you can't do that over the phone) to the "property address" associated with this phone.  Contact this issuing agencies legal department for further information.  Failure to respond will result in penalties up to and including forfeiture of your property under title 18 section 2.13.1.  You have been hereby notified.

Whenever someone tells you that they are a "lawyer" or that they work for a lawyer or law firm, the first question you should ask is what state(s) they are registered in and their BAR number for that/those state(s).  Then go to that state and check them out, contact them directly using the information in the state registration, as these crooks have been known to research real law firm names and attorney names and impersonate them.

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 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

To "AllPaidUp" on 30 Aug 2024,
I received the same phone call, but It was left on a voicemail. I called the "legal department" at 844-331-8750. I spoke to a very rude gentlemen by the name of Jesse and he told me that it was for a debt from 2010. He told me that they they were trying to serve me paperwork because I was being sued by Pioneer military lending for a debt in 2010. He told me that I could settle for less ($1989.98 to be exact), but I had to do it as soon as possible because the paperwork for me to get served and go to court was already being processed. He said if I did get served, I would have to go to court and pay over $6000. He stated that he could "submit" paperwork to "stop" the case from serving me and going to court, but I had to pay first. I played along and asked him if he could give me a couple of days to figure out how to come up with the $2000 to avoid going to court and paying the $6000. He agreed but extremely urged and pressed me to contact him as soon as possible because I can be served at any time and that that would leave me with no choice with having to go to court and having to pay the $6000.

Forgot to mention that they state it that their name is Pennington & Associates.

They say their Pennington & Associates 844-331-8750. They say they're trying to collect a debt and and in order to avoid being served and go to court because your being sued by a debtor, you can settle for a substantially lower price ASAP.