844-385-6933

A message was left for me with the last 4 digits of my social security number, giving me this number to call back regarding a "claim".  The caller identified herself as "Samantha White" and stated I would be "served at my home or place of employment next Tuesday".

Whats up with that? Got a call for someone else on my phone.

This is a poor attempt to extort money out of you.

-Money sent by 'untraceable means' (cash cards, western union) is money that cannot be traced. I know that sounds obvious, but by the time you figure out you've been scammed, you have no way to figure out who collected that money. It's gone forever. You can't dispute it.

-Private Companies cannot issue arrest warrants.
Only those in the judicial system can issue warrants. They need to be petitioned by attorneys, and signed off by a judge.

-Debt is civil. not criminal. You cannot be arrested for ordinary debt in the United States and Canada. There are no debtors prisons here.

-If there were an arrest warrant with your name on it, your local courthouse would have it. Look up the number independently, and call them. People have been taking this advice for a long time. And guess what? No one has had a warrant issued. :)

-IF THERE WERE, however, no one will EVER call you to tell you they are coming to arrest you, or serve you papers. Process servers only get paid if they deliver your paperwork, and if you hide, they won't get paid, so, they won't tell you they're coming.

-ALSO, if there were "criminal" or "financial" proceedings against you, it's too late to pay anyone. The deed has been been done. The proverbial wheels are in motion.

-Threats of arrest, losing your drivers license, putting holds on SSN's, demanding attorney contact information and other things like that are common scare tactics used by "debt collectors" who are trying to collect on a  debt they cannot legally collect on. If they COULD legally collect on the debt, they wouldn't have to resort to scare tactics.

-REAL debt collectors will send you (because they are required to, by law) a 'DEBT VALIDATION'. This is sent through the mail (USPS) with a stamp on it (e-mail, fax, texts, carrier pigeon, smoke signals...none of those count) and tell you when you incurred the debt, to whom you owe the original debt, and how to proceed if you don't think you owe the amount, or if your records reflect a different amount. Remember, this is REQUIRED BY LAW to be sent to you within 5 days from initial contact (on the company behalf) DEMAND THEY SEND YOU THIS!!! This will immediately weed out the scammers.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection
This link takes you to the FTC's website and gives you all the rules debt collectors must follow. It also (at the bottom) provides links to where you can report any debt collector who isn't following the law.

Thank you for the information I have been getting phone calls both at home and work from this number.  They leave a message saying I will be served the called identified herself as Rene Foster.

Person left message for me, identified herself as Rene Foster, and said she had a name and social security number for a person associated with my phone number (person is mythical to me). She also said because she hadn't heard from this person, she had no choice but to serve him papers at either his residence or place of employment. She left the number 1-844-385-6933 and asked for someone to return her call.  I did not.

I got the same message from the same so called name. Honestly I gotta say it scared me... But after googling the number and realizing I haven't gotten calls or letters stating anything of a debt that I owe . It's all a scam !

hi i received the call twice by the same number and same person rene foster she calimed that she has my file with my social security number she can call my work place and she will bring the police at my house or my work they all are frauds dont pay attention to them

I received a call from a Mr. Novak informing me of some claim number. FYI: The name of the company is NCR. National Check Recovery. He was very rude and did not disclose the name of his company. All he said was he is with the Litigation office and several attempts to contact me have been unsuccessful. Very unprofessional organization. So I did some investigation and being my bank account had been broken into with funds removed, a check bounced to Winn Dixie and this is the company they use to get their money back. I contacted Winn Dixie first to verify. I advised them how rude they are to people and use threats and scare tactics. I have no problem paying them, but at least I should have received a letter in the mail regarding the check issue. I had no idea until I contacted my bank to find out what is going on.

If you have a check that was returned this company is called National Check Recovery and they are wanting the money for their client.

If it is a bounced check, a warrant goes out for your arrest. They don't threaten to send court documents. They don't have your social security number.

I received a very similar voicemail from  "Meranda Bell" who said she was from the 'claimant's office' regarding case #xxxxx.  She asked for me by name and read off the last four of my social security number.  She said this was a time sensitive matter involving ___ county (where I live).  At the very end she stated my name again and said "I had been notified."