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someone by the name of James Crawford called me and my Ex-husband leaving a message stating they are going to file a complaint with the county about me. I called the number back and it goes to a voice mail asking to leave my name number and case number.

Well known debt scammers around here, and they like to scare people into paying them money (extortion).

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.

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.

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

Just received a call about my sister. Called back and the guy couldn't tell me what it was about. He did tell me he was located in New Orleans Parish, LA and she has never ever ever been there before. I googled it and all of this information came up. Thanks!!

james crawford here too. All bull. thanks for posting. DEFINITELY SCAMMERS

I got the same call. Saying they have a complaint against Pamela something or another and reported the number or something.

Received a text message from this number telling me my ATM card has been deactivated and to go to a site for Wells Fargo. I don't even have Wells Fargo.Scam for sure!

Need to stop these type calls