844-485-2550

They stated I owned a Discover card in the mid 2000 said I owed $10000. I have never owned a Discover card. They threatened legal action if I did not settle with them that day. They had my home address and social security number, and said they had my Experian credit report. I attempted get get as much info as possible. I hung up and called Experian immediately and they confirmed it was a scam.

They left a voicemail on my wife's phone asking her to forward the message to me about a "pending civil complaint". They provided a reference number and asked me to call 844-485-2550. Also claimed to be from "Barnes & Associates".

Also, caller ID was 951-512-1327

Origin call was from a different number. They left message saying to call this number regarding pending out of county legal action due to not answering any notices. Never got any legal notice period. Scam. Name was Elaine Barbara

I just received a call exactly like yours. It's a scam.

They left a voicemail on my husband's phone with urgency for me to call back about a "pending civil complaint". They provided a reference number and asked me to call 844-485-2550. They also claimed to be from "Barnes & Associates". I told them to notify me through a writen complaint and didn't answer any of their questions and hung up.  Do not give them your information.

Received the same call. They must be making the rounds.

Just like the others have mentioned, I believe this to be a scam. Demanded my SSN, address, and other personal details. I don't have any bad debts which further makes me belive this to be some type of scam.

As the others, they called and wanted me to get a message to my Mother-in-Law. Gave me the same number to call. 844-485-2550. Also gave me a Reference Number for her to tell them when she called them. The call came from a different number. Also claimed to be Barnes and Associates. Checked on Google and saw that others had this same call and is a Scam.

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 so that they can scare that person into paying extortion money.  They will usually also state information that would be illegal for a real debt collector to state to department and tell them that you are a deadbeat who does not pay their bills.  They often call people that have never even been a third party such as that you are being sued, that you owe money to someone, etc. They threaten that if you do not call them back, they will contact your HR associated with you because they get erroneous information off the internet.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM 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

same ruse as others.  Wanted my grown daughter who is married and lives elsewhere to call Brian Hanson at Barnes and associates with a case number given.  Said they have legal action in the county I live in and my daughter has to call them today.  I got a message on my phone in a visual voicemail

I received a call also all they could tell me is that they had a client said i owed 2500 in credit card debt from 2005 to 2010 and if i didn't get a hild of them they could get a judgement of 11,000.  From Barnes and associate 844-485_2550

Said i owed a debt from a credit card 2500 from 2005 to 2010 and they had up to 15 years to collect on it from the date of 2010 to file a judgement against me if I didn't try to resolve it they couldn't tell me anything about who i owed it to or any other information about it when i asked for it because I never received anything about it. They said they were calling on behalf of Horry county

Received a call from Isabelle Duncan about a notice of intent on a "pending action".  Gave a reference number and advised me to contact 844-485-2550. I have not been notified in writing of any "legal" matters so I am assuming this is a scam.

Had one number call 2293523139 and tell me there was a civil action in my county being taken against me and to call 8444852550 with a ref number. So I called . They wanted me to pay a debt from 2005 with a credit card. Proceeded to tell me the credit cards I had and what amounts I had on the cards. I told them I didn’t use my credit cards and she said then they would just sue for a huge amount of money over 280000 That’s when I googled the number and read all of these comments.

They called my ex-wife haven't spoke to this woman in 15 years she calling and screaming at me, I said well damn Hey stranger 🤣🤣🤣🤣