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Yes, I just got the msg on my cell phone claiming I need to call this number...claiming it it for a legal matter! Well, if it is a legal matter, would I not get papers in the mail from the court system? Sounds like a scam call....

...a scam.  If you were to receive legal documents, you wouldn't get a heads up first.  The process server just shows up, unannounced.  Sounds like yet another scammy call to try to scare you into paying money for a bogus debt, debt that has already been paid off, or even debt that is owed - but not to the caller.

Per the FDCPA, you should not pay any caller who refuses to MAIL - do not accept email, fax or text - proof of debt/proof your caller has the legal right to collect said debt.  Refusal to mail this documentation within five days of their initial contact with you is another violation of federal law.  More here:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

Got call claiming it was a legal matter. The person works for FERNELLY & WINBERG FIRM .. Not LAW firm (didn't spell if right.)

I have received the same phone call and when I told them i new it was a scam, they hung up on me!!

Same people that called me!!

I received the same voicemail. The thing is, I received a similar type of message about six months ago from another collector with the same type of threatening messages about serving papers and court appearances. I was absolutely terrified. I looked up the number and realized it was a scam. The thing that made me nervous with this one in particular is that they read the last four of my social over the phone... Should they even be doing that???

i was served by them.
took a while but i thought they were a scam and let it all go
im now in court, judge told me they have the right because they own it  :/

Shill alert !!

BULL!!  You were served a burger & fries if anything.  Now you can tell us which court, which judge, docket number --you know -- All the things on the summons.  If you are in court right now, how could you type this????

What was it for?  Wire fraud, mail fraud, or the administrative violation of planting false information on the Internet to decieve consumers?

So how fast was the tennis ball moving?

This company is a complete fraud, and will go to drastic lengths to hide the fact that they are a scam. They told me I owed a significant amount of money and will be arrested if I didn't pay. Lol! What!? Without receiving any proper documentation as to who I owe and how much I owe in the mail, I called their bluff.. Gave them my BAR # and told them to go ahead and summon me, and all I received was a call ended tone. People, this is a load of crap! Debt is civil, not criminal learn the facts before handing over your hard earned money to these scum bags so people like me don't have to deal with your mistakes.

"i'm now in court"
Your posting while your in court? That's hilarious!! Too bad we don't believe you....

Rubbish...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

You are posting from court?  Isn't that against regulations?  I thought when court was in session you were not allowed to use phones.

Served?? Did you receive a service call on your boiler room ?

The infamous Tonya (or whatever she is calling herself now).   Someone with her name has shilled on other phone numbers as well.

OK Tonya, you want to tell us:

1.  The name of the court
2.  The address of the court
3.   The case number
4.   Date the case was filed
5.   Name of plaintiff
6.   Attorney for plaintiff.

You can't object, because it's all a public record now, isn't it.

You ought to tell the scammers running "Bournelli and Weinberg" that everyone knows they are not a law firm and that they are being reported .