855-215-4137

Left a message--This is Mr. Chambers with Legal Outsourcing.  Calling with regard to a court case on October 2.  Please call to coordinate your statement.  Left same number as call back number.  When I called less than a minute later, it just rang and rang--no one answered.

Wow .i got the same message from this mr. Chamber's

I just got the same exact message from Mr. Chambers saying my court date is set for Oct 2......I think they are scammers!!!!

WTHECK!!!!  Got the same message.............What's the deal?????

I got the same call - they also called my ex and his son saying they needed statements.  Legal Outsourcing.  Mine was Jessica Denali.  I initially fell for the shpeel that I was going to be served if I did not pay 850.  I then realized the same thing was happening in January to me with people from India.  This person, Jessica, seemed so nice and concerned.  She claims I will be served on Monday or Tuesday.  What caught my attention is she originally said I had a court date scheduled for 10/1 in the message, when I called, she said 9/27.  Today she said there is no court date yet.  I checked online - and there are no court dates for me.  I believe it is a scam.

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.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

Well since that post, they have called and not left a message 3 times.  When I went through this with the ones from India, it took a week of ignoring/blocking the calls.  Unfortunately, they do end up calling relatives and my job.  When I spoke to her this morning, I told her I was not going to pay and to go ahead and have me served.  She was insisting that I borrow the money from friends or relatives. Or that maybe she could get the attorney to agree to give me another week.  Then she asked if I had any money at all I could pay today (yesterday they were insistent that I pay in full).  I just kept telling her no I cannot pay you anything.

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.> http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm Other Numbers they have called from are: 855-215-4137 443-478-3961 855-218-2360

My dad just got a message from this number today from a Miss Hughes saying that he was a person of interest in a court case involving me to be held on Oct 11. I haven't recieved anything notifying me of this so I called the number back. It rang more than 15 times and I got a crappy recording. No real business would have the phone ring that much before having an answering service of some kind pick up. They also did not even mention their company name which a real business would. This is definately a scam. I left a message lighting them up pretty good about their crap. I would recommend that anyone who gets calls like these to report it as soon as possible.

Update:  Miss Denali returned my call this morning and left a message saying Miss Hughes was not in today and then left a different case number. I called back about 10 mins later and who do I get? Miss Hughes of course. They get really upset when you start asking questions and I got hung up on. Yeah I can see how they are a legitiment and professional company. I was also told they were calling the sheriff to deliver my summons at 1:00. I'm sure the sheriff has nothing better to do other than drop his schedule to do what they ask immediately. Must be nice to have a sheriff in your back pocket.

Ding!!!   Yes,  Tamika you have won the prize for projecting that they are scammers.  It seems that all of the low life scum buckets are using different twists to make legal threats in order to scare people into panicked decisions.  It is an ongoing scam.

Quick Abby....Hide under the bed!!!   Those scammers carry arrest warrants,  Papers (yes, those intimdating PAPERS),  summons,   and an attack dog with them at all times....
way to go,  he he

1) debtors cannot be sent to court or prison, unless it involves refusing to pay child support, or if  you ignore a legal and written summons from the court. In other words, papers must already have needed to be served.

2) old debt has a statute of limitations, and is usually written off before then.

3) a creditor must a) identify themselves b) not hide their identity on caller ID c) identify the debt d) show paperwork prior to the call, fully identifying the debt.

If its a real debt and a legitimate company, they still are bound by law to make payment arrangements, and it never HAS to be strictly over the phone.

I just received the same voice mail message from Mr. Chambers at Legal Outsource with the same phone number, that there is a court date scheduled for 10/23/12 and wants to get a my statement on my behalf.  To call back on 855-215-4137.  What losers. I work for a law firm and know that in order for there to be a court date against me, I must be served first.  What losers!!!

A lying Mr. Lewis wanted me to all back and ask for an Emily.  These [***] call me all the time.  Wish it was legal to kill people that threaten you over the phone.  Especially, when they are trying to scam you.

We've been receiving calls from the same number over that last 2 weeks. They're identifying themselves as Mr. Lewis and Miss Emily from Legal Outsourcing. My court date is supposedly Nov. 27th. They claim to be immediate need of a 'statement' from me so they can fax it to their 'local' county. I have not picked up on any of their calls yet and do not return their call.

Been receiving calls from this number for the last month or so. It started out with them calling my parents saying they needed to take to me about an overdue payday loan balance 7 years ago. I called the number back and it rang 15 times before the vm came on. Stated the company was nts. I have since received calls from a Mr. Todd as well as Mr. Lewis stating they need a statement from me so that paperwork can be faxed over to my local county courthouse. Even threatened to send me to jail and suspend my license when I told them I couldn't pay the $1300. My dad received a call on thanksgiving from Mr. Lewis (left voicemail) stating that I needed to call him back. I call the number and I get an,error stating the number you are calling is put of area or not working!! That's funny...it worked yesterday when someone called me from the  same number and said they were from miller and Clark

I just spoke with my mother. I live overseas at the moment so sometimes, people do try contacting me through family because they can not call outside the country. I am very happy I found this website though. My mother received a message from a Mr. Lewis last week, when she called back he was not there but Ms. Emily was. This Emily proceeded to tell my mother that I have been court summonsed and I owe a certain amount from a bank I used 5 years ago and am still in contact with. When my mother asked when the court date was and how they could bring me to court when they have not contacted me or anything, Emily then said that was confidential, ha ha! Emily then told her that if I did not show in court, they would win by default and they could then garnish my wages and suspend my license. I know a little bit about the whole collection process, and I know that unless the debt is a federal debt, or child support, something like that, they can not just garnish my wages. I called back the number they left which is the same as above, it rings once then goes to a recording that says, "You have reached extension 7642644" then beeps. So, after reading the posts on this site, I called again and left a message telling them I have reported them to the FTC and my state's AG office and if my mother, other relatives or employers receive another call from them, I will further my complaints. I really hope this works. I can not stand people who do this, they are pathetic!

I received a call from these people 2 weeks ago and answered because they called the phone that my young sons use so I wanted to see who was calling from an unknown number.  The lady that called did not say were she was from just asked if I was served yet, I asked her what she was talking about and she told me from a payday loan from 2007.  When she said what company it was for BMG, I told her I paid that a couple weeks ago and she proceeded to tell me this was a different one. I believed her and gave her my credit card number, I set up 3 payments with them, I let 2 payments go through and the last one I had it declined.  I'm so mad at myself for believing them.  Now they won't leave me alone and when Miss Denali called to tell me that the payment did not go through, she said I was doing check fraud, i don't understand that because it was my credit card. i called to get their address and fax and Mr. Sanders got mad and hung up on me.  How professional is that.

Got a call saying that I was being sued from an online company and that I needed to get a prepaid credit card to pay the $747.26 or I would be taken to court. I am not dumb by a long shot and YOU WILL NOT GET A KM YTHING OUT OF ME UNLESS YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION.