855-233-5128

Said it was a court sommons

Tiffany Smith left a message stating someone have reported something against me and to call the firm back at 855-233-5128.  when the call came through the number was blocked.  Didn't leave the name of the firm.  So I don't know what firm I'm calling back,  but this is totally bogus.  Left me a case number.  They really don't know who they dealing with.

BEWARE!!!!!  I received a call from this number from a "Melissa Smith" concerning "legal action".  When I asked who she was with she stated  Leegh & Associates and gave this number. She was inquiring about a relative that had screwed up & had legal credit problems. HOWEVER, this was many years ago, & he has long since cleared this up. When I called the number back the person who answered stated they had no Ms Smith or Melissa Smith working there. I called back a second time and requested an address.  I was given 9668 Milliken Ave suite 104-286 Rancho Cucamonga CA.  Google & research this address & you will find it is a Box at the UPS Store.  GOOGLE Leegh & Associates and you will find they have a web site that looks very official.  This is a SCAM, they will say remember that credit problem you had.....well something has come up, but we will clear it up & you can avoid legal action if you just send us money!

Received a call recently from these low life scammers, they left a message on my land line for my elderly parent, who doesn't even live in the same city I do, said they are from some law firm called Lee & Associates and said there is a pending lawsuit against my parent and of course I called back and questioned them about who they are and what they want, I even tried to get a mailing address and the guy who answered got very agitated and refused to me any kind of address or information even though they phoned me, a real business would never do that. Beware, this is a total scam! Blocked their number and reported them to the FTC. They also use the number (855) 432-5338.

A woman claiming to be Celine left a message on my cell phone saying the message was for my adult daughter (She used her name, not our relationship) that lives in another state. She said the message was urgent, someone was bringing a complaint against her. She said if my daughter didn't call then the matter would go forward w/o her being part of the decision (something like that). The implication was that it was an important pending legal matter. I called my daughter and told her. She said she received three calls last week from some that was very rude, refused to tell her what the whole thing was really about. My daughter hung up on her. Then the woman calls my daughter's stepmother. How anyone linking these numbers together is scary. There are no co-signers, shared housing,nothing. The lady would give the step mother any information either. It's all rubbish! There are no pending legal issues or outstanding debts. Seemed like a phishing expedition to me. Get a little info here, a little info there and then start applying for credit cards?

Pretty much the same thing here.

This is a scam!

I just gave 3000 dollars to Leegh and associates . They said they would summons me and take me to court and it would cost me over 6000. They were super nice! They sent me papers on my email to sign.they said it was an old debt. They even new I had an open credit card and suggested I use it to save myself. My horoscope said I would have someone not being honest   And try and take money from me, but I  read it after I already gave them it. So I then looked on line and found a few things that r leading me to think I've been had💰😩 scammed .

Yep you were scammed big time.  But now that they scared you into paying (it's called extortion), the even worse news is that they consider you can easy mark and will call again and again using fake company names and will also sell your name to other crooks.  If you paid by debit or credit card file a fraud dispute and make a police report to back it up.  Then you need to actually learn how debt collection works.  Just because they had some information on you doesn't make them legit.

This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this,  all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number.  Please note that process servers do not ever call ahead.  That way you can’t dodge them.

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.

Read up on your rights here and also make a complaint at this government site: http://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

Pay attention to BigA and other posters.

If you paid them by CC or debit card, go back to your bank and see if he transaction can be reversed for fraud.  Make a fraud report to whoever sold you the financial instruments used to pay them.  If that it what happened.

Change out any account numbers that they may have gotten.

Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.
You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking),  the only thing they understand.

Possibly this group:

http://www.leighandassociatesllc.com/

Leigh & Associates, LLC
12672 Limonite Avenue #3E-541
Eastvale, CA 92880
MAIN TOLL FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855.524.0320
_______________________________________________
Per records of the Secretary of State of California:
Entity Name:    LEIGH & ASSOCIATES LLC
Entity Number:    201402810234
Date Filed:    01/17/2014
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    DELAWARE
Entity Address:    12672 LIMONITE STE 3E-541
Entity City, State, Zip:    EASTVALE CA 92880
Agent for Service of Process:    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY WHICH WILL DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA
Agent Address:    AS CSC - LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE, (C1592199)
Agent City, State, Zip:    *

BBB:
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED

Leigh and Associates
(855) 432-7110
12672 Limonite Ave Suite 541, Eastvale, CA 92880
http://www.leighandassociatesllc.com

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They called and scared me into paying $700 on the spot, basically. I googled them and found their site and it looked legit. I am supposed to pay them $1500 tomorrow, but most def am NOT after I found multiple complaints about them being a scam. I also googled Leigh and Associates, and Leegh and Associates literally copy and pasted word for word the Leigh website. I also asked them to please mail me the paper work on my case...it has been almost 30 days....and nothing! They did, however, send me Docusign 'paperwork' via email.
All in all, they seemed legit at first. I am glad I read these posts above mine and on other sites as well. Lesson LEARNED!!!!

Have you contacted your state attorney general's office about this?

Not yet. I will be doing so tomorrow. I already went to my bank and got my card and info changed and will be getting a new card tomorrow.