855-793-2275

They say they’re calling for a
Lawyer named Anthony Brown. Even leave a case number saying they are trying to serve me with a summons to appear in court. There’s absolutely no reason for me to appear in court anywhere.

IF there was a summons, you would not be warned and I DOUBT he is a real lawyer (which is illegal to impersonate).

They just called me from (855) 793-2275 saying something similar about serving me a summons to appear in court claiming they were from Walker & Overson & Associates law firm & the lady’s name was Jennifer Levy, a senior paralegal regarding a credit card debt from Citibank that I NEVER had. I’m so pissed & scared at the same time…

I can see being pissed about the scam but why are you scared?

I am scared because now these sickos knows everything about me…

Many of these debt scammers don't really know if the old outdated info they have is correct until a victim verifies it, so if you did not verify anything they said, then they are still in the dark on if it is valid.

I received this call today from an unknown number:
This message is intended for XXXX  I'm coming on behalf of the process server's office out of Los Angeles county we routine for delivery _⁠_⁠_⁠_ documents for you to appear in court and for some reason they returned from the address we have on file in order to reschedule the documents and avoid for the legal complications with the court please call the attorney in charge of the complaint the attorneys name is Anthony Brown and his telephone number is 855-793-2275 I'm calling please refer back to your case number which is 2xx-1xxx thank you and have a very good day…”.  Bugged me enough to check the court and because I use to file Bk cases, the number sequence seemed off.  I wonder why the FBI or who ever deals with fraud/harassment doesn’t stop this from happening?!!!!

Basically the same experience that others describe above happened to me just now, starting with a call from a “process server” directing me to another number purporting to be “Overson Walker”. Wanted me to confirm last four of my social over the phone to tell me the details of some vague purported legal proceeding against me. This sounds like a total scam. I’m a lawyer myself and have never heard of anything like this. Lawsuits don’t work like this. Told them I would neither give them nor confirm any info and if they wanted to serve me- then serve me.

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, email, or text (postmarked in the case of a letter) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. Unless they have communicated it to you verbally at the beginning of your conversation. It also must contain the “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 communication 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 communication 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