855-863-3269

Called me sayinig I owe 3000 and they would settle for 1000 and call it off who should I cantact

It's a debt scammer.

Please read the following:

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

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

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.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

Most likely this group:

WESTERNPORTFOLIOASSETS.COM  (Can’t be reached)
________________________________

WESTERN PORTFOLIO ASSETS INCORPORATED  (AKA   Weinberg Legal Services, Process Server Dispatch, Kagan Law or Legal, Hagel, Kagel or Pittman Legal, Dodson Law and whatever else they are calling themselves now)
California Entity Number:    C3458393
Date Filed:    03/02/2012
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:    PO BOX 332
Entity City, State, Zip:    UPLAND CA 91786
Agent for Service of Process:    CATHERINE A BATEMAN
Agent Address:    8851 SAN BERNARDINO RD
Agent City, State, Zip:    RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730
_______________________
BBB:
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED.
Western Portfolio Assets/Weinberg Legal Services
Phone: (909) 281-5674
PO Box 332, Upland, CA 91785
! WESTERN PORTFOLIO ASSETS/WEINBERG LEGAL SERVICES IS BELIEVED TO BE OUT OF BUSINESS !
According to information in BBB files, it appears that this business is no longer in business.
BBB® NR Rating
On a scale of A+ to
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I received the same type of phone call regarding a debt that is more 10 years old.

They called me by my surname and said her name is Julie Williams a dispatcher!

These guys are the rudest people I have ever dealt with block them and report these *******

Hung up on me when I demanded info about said lawsuit for past debt.Called back was verbally abused for about ten minutes again with no info given about creditor .Their modus operandi seems to be having a fake process server call then give you their number with a case number.

Caller said she was Julie Williams from the county dispatcher... And then further into the message said "if you don't contact OUR law firm..." Called number, a man answered but wouldn't tell me the company name either.

This faulty company had a Process Service Dispatch Office, Los Angeles County call and leave a message after I didn't answer. The number that called was shown as.... +1011 on my caller ID. The person said call 855-863-3269 and left a case number as well and said if I didn't call the number to see about case that further legal action would take place. I called the 855 number and it rung for a while then some one answered.  I immediately asked what the name of the company was and this person stated that it was called the Brandt group.  I gave them the case number which was left on my voicemail  And then acts for the person's name which he gave as Damien Gallagher. He stated that I old some company which I have never had any type of business with which was bank 1st. Prior years ago I have received a call from some company demanding that I was going to get a judgment sent to me because I had old money from which they said. These people come off extremely strong attitude wise as if you all them personally. These are actually faulty depth collectors who are preying on people hoping that we will be naive and send them money and this is how they keep their business going. The information that I gave to him which was minimal he said to me that the judge would not want to hear what I would have to say so I then told him send me documentation of this situation in the mail and this is how we will handle this. He proceeded by immediately hanging up on me.  I then call back and as soon as the phone was answered I asked for the address which I was given a hard time on getting that information which was also not given to me. So then the person that I was talking to was being disrespectful. I asked once again for the address then he rudely says to me what is my address and because they had caller he then said is this such a such giving my name.  I told him all I am asking you for is an address and you will not give it to me. So while he was playing around like a child I immediately said I am going to report you to the police department and the federal trade commission  Because your company is fictitiously making calls to individuals and of course he immediately hung up.

They've called me every day claiming its "final" notice....I told them to serve me those papers....

Did they follow-up and served you? I also got rudest calls. please advise.

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please advise.

Sure, my advice is to read this thread and see that you got nothing to worry about. Focus on the second post.

That person posted here in 2018 and unless you have reason to believe that she will be back after 3 years I doubt that you will get an answer from her.

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