855-929-2797

Received a voicemail with the following message:
"...this is [name] with process service verification. We're making our final attempt to serve a court summons for the property address attached to the storm record. The documents require a signature for proper service and delivery. Someone over the age of 18 must be present and available. Contact the issuing agent's legal department for further information at 855-929-2797. Failure to communicate with the office will result in penalties and fines under title 18 section 1501 - willful evasion of service. You've been notified."

1. Who is the issuing agent?
2. Why is their legal department phone number not legit?
3. What is the property address?
4. What is a storm record?
5. Title 18 Sec 1501 is as follows:
"Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes any officer of the United States, or other person duly authorized, in serving, or attempting to serve or execute, any legal or judicial writ or process of any court of the United States, or United States magistrate judge; or

Whoever assaults, beats, or wounds any officer or other person duly authorized, knowing him to be such officer, or other person so duly authorized, in serving or executing any such writ, rule, order, process, warrant, or other legal or judicial writ or process—

Shall, except as otherwise provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

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1. Who is the issuing agent?

Whatever made up name they happen to be using when you call.

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2. Why is their legal department phone number not legit?

This number meets all the requirements of being a toll free number in the North American Numbering Plan.  I'm not sure what you mean by "not legit"?

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3. What is the property address?

They are referring to your address but since they don't really know it they stated it that way.

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4. What is a storm record?

You have certainly got me on that one.

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5. Title 18 Sec 1501 is as follows:

Another scare tactic which doesn't apply

The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or that some sort of complaint has “come across my desk” 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 they 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 have to be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there is actually 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 a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Knowledge is Power wrote:

4. What is a storm record?

It was most likely supposed to be:

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...the property address attached to this phone record.

(See similar messages at 888-736-5850 - "Amy N Conn" & "GY - los angeles")
I am going to take a guess that you are posting a voice-to-text transcript of your voicemail generated by your phone.  When that software can only somewhat make out what is being said, it will make a guess as to what was said.  When it is totally stumped it will place underlines as placeholders for the missing words.  More often than not, if you actually listen to the voicemail you can easily make out the parts the software screwed up or missed.

I just received the same phone call with the same information stating that they already tried serving my dad twice and they need me to call a law firm to this number so they provide me with more information about the case.

Thank you for this! Very helpful

Yes, I used the vm transcript. Good to know "storm record" is phone record :)

"...this is Gordon Harris with process service verification. We're making our final attempt to serve Jeremy Coombs a court summons, case # 24008018, for the property address attached to this phone number. The documents require a signature for proper service and delivery. Someone over the age of 18 must be present and available. Contact the issuing agent's legal department for further information at 855-929-2797. Failure to communicate with the office will result in penalties and fines under title 18 section 1501 - willful evasion of service. You've been notified."

Called asking for my husband and gave me a case number. Stated his name was David Jones and he worked for a processing service. The debt was from law office of hersh and sinclair. I told him to send information post marked within 5 days and he got very ill telling me I was not going to tell him what to do because I'm not an attorney. He raised his tone with my and became angry. I then asked him for the property address associated with this and I was told it's none of my business because it's for my husband... I told him okay whatever send someone. He called from 706-403-8323 and the Voicemail stated to call back to 855-929-2797

Got the same call but the number was from 406-534-5102.  The voice mail of the person who called said her name is Mia Johnson.

I received the same message. I called them back and they new my date of birth, last 4 of my SSN, and the bank I owed money to. Not sure this is a scam.

Had a call from a David Sean's from a 623 area code number. He gave a case number and the 855 number. Said they are trying to serve me with a summons. All the summons I have received have been though the mail.

Oh that is scary to hear! My husband is a victim of identity theft. Have you experienced that? If so maybe that's how they know.

My daughter got a call from this number.  Said he was with the State of  *** and that a warrant was issued for me for not showing up to court.  Wanted to know where I was.  She was not sure but would contact me.  Gave her this 855 number and a case number to call about.  I got a call like this in the past and checked on it.  Found out is was possibly a scam call.  I never called back.