866-204-9647

Called looking for my ex-wife to deliver documents. But she never received a call directly.

Did you guys ever find out what it was?

Criminals are masquerading as debt collectors in an attempt to extort money from people by scaring them into believing that:
a.    You are going to be sued and it will cost you lots of money when they allegedly “win” their case.
b.    That they are about to file criminal charges or that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail.
c.    That they will take away your driver’s license.
d.    That will garnish your wages without actually being suing you, going to court, or even winning a case and obtaining a judgement followed by a judge’s consent to the garnishment.  They also claim that your wages will be garnished in amounts far above all legal limits.

One of the tricks they use is to call your family, friends, neighbors and/or places of employment (past or present or both) to create panic and embarrassment so that their intended victim calls them and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.

They will use the words “Mediator”, “Arbitrator”, “Law Office” or claim that they are a “Lawyer or Paralegal” to make you believe that they are something other than a debt collector want-a-be and that they don’t have to follow Federal and State collection laws, even though they do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They also tell you that if you fail to call them back you are "waiving your right to council", which is pretty much nothing but hogwash.

They claim they are officers of the court, or that an officer will accompany them, or even that they are sending officers to arrest you.  All hogwash.  They tell you to lock up your dogs and guns for “everyone’s” protection.  More hogwash.

They use the phrase “govern yourself accordingly” a lot, something they should do themselves.

They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency and tell you that they are a “process server”. This is simply ruse to get you to call another 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).  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  

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

Just spoke to one of these ppl they had some info but not much tried to scare me into paying so i played with them a little like i was but ended up telling them to go f them selves

My sister in law was called by Iron Gate Solutions, she spoke to a Maximus Pearce and he treated everything from court to jail. They went so far into scaring her for an hour that I had to watch all 3 of her kids so she could break down. They claimed to be a law office or "mediator."These people are scanners and we are headed to file a police report.

Threatened not treated... Scanners not scanners....

i just got a call from these guys saying their going to sue me I asked how they got my information they kept saying idk they passed me from person to person not being able to give me a straight answer and they called my sister as well telling her they have to drop off some sealed documents to my house.

The parts I put in all caps are hilarious to listen to.

Just got a call, from Jason Hawkins who claimed to be my (and I will spell it the way he pronounced it- even my spell check is insulted) "PERSONAL, PRIVATE, CORDIN'AIRILY, ANALISISTER" saying he will be at my house tonight with some sealed documents regarding my SIGNATURE WITH CERTIFIED NOTATION and that if I am not available this evening then it will be considered a DIRECT REFUSAL TO COMPLY and it may be viewed as BEING EVASIVE resulting in a criminal action. He said I "better" be home this evening!  and that I should call back 866 204 9647 immediately.
Now, I generally tell these people where to go! The IRS, Dell, etc., but I have to tell you I was actually afraid for a few seconds when he said I'll see you this evening and you'd "better" be home until I realized all he wanted was a callback.
I feel so sorry for all the people that are unaware and fall for these scams!

Most likely this group:

http://www.irongateaccountsolutions.com/
Irongate Account Solutions
455 Commerce Dr
Suite 7, Amherst
New York, 14228

Toll Free: (844) 367-4902
Phone: +1.7165623704
Fax: (716) 691-5164
E-mail: Admin@irongateaccountsolutions.com
**
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
Entity Information
The information contained in this database is current through April 24, 2017.
Selected Entity Name: IRONGATE ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Selected Entity Status Information
Current Entity Name:
IRONGATE ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, LLC
DOS ID #:
5098075
Initial DOS Filing Date:
MARCH 07, 2017
County:
ERIE
Jurisdiction:
NEW YORK
Entity Type:
DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Current Entity Status:
ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information
DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
JONATHAN RINKER
455 COMMERCE DR SUITE 7
AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228

Registered Agent
JONATHAN RINKER
455 COMMERCE DR SUITE 7
AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228
History of debt scamming on 800notes

Call from:
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844-367-4903
844-367-4904
844-367-6601
844-367-6602
844-367-6603
612-435-8865
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In any event,

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.

Report them!   Threatening criminal prosecution for a civil debt is a violation of FTC rules and is generally unlawful in most states.

This is happening to me currently and stated I was facing criminal charges.

This just happened to me this afternoon

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.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Don't let this scare you. Legitimate debt collectors must identify themselves and they will NEVER come to your home or place of business. This tactic is really stupid. I don't respond well to threats anyway, but these guys are a real joke.

I just received a call from debt collecter, phone # 716-562-3761saying I owed money and then I had to quit working because of a disability, which I have.  I can' t work, and on disability, which I need to pay bills, rent, groc. etc. I really can't afford to pay extra money I owe.

Read the good information that BigA, Alfalfa and CWG40 have posted above - this is a debt scamming outfit.

There are 3 extremely informative posts in this thread that tell you everything you need to know, to do, and where to report.  Did you take the time to read them?

Called threatened my dad that is in a nursing home

just received a call from a restricted number claiming that they had sealed documents to deliver to me and wanted to know if I was available.  When I told them that I wasn't they said I had to call 866-204-9647 to reschedule, they proceeded to give me a document number and told me it was from Wayne County but had no other information.

Just received another voice mail from these people and she said her name was Jackie Smith and she is a private courier to deliver documents before 6pm today.  Said I should notify the party if I couldn't and there would be action if I wasn't there to receive the documents and to consider myself put on notice.