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They called 2 numbers not affiliated with our property saying they are serving papers on a civil suit filed against my husband …but won’t tell me a thing got to be a sc!!

Got a call this morning left message saying a claim was filed against me on a civil suit didn't say what it was for.  Scam!!!

Received voicemail from 1-866-304-0195 stating a civil case has been filed against me in the county where I reside and to give them a call. Typical scam

Called multiple people I know and told them to tell me that a legal matter was going to be filed without my consent if I didn’t call by the end of the business day. Clear violation of fair credit protection laws to call others and to threaten legal action. There is no collectible debt. Scam.

someone called my sister from this number saying that someone rented properties using my deceased son's name and social security number and that there was a case against him

Collector from Davis Law firm called my husband's brother saying we owe money to Ford and they are sending a subpoena. Sounds like a scam to me.

This number has called several times about a civil complaint against me. When I called back it was supposedly about a lawsuit for a credit card that was closed in 2007 and they are saying I owe over $4000 and they need to send me paperwork for court. They also call from a Canada number a woman named Stephanie. They don’t announce a lawyers office anne but go by “Litigation office.” All I know is that in the state of Florida any debt over  5 years can not be filed in court. SCAM?

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All I know is that in the state of Florida any debt over  5 years can not be filed in court.

The same as the other post here.

Scam.  Claim that a complaint filed against Clyde Brewer in LA COUNTY.  Impossible no such complaint filed because clyde Brewer is deceased since 2017.

But Clyde, how did you put up that post if you are dead?

One word -- Zombie!!

Voice mail left advising of being notified of legal action. And to call back with a case/I'd number.

Received a call to arrange a delivery of legal papers for a civil matter from one caller. Insisted I was notified by mail when I was not. I was given a toll free number to call Jacobson and Wright.

I was informed a civil case was being filed against me for breach of contract relating to unpaid debt accrued 21 years ago and discharged in a bankruptcy filing 15 years ago.

No legal papers were delivered to me. No cases have been filed against me. My credit report shows no negative marks with fico over 800.  Statute of Limitation in my state for all civil matters is 3 years.

They seem to be buying old debt information and running scare campaigns in hopes that some people will pay.

I consider this a fraudulent attempt to collect a debt. I believe they either ignored the discharge of the debt or were negligent in researching the debt history.

Jacobson and Wright have a listed address of a UPS store.

They did no research and they don't care about the law.  All they care about is trying to extort money from people by scaring them into thinking that they are going to get sued.

Same with me . I called back. They said they sent me a letter to settle a debt. I told them I never received that letter to send it again. Never received that one either.
Got a text from my husband saying he got a voicemail from another number(866-558-0193) for same thing.
My son-in-law and daughter have said they received the same voicemail looking for me. The lady leaving the voicemail never can say my last name right

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 so that they can scare that person into paying extortion money.  They will usually also state information that would be illegal for a real debt collector to state to department and tell them that you are a deadbeat who does not pay their bills. They often call people that have never even been a third party such as that you are being sued, that you owe money to someone, etc. They threaten that if you do not call them back, they will contact your HR associated with you because they get erroneous information off the internet.

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