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My company received a phone call from a Carolyn Jones who said she was from the Montgomery County Department of Social Services.  Ms. Jones was looking for an employee.  I asked for her address and told her we would get back to her.  She declined to provide any further information.  She is not with any government agency.  I suspect she was a debt collector or some type of bondsman.

My husband has received two calls from this number stating they are from a county court and they have an order to come to our home or his job with a summons for court next week. Waiting to see if they show up.

I also received two calls from unknown number. he stated he was philip baxter and he was an independent process server for the county court and they have an order to come to our home and job with a summons for court next week. he left this phone # to call to talk to the filing party's attorney. I looked on the county court case website and there is nothing on there that states I have a court date next week.

The same with me.!!!! haha

Same with me. some guy sounds like he has a fake nasal accent. saying its the delaware law office.... and found your post.
supposedly said i have a court summons etc. tomorrow aftn..
yeah, if someone wanted to suit you, they dont care, they will suit you and not summons you legally.
Its been done before.  crooked lawyers make up [***] all the time. sounds like they want some money to scare you in a scam.  santa is out for me!!!
I asked if they had an office in delaware or if it was the attnys name, and they said both.
what a stupid answer-amateurs.

Same as most of above messages except it was a Mr. Sparks he was a processing server for Sang Cruz County Court. Did all of you ignore call?

What happened?

Nothing.  If you're going to be served, you don't get a heads up about it (that would mean people would make sure they weren't home and so avoid being served - kind of counter-productive, don't you think?).

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

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.

See my response above.  Total scam.

Awesome information! I did not fall for it as the month they claim is 5 years ago. I told the guy I spoke with only place I applied for was homedepot which I was denied. I asked since he had my email address asked him to send me company information, contract that shows I signed and got a loan to review. He didn't call me back but today I got a call blocked # from same person everyone mentioned saying I was going to be served. I worked at the courts and know process so knew that was fake also

I just read your response. I am still thinking some one will show up with papers at my house. But if you say it is a scam which it sounds like then I guess I am ok. I know I have legitimate debt unpaid but I don't think they would serve you with papers.

Trust me-if they were going to serve you papers, they would just come to the house-they wouldn't call first

If you are going to be sued for unpaid debt, you won't receive a threatening phone call about it - you'll get letters - lots of them.  If you then fail to do anything about it, you'll be served - but no process server calls to tell you about it, nor does the debt collector.  Again, you'd receive that in writing.  BTW, I'm not the one saying it's a scam - the FTC is.  You have rights as a consumer, however, you have to learn those rights and not let some scammer or even junk debt buyer buffalo over you.

More info below - and you'd do well to read the article at: http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... legal-practices as well.

This is a portion of the information found @ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

What practices are off limits for debt collectors?
Harassment. Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact. For example, they may not:

use threats of violence or harm;
publish a list of names of people who refuse to pay their debts (but they can give this information to the credit reporting companies);
use obscene or profane language; or
repeatedly use the phone to annoy someone.

False statements. Debt collectors may not lie when they are trying to collect a debt. For example, they may not:

falsely claim that they are attorneys or government representatives;
falsely claim that you have committed a crime;
falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit reporting company;
misrepresent the amount you owe;
indicate that papers they send you are legal forms if they aren’t; or
indicate that papers they send to you aren’t legal forms if they are.

Debt collectors also are prohibited from saying that:

you will be arrested if you don’t pay your debt;
they’ll seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages unless they are permitted by law to take the action and intend to do so; or
legal action will be taken against you, if doing so would be illegal or if they don’t intend to take the action.

Debt collectors may not:

give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit reporting company;
send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn’t; or
use a false company name.

Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, they may not:

try to collect any interest, fee, or other charge on top of the amount you owe unless the contract that created your debt – or your state law – allows the charge;
deposit a post-dated check early;
take or threaten to take your property unless it can be done legally; or
contact you by postcard.

My received a message from a Mr Sparks from Solano County processing center. He claims he was giving me a courtesy call for a summons tomorrow, with authority escort onto my property. Should I be worried? I called the courts they have no information on it.

I validate all the above mentioned cases. As mine is happened in the practically in the same manner. Unknown number from the processing server. Mr. Sparks ( nasal congested voice) said he could only hold off until 1pm for me to purchase a prepaid card to make the payment. I asked for other methods he said there were none except visa or MasterCard. No documentation received. Awaiting the summons. Beware never give out your information. Never assume responsibility until you see it in writing with your signature. What a horrible place the world can be. Best of luck for you and me