866-350-0392

Caller threatened and said I had to call a lawyer and go to court without specifying what it was about

I received calls from 571-617-3389 and the caller stated they were from 'the  county' and were trying to deliver a summons for a court appearance and told me to call 866-350-0392 and ask to speak with attorney Michael Harris to find out more. I recently had a public record listed and I believe this is how they retrieved my information.

Yes, they called and harassed my other half about some debt from over 22 years ago that was probably fraud. Bottom feeders, they buy old old dept. Statute of Limitations, Time Barred and if need Cease and desist letter to them.

scammers asking i call back because i have to go to court in person, no i don't think so!!

Caller Tracy Williams- Have to appear in court need to find a family member, not even looking for me.. scam, scam, scam..

Trying to serve me papers for court some attorney Michael Harris, I have no idea what they're talking about.

Tracy Williams called my mother looking for me. Saying I had a court case in my county. And they were looking for me and she didn't want the police to come and find me and all sorts of stuff.... I've been scammed before it won't happen again!!! I looked up the case Number that she gave my mother and there is no Case at all in my county or anywhere for that matter... Beware people

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 often call people that have never even been associated with you because they get erroneous information off of the internet.

The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:

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 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

Got a message on cell and home saying they were from the county process server's office and had court papers they were unable to serve me. The call came from a local number although I was instructed to call 866.350.0392 to speak to Tracy Williams, the attorney representing a law firm, because of some 20 year old credit card debt I definitely had not incurred. It was disturbing and disconcerting because she had my credit report and listed several of my creditors. I wish I had known to look up this number before calling them. It is definitely a scam. Beware!