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Got a call from a Josh Smith stating that he was going to come to my house and/or job to serve me papers. Who are these people???? I don't want them coming to my house or job. How can I stop this?

papers for me on her desk, coming to see me at home/job on Monday, I will  be waiting

These people called me today and I clearly went all the way in on them. First off they had my daughters date of birth and then they asked me to verify my last four digits of my social...i verified and they didnt have it correct, he put me on hold and came back and said my social security number but then gave me another date of birth so im guessing i have 3 birthdays? They said it was for a bad check and I asked them if they reported it to the Attorney General and thats when it hit the fan. they wanted to settle this out of court and blah blah blah! Im guessing ill have to get my mother in law involved because she works for them! they got the right one today. SCAM ARTIST

they called my aunt's boyfriend's house,said they are coming to serve me on tue either at my work/home, i dont know who this is and i'm scared..i am a young mother and i've never been in any trouble like this.If they knew where i lived wouldn't they call me themselves? i mean i've never met her boyfriend so how would they get his number?

They have even called my ex-mother-in-law (who I haven't had anything to do with in almost 20 years)! They have been calling me for almost a year, leaving me the same stupid message about serving papers at my home or place of work. Today, I actually got to talk to a guy named Eric Collins. When I told him I would be in school all day tomorrow, he asked if he could meet me at my school!!! Can you believe it?!!!

Real process servers DO NOT call up before they show up at your door. This is likely a version of the you-have-committed-a-crime extortion scam and you are being...
1. summoned/investigated/charged/whatever with fraud/embezzlement/passing_bad_checks/whatever or
2. served with a court_summons/arrest_warrant/bench_warrant/whatever or
3. located in preparation to_be_served/for_a_lawsuit/to_be_arrested/whatever or
4. sued for cable TV usage that you've been stealing for years or
5. whatever stupid crap reasons they will think up next.

And you have to...
1. call back with your case number or
2. confirm your address/birthdate/SSN/whatever so you can be served or your papers processed or
3. pay $895 now to avoid paying $5,000 in court or
4. whatever stupid crap reasons they will think up next.

Beware extortion scams come in many flavors and they constantly evolve to stay one step ahead of the law.
The FBI warns about payday loan extortion scams here http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710 
The BBB has issued several alerts on this scam, just google "bbb.org alert phony debt collector"
Never do what they tell you to do but report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

Well I just got the same kinda call from these peoples.... Stating that the person's name was Kevin Carter  and he had papers to serve me at home or work. Gave me name of another person named sherece anders to talk to who said she was going to turn me in for a bad check from 2009... had the name of an ex-father in law , with whom i haven spoken to in like 15 years( which his name was used to secure this loan LOL)  anyways.... glad I checked here and other places before setting up payment arraingements.

Got this call today saying I was going to be served at my home or work.
He did not give a name or a company name. Just said a claim pending against me
and a claim number. Called me by a name I have not used in years and said he had my social.

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.>

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

I have being getting calls from this number said they are going to have me located and that I owe a debt, I ask for the business office name who I owe this debt to and they told me that the business sends account that are still owe to debt collectors and they could not provide me. So I made a arrangement with company,what should I do at this point I really dont know I am new to this can someone help me out thanks