866-682-6143

bogus call regarding legal services

I am concerned about a call I received concerning my daughter, this is from a bogus call although I was informed that it was a Hagel Law Firm

New name for a old scam.  Hagel Law Firm has just been showing up in these pages with threats of whatever they can think of to collect nonexistent debt.  You and your daughter should both take the time to read this and to use the links to learn more and to report these crooks:

Criminals masquerading as debt collectors attempt to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged (they use the bad check or hot check claim a lot) and go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished without actually being sued or going to court, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  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”, or “Law Office” 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.  They do have to follow those laws, but they won’t.  They mention that they have received a Fax document, to create the sense of urgency.  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 also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling 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.

If you feel you SSN has been compromised, in addition to putting a fraud alert at the 3 credit bureaus, you may want to notify the IRS.  Here is the link, fill out the proper form (probably 14039). Also file a report at the FTC Identity Theft web site as well as learn what else you need to do:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/report-identity-theft

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and 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 (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “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 letter 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.

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

I can't believe people actually buy into these scams. I'm insulted that they actually thought I would! This call is regarding a "legal matter" a "complaint" refer to case number beginning with 2017 when so and so can return the call hahahaha right.

Received a call looking for Omar Nunez and I'm not him.  They said their call was regarding a summons.

They called me from an unknown number, my cell phone & my home phone, threatening to serve me with papers, after doing a google search seems to be Hagel Law firm which is not a legit company & also I know for a fact if you are going to be serviced with papers they will not call you and warn you

Also on my home phone number they straight up said "listen carefully" really?! wow

Same here.  Except she said, ATTENTION etc.  I couldn't understand the woman well, but she said something about a package to be delivered and needed my address etc. and even gave me a case number.

And the law firm they said they are from is not even a legit law firm , the only Hagel Law firms I found do real estate & political Law

Anthony Williams calling from Pierce County regarding a summons not able to be delivered at an address in Gate Harbor, WA. Said it was 2017-80823.  When I called the number, there was no answer and no recording as to who's number it is.

Called my work implied I was being served papers to be  arrested for a crime. Called the creditor no debt was therr

They called ex-wife, mother and I left message saying i needed to appear but no date or time. Tried calling back told guy who answered i was checking to see if number was a scam he hung up on me.

Process Server Dispatch f

She said, "This is Jacqueline Hill with Process Server Dispatch from the County, and this call is to notify the residents that two attempts will be made to issue out a summons to appear. If any changes need to be made to the time, the day or to the delivery of location, it is in your best interest that you would contact the issuing firm that is handling your case at 866-682-6143. When calling, please reference your case number 2017-***** not contacting the issuer will result in the legal proceedings to take place without your participation. You've been notified.”

They called for my step-daughter. Scam fake Call from 866-682-6143 She said, "This is Jacqueline Hill with Process Server Dispatch from the County, and this call is to notify the residents that two attempts will be made to issue out a summons to appear. If any changes need to be made to the time, the day or to the delivery of location, it is in your best interest that you would contact the issuing firm that is handling your case at 866-682-6143. When calling, please reference your case number 2017-***** not contacting the issuer will result in the legal proceedings to take place without your participation. You've been notified.”

Hagel Law.  Sometimes use a CID of Kagen Law  see 877-567-7083 800 notes

Sherman Law, Sherman Legal Group Scam, Process Service Dispatch Hagel Law, Kagen Law Scam

Phone Numbers                 CIDs
844-261-7520        Process Server Dispatch, Weinberg Legal Services
844-310-1448         Sherman Legal Services, Process Service Dispatch,  Sherman Acquisition LLC, Financial Recovery Services Inc
844-424-9378        Sherman Law Professionals, Process Services Inc, Sherman Law
855-313-2584        Riley Legal Group, Sherman Legal Group
855-561-8727        Sherman Legal Services, Ray Jackson, Sherman Law, Sherman Legal Services, Hamilton county Dispatch
866-559-5957        Harris County Dispatch, Sherman Law Service, Sherman's Law/Processing Center for Kent County
866-584-9633        Dallas County
866-762-3973        Sherman Legal Services or dispatch office, Dispatch process servers
888-308-5584        Sherman Law, et al
888-388-2173        Sherman
888-732-1873        Sherman Financial Group LLC, Process Service Dispatch, Sherman Legal Services, Sherman Acquisition, LLC, aka Financial Recovery Services, Inc.
888-732-4859        Sherman Law Center, Process Service Dispatch, Sherman Legal Services
888-749-4872                    Process Server Dispatch, Kagen Legal Services
909-247-3216        Sherman Law Firm
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My own research suggests that this Sherman Scam is simply an outgrowth of a group called
WESTERN PORTFOLIO ASSETS INCORPORATED
See 888-388-2173  800notes  my entry dated 10 Sep 2016
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WESTERN PORTFOLIO ASSETS INCORPORATED
Entity Number:    C3458393
Date Filed:    03/02/2012
Status:    ACTIVE
Jurisdiction:    CALIFORNIA
Entity Address:    PO BOX 332
Entity City, State, Zip:    UPLAND CA 91786
Agent for Service of Process:    CATHERINE A BATEMAN
Agent Address:    8851 SAN BERNARDINO RD
Agent City, State, Zip:    RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730
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BBB:
THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED.
Western Portfolio Assets/Weinberg Legal Services
Phone: (909) 281-5674
PO Box 332, Upland, CA 91785
! WESTERN PORTFOLIO ASSETS/WEINBERG LEGAL SERVICES IS BELIEVED TO BE OUT OF BUSINESS !
According to information in BBB files, it appears that this business is no longer in business.
BBB® NR Rating
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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

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.
You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking),  the only thing they understand.

I have received a total of four calls from either PRIVATE or 000-000-0000, three last week and one today.  All left a call back number of 866-682-6143 and claim to be "process server dispatch" (same scam as mentioned by others in this thread).  The call today was special, as the caller introduced themselves as "Julia", but when the call was ending the same person said their name was "Sofia".  Shady stuff!

They did the same to me the same day and same 2017 number wow i cant believe i believe them
But i told them i dont have money so send me the papers to court

These people from Hagel Law called saying i have   a lawsuit against me. They want me to send them money to settle out of court. They calling my job leaving messages and calling my phone saying they gonna summons me. They need to send documentation of what and who is suing me. Some process server Cassandra has called me too. With a case number starting with 2017. I think this is a scam.  This so called law firm is in California and i live in Chicago.

Same here.  She said her name was KaSandra and she left a message on my voicemail which my VM only gives my phone number.  She said a summons was sent but the address isnt up to date.. Lol it didnt sound right so I googled the number and got this..smh scams

It is most assuredly a debt scamming operation and yes, I'm pretty sure it's located in Southern California.

I'm pretty sure it's:

Western Portfolio Assets/Weinberg Legal Services
PO Box 332
Upland, CA 91785

The Upland area has been a focal point of Southern California debt scamming operations for some time.

Please read the other notes and entries.