866-796-0290

Called mentioning I had a debt from over 5 years ago and I was being summoned to court.

I just received a strange call from a private number. They left a message with the 866-796-0290 as the number from a complaint issuing office. She also left an apparent complaint number. She used my last name but did not have my correct first name. The women said her name is Jacqueline from the Process Service Dispatch (red flag)! She said there is a complaint/action to be issued at last known residence and that if I ignore this message further proceedings may take place without my knowledge. She left no more details.  I have no outstanding debt or court cases.

Received voice mail from Process Server Dispatch, intended for Lawrence T___s. My ex father in law, who lives in another state. I havent been associated with him in over 20 years.

Scam! Real process servers don't call in advance. Block and ignore such calls if you can.

Got a call from a third party processor for Adamson Legal Services asking when they can serve me papers on a complaint.  They called my neice and my brother.  I owe nothing and have nothing on court records.

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 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 department and tell them that you are a deadbeat who does not pay their bills.  They often call people that have never even been 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 (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.  If and when you get that letter 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

Received voicemail stating I had a case against me call spoke with Valerie said I had a outstanding balance of over 2300 dollars opened it in 2012 and it was malace and criminal charges against me and she started yelling at me when I questioned her and hung up on me

También ami me llamo de una cuenta que ya pagué desde 2017 y que tenia que ir a corte y jamás me entregaron documentos .

This is 100% A Scam. I am an attorney and I called them back letting them know what theyre doing is illegal and they instantly hung up on me.

Scam saying a civil complaint was filed against me stating i have been warned and if i dont call back there will be a judgement placed on me

Got the similar call saying it's an urgent matter by a girl name Sophia who is a process service dispatch out of Orange County, CA.  Said something about a complaint being filed against me and some papers about me receiving/signing it of some sort.  Called my family as well.  Told them to just send them to VM and ignore it.  These low lifes have nothing better to do!   Ohh BTW the number they left for a call back was 866-609-3189.

I'm getting these too now. It's concerning because they have all my information including full social. They also ave my sisters info for me. I called any medical companies I had who stated that they don't sell out there debts. Very weird I don't know who to contact

"Very weird I don't know who to contact." Really? The information is right in this very thread. You apparently skipped past it to reply to "Anonymous".

A lady from a third party called me saying I have a civil complaint against me. They wanted to send someone to my house to have me sign papers because I'm getting sued. None of this is true.  She said the company was Adamson legal services in eagle services in their phone number 8669010023.  This is definitely a scam.

Literally had that happen to my mom rn and we were so confused.

My mom got a call about being sued and when we called they asked if she was the one they’re looking for and they had her last digits of her Social.

Good afternoon Celithia,

My name is Rob, Marketing Content Manager at Adamson Ahdoot LLP. I'm sorry you went through this. Over at Adamson Ahdoot, we are trying to go out of our way to help the public know about this situation. It not only misrepresents us, but attempts to prey upon folks fears. For more info, read here. https://aa.law/news/legal/adamson-legal-services-scam/

Hi Dee,
My name is Rob Jalon, Marketing Content Manager at Adamson Ahdoot LLP. Over at AA Law, we've also been impacted by this "legal service." They are misrepresenting themselves as our brand and preying upon the public's fear. I'm sorry you went through this. For more info, read here. https://aa.law/news/legal/adamson-legal-services-scam/