866-901-0486

The E shank Firm? Process service verification, been notified, failure to comply will be noted

The money they say I owed is from 26 years ago and the divorce judge said my x husband owed this and I was not responsible.
Message on Voice Mail
“Attention this message is intended for Miss Iva Carolyn Pate this call is pertaining to a case file number 2024–129608 my name is Natalie Garcia with the county PST division this caused notification that attempts will be made to issue certified legal documents requiring your signature if you will not be available to sign or if any changes need to be made to the time date or location of service for more details please contact the issuing firm that handling your case their contact number is 866-901-0486 in reference your case number failing to contact the issuing firm may result any failure to appear to be issued in your name this is a very time sensitive matter you have been notified…”

I got one of those yesterday. What is it about??? I Googled the number and it brought me here.

Left message don't know what's it about and I really don't care. But if this is a joke they need to be stopped.

It certainly is not a "joke'.

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 call from and my phone said "no caller id."
I answered and a girl or woman spoke very fast and when I asked where she was calling from she said she would leave me a voice-mail and this is the number she left along with a case #..I called and spoke to a guy "franklin parker". He said I would be receiving a letter within the hour and that he was collecting a debt for providing bank of $3,880.00 & that of I didnt settle it with him today I would have to go to court and pay $5,710.84 plus any court fees and, it would ruin my wife & my own credit.
I asked for a day t I determine what exactly this debt was for, other than j7st a bank name and amount, from 2008 no less..16yrs ago.

Call from private number - girl with the last name of Garcia said they were serving me papers within the next 30 minutes.  She gave me a phone number 866-901-0486 and case #2024-125843.  She then asked me to repeat the information she gave me so she knew I had it right.  I repeated and told her I would be here all day and to just serve the damn papers.  This is the same calls I keep getting and I keep telling them to serve the papers but to date no papers have been served.  Since when do they call you to let you know they are serving papers???  HaHa - such scams are a joke!

Message on Voice Mail  (2 different attempts on my two phone lines).
“Attention this message is intended for Roger G this call is pertaining to a case file number 2024–123524 my name is Brenda Morales and Devon with the county PST or PSC division this caused notification that attempts will be made to issue certified legal documents requiring your signature if you will not be available to sign or if any changes need to be made to the time date or location of service for more details please contact the issuing firm that handling your case their contact number is 866-901-0486 in reference your case number failing to contact the issuing firm may result any failure to appear to be issued in your name this is a very time sensitive matter you have been notified…”

Restricted number, I didn't answer but they left a message.  Stating that I would be a party to a lawsuit with a lien put on my house.  Called the number and spoke with some slick guy who tried to bully me.  Made some claim about being sued by a credit card company for a credit card I supposedly had.  Told him I didn't recall any of that.  He was unable to get a rise out of me or cause me any panic and he got irritated and told me to get off his line and hung up on me.

Most likely Provident Bank but I don't see how they are going to "ruin" your wife.

They have been calling me for 4 years now saying I owe money, which I don’t. They say they are on their way to deliver papers to an address for me that I had over 20 years ago. They can’t tell me what I owe money to and they constantly harass me and my partner. I check my credit score every day and it doesn’t show me owing money to anyone as I pay things off. I tell them that I have reported them and when I do this they change my “claim number”. They are a complete scam and need to be stopped.

She keeps calling my new husband and I and it has been going on 4 years.

So these folks called, made threats/insults, had no info on the debt because it "case is sealed". Total [***] all around. These people are scammers...do not give them ANY personal info and do not give them any money.

I'm thinking that most of the posts made here today are all the same person trying to make it look like there are more calls from this outfit than there really are.

These calls just started last week for us. My cell, wife's cell, and work numbers all called. Anyone had luck with makin the scam calls stop?

Said they were going to put a lien on my house if I didn't pay for a credit card issued through First State Bank in my name in 1997. I didn't have any credit cards in 1997

I just got the exact messages that everyone has said too.  I told him I wanted proper documentation mailed to me not emailed with all information about the law suit to take it to my attorney.  He started to argue that a debt needs paid and no debt ever goes away and then I told him I’ll let my debt lawyer look over the case, he then told me good luck in getting my fees lowered then we hung up

Same as above.  The guy, James Gomez said that I was being rude for asking information (address, phone, email) about his firm.  When I said that I knew this was a fraud call and I was going to report it to the Attorney General, he asked if I was threatening him.  HAHAHAHA.  Original person who called was Heidy Bennett.

I'm getting the same calls from the same # 866-901-0486 and a case #  I called and got a Melody Hernandez who was very rude and would not give me any info unless I verified the last 4 #s of my social, which I refused until she could give me more info.  She ended up hanging up on me.  I called the DA and the police dept to see if they have heard about a scam like this and they had not.  I asked if Ashcroft was a law firm and she said yes and I asked where they were located and she said the main office was in Los Angeles.  They have called me on a blocked number.  Now they are calling my son.  They have also left a voice mail calling about my deceased father in law.  I have received nothing by mail and no collection calls so this is very weird