866-931-7401

Called my wife's cell and left a voice mail stating they were from our county court house and there was a pending civil case against us. My wife in a panic called me and I called and found they were NOT from the county but a collection agency for a credit card I had (which I never had) and it was in collection. After discussing this with the lady, she could not give me any dates of having the card and had me living at a location I have not lived at for years. The only thing she had right was my SSN which worries me. She could not give me answers to ANY of my questions. I refused to give her any further info. This is a scam, and should be held accountable for using scare tactics posing as a county official.

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 that some sort of complaint has “come across my desk” 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

Called my father regarding an outstanding debt from Citibank with incorrect personal information beyond the past 4 digits of SSN, stated that they worked for USCivilClaims.org

Called indicated that I was involved in a legal dispute. I believe this is the same company that keeps calling my father whom I know have never given his number to anyone for any reason. I explained that I had not been involved in anything nor received any information by mail. well, needless to say i figured it was a scam. i explained i work in legal field and never heard of this company.

I got exactly the same scenario. They called my wife's cell. I called them. They do have all the info on me including SS#. First I told the woman to go f**k herself and hung up. Then I called again to verify THEIR address.They gave me the correct address of US civil claims services which appears on the website... sure that it was a scam, I called 866 931 7401 16 times in a row, hanging up each time someone picked up, which they did on the first ring each time. I tried to call more but now it says "This # doesn't exist".... hahaha 😆.... big time scammers.

BIG SCAM - DON'T SWEAT IT. Got same scenario as Dave.
They pretend to be US Civil Claims Service, which is a legit company, but use different phone numbers.
Read my comment to Dave. To make sure, check your county records under civil records. I did, there is nothing under my name.

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which is a legit company,

Not even close Jack, not even close.  I would really like to know how you came to that conclusion?  Was it simply because they had a website?  That means nothing.

Whois.com has this on the website (note that is has only been up for 3 months and expires next year):  https://www.whois.com/whois/uscivilclaims.org

Quote:

uscivilclaims.org
Updated 1 second ago
Domain Information
Domain:
uscivilclaims.org
Registrar:
IONOS SE
Registered On:
2024-03-18
Expires On:
2025-03-18
Updated On:
2024-03-23
Status:
clientTransferProhibited
Name Servers:
ns1041.ui-dns.org
ns1019.ui-dns.biz
ns1030.ui-dns.com
ns1061.ui-dns.de
Registrant Contact
State:
CA
Country:
US

I can't tell what the first address is but the second address is a UPS store.  The BBB gives them an F rating with 2 complaints and 9 negative reviews and has noted that they are not legally a debt collection agency in California because they have not obtained their required license in that state:
https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/riverside/profile/c ... -1066-850075369

California State Registration which only means that they registered and doesn't mean that it is a legitimate company or that they operate legitimately.

US CIVIL CLAIMS SERVICES LLC (202131410728)

Request Certificate
Initial Filing Date    11/08/2021
Status    Active
Standing - SOS    Good
Standing - FTB    Good
Standing - Agent    Good
Standing - VCFCF    Good
Formed In    CALIFORNIA
Entity Type    Limited Liability Company - CA
Principal Address    1737 ATLANTA AVE, SUITE #H6
RIVERSIDE, CA 92507
Mailing Address    1737 ATLANTA AVE, SUITE #H6
RIVERSIDE,CA92507
Statement of Info Due Date    11/30/2025
Agent    Individual
EDUARDO ENRIQUE MANZO
1737 ATLANTA AVE, SUITE #H6
RIVERSIDE, CA  92501

They r all scam. They may call you from different numbers. But they're all the same people and seems  like they r all in the same room and one pretends to be an employee and the other maybe a supervisor. They will call your friends and family. I don't know how they get their information. But do not fall for it, do not pay them a dime. Remember they are pro and They have all your information like social security.Your address, your kids phone numbers.Et cetera , so don't panic and disregard the stupid scam.