877-227-6701

Called 5 members of my family claimed I was being sued said they were coming to take all my vehicles could not provide me with a creditor or any information on the actual law firm they pretended to be from the guy hung up on me 6 times and then threaten to come and take my vehicles again I have run my credit I have nothing on it they were very intimidating I don't know what they have to game guy said his name was attorney Baxter

Got a phone call on my cell, with no caller ID.
A lady, from "Nationwide Document Delivery Services" told me she is trying to reach out to *** to deliver legal documents. I told her she can call him directly. She said she couldn't reach him at the [***'s work place] and wanted me to tell *** to give them a call. She even provided a "case number." I then asked her, how did you get my cell number. She pretended that the phone call was cutting in and out. I asked her three times, HOW DID YOU GET MY CELLPHONE NUMBER. She hung up on me.

Same strategy was use with me. Same exactly!
Please be aware!!!

Be Aware.  Number came up No Caller ID.  Left me a detailed message about possible complaint being filed against me if I didn't call back.  Even left a file number to reference.  I called number from a different number back.  It's an answering service.

A complete scam. Please don’t fall victim with these people. The person who I talked with was John. He was totally unprofessional and rude. Everyttime I asked him for information he would get upset. Mention that they was going to take my car and property.  They presented a file number also. Please let people be aware that they don’t have to be a victim.

Pretty much same experience. Said I opened a 5th 3rd bank account an I was being sued for overdrafts. Told them I had not and he said so somebody looks like you walked in there an open-ended an account  I said well identity theft happens everyday. Told me I was lying an hung up the phone on me. He did have my full social security number and drivers license number and address. Not sure how but this Def a scam. First call was from a private number then they gave me the (877) 227-6701 to call an I was transferred upstairs the guy said to the litigation claims.  Man was very rude an hateful everytime I asked these questions     also said there was 2 failed delivery attempts of legal documents at my address an I said that was a lie. Said he also sent documents to my employer for wage garnishment an I advised I was no longer employed there an he got hateful.

Called and left message that a complaint was being filed against me. I called back and they answered as an answering service, i gave them the case number and they said they were looking for a different person.

They called asking for my grandmother. Who by the way has been in a nursing home for about 8 years and has Alzheimer’s and dementia. Anyway There had been a civil suit being filed against her. Apparently there was a line of credit opened an she needed to pay. I laughed at the guy an asked if she was going to be arrested or going to jail? He was like umm well no... so I cut him and said then why does it matter? He started to get rude an angry with me for not complying and threatens me to file hartament charges on me.... wtf?? You called me!!! Anywho he hangs up on me. So I called back trying to get his information and again threats with harassment and hung up. He has literally called all of my family members. It’s crazy and knows our first middle an last name....

Lucas is the person I talked to said he sent me court papers I never got them samatha left me a message saying I have 2 hours to call or they going to seve me anywhere the people who answer the main line can’t tell u anything and want your document number in order to help you and when you give it to them they have all your information also. They know so much about you

This is the "process server/debt collection" extortion scam.

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 (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.

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

Same here I let the guy claiming to be mike Riley leave a stern detailed message, even threatened to arrest me.

They called my phone several times as it was showing unknown caller. They then called my husband claiming they had a compliant in my name and now civil action was taking place. These people need to be stopped as they are harassing people and their family as well.

I received the first call from an unknown number on Monday, 1/29/2018. I didn't answer it because it was an unknown number. The message said was from someone named Samantha. She stated a case number and said she was making an attempt to call because there had been 2 noted attempts to deliver the documents to my last known address. I work from home and I have NOT received anything. She then said that this is a claim pending allegation and if I didn't call the office right away and speak to the department as soon as possible the claim would be filed against me. The phone number I was supposed to call was 877-227-6701. She said this was their final attempt to contact me.

5 minutes later, my daughter texted me saying she received a message from the same caller about me. She let it go to voice mail because again it was from an unknown caller. I told her I thought it was probably a scammer.

They called again on Friday, 2/2/2018 with pretty much the same exact message only this time the call came from a Mike Riley.  My daughter also got the call again.  I talked to my husband and we sat down and called the number. An answering service answered first, then transferred our call to the "receptionist" Lexie. She asked for my case number and then transferred me to their Lawyer, John Brasse.  After giving him the case number again, he took a minute but went into the allegations of an old bill I paid off in 2005. Said he they were filing a civil suit against me for "malicious intent to defraud a financial institution", "theft", and "breach of legally binding contract."  He spoke so fast that we couldn't get a word in edgewise.  He said that their client had written the bill off in 2013. I told him I didn't owe anything on this because I paid it back in 2005. He said that I had paid my money back then to a scammer and it was never logged as having been paid off.

He then proceeded to tell me all my bills that had gone to collections all the way back to 2000 and noted that I had cleared everything up since 2009.  He noted that my credit was excellent now and proceeded to go through my current credit card bills and the amounts I paid on them last month. He said with all the interest plus court costs, the bill is now $7900 but his client had agreed to allow me to pay it off at $7766.  I could pay it all up front right then on my credit card or I could pay $1000 and make payments for 6 months or I could pay it over 24 months. My husband and I told him we couldn't pay that right now as we were in my husband's slow period. He then said we could counter offer and that the original bill was for $1800.  We went back and forth on how much we could counter offer and he finally said his "Client" would probably go as low as $948. We could pay $500 today (Friday) on our credit card and the rest would be due at the end of the month. I told him I had to discuss this with my husband. He started to get a little testy with me but gave me 1 hour to pay it or the offer was off the table and they would proceed with filing the claim. I asked him what his company was and he said it was "Trojan Financial Group". He also said that they were partners with Experian and they did a background check on me for them.

I spent the next hour researching the company name and phone number online. Then I called Experian and the guy I talked to told me it definitely sounded like a scam. He then told me to call my banker.

I called my banker who was a little confused as to why I was told to call him but he listened to my story and said he was 99% sure it was a scam. He gave the county Sheriffs number and told me to call them.

I called the county sheriff's department and filed a complaint. The woman I talked to said she was positive that it was a scam. She asked me to call the FTC and file a complaint with them as well. Right before I did that, my boss called me to talk about some things. During our conversation, John Brasse called me back. He apologized for not being there during the time I was supposed to call back. He was just getting back from his lunch that had been longer than he had intended. He was calling to find out if I was ready to pay the minimum of $500. My boss was listening in on the conversation. I told him that I had been doing a search on his company and the results weren't positive in his favor. I asked him who is client was and he said that his firm owned the bill.  I then proceeded to tell him that I paid off that bill and was in the process of talking to the FTC. He got angry and stated now he had to go back to his client and explain that they had to file the claim against me.  I stopped him again and said "Hey, you said you owned the bill now your saying you have to go back to the client. Who is your client that holds this bill?" Instead of answering me, he said because I was getting combative, he could tell that I was disputing the bill so he was going to file the claim against me. I would now have to pay the full amount of the bill.  He never did tell me the clients name.

My boss and I tried to call an hour later (which was 2:00) California time but apparently this guy takes a long lunch and leaves shortly after getting back from lunch because Lexie had told us he left for the day. I told Lexie that I was calling with my council and we wanted to discuss this with John. He's supposed to call us back on Monday.

Sorry this is so long but this guy is REALLY savvy and convincing. I have had other scammers that weren't nearly convincing. The scary part is that he had so much information about me.

I did call the FTC and they told me to pull my credit rating which I did. Upon reviewing in this weekend, I noticed someone checking into my credit rating on Friday. The company was called The Calvary Firm.  I haven't applied for credit and it seemed a little suspicious. I have done a search on this company (also out of California) and I see the same complaints against them. I also see some that say The Calvary Firm and the Trojan Financial Group are the same. He pulled my report while I was waiting on the line to talk to him. The scary part was that he had run my credit report AND was able to identify my credit history back 20 years. Experian told me they can only go back 10 years (for positive credit) and 7 years for negative credit.

Also, in the state of WI (don't know if it is the same in other states) they can't file for the following reasons:
1. The bill was supposedly written off in 2013 so they CAN'T collect on a debt that was written off.
2. I haven't received ANY notification of this outstanding bill. I'm supposed to have received a letter stating the company with their address, the creditor, and the amount owed.
3. The claims he said he was filing against me and they are felonies. My understand is that they can't file a civil suit against me for the reasons because they are felonies.

Besides all that.  What company waits 13 years to file a claim for outstanding money owed them.  This bill dropped off my credit rating years ago because I had paid it off a long time ago.

Oops sorry, He I put debt collector but it's actually a scam but he was claiming I didn't pay a debt.

The Calvary Firm is well known around here as a debt scammer.  However I know of no law that says a bill cannot be collected upon if it was written off.  Could you provide a cite to that law?

Whenever someone tells you that they are a "lawyer" or that they work for a lawyer or law firm, the first question you should ask is what state(s) they are registered in and their BAR number for that/those state(s).  Then go to that state and check them out, contact them directly using the information in the state registration, as these crooks have been known to research real law firm names and attorney names and impersonate them.

You need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation (by law they have to go back to the original creditor to prove you owe the debt), cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (this will be the best money that you have ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

Everything else you need to know follows including at least two agencies where you should report their criminal activities.

THE COUNCIL FIRM AKA THE CALVARY FIRM AKA TRIDENT CONSULTING FIRM AKA TRINITY CONSULTING FIRM AKA TROVER CONSULTING FIRM AKA TROJAN FINANCIAL GROUP.
Number threads associated with these crooks:  https://800notes.com/phone.aspx/1-855-599-8584
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-418-9422
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-430-2661#p1076941099444260990
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-430-3307#p1096085061011713102
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-737-9522#p1135802558064239212
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-878-7619/3

Web site lists them in California and uses a mail box store:  http://thecounselfirm.com/
Web site for Trident Consulting Firm:  http://www.tridentconsultingfirm.com/
The Calvary Firm has a parked web site address.
Whois has the website up since February of 2016, a whole 4 months at this writing and it expire next year:
thecounselfirm.com registry whois    Updated 1 second ago - Refresh

Domain Name: THECOUNSELFIRM.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS53.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS54.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 06-feb-2016
Creation Date: 06-feb-2016
Expiration Date: 06-feb-2017
thecavalryfirm.com registry whois    Updated 1 second ago - Refresh

Domain Name: THECAVALRYFIRM.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS17.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS18.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 02-jul-2015
Creation Date: 02-jul-2015
Expiration Date: 02-jul-2016
Both web sites use a privacy service to conceal their true location and identities.
BBB has the as The Calvary Firm, gives them a D- with 3 complaints and lists them as attorneys:  http://www.bbb.org/central-california-inland- ... eta-ca-89082688

Neither firm is registered in California as required by law to legally do business.
The Calvary Firm archived web site lists this address (thanks to ScamBuster for this info):
Address
29910 Murrieta Hot Springs RD. Ste. G336
Murrieta California, 92563

Tel
Phone: (855) 717-1083
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Nevada Dept. of State info on TCF & Associates:
TCF AND ASSOCIATES, LLC
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Status:      Active    File Date:      6/15/2015
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Zip Code:      92563    Country:      USA
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Managing Member - MICHAEL SHANNON
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Zip Code:      92563    Country:      USA
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Managing Member - RICHARD TILLEY
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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

As well as the California AG’s Office:   http://oag.ca.gov/

Since they claim to be attorneys, file a report here as well: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/LawyerRegulation/FilingaComplaint.aspx

If you feel your 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):
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/report-identity-theft

Hello, Thank you for your help.  He pulled a copy of my credit report so I do believe my SSN has been compromised. I have locked my credit at all the credit bureaus but I do need to put the fraud alert on them. I'll go notify the IRS tomorrow and look into the other information you provided.  I did file a complaint with the FTC on Friday. Below is the address that is listed for The Cavalry Firm on my credit report:

THE CALVARY FIRM
38625 CALISTOGA DR STE 110
MURRIETA, CA 92563
(877) 735-3495

Thank you, I will look into that tomorrow but my guess is that it will turn out to be a UPS store or something like that.

Yes, it is a Postal Annex.

https://www.postalannex.com/mailbox-rental/murrieta/3032