877-227-9913

I received a phone call from an unidentified number and when I answered the person said someone filed a civil complaint against me. She gave me this 877-227-9913 number to contact attorney Patricia Lewis regarding my case.

Same here sounds scammy

Robo called to start, left message including fishy sounding claim # with my son. I called back person told me oh yeah I have your file you'll need to speak to ext 101? Was on hold several minutes finally hung up and called back three times each the same man said hold and wouldnt let me say anything. Definitely NOT a reputable group, smells like a big scam so BEWARE!

Got a call from this number, “Susan” left a message about a criminal case against me. They said I didn’t “sound old enough to be the person they are looking for”. They had my mothers name & my phone number. They had a summons they were trying to serve & the address on file was undeliverable. Definitely a scam.

I just received a voicemail from this number. Saying that Pearl River Cty. has a case against me. It didn’t sound right.

I received a call from this number just 15 minutes ago. The man asked for my husband and said his name was David Neal and he was from our counties processing service. He stated that he had documents that were undeliverable and needed my husband to call him asap at 877-227-9913. The documents were a summons for a civil court case. This man knew my husband’s and my name and knew I was his wife. TOTALLY A SCAM!!!! BEWARE!!!

I just got this call. They say attorneys office.  For chase bank. Basically sounds like they want to make a payment plan or go to court . And pay around 30k more than I owe. If not I'll be summoned to court.

Watson r something and associates

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.

The fake process server extortion attempt 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

Lady called my phone and looking for my children's father (we do not live in same house). Said she was from Kennebec County processing center and had papers to be filed and he needed to cal Gabriel Bower @ 877-227-9913 that someone filed a civil suit against him.  YA OK lady!!!

I got a call from a woman named Jessie who said all the same things I'm reading here and left this number with a reference number. Told me to speak to Catherine Grey. There's no way court documents, of all things, would reach me other than the fact that I've never broken the law!

Just received a voice mail from an unidentifed male from the "county processing center" no mention of what county - looking for a friend of mine whom I am not related to. Said to call back "that" number & speak to the attorney on record as documents were undeliverable. Sounds like a crock to me

Sounds exactly like the call I received.