877-385-0468

Caller left a voicemail stating his name is Axel Roth and he works for Walker Klein and Associates. The number from the voicemail was 716-200-0964. He then claimed that he has a complaint forwarded to his office attached to my name, ss#, and birth date. He stated he is required to obtain a formal statement on record to get my side of things in the matter prior to any decision making. In the voicemail, he left a callback number of 877-385-0468.

I received a second voicemail a few days later from an unknown blocked number pretending to be a process server. The caller stated his name was Marshall Becker and he went on to explain how he received a work order that morning to deliver some contents to my address this afternoon between the hours of 2:00pm and 3:00pm. He said that I would be required to produce two forms of identification prior to signing for the contents. He then said to contact 877-385-0468 for any concerns or questions, as that number is listed on his documents as the sending party. He asked that dangerous weapons or animals be locked away during the time of service. He said that he would be reaching out again to try to contact me when he was in route.

I had the same calls, did anything come of this?

It’s a scam. Fake company using leaked data (accurate or inaccurate) from the dark web to try and get people to pay debts they don’t owe.  The scumbags can’t even keep their “case numbers” consistent between voicemails.  My callers were “Nate” and “Ms Lisa Miller.”  Losers need a real job.

they just called again this week threatening the same. do you have any update on your end? i think it’s a scam.

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