877-415-0706

Creepy messages from a “location specialist” threatening to come to my home or job if I don’t comply with returning his call.

Supposedly a location specialist and they are about to come out to my home or job within the hour. They call and number is unknown and it goes directly to the voicemail.

Yeah, seems like they are looking for someone name jaqueline Powell when the call my phone, I’m not sure if that’s actually the name of the person they’re looking for or the scam company, but that’s the name they said at the very beginning of the voicemail

Some dude says he’s going to show up to my house or job in 24 hours if I don’t comply and return his call, this is just the number they give

Someone calling asking for my mom, saying they need a signature for legal documents and that he will show up to her house or job.

Transcript of scam call: “Christina Nelson hi location specialist Jackson calling today in reference to a pending claim my life I do have to make you aware that once the claim is filed it does become public record your name and Social Security number are affiliated with this claim you'll need to contact the filing party before I arrive at your home her job with documents that you must sign with a valid photo ID contact the filing party 877-415-0706 good luck you have been notified…”

My name isn’t Christina Nelson and call number is listed unknown. Don’t fall for this scam.

Called looking several times. Called our whole family. Block this caller. Filing complaints.

Just had same verbiage-except didn’t say who they were trying to call! But otherwise exact same voice mail message!

Same exact message as someone posted above. Filing with my social # and if I don’t cal back she will see me soon?!?!?! No idea what this is about.

Same message as above. Number is private.

Same verbiage as described above. Didn't use my name in the voicemail and the name he gave was David Adams with no company name (impossible to track down and caller ID said "private number"), just that he was a local "locator" and gave the 877 number to call back. "Good luck, you have been notified." Someone who has to serve you isn't going to give you a heads up; they want to find you and serve you because that is how they're paid - by giving you the summons/complaint. They'd actually prefer to surprise you, because they are only paid once they serve you, and if it takes them five tries instead of one, that dilutes their payment. The last thing they're going to do is waste their time and give you a heads up (which could lead you to avoid them if you know a summons is coming and you don't want it) by calling you.

Exactly same thing, left 2 threatening voicemails in two consecutive days, using the name David Adams. Left the same 877 number, “you have been notified, good luck”. On the last message left, he noted “see you soon”. This is such bs and shouldn’t be legal, how can this be stopped?

Got the same call, on all 4 of phone #'s. I was also told they called my daughters and nephew as well. Nephew actually thought this was legit and I tried explaining to him that's it's not. Sounds like they are reading from a script and then finish with see you soon. As someone who has been served before, they don't call and warn you before-they just show up. This is a scam and please don't fall for it!

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shouldn’t be legal

Please explain why you think that it is legal?

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 so that they can scare that person into paying extortion money.  They will usually also state information that would be illegal for a real debt collector to state to department and tell them that you are a deadbeat who does not pay their bills. They often call people that have never even been a third party such as that you are being sued, that you owe money to someone, etc. They threaten that if you do not call them back, they will contact your HR associated with you because they get erroneous information off the internet.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM 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, 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

3rd call this morning from Unknown Caller, this time I answered it, I had enough and they already had my phone number anyway. He asked for a Michael something (not me), and I took the opportunity to entertain myself and try to get as much information out of him and waste his time. I asked who he was, who he worked for, who he thought he was calling, his position, his Agent ID number, how he found this number, and on and on. He provided vague answers, some he couldn’t answer. He started to get upset and kept asking if I was Micheal something and if I knew where to find him. This guy was completely full of it, complete scammer.
I ended the conversation by (in my best To Catch a Predator Chris Hansen voice) that I had to tell him something… he has inadvertently called a government phone number which is being monitored and that I would like to more about him and what he was trying to accomplish today here with me. He promptly hung up.

It isn’t, but apparently they get away with it again and again. Right?

All criminals "get away with it" until they are caught, right? No difference here. Can't catch them if you don't know who they are.

Same but last name was Adams. Exact same message otherwise.

Fake process server scam. Don't fall for this! Called me with my friend's name on the listing because we used to share a phone plan.