877-415-0826

Came up as unknown number, but left this message:

"Hello, my name is Rich (garbled) Fulton County process service department this message is for XXXXX I'm calling in reference to leave (garbled) for your home address multiple times and would like to confirm (garbled) today would you please contact us back at this number 877-415-0826 I'm also (garbled) your case number is XXXXXX (garbled) Now. You have 24 hours to call verify to this information before we sent it back to the judge. You have been notified. (garbled)"

Probably scummy zombie debt collectors. Sounded like a call center in the background and English is not this guys first language. Typical bottom-feeder scare tactics, do not call them back.

He called my place of employment and said he had legal documents to serve me.

Would not answer basic questions about the debt and kept saying I would find out in court. When asked when court was he said You will find out"

You have to be served and then you have 20 to 30 days to answer the complaint.  An actual court date could be weeks, months, or even a year in the future.  Courts are still backlogged.

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

I received a call from 877-415-0826 on my business service for someone I have never heard of.  The call included a threat to call within 24 hours or I would be prosecuted.  I could barely understand the mumbling.  I deleted the message.