888-201-7262

Text message telling me about unsuccessful deliveries to my number. A call asking for last 2 of social led to computer knowing my name but connection led to answering machine. For sure feels like scam.

Text message telling me about unsuccessful deliveries to my number. I've not ordered anything for two weeks. Bet its a scam.

Text message said "We have several failed delivery attempts with the address on file for Ronald Awais. Please call us at 888-201-7262 File # 148661.  I have no idea who Ronald Awais is!

We have several failed delivery attempts with the address on file . Please call us at 888-201-7262 File # ******.

Sounds like the fake process server scam. Real process servers don't call in advance.

Just received this suspicious text and Googled it.  I'll mark it as spam now.

They had my husbands dob and ask for last two or social. They threatened prison if I didn’t pay $232 from a closed account of a store that was open in the 90s. Continued to threaten if I hung up he will be served legal papers. They got me long enough to get mad and yell at them, had too much info. Will be scamming old people for sure because I’m a 28 year old college educated woman with general knowledge of everything on the internet IE social media and web servers. Too bad people have nothing better to do.

Even if people went to prison for not paying a debt there is a statute of limitations on most all crimes except murder and I am sure that 30 years would be well past that.

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 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

same has above

I get the same thing and agree it's spam

It appears that they purchased old accounts to collect on.

Same as others.

They are a debt collector trying to collect on old debts which are way past the statue of limitations.  They use threats, false accusations and call you continously and text
They say its a criminal matter and make it sound like a process server is trying to serve you.  DONT ANSWER THEIR CALL.

There's no such thing as a "statue" of limitations. The word you want is "statute".

Statute of limitations, legislative act restricting the time within which legal proceedings may be brought, usually to a fixed period after the occurrence of the events that gave rise to the cause of action. https://www.britannica.com/topic/statute-of-limitations

Um, yes, I know. That's why I told "Jule" the word was "statute" not "statue".

This would be a "Statue" of Limitations:


This however is a "Statute" of Limitations:


Sorry, just had to....  :)

I got same text