888-202-3544

Got a call from a number out of Tallahassee that says to call this number back reference delivery of certified documents to my home and work. They don’t say what company. I think if someone was trying to serve certified documents they wouldn’t call and tell you...

Exactly! Scammers.

If I answer, I always tell them that I will be waiting for them and to send them on over.  Then they want you to verify your address, right...if your gonna serve me, you already have it.  So sad that people fall for these scams and keep these places in business.

I got the same call. She states if I have any questions, call the company, but doesn't say which company, just provided the number 888-202-3544

i just received this call today 3/2/2020

called me saying i had paperwork work coming that needed to be signed for and that it would be delivered to my home in two days between 1-4 pm and to verify my address i didnt i hung up (cell phone) and then the same number was calling my house number (landline) said they were GRG and gave me a # to call back 888-202-3544

Got a call from a number out of Austin regarding documents that they were sending that needed to be signed for. I asked if they knew what it was regarding they gave me this 888 number. I called it was about an old debt that i may result in a judgment against me and a last chance to settle. It is a legitimate call to settle a debt.

Why didn't you give the company information since you say it is a valid call??  If you do not supply that --  SHILL - especially after reading the other comments.  Seems they violate the FDCPA with the THREAT of a summons.!!

You know who called you yet looked up the phone number anyway? And then failed to give any actual information about the caller? I'm with MJG - you're a shill.

888-202-3544 phone number that I was to call back. About sending me out documents for me to sign

It’s a scam

Scam and threat.

Got a call from a Frankfort KY number saying documents would be delivered that required my signature. I called the number she gave (8882023544) to find out what it was in reference too. MS.MILLER said she needed my name but couldn’t tell me what company it was for. I didn’t give my name, but I called the Frankfort company back (5028714153) and “surprisingly” LOL  MS.MILLER also answers that line.

Just got a call saying i have files schedule to be delivered to my residents. Only said its from GBR and a phone number. But hey calling from a 727 number. I am Texas

This is the fake process server scam. Real process servers don't call in advance. Block and ignore such calls if you can.

Just received a call from a Lincoln Nebraska number and they left a voicemail to call this 888 number about documents being delivered to my residence in 2 days. She said her name is Samantha Hogan.

My mother received a call for me at my childhood home address. The woman asked for me using my maiden name. She said her name was Samantha Hogan. Same thing as everyone else… that documents were coming within a couple days. I have no idea what this is about. Scam!

Did you ever get documents, was it really a scam...got the same call today?

You cannot receive "documents" that don't exist.  First, no lawyer would call them "documents" because that isn't the actual name of these imaginary pieces of paper.

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 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

Im just wondering if anyone ever really got served the papers that these people were calling about?