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Someone else called and said that they were going to give me a summons and for me to call this number

Same thing just happened to me.  Had old contact info, wanted to confirm the last 4 of my SS and my DOB.  I asked him for the address and website. for Adams Law firm in LA.  Firm does not exist at that address and the website was for an entertainment company.  He hung up on me when I pressed him on what he was looking for.

Said he had a summons for me, would not give any info, I told him he was not being honest ( the case # he gave looked bogus) I had worked in that county in LE. I asked him to give me all info, he said it looked like I was guilty, I just hung up. He would not repeat the law firm name & said it so you could not understand it.

Scam! REAL process servers don;t call in advance.

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 (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “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 letter 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 letter 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

It is a spam, they want me social security number.

Person called from another number and told me to contact this number, said they were going to deliver summons paper to my address. After calling the number the guy claimed I had an outstanding balance from an old credit card and wanted me to send them money to settle the debt....he knew all my information,  even my loans on my automobiles, but couldn't provide specific information on this particular bogus credit card. This guy got particularly mad when I asked for more information,  he even went to say I was being racist.  After contacting my lawyer I found out there is no law firm at this address and it is a scam!! After this experience it really just makes me want to tell any debt collector to get lost. You don't know who to trust anymore!!