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Was called by another number claiming to be a mail carrier and that I was being sued from a hospital visit 10 years ago. Wanted to make sure I would be home between certain houses to be served gave me the number to the company CRS THEYwere serving me for and I was being sued. Called this number they said I was being sued for a hospital bill I never received because I do not owe a bill.  Very suspicious they want me to be home at a certain time  on a certain day. The hospital I use has never sent a bill and I have all of my medical treatments at this hospital this is a fraudulent company trying to get me to send them $50 a month for a $16,000 bill I do not owe. How did they get my information.

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How did they get my information.

You'd be surprised

I had same exact experience as Ms.Freeman. I received same exact call, w the same scenario, I asked there name, she said DDS. I asked what's this in regards of...she cldnt discuss but gave me #  to CRS, I asked what company I was calling & she said the #. Would not say company name twice. I also shld have no bills, unless they are over a decade old. I don't even Wana call the # she gave me bc after reading the previous post, I don't want anything to do w this situation. They also called me by a name that is a decade old.
Thank You Ms. Freeman I appreciate ur post, I'm dealing w enuff in life & last thing I need is to be scammed or sued. Truly thank u.

Lisa freeman wrote:

...claiming to be a mail carrier and that I was being sued from a hospital visit 10 years ago.

An actual "mail carrier" would not call you and tell you that you are being sued, as it is a Federal offense for someone to open someones mail if they are not the recipient and have not received the recipient's permission to do so.

This appears to be a "Fake Process Server" scam.
There are no letters, papers or documents and no court cases are going to be filed.

The message they leave is intended to instill enough concern in the intended victim that they will return the call.  The scammers will claim that there is some outstanding "debt" that they are trying to collect on.  The claimed debt will usually be very old (beyond the Statute of Limitations) and a fairly sizeable sum.  They will offer to let their victim settle the debt for a fraction of that amount and avoid being sued in court if they pay then and there over the phone.  They will be very aggressive and try to browbeat and threaten the victim to make a payment.  They will refuse to give any details about the debt beyond generalizations and will also refuse to agree to send any documents supporting their claim, often claiming that they were already sent at some earlier time.

Relatives of the intended victim and even employers (present and past) may be called in an effort to embarrass the victim into calling the scammers to get the calls to stop.

The best course of action is to ignore the calls and not return the call.  If you have any doubts about being sued, call your local courthouse instead and have them check if anything has been filed against you, you will find the lack of results reassuring.
Remember that if you were really being sued, a real process server would not call you or a relative about papers needing to be delivered, they simply show up and serve the papers.
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(Information oft posted by regular poster BigA)
The fake process server/location finder extortion attempt 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 contain a “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 dispute/debt validation request 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

The same thing happened to me today.. They said I owed a bill from 9 yrs ago smh.. I told them That I’m a broke person to try &  scam someone else that I will be waiting to go to court  Whenever they send the papers lol! She hung the phone up..

The same number called my phone and left a voicemail stating that they were from "The Fur"and said that they've been trying to reach me in regards to a package that my signature was required...I deleted the message and I have not tried to call because I strongly felt like something was not right.

Caller from "The Center" left a voicemail about a package that they want to deliver and requires a signature. Little do they know, I live in a high rise and the concierge signs for my packages. Nice try though

Same deal, they even had my name. Thieves and they are getting away with it. Don't call, block them. Reports to local LE go nowhere.

call about hospital bill from 9 years ago in 2013 saying I was getting sued for a 1,000 the change to 3,000 for court cost I don't remember that bill she also said to be home to sign for it