888-249-2097

I got a call from a unidentified number stating her name is Stephanie Michaels from "Document Delivery Services". They are a 3rd party company that delivers documents for legal attorney's and court system. She does not have a number to reach her back at as she is out on the field. If I called the number on my caller ID, they will just route me to the company that commissioned their services. (Caller ID was blocked) She stated that the document file is sealed and I can call 1-888-249-2097 Beckwood and Michaels for more information. She's not given access to the matter. She has no idea what it's for, but it's from Beckwood and Michaels to deliver a document.

She was surprised that I don't know what it is for. Threatened me by saying, "Imagine how surprised you would be if we just showed up on your doorstep".

She gave me a reference number. Said she'll hold the document for another 2 hours before sending it out. I googled the Beckwood and Michaels number, with 1 other post on 800notes.com asking who is calling from that number. Google produced no information regarding the name of the company nor the phone number that I was given. Would be nice if someone else could share some insight. Or if this could help someone else that is getting a call from the number.

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Imagine how surprised you would be if we just showed up on your doorstep

Which is the idea behind a process server.  They want to surprise you and not give you a "heads up" so that you can avoid them.

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

They told me that I had to pay them $2000 or they were filing a judgment against me within the next hour with Maricopa county court

No one gets into court in an hour.