888-270-9142

EMP Legal Group. Debt Collectors

Their website went up 1/5/24 and is set to expire in '27.  No address on the website.  It remains to be seen if they are actually a law firm.

Called left voicemail stating they are trying to deliver legal documents. You've been notified. Caller ID displayed was 984-742-7440. Wanted a call back at 888-270-7440.

Debt Extortion Scam
Other numbers used by this scam outfit:
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-239-401-6921
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-279-237-1250
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-694-7320

Transcript:

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Hi, this is Janice with the county process Service department. We are making an attempt to deliver legal documents to C***** B****. If you are the defendant or know this person, please have them contact the issuing firm that is handling the case immediately to not jeopardize missing important court documentation. Their phone number is 888-270-9142 or you can call this number back. Failing to contact the issuing firm will result in further legal proceedings to take place. You have been notified. Please press one to handle this matter now, or you can visit emplegalgroup.com . Thank you.

Carrier Services and Process Servers do not know what is contained in the documents they are paid to serve/deliver. They don't cold call a recipient to inform them of a "failed attempt to deliver", as that would alert the recipient someone is attempting to Serve them. Anyone explaining what they are delivering, saying "matter attached to your SSN", "you have officially been notified", "deliver legal docs and to have ID ready"  or offering an alternative "solution" to avoid delivery is a scammer. Real process servers don't need to set a time to deliver any documents nor do they threaten legal action if you don't call them.

The vague scare tactic message is designed to panic a victim into calling back.

Most debt collectors will use a certain amount of pressure to convince you to pay the debt. After all, they often don't get paid unless you pay. Be suspicious of a debt collector who uses an unusual amount of pressure to get you to pay immediately, particularly if they also use scare tactics to get you to pay right away. For example, a debt collector is scamming you if it :

• threatens you with a lawsuit and tells that you can avoid the lawsuit by paying right away
• Says a Process Server  or Courier is coming with papers to sign
• Threatens to call / go to your place of employment
• Insists you have been notified, served or are non-compliant via phone message(s)
• Refuses to give a company name or verifiable Contact source
• Refuses to send proof of debt via US mail

A sure sign of a debt collection scam is a collector that wants to you to pay via wire transfer or another method that can't be traced. If the payment method can't be traced, you'll have a harder time getting the authorities involved.

If the creditor sounds completely foreign, or you know you never had an account with that business, there's a chance it's a scam. Never pay a collection you don't recognize. You have the right to request written proof of the debt from the debt collector before you send payment.

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/fake-abusive-debt-collectors
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer ... ollection-scams
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Publications/PhonyDebtCollectionScams.asp
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/02/ftc ... llection-scheme
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/08/pha ... onate-law-firms

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Here are some ways to find out if a debt collector is legitimate.
•You received a letter in the mail. ...
•The agency is licensed in your state. ...
•The collector can verify your personal details. ...
•You can request information about the debt. ...
•There's more than one method of payment. ...
•A company works with you, not against you.

Source: https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/deb ... ctor-is-a-scam/

File a complaint:
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/