888-286-0801

Keep gettting calls on all our numbers and ex family members numbers from this, saying there are documents   8882860801

Same here! They give out record number to call back. Sounds odd.

I keep getting calls saying they are going to serve papers at my job and also they have an old home address of mine?  How do they get this information?

Everyone's information is readily available on the internet---which includes present and past phone numbers and addresses.

How can I verify whether or not a debt collector is legitimate?
Here are a few warning signs that could signal a debt collection scam:

The debt collector threatens you. Legitimate debt collectors probably won't claim that they'll have you arrested or claim that they or their employees are law enforcement officers.

The debt collector refuses to give you information about your debt or is trying to collect a debt you do not recognize. You have certain rights to ask a debt collector to verify the debt. You can use this sample letter to request this information. Ask for an explanation in writing before you pay.

The debt collector refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number.

The debt collector asks you for sensitive personal financial information. You should never provide anyone with your personal financial information unless you are sure they're legitimate.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

Ask the caller for his or her name, company, street address, telephone number, and professional license number. Many states require debt collectors to be licensed. Check the information the caller provides you with your state officials, or the state in which the debt collector holds a license. If the caller refuses or is unable to provide you with information about his company, or if you can’t verify the information he provides, do not give money to the caller or company.

Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." This notice must include:
The amount of the debt
The name of the creditor you owe
A description of certain rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, consider requesting this information in writing or seeking assistance before paying the debt to make sure the debt, and the company, are valid.

Tip: You can consider sending the collector a letter requesting the information by using one of the CFPB's sample letters. You can also submit a complaint to the CFPB or you can contact your state Attorney General’s office.

Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know the company or person you are talking with is a real debt collector. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft such as:
Charging your existing credit cards
Opening new credit card or checking accounts
Writing fraudulent checks
Taking out loans in your name

Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

Report the call. Submit a complaint with the CFPB or get in touch with your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers.

Stop speaking with the caller.If nothing else works and you believe the calls are fraudulent, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files.

Tip: You can use this sample letter to write a letter demanding the debt collector stop contacting you. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

Tip: If you're having trouble with debt collection, you can submit a complaint with the CFPB online or by calling (855) 411-CFPB (2372).

http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Received this call earlier today. Asked for myself and my husband, but gave a wrong name for him. stating that I had to call back to verify that there would be papers delivered from the clerks office and to use 112432ABN as an account? They will not answer the number given. To has to be a scam of some kind. Oh a female voice and no name or business given.

Same exact situation as everyone else has stated.  They claim to be a legal carrier service.  They have called my number, our business number, my husband's phone and now they are calling my son and my exhusband.  I have pulled my credit reports and I have no outstanding or past due debts/collections.  I have also inquired with our country clerk's office and there are no filings.  This company is a fraud and they are trying to scam people.  Do not respond to their calls.

They call 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 and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.

This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this,  all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number

Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php

888-286-0801 called both my mother and my sister, who live in 2 different states from me, looking for me. However, they did not state a business/company name at all. They left a GA case/reference number and said it was about some legal documents. This sounds fraudulent/suspicion because I don't even talk to my sister or know her phone number nor where she lives, and I don't know my mother's number because she changes it so much. Furthermore, I have had the exact same phone number and email addresses for years, so why not just contact me directly if you're legit? I called the number back and Everytime I asked the woman who answered the phone what company is this, she just kept repeating "Good afternoon, switchboard operator, how may I direct your call?" She repeated that 3 times. I asked her what's this company's name 3 times. I just hung up. Not legit at all!

I just received a call from this number.  It's KMF Litigation.  Threatened me with a lawsuit of $911.00 for a phone package from SmartPay I received where they said they would take the payments out of my account each month.  At that time, I completed my side of the deal but evidently they didn't receive all of the money.  Now they want me to pay an exorbitant amount for said claim.  I told them to file on me.  Hope this helps someone.