888-330-6822

Text message Hello (My name )this is David Smith  from the Mediation Department. It's imperative that you contact my office at 888-330-6822

I got the exact same message

I received the same text message.

Same message except it was to my ex husband whom I have not spoken to in 10+ years!
"Hello *********** ******* this is David Smith from the Mediation Department. It's imperative that you contact my office at 888-330-6822. "

I just received the same text message  David Smith it's imperative that you xall me.  No I'm not.

Text message Hello Sandr this is David Smith  from the Mediation Department. It's imperative that you contact my office at 888-330-6822.  The text msg was sent from 803-274-5330.

The term "from the Mediation Department..." is typical of Debt Extortion Scammers

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/

The same message to call, Dave Smith, was sent to my brother and my mom. It's supposedly for my husband to contact the mediation department. My brother called them back after getting a call instead of a text, but they wouldn't talk to him. He told them the same thing I'm going to tell them, "Don't ever f'ing call me again!".