888-472-6781

i got a call from this number and wanted to know if anyone else got a call. they are saying i owe 700 to a company but wont give me info

I got a message about going to court for fraud from this number unless I called back and gave a statement.

I received a call from an unavailable number stating that they were a process server for Maricopa County and if I needed information regarding this matter to call the 888-472-6781 number.  They stated that they wanted me available at my place of business or home between the hours of 2-4 PM tomorrow.  I have no idea who they are but this sounds like a scam!  I called the number and it is associated with some law firm or so they say.  Threatened to suspend my drivers license, which by the way only a court can do!  Very strange conversation.

i recieved a call from this number but missed the call, a lady left a message stating to be @ my place of business or residence in order to recieve paperwork. They gave me the number 888-472-6781 to call back but i havent owed anything since 2009. this sounds like a scam!

I recieved the same message from this attorney's office. I did not call back  because I had no idea what it was about . A sheriff actually came to my home at 6am in the morning before I left for work .It was a summons to appear in court . I oviously called my attorney, right away . The # callin was a law firm , there suing me for a deliqunt acct and a bad check from 2009.And my attorney said it is definetly legal to do so  ..even though  its 3 years later . Im very upset , Im a single mom, and a 650.00 loan is now costing me about 2,200.00 plus I have to pay my attorney $500.00  tocome to court so I dont get in real criminal trouble for the check . I never did anything wrong in my life now I have all this on my record and I work for the county .I may loose my employment .CALL THEM BACK I DONT WANT ANYONE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I JUST DID . GOODLUCK!

CONTACT THE FTC IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THIS SCAM (www.ftc.gov)

Over the past three weeks all weekdays and Saturdays multiple hours during the day and after 9:00pm from Monday, January 30, 2010 until February 20, 2012, a common friend of ours’ has been receiving calls from a male with an African-American speech inflection threatening an affidavit has been filed against my wife for writing bad checks and owing a 'Pay-Day' loan. The male refused to identify himself during his 20+ threatening and intimidating calls, only providing an account number and phone number (305-914-6728). My wife returned the phone call on February 17, 2012 during the afternoon to this unnamed individual in order to end the harassment to our friend, a third-party with no affiliation to any of these matters. The receiver of the call told my wife he represents WOOD FOREST (WOOD FOREST is a fictitious name), refused to give his name, told my wife he was dispatching the police to our house, said to my wife that its her 'ass is in a sling, lady!', demanded a payment of $900.00 over the phone, refused to provide an address and refused to send any documents via post to our address yet offered to email the information, before refusing to take the information and hanging-up on my wife. We remained in fear my wife was going to jail for fraudulent allegations. Fortunately, that never transpired. I began researching these individuals via the internet and calling the provided phone number during non-business hours. The answering service associated with the aforementioned phone number is associated with AMY GRANT, INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT, SOUTH FLORIDA GROUP. Other associated numbers include: 305-964-9434 and 305-918-4670 and 786-528-0314. According to internet searches revealing the illegal, unethical and deleterious practices of this company, it appears other individuals associated with South Florida Group are: MICHAEL SHAW, BRIAN MERCER, CATHERINE STREIN, SAMANTHA TAYLOR, THOMAS PIERCE and JOHN MONTGOMERY, all of whom reportedly employed the same tactics with other citizens to extort monies either illegally or in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. Other additional phone numbers include: (866) 629-9947, (888) 472-6781, (888) 313-9572, Through further research, it appears South Florida Group is an affiliation of BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (888) 701-0360, aka JENKINS, SHAW & ASSOCIATES (877) 863-5647 and (786) 528-0314, aka BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC., 814 KENMORE AVENUE, BUFFALO NY 14216. The individuals appearing to be affiliated with these 'law groups' are: MR. JONES (877) 863-5647 x493, fax (716) 691-3939 and MR. MYERS (888) 701-0360 x475, fax (716) 873-2700, RENEE WILLIAMS (888) 701-0360 x473 and MR. STONE (716) 533-1569. It appears JOSEPH STONE aka JOSEPH MARLETTE (716) 533-1569 is the owner/CEO. From research, it appears Mr. Stone (aka Marlette), also, owns and runs collection agency: ICS (INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS, INC., 15 HAZELWOOD DRIVE, #102, AMHERST NY 14226, (888) 358-1120, (888) 832-9845, (877) 230-2988, (716) 691-2472 and fax (716) 691-2440.) Reportedly, it appears ICS employees (RAY PADILLA, SHAWN MICHAELS and JIM DOUGLASS x335)utilize the same illegal collection tactics, and litigation and arrests alleging fraud in the State of New York exists regarding affiliates and constituents of ICS (according to some reports, this agency has been shut-down by governmental interventions.) It appears Interstate Check Systems is an entity of Northtown Capital & Associates. Northtown's web site is: http://www.northtowncap.com. Northtown's address and location is (same as Interstate Check Systems): 15 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 102, Amherst, NY 14228 - Phone: 888.358.1120 - Fax: 716.691.2122 Corporate filings found at: http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009 County: NIAGARA Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) INTERSTATE CHECK SYSTEMS INC. 3047 MAPLE ROAD NEWFANE, NEW YORK, 14108 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Current Entity Name: NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: OCTOBER 23, 2009 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) NORTHTOWN CAPITAL & ASSOCIATES INC. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA P.A. P.C. 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 Additional Corporate filings show: Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: BRONSTEIN, SHAW & ASSOCIATES, INC. Initial DOS Filing Date: FEBRUARY 28, 2011 County: ERIE Jurisdiction: NEW YORK Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION Current Entity Status: ACTIVE Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) BRONSTEIN, SHAW AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 814 KENMORE AVENUE BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14216 Registered Agent SPIEGEL & UTRERA PA PC 1 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10038 This scam, perpetrated by these entities, is far-reaching and preys on those, such as my wife and I, who are attempting to find stable-footing, again, in life through responsible and reputable means. All of the aforementioned individuals and entities are, reportedly and experientially, are violating laws, complicit involvement in illegal scams, willfully and knowingly, thereby harming and injuring unsuspecting and innocent victims, such as my wife and I, by their intentional acts, aiding and abetting extortion through fraudulent practices and are in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT.

Every day Starting about 3 weeks ago I started getting these calls from Unknown numbers leaving me voicemails about a pending case(s) against me in my county and When I called the number back (855-339-4039) a woman named Catherine answered and was extremely rude and threatening. Told me that I had to pay like 3000 dollars for a bad check for a payday loan that was never paid back or I was going to jail. I haven't even had checks in 3 years!
Then John Montgomery called from my "county proccess server division" saying that I need to be at my job or home between the hours of 2-4pm to be served my paper work. This sounds like a giant scam to me. I reported them to the FTC.

I just received a phone call from an unknown number stating they were trying to contact me regarding a legal matter and I needed to be at my place of residence to receive papers. They left the number 877-472-6781 saying if they didn't hear from me by the end of day there would be "severe" consequences. I've received calls like this before. I never call them back, and no one ever comes. Every time I check my counties circuit clerks website to see if it's legit or not because any pending lawsuit against me would show up on there. Nothing is ever there.

If you were being served for any reason or another you would not receive a call in advance. A sheriff from your county's police department would just show up with the summons. Until I actually receive something legitimate I will continue to believe all of this is a scam.

Identical circumstances as mentioned above. My credit is 780 and I have never had an unpaid bill. Check my credit report and it’s clear. Like previous person said, you are not served via phone. It must be in person. I funny thing as previous person mentioned scam is from south Florida. I literally arrived in south beach 2 hours ago and received this call. Only place I used my card is royal palms, Alamo, and jimmys. Not sure if they have anything to do with the events. Anyone else patroned these places and received calls. I will report to FTC

Just got the first SCAM robo-call about "court papers being delivered" from 877-472-6781. Trust me, this is not how legal service works. We do not intend to call them back as this is also an obvious phishing scheme for telephone numbers. They do not identify themselves.

I believe these individuals are violating multiple laws, have complicit involvement in illegal scams, willfully and knowingly, thereby harming and injuring unsuspecting and innocent victims, by their intentional acts, aiding and abetting extortion through fraudulent practices and are in direct violation of the FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. We advise you call the FTC or file a complaint here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams

Called place of business saying somebody would be by my residence between 9-4 today and to call 888-472-6781 to reschedule if nobody would be there. There are multiple people working here. Whose residence? When I tried calling the number it just rang busy multiple times.

I got a call like many others here claiming to bring by legal documents and to call of I am not going to be hpme

Received multiple calls/threats about pending legal action for "unspecified" reasons... like that's not fishy enough... the # that they called from was 1-888-472-6781, saying they were trying to deliver "case documents." Obviously a scam because subpoenas are served in-person duhhh... anyways they called from from another # after I blocked that one... this is just another "Nigerian Prince" type of scam to get you to disclose info.

Missed court dates and moneys owed on cards not known of