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Scary phone call received at my office,( my private number at my office ), from a Ryan Harris at  Premier Legal. Gave me a reference case number and said that either I or my attorney needed to call back that I was being notified of being served legal documents. Have no idea what this is about. Should I take it seriously?

No. If you've received nothing in the mail from creditors or have no outstanding debt, consider it an extortion scam. Crooks spoof numbers of collection agencies in an attempt to extort money for bogus debt. Demand this clown provide proof through the mail as they're required. Just because a voice on the other end is claiming you owe a debt doesn't mean you do.~I Was Prepared~JustinCase

Someone from this number has called  myself and family members. First said his name was Burt Redman from Shapiro and Associates and then someone else called saying Premier Legal saying to call back and 800 nunber with a reference number and that I was being sued! Totally ridiculous and bogus. Lawsuits happen first with papers served and any legitimate attorney can locate your address via DMV records.

Yes it’s a BIG scam! We gave them our credit card # and then did some digging and we Immediately reported our card stolen. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS! If you ever owe anything you will get something In the mail certified or your local sheriff dept will get ahold of you. It’s crazy how easy it is for them to take ppl number , instead of getting a job!

Keeps calling threatening legal action. No idea what it is about.

They called my mother in laws house and left a voicemail. Gave a legal document reference number. Claimed to be delivering Legal Documents/  Concerning legal support. Said to have my lawyer contact them. I have no outstanding debt, no lawyer, nor have I ever lived with my in laws. I’ve had the same physical address and phone number for years, yet I’ve never received a phone call or piece of mail with similar information.

All part of the extortion scam.

 One of the tricks they use is to call your 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.  They often call people that have never even been associated with you because they get erroneous information off of the internet.

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 they 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 have to be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there is actually 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 (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “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 letter 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.

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 complaints with the FTC:  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general