888-974-3410

Got this voice mail from this number
hi this is Frank from courier area reaching out to you here today in regards to steel… Sure you'll need to be available tomorrow between 12 and three with two valid forms of ID and witness to be there with you when you sign off on the documents Don assuming you'll be at work around this time so I'll be stopping there first if you're close or you're not there and I'll be talking to your supervisor to get your next shift and then I'll be headed out to your _⁠_⁠_⁠_ turn off there and I'll be going to friends and family members houses just _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ boundaries and see if they can help so if you need to reschedule or you have any questions before I get out there then you gotta call the silent party with your case number because if _⁠_⁠_⁠_ all and I failed _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ this _⁠_⁠_⁠_ _⁠_ _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ down as a direct refusal to comply with a result of _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ in further action will be taken so just make sure you're available I'll see you tomorrow you may contact _⁠_⁠_ mediator his phone number 888-974-3397 when calling please provide your reference number 171-8424 Dash you may press any button to repeat this message…”

This is the fake process server scam. Real process servers don't call in advance.

I just got a very similar message from this number to the one described above by ladrane79, and said they would be coming to my house.  Said it was on behalf of an unidentified party whose efforts to reach me by mail have failed.  If I am not home at the time they specify or if they have the wrong address they will put it down as a non-appearance and they will be making unannounced visits.

The fake process server/location finder extortion SCAM usually consists of the following:

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 then they will 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 must be served within a certain amount of time. Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there really is 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, email, or text (postmarked in the case of a letter) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. Unless they have communicated it to you verbally at the beginning of your conversation. It also must contain the “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 communication 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. If and when you get that communication you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

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

Thank you for this!   Got this call earlier.  I knew it was a scam but the ref # had the last 4 digits of my SSN.  I did call back out of curiosity.  The first call someone picked up and was obviously talking to a coworker and they hung up. I called back and they just go “Can I help you?”  No company name, no telling you you’re on a recorded line.

Insane.

I just got another call from this outfit on my direct line at work.  It was the exact same message that I got on my own phone on the 11th as reported above (i.e., a recording, not a live person talking to my voice mail), telling me I needed to be at home within such-and-such a time frame tomorrow with two forms of ID and a witness to sign for these imaginary papers, and that if I wasn't home or if they had the wrong address they were going to put it down as a "non-appearance."  No specifics as to what this is all about -- evidently they are hoping that their mark actually has debt collectors on his tail and that he'll call them back and give them all specifics himself.  Pretty low.

Same. I called back and they had my address, SSN, and a prior job of mine. Sounded Legit.

This is Jeffrey, I'm the private courier for your area, giving you a call here today in regards to sealed documents that require your signature because mailing through USPS has yielded no results for the filing part dollars. So they hired me to hand deliver the documents that they have been mailing with no response. I am scheduled to be to your house tomorrow between twelve noon and 03:00 p.m., so please be ready. Have two forms of ID as well as a witness to sign off on these documents. If you are not home, I will be making more unannounced visits, just so you're aware, and this is just a courtesy call, so please try to be available. If you're not home or I have an old or wrong address, then I will be marking this as a missed appearance. So if you would like to reschedule then you may contact the filing party at the number provided in this message. If you do not need to reschedule then I thank you for your time and I will see you tomorrow. Have a great day. You may contact a mediator at phone number 888-97-4397. When calling, please provide your reference number 138-8905 dash 0477. You may press any button to repeat this message.

This happen to me 888-974-3397 this number and they knew my info saying I owed for a loan years ago I doing even remember I actually paid them 4 times and stopped now the phone don’t work I feel so dumb🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ It sounded so real