Phantom debt collectors impersonate law firms

I was contacted recently on arbritration notice about a past due account with ACE Cash Express. From Orange County, CA. I was told that theres an investigation on my account for fraudulant checks are being written under my name in coordinance with payments being made to ACE Cash Express. if no arrangements were to be made id be served at court and be served by court of law. I was given an option to pay total amount due in form of payments $515 / 12 months or settlement of $3148.24 and that a decision must be made within 24hrs or else my papers will be sent to the court in Orange County, CA. he said he would call me back to make arrangements. i called the number back and it had an answering service mailbox. The numbers that contacted me claiming to be on behalf of Orange County, CA. One phone number was in NY and one was in Los Angeles. Something didn't add up. I finally contacted ACE Express in reference to this call and was told that there was no Arbitrary action on my acct and that ACE does not take legal action nor get court legal action for me to make payments. I haven't paid the fees but I am not sure what to do? Who are these individuals? And do they have a right to have my SSN and information and order an investigation and take legal action on my acct and against my #SSN. Threaten to ruin my credit an take legal form preventing me from any or all financial institutions and banks if I don't make payment arrangements with them? Is this legal? Please help. Contact info are as Follows: Alexander Cooper claiming to be a representative of Orange County Arbitrary sector. Phone: 1-213-325-6759. (Los Angeles number) Another call from: Thomas Evcheck (sp) 1-716-601-6231 (NY number)

my son has been getting numerous calls daily stating numerous financial problems with IRS and other creditors and demanding immediate response. We have a joint business and the phone is in my name. He has to answer the phone because of the business, and it is creating a lot of stress on him. I just entered our phone numbers on the no call list. I hope that will help this situation I will get actual phone numbers and information from him and post. This is not only annoying but stressful even though the information being mentioned is false.

Both my husband and I are both getting calls from a Christine White at 844-868-8436 stating that a lawsuit is being filed under my husbands name with the county that we are in and under the ss number. She goes on to say that we need to call back to stop the action from happening. The call ends with CONSIDER YOURSELF SERVED. Neither one of us are calling back. You don't threaten people over the phone and why would someone be called to be served. The point to serve someone I thought was to be served personally and in a way that the person is surprised at home or work.

Twice I have gotten calls from Capital Reassurance from a Providence Rhode Island number (401)729-0708 instructing me to call their mediation department regarding a claim pending against me...the message is garbled and doesn't say my name...instructs me to reference number 863308...I called and got no answer

I also have gotten two calls from Capital Reassurance calling from 401-729-0708 saying that they are calling regarding a case "in which you are named as a respondent." They never say my name just give a reference number. I don't call numbers I don't know and don't answer calls from anyone who is not on my contact list so decided to look up this Capital Reassurance on the Internet to see what it was and saw the post from JDove...I am ignoring everything. I think it is very suspect that #1 they don't mention your name, and #2 if it was that important why are they calling over the phone. I would think that they would send a legitimate letter or have me served.

877-589-3077 calls me, says they are an attorney but won't provide their name, company name or where they practice. They use my maiden name and last four of my ssn to prove they're "official". They say I owe on an "old credit card", which I don't, and demand payment by phone. They offer to accept a credit card with the security code on back or my banks routing number so they can deduct monthly payments. They say the balance is $10,000 but they'll drop it to $7,000 (how nice!) if I pay today. They won't provide the name of the card they're calling about or the address the statements were sent to. When I asked for an itemize statement they said I should get an attorney because they're sending me to jail. They also say the officer will come arrest me at my job or home. They won't confirm my work or home address and then they tell me good luck and hang up. This happens every few months and multiple times within the week. I used to ignore their calls and block their number but now they use a different number and they are harassing me. I finally reported them today, not just for myself but for others who may not be so familiar with these types of scammers. I don't want a young person or a senior to be harassed. It can be frightening if you don't know better.

I received a call from a Sherry O'Neal with ncr 3 days from 918-340-6497 with a call back number of 855-891-7009 ext 118 and my reference number 58857in a row. I don't answer my phone and let it go to voice mail and the message that was left by Sherry O'Neal was 3 different ladies. She stated that she noticed I had a service date coming up and they would be servicing me at my house and notifying my employer. I went to Google to search the first number and it was associated with a scam...I then looked up the call back and scam...when will these people be shut down. Enough is enough....so tired of the scam crap!

I have had several phone calls from a company claiming to be legitimate trying to collect a debt from a payday loan from 2012 using an address I moved out of in 2008 with a bank account that I closed in 2005. I explain to them that I never had any payday loans and they threatened they were going to garnish my wages which is against Pennsylvania State Law. Also I told them under the Pennsylvania Fair Debt Act that all correspondence must be done through mail. When they demanded my address I told them they get paid to find it. The call still kept coming in until I gave them a dose of their own medicine. To finally get rid of them I had to use a prank phone calling app and send them a hundred thousand phone calls a day for 2 weeks. According to our local FBI office it was a complete scam

I received a call yesterday on my cell phone and today on my work phone from a California number (559-573-8875). The voicemail messages said the caller was John Burrell from the legal division of Capital Reassurance. They threatened to serve my employer, garnish my wages, etc., regarding two "pending allegations" against me. I was instructed to call (667) 206-1863. I have no pending allegations against me and will NOT be calling. These calls are so annoying.

I have suddenly received phone calls from a random number asking to call back several times a day. They do not say who they are and they called my boyfriend and his parents at their numbers. We are not linked in any way and live in separate houses. I have never used him as a reference and I do not have his parents number so how in the world would a legitimate company get their info and be calling about both of us since we have nothing together? It is very disturbing. They call from 916-596-3751 and they say to call 877-350-2917. Google did not bring up any companies with those numbers.

Got a call from a Blocked number from a "Legal Courier in Maricopa County" "Dave" stating they had legal documents to serve me with that matched my name and SS# They will serve me at 3-5pm at my home or workplace in front of security/supervisor. If they do not get a signature they will consider it a refusal and proceedings will continue without me. Also the case number they provided is searchable on public records and did not match anything. The number they left is 8773503356

I received a call from 518-509-1006 (NY Number and I live in Florida) (under my married name, which I have been divorced for over 4 years now) telling me that there is a pending judgment against me (in a county that I don't live in) and they need to get a hold of me (left the last 4 of my social on my voicemail)within 48 hours, which they called the day before and said the same thing. They called my ex-husband looking for me as well and actually told him that it was for a Payday loan and bad checks and asked him how can they get a hold of me. I have filed a complaint and contacted a lawyer since this is illegal. This is so stressful and time consuming and this did not start until the data breach with Equifax.

Got a call from Paige Wilson, who first called from a 316 number then from an 844 number. I am pretty sure its a scam. Some unpaid payday loan for an amount I never borrowed, with a company I never borrowed from. They can't provide me with anything written except court papers. I said ok, send me that. What court, she had no answer for that except a compliance office would have that information. She said the info she has is from an application. The message she left claims they sent registered mail, another lie.

I received a call today from a Chris, from the number 619-354-4821, National Document Services, asking if I would be home tomorrow because 2 uniformed officers would be serving me with legal papers. I am an 82-year-old senior, so of course, I was alarmed. I was given the number to a law firm,"Leonard Levy and Associates"415-226-9265 and a case number. The woman I spoke to, her extension was 119. Told me this was a Legacy Visa/First National, opened in 2007, last paid in 2008. Past any statute of limitation in Florida. However, this person told me that I had made some type of payment deal with them in December 2014, which reactivated this old, alleged debt. I can assure you that this is a lie. I never made any payments or negotiations with any collection agency or the creditor. This is a fabricated story from some dishonest collector. This woman at extension 119 said she was putting my "lawsuit" on hold for 24 hours so I could get my "ducks in a row", call Legacy Visa and find out who made a payment to them in December 2014 that re-activated this debt. That date has something to do with my credit report, it's very specific, so I think this company has my data from the Equifax breach. I, I have every bill on record I have paid in 2014, no collection agency or Legacy Visa alleged debt was paid. I feel this is a scam that needs to be looked into. They are claiming they are going to sue me for $1700+

Got a voicemail yesterday from a "Jennifer Smith" claiming to be an independent processor out of Kent County. She stated that she would be arriving at my residence or place of employment between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 on Sept. 22 to serve me papers. If I wasn't there it would be a "refusal to sign" and I would miss my court date. Then today, I got a call from a restricted number, I answered and again it was Jennifer Smith. Told her she had the wrong number. She then left a voicemail again stating the same as before, that she would be serving me papers today. On both voicemails she left the same call back number, 877-350-3356. Frustrating and annoying but I know I don't owe anyone money and I'm not in any legal trouble. Probably the most persistent fake collector I've encountered. Seems like others are having the same issue, strange that its all the same time frame.

I was contacted recently on arbritration notice about a past due account with ACE Cash Express. From Orange County, CA. I was told that theres an investigation on my account for fraudulant checks are being written under my name in coordinance with payments being made to ACE Cash Express. if no arrangements were to be made id be served at court and be served by court of law. I was given an option to pay total amount due in form of payments $515 / 12 months or settlement of $3148.24 and that a decision must be made within 24hrs or else my papers will be sent to the court in Orange County, CA. he said he would call me back to make arrangements. i called the number back and it had an answering service mailbox. The numbers that contacted me claiming to be on behalf of Orange County, CA. One phone number was in NY and one was in Los Angeles. Something didn't add up. I finally contacted ACE Express in reference to this call and was told that there was no Arbitrary action on my acct and that ACE does not take legal action nor get court legal action for me to make payments. I haven't paid the fees but I am not sure what to do? Who are these individuals? And do they have a right to have my SSN and information and order an investigation and take legal action on my acct and against my #SSN. Threaten to ruin my credit an take legal form preventing me from any or all financial institutions and banks if I don't make payment arrangements with them? Is this legal? Please help. Contact info are as Follows: Alexander Cooper claiming to be a representative of Orange County Arbitrary sector. Phone: 1-213-325-6759. (Los Angeles number) Another call from: Thomas Evcheck (sp) 1-716-601-6231 (NY number) My bank also received debts from Automation Solutions North America that said I pre-Authorized a debt from my bank account. Their phone number was a Google phone number? 508-919-0917 Looked on Google and the Name is an automated manufacturing company in Wisconsin that produces platforms of some sort. My bank said this number under Google listed them as Automation Solutions North America. I'm so tired of the scams. How are people finding access to my banking acct information and SSN? I feel so violated. Is there a better way to safeguard my info?

I've been contacted by 2 different phone numbers. They say I owe over 2000.00 in pay day loans!!! They even called my job!!

I've received a call from capital reassurance a guy named Logan Johnson...had my very old last name and old address and last 4 of my ssn...said I have a claim against me for a online payday loan threw web loan (never heard of them) and if I don't pay the reduced amount offered I will be going to court. Couldn't tell me the original loan date just that statue of limitation is ending in Dec this year but it took so long because it's been being investigated etc since 2012 and they are planning to pursue me fully if I don't settle. I have fell for this before twice even though I knew I never took loans out online. I told him ok I would rather go talk to a judge because I didn't take any online loan out

RRG, supposedly stands for Robert and Robert Group as quoted by "Ms. Rivers" who called me this morning said that I owe $ to a payday loan from years ago? I asked her to send me correspondence, and she kept on telling her imaginary person my last four digits of my ss# to send the court a disposition. Last month someone else called my stepmom and brother telling them that I was going to prison for fraud!They called from 860-506-7538. I pray they get what they deserve for preying on people.

Seems to me that these scammers probably bought our info from the hackers of equifax.. haven't received any calls personally, but also just switched cell phone company and number.. good luck to everyone and confirm every allegation.. my mom always told me to never give personal info or pay anything over the phone or internet unless I called them!! Has saved me and few of my friends from getting scammed over the years..

Hello everyone. I am glad I came across this website. I have received calls like this in the past, but now I am receiving threatening emails as I have blocked the numbers from calling. How can I go about reporting the scamming emails I am receiving?

i keep getting phone calls from 312-661-4607 telling me that Michael Murphy is a fraud investigator and a warrant will be filled in 24hrs if i don't call them back.

Í receive a email from Garnishment Notification and arrest notice they saying the i own money and they say the court can order to my employer to deduct 25to 35% from my earning or I can be arrested for not paying and have a case File # TR-220995 And no adrees no phone number. From this email (settlementagencydepartment ) by this investigator Officer Ethan McCoy Debt collection Department.

The caller ID came up as FIRST AMRCN TIT 1-202-608-1012. When I answered he asked for my husband Charles by name (he cannot speak due to a stroke). When I asked, "Who is this?" he said, "This is George from the IRS." I said, "Yeah right!" and hung up. I know the IRS does not contact by phone especially from a number that is linked to a different company name. I did report it though both to the IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting and the FTC.

I received a call from 206-962-3634 today, 10/6/17. I didn't answer the call. The caller left a voice mail stating it is the IRS and their investigating me for tax fraud. They said to call for more information at 206-962-3634.

So got a call from 401-495-7018 name of the company is Capital Reassurance they are stating that I owe money from a loan that I took 2012 the must hysterical thing is that the number in the email is from Miami has any one else the name of the company is Web Loan has any one else gotten a call from this company?

Got a call initially from Amber. She stated she was an independent process server and had my date of birth and last 4 of my ss# which she left on the vm. Gave me a number to call (866-700-8532) I called and got Patrick LaTempio from NDA and associates. Said I have an outstanding debt with fast cash payday loans for $920. I could settle immediately for $400 or 2 monthly payments of $460, or go to court where they would sue me for over $5000.00, but he was really pushing to get me to pay the $400 immediately. I said I need something in writing and he said he would email it. He did and it was a generic word document with no company address or web address and was sent from a gmail account, not a business. Total garbage. Just going to ignore any future correspondence from these clowns.

Got a call today Today 9:18AM Caller: Michelle Johnson Callback # 1-877-350-2917 x253 but the caller Id shows 801-657-5652 & 801-935-8208 and there are NO Companies listed on the web under these numbers. Did not say what Company she's with, only that I need to call her back regarding a case file that's been submitted on her desk - calls me at work even!! Unacceptable! Remember people that Equifax system was hacked! Also if you have Anthem Blue Cross Ins, their system was hacked in 2015! Be careful people!

Im getting calls from Waterman & Assoc. 866-764-4458. Anything regarding this company?

My father got a call from 213-316-8174 scaring him saying that i owed $5000 to bank of american for a case and they have been searching for me. She said that if i dont contact them within 2 hours they would issue an arrest warrant for me. I contacted the number and she said it was a debt that i owed bank of american from 2006. she said that i could make monthly payments and that i needed to put down 300 today, she contacted the debt collector and they emailed me some contract that asked for my credit card info (only 1 page) and had all the dates when money would be taken out. But it didnt say bank of american for account it said US Bank. So i tried to google both numbers provieded nothing showed up, debt company doesnt have website or anything. Called back and told them to issue the warrant that ill fight in court if its real but till then not paying a dime.