Posted on 12/19/2011 4:34:09 PM PST by peteyd
I rec'd a call on 12/16 saying I have been named in a lawsuit.They have legal papers to serve on me and it is against my name and ss#.In checking the phone number ,I see it is from some debt collection agency,that changes its number and seems to threaten people.The caller said,she is giving me a chance to call the number she has provided me,to find out what this legal document is about before she comes to my house and goes to my place of employment.A second call today ,the caller said I needed to call today,and if I didn't she will be at my house tomorrow,between 12 ad 5pm. All my accounts are clean with no negatives or judgments and no debts.
I think I would report it to your phone co and to the local police to start out.
Did this call come in on a cell-phone or a land-line?
If it’s a cell-phone, it’s probably just a spammer...
Do you have caller I.D to research where the number is from ?
It's called "blackmail."
DOH ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right there in the FIRSt part of the post.
Send them a $1000 check...They will go away...
Call the police.
No doubt.
Do you have caller I.D to research where the number is from ?
....In checking the phone number ,I see it is from some debt collection agency,that changes its number and seems to threaten people....
What didn’t you understand about what was posted?
They have legal papers to serve on me and it is against my name and ss#.
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I’ve never heard of getting a “heads up” call about being named n a lawsuit. Something stinks here.
Did they actually say your name and your SS number over the phone ?
Give the babe my address, I'll be home........
If they show up at your door, you could let them talk to Mr. Glock.
see #6
Personally, I wouldn’t call the number (they seem to keep pushing that..) I have read of one scam that advises the person to press certain numbers on their phone and it unknowingly gives access to the scammer to make long distant calls. Either way, wait till 12-5.... I am betting no one shows up.
Get information from them. Company name, address. who you are talking to.
Also let them know at that point you will be contacting your states Attorney General to check them out.
If they are scammers, you will never hear from them again. And your states AG should know so others are not victimized.
What's the phone number? That can be some fun......
>>>Any advice for me?
Tell them if they have your info, they should damn sure have your address and to serve you papers. Then tell them to NEVER call you again... then be prepared to be able to document subsequent calls and file criminal harassment charges.
I got similar crap a few months ago. People calling from some company I’d never heard of wanting to “verify my address” because they had papers to serve me. I’d always tell them if they had papers, they should already have my address, or would be able to easily get an updated one on their own without any help from me. They carried on for a week or so, then I never heard from them again.
Their “phone reps” were terribly unprofessional too. As if they pulled a few people out of a bar and gave them a script to read. Their phone number was based out of South Carolina.
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