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."
Send them a $1000 check...They will go away...
Call the police.
No doubt.
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.
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.
If you would, by PM, send me their name and phone number and I may be able to check on it for you...
get a burner phone with data, make them forward their actual contact info verify, then due a small claims suit in your town.
I like #17’s idea the best.
Tell them where they can go.
Tell them to serve the papers and that you’ll turn it over to counsel. If you have a regular lawyer that you use, give them his name and tell them to serve you there. If it is a legit debt collection firm, they must stop contacting you once you tell them you have counsel. Second, they can’t contact your place of employment. That is an unfair debt collection practice in most states.
This sounds like it’s either a scam or a case of mistaken identity (I’ve had to deal with collection attempts intended for others.)
hang up.