Just got two more calls today on my machine. When I called back and told them to remove my number NOW, I was told I wasn't getting anywhere with a tone like that. I even called the St. Louis police department!
Received several calls this week from this number on my cell phone that I have never given out and only use it for emergencies.
Caller indicates that I have been named in a legal matter and my SS# will be sent to the local county. Strange since this cell phone does not have any of my personal info including my name attached to it. This is a scam and I hope that the St Louis authorities can track down this person and throw them in jail. Last week I got several similar type calls from another number from different states. After talking to some friends they also are getting these type of calls. I guess as long as there are stupid people that return their calls and provide personal info these calls will continue.
This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt. One of the tricks they use is to call your work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying. They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) 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.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
Have been receiving calls for the past week from this number. Same person that M. Spanis cited, a woman named "Tate" saying that she was from Legal Processing and I was in the middle of a legal dispute and my Social Security # is on file. Except she never actually used my name or cited any specific information on my identity. It was a recorded voicemail message, as after it played the first time it paused and they played again after about 5 seconds.
Glad to see from the other reports that this is all bull**** though. Keep up the good fight in reviewing these lowlifes so we can all sleep a bit easier at night.
This company legal processing is a legit company. I had a debt with them andi called to verify it through my bank before i paid it and my bank verified that they are legit. I had a good experience with them it is only the people who refuse to pay there account that has the problem!
I actually verified them through my bank and they are a legit company. They are suppose to inform you on what could happen if you dont pay your bill. I had a very nice rep. And she help settle my account. And they cleared it off my credit. I will advise if you have a debt through them that you need to clear it up and pay the bill.