They keep calling me at work saying they are going to serve me with court papers. They are wanting my social security number and are threatening to embarrass me at work and garnish my wages if I don't give it to them. I have no idea what this is about. They refuse to give me the name of their company and hang up on me if I ask too many questions. They are very rude and aggressive when speaking with them. I just want them to stop harassing me at work.
Scam call that redirects you to 855-207-6678 with the same script and crap.
To avoid any problems, if you get a call from a number you do not know, DO NOT ANSWER. Let it go to a non-personal voicemail and look up the number on here. If it is a reported scam, just block the number and report it. If it is not, and they leave no message, apprently it was not that important. If the number continues to call and leave no message, just block it to be safe, you never know.
If you do decide to call them back, block your caller id and remember:
1. NO valid debt collector, goverment officiate, police dept etc is going to leave you a message stating:
"Going to serve you at your residence or place of employment."
or
"This confidential message is to inform you that you have a legal matter pending to be filed against you within the next 24 hours. To make your statement against this claim, which could result in garnishment or civil judgment, you must call" some random number with a fake case number...
If this was legit, don't you think they would have that info and already have been to your home?
They don't pre-warn you are being served, they just do it. If you get a case number on the call and are still concerned, call your local circuit clerk. They will be able to verify it and let you know also if they see anything else that may have been filed.
2. Never give any information over the phone!
Ask for verification in writing and do not CONFIRM any information either. The information they may have maybe old or out of date and they are trying to get new information to harass you further. If this is a valid debt, they will have the correct information to submit the verification letter. Collect as much information as you can to report to the FTC or attorney general such as:
Name of rep and supervisor name and direct number
Name of company calling and physical address (no po box)
name of company that the debt is from and physical address and phone number.
By law, they have to give you this information and they have to send verification of debt in writing, not by email or phone. If they resist in giving this info, hang up and report what you have.
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3. To report, see the article below from 800 notes.com
These idiots call and say they're with Global Solutions a debt collector for OPD a payday loan/ They try to say they will have you served with papers for theft etc. it's supposed to be from 2010. This is a complete scam.
They keep calling me at work saying they are going to serve me with court papers. They are wanting my social security number and are threatening to embarrass me at work and garnish my wages if I don't give it to them. I have no idea what this is about. They refuse to give me the name of their company and hang up on me if I ask too many questions. They are very rude and aggressive when speaking with them. I just want them to stop harassing me at work.
Have you read the previous reports of this number? It is an obvious scam trying to shame you into giving out info and $ to stop them. Warn co-workers and tell the scammers to bring it on!