lady called asked for my wife. said she was a special investigator and there was a complaint against my wife. she left me a case number said she had 48 hours to call back. seemed a little fishy to me so I got on line and this is what I found a SCAM
To anyone being called by these grifters, please understand that Litigation Consulting Service is not a real debt collection company. Rather, it's a scam operation looking to extort money from their victims using false and illegal threats of arrest, etc. In other words, this is a bunch of con men trying to trick you into giving them access to your money (just like the infamous Nigerian email spammers.) They are NOT a legitimate debt collection company. Don't tell them anything about yourself, don't give them any money and don't bother arguing with what they tell you. Just ignore their calls and report them to the authorities.
Check out these other reports of the Litigation Consulting scam:
Interestingly, the 240-483-4254 phone number is listed on SuperPages.com as the fax number for a limousine service in Frederick, Maryland. (Keep in mind that spoofing software allows a caller to manipulate Caller ID information and disguise the origin of the call.) Here's the Super Pages listing:
http://yellowpages.superpages.com/profile~SRC ... Lng==~lbp_1.htm
Ritz Executive Sedan
phone: (301) 685-3210
fax: (240) 483-4254
(866) 861-9069
email: 123RITZGMAIL.COM
http://www.123RITZ.com (Note that the website for Ritz Executive Sedan lists a different fax number.)
On YellowPages.com, there's a street address listed and the same 240-483-4254 is listed as an "extra fax":
http://www.yellowpages.com/info-LMS67434678/Ritz-Executive-Sedan
Ritz Executive Sedan
6100 Cool Spring Ter S
Frederick, MD 21701 Map
(301) 685-3210
Additional Phone Numbers
Extra Toll Free (866) 861-9069
Extra Fax (240) 483-4254
Again, it's important to point out that this doesn't mean that Ritz Executive Sedan is responsible for these calls or that the call actually originated from Ritz Executive. Caller ID spoofing technology allows unscrupulous callers to use false information. All that I'm pointing out is that the "Litigation Consulting Service" scam has represented itself as calling from 240-483-4254 multiple times and that that number is listed as a fax at Ritz Executive Sedan.
If you receive calls from these scammers, be sure to do the following:
1) Give them nothing. And tell them nothing other than to "cease all communication" with you.
2) Report the calls online to the Federal Trade Commission here: https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
3) File a complaint with the Maryland attorney general at http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/complaint.htm
4) File a complaint with your state's attorney general. The contact information for each state's attorney general is listed at www.naag.org Just scroll down to the national map and click on your state.
5) Since these crooks are using a telephone phone to make illegal threats, report them online to the FBI at https://tips.fbi.gov
Someone called by the name of Ann Whitman and she stated that there were two pending allegations against me. She left a case number and stated that I or my lawyer should call. This is a scam. Be very careful. Do not answer questions. Just hang up. Any real pending legal action would be in writing and sent to you by mail and or summons.
On 21 March 2008 at 1056 MST, these r*t b*st*rds called my sis and left a message saying a family member was involved in a Civil Complaint and gave an official sounding Affidavit Number 8TU4209).
He left his name: Special Investigator (my a**!) WILLIAM CLIVE.
Don't respond to these R*T B*ST*RD's evil ploys!!!
The family member they were referring to is a bedbound, deaf mute that hasn't been out of her home in 20 years!
Got a message from Deon Jackson, special investigator about a filed claim against me blah, blah, blah. He left a phone number to call 240-764-4265. Got this same type of message last year at this time and again in the summer last year. It's a scam. The thing that ticks me off is this probably works enough times for them to keep doing it! ec (above message) had good suggestions Never thought of reporting it to the FTC, FBI, or attorney general.