I got a call from this number, giving me a case number, and so forth. When I called the number back I got a recording saying something about being served a court summons, and nothing of the sort has happened. I am not sure, but I think it's a collector and not a legal firm. If anyone has any information, please share it. Thanks!
This is a company trying to collect debt. If you do not pay them what they demand at that time even if you have offered them something, they will put it in their system as refusal to pay. Person who took call very rude and talks down to you. BEWARE!!!
Got a very nasty voice mail from this number and it is a collections agency called M.R.A. This number was on my call log but the number given in the voice mail was 1-877-575-9527 while the call log number was 256-217-7893. The person who left the voice mail was Roger. My x-husband and I had gotten a loan via Advance America and after our divorce while the account was current he was allowed to remove his name but mine remained on the account. So I am left holding the bag and while on disability and just coming through surviving cancer I was told I must pay. When I informed them that I could only afford $10 a month I was informed that wasn't good enough and that I needed to come up with $30 or I was going to go to jail. After talking to legal representation I was then informed to send what I could now. If they refused the payment then the debt would be forgiven but would still go through court.
This is a collection agency that buys the owed bills from various companies and then bullies the person into paying. They also told me that I could have up to 80% of my disability garnished until this debt was pd. I forgot to ask the legal representation if this was true. I had heard several yrs ago via an attorney that no one could touch my disability but that was prior to the current President took office.
Hope this is of some assistance.
You CAN NOT go to jail for owing a debt. Don't answer calls whose number you don't recognize, but if you do, ALWAYS record you conversations by using the speakerphone option on your phone and record the conversation on a recording device. It is ILLEGAL for a debt collector to threaten you with jail time. You can sue them for damages and WIN.