Same story here - someone from "LLS" called and left a message at my in-laws' looking for me by my maiden name (at least 6 years old at this point), left a "case number" and were threatening implausible legal action. I have no past due debts and at this point anything that old would be timebarred anyway. I called the number to tell them to stop calling and the accented man who hadn't otherwise identified himself or the company stated they were a "law firm" and that I "could not" just tell them to stop calling. I filed a complaint with my state's attorney general's office online. This company is in Los Angeles.
Note: I'm listing this type as "debt collector" since that's what they're purporting to be, but think that even that lends too much credibility to this type of scam.
A bill from 2004 is most likely time barred. That is an affirmative defense in court if they are dumb enough to try to sue you. They are just trying to scare you into paying.
Same story here - someone from "LLS" called and left a message at my in-laws' looking for me by my maiden name (at least 6 years old at this point), left a "case number" and were threatening implausible legal action. I have no past due debts and at this point anything that old would be timebarred anyway. I called the number to tell them to stop calling and the accented man who hadn't otherwise identified himself or the company stated they were a "law firm" and that I "could not" just tell them to stop calling. I filed a complaint with my state's attorney general's office online. This company is in Los Angeles.
Note: I'm listing this type as "debt collector" since that's what they're purporting to be, but think that even that lends too much credibility to this type of scam.