Finally got a voicemail from this number after numerous calls. The recording said the same thing as mentioned from the other posters. I figured it was a scam. Thanks!
Just got a call said it was pretrial office of the county clerk and they have two cases against me. Gave me a case number. Is this a scam --don't have any loans and wouldn't the county clerk send me a letter and call with a 908 area code. Said I should call to avoid further action. When I call back said reached the legal department and they are busy assisting others.
I received the exact same message about 2 cases against me. I was sued once in civil court, but I received a letter from my local court house, not an automated voice mail.
Just another debt collection scam. Public agencies do not get involved in the collection of private debts. If there is a valid law case, the attorney for the other side would have sent you letters and there would be a paper trail. You would NOT have heard about it by cold-call from some scammy-scummy debt collector. Debt collectors as a general rule are not licensed to practice law. You can check with your local main county courthouse and see if your name is on the defendants roll for civil cases, the clerk will usually help you with this.
There is no pre-trial office in most main county courts for civil cases. The term pre-trial is usually used in relation to criminal cases. Just more scam-talk.
Do not return the calls and do not give them any information. Block their calls.
In any event, a phone call is NOT legal notification of anything.
Other sites have reported this number as something like extortion.
If someone has a valid debt against you, demand a debt validation letter be sent to you by US mail. E-mail no good. Of course they won't do this, so simply ignore their calls and block them.
If they continue to bother you, and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion. You might have to yell at the scammer and talk over him or her. Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved. Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now. If you can find them.