had a voicemail from a Premier Investigation Services left on my work phone. They have a pending case against me that could cause me to go to jail. used my maiden last name in which I haven't been in 7 yrs. I am to return their call in regards to this time sensative case. Being threatened to lose your job or go to jail for collection companies is against the law. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act states that a debt collector “may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact.” This means a collector cannot publish your name (except to a credit bureau), repeatedly call you, use obscene or profane language, or threaten you with acts of violence or other form of harm. Debt collectors cannot make threats or use intimidation tactics to get you to pay a debt. This area gets a little tricky because it can be hard to really know if a threat of further action or litigation is a tactic, or really something the debt collector intends to do. A collector may not tell you that they will have you arrested if you do not pay your debt. They also cannot threaten to take certain actions against, such as to taking your property, garnishing your wages, or filing a lawsuit. The key words are “threaten to” because a collector may actually be able to do these things if it is legal in your state. They just cannot be deceitful about their intentions so there for I will not be calling these idiots back as they are doing everything they are not suppose to be doing!
Keep receiving calls from 561-330-5337 claiming to be Premiere Investigation Services. Their messages say something about an active investigation order with my name and social security number. They do not leave the name or social security number they are referring to on the voice mail. I believe this is a scam call.
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)
Also contact your local attorney general
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. 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.
You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them. Tell 'em no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.