Called here and left a message. California number. Says they are coming to take me away! ha ha ho ho he heeee jeez what a scam. It'll be interesting to see what this scam is. sheesh This can't be anything but a prank or a scam.
So I decided to call back this number to face whoever it was that was calling, and whatever I had coming to me, to get some peace of mind. The first time they picked up, I got this girl who said I was calling the JOHN HILL LAW OFFICE. I got to asking legitimate questions and she hung up.
A few minutes later, I called back and this time I got a guy. Surprisingly, I was able to get answers from him. He said his name was a D. Stenson, and he even provided me with the address and website link to the firm he said he worked for: JOHN HILL LAW OFFICE. In the end, he said that I was contacted in relation to some case against me by the "credit bureau". To finish things off, I said that I didn't know the person that he was looking for and he told me to disregard the call.
Now what was really interesting is that the information that he gave me about the firm, and even his personal name are in fact all real, but being misused. If you go to this link, www.hill-law-offices.com, you'll be taken to the website of a REAL firm, with the same mailing address that I was given, and even a D. Stenson that works there. However, I called this office through there real number (a 510 area code), and they were already aware of their information being used and assured me that it was not them who contacted me, and that I didn't have anything to worry about. Further, this JOHN HILL LAW OFFICE doesn't do any work for any credit bureau, but rather workers' comp.!!!!
In closing, I'm glad that these scammers gave me fake contact info because through that I was able to get to the truth.
To summarize, there is a real and legitimate law firm in California by the name of JOHN HILL LAW OFFICE, but these calls that we have been getting are not from them. They are from wrong-intentioned people claiming to be them!!!
I wanted to share what I had found to provide some peace of mind to you all.
I received a call today from, 714-676-4599, they left me a voice mail saying I will be arrested in the next hour. I called back to ask what it was for and the Lady who answers went over a long list of charges I was being charged with and told me I have been notified. I asked for more information and she said she would transfer me to my lawyer. When the man answered he said he worked for john hill lawfirm in Oakland California, was every short and said he will reach out to the courts to see if they can file a "oocr" not sure what that is. He placed me on a hold and said he would request this for me because I said "I'm not running, if I owe money I will pay. I have no intention of anything else but clearing this up". He came back on the line and told me that I'm luck that they approved for me to pay now and to avoid being served. Once I told him I could pay him $500 of the 1500 that they say I owe( keep in mind I still have no idea what this is a about, I have asked multiple times, still no answer). He placed me on another hold and told me when he got back on the line that the collectors said they will take 500 now and i have 30 mins to pay the next 1000. The man then yelled at me and said I'm wasting his time, I asked if I could call him back and he said once this call ends I will lose all opportunity to resolve this matter. The hung up on me after he said that. At this point, I'm so lost, I want to clear up anything.
Thanks for the panic attack. Just lost a day of work because of you!
Same experience the difference is I'm a former federal law enforcement officer and knew that when they threatened me with arrest for who knows what I was supposed to have done I knew it was a scam. I did file a complaint with the FTC. If you would like to help the complaint call the FTC at 8773824357 and reference case number 56105669. If anyone wants to discuss this my email is floydyaich @gmail.com