Received this on my cell phone this week, and it stopped, now they are calling my home phone. I reported the cell phone it stopped. So now I am reporting my home phone. Same message they said they have received a complaint and need to serve me with papers.
called my work number stating they are trying to reach me - i give up all rights if i don't call them back. called number back and immediately knew it was a scam so I hung up. how do i get them to stop harassing me at work for nothing? It needs to stop
received call from 901-203-0806 asking fir someone I know who does not live with me and does not use my number. stating they have a warrent out for her and if she does not get in touch with them they said they will go to her home and her place of business. she will be sorry. if they dont have her right number where are they going to find her . we are 350 miles away from each other. i spoke with a person named Keith Matthews and he sayd his ext. is 3006. He is very rude and adament. i hung up and 2hours later they called again when i called them back they then told me that i am calling to find out things about the person they asked for. i said no i wasnt i just want to know why you keep calling my number and person hung up on me this is pretty scary getting threats from this number. what do i do next. IS THIS A SCAM!!!! they say they have 2 cases against her. Please advise what to do?
Re: 901 203 0806
This number left an electronic message with a 'reference number' saying that they have a complaint against my husband and will either serve him a notice at home or his place of employment. I am officially reporting it. It has appeared on the list of scam numbers.
Simply ignore and block the call. This is a debt scamming operation. No debt collector can issue a warrant. Warrants are only issued by judges and they are only issued to duly constituted law enforcement agents. They are served in hand and are only used in criminal cases. Being in ordinary civil debt is NOT a crime and you cannot be arrested for it. We do NOT have debtors prisons in the US.
They are basically trying to scare someone into giving them money. Don't fall for it. Don't call them back or give them any information.
Report them:
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.) The same goes for endless telephone harassment
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.
You have to get tuff with these people because, being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking). the only thing they understand.