Most likely a debt collection scam. A phone call is not legal communication in any sense. Guilt is associated with criminal cases. They are just handing you a load of legal mumbo-jumbo in an attempt to scare some money out of you.
Just because a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt does not mean you owe it
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a DIME until the debt is validated.
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply block their calls and ignore them.
If they are bothering you,
Report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection 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. 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.
Returned from lunch to a recorded message on my office phone. Message said that there was a civil matter with my name and SSN attached. Woman said her name is Stacy Moore with the Thompson Group. If I didn't respond it was an admission of guilt, etc. Left no call back number, you either had to respond by answering that call or else. I traced the number back called it. Said to press 1 to talk to someone or press * for the name directory. Well guess what?, you could press it til the cows come home. Each time you press either, you get the same recording.
Received a call on my mobile from this number and did not answer. The person left a message saying that there was a civil matter with my maiden name (been married for 5 years) and SSN attached. Man said his name was Shawn Thomas with the Allied Group and if I didn't respond it was an admission of guilt. They left no call back number, you either had to respond by answering that call or else. I called the number back and was directed to speak to someone but kept getting diverted back to beginning message.
This Stacy Moore persona calls from a variety of numbers.
Number CID
408-359-6291 Thompson Group
413-749-5006 Thompson Group (Meyers Associates Teleservices?)
702-475-8638 Thompson Group (Capital Providence?)
773-309-0301 Thompson Group
844-653-6231 Thompson Group
903-270-1648 Thompson Group (Allied Group?)
972-562-2443 Law Group
An entry on 800notes (702-475-8638) dated 8-5-2015, gives more information about the Thompson Group/Stacy Moore scam.
Stacy Moore called claiming to be collecting a debt for CMG group.
"CMG Group is associated with several other Pay Day loan companies: Hydra Fund (all of them), SSM Group, etc. This group of companies made illegal loans, in some cases without the consumer approval, had contracts that violated truth in lending, or didn't even give the money to the consumers, but claimed they did. They also sold this fake information to debt collectors (which is the boat I'm in now). CFPB and FTC have gone after them. See here for more info:
http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201409_cfpb_complaint_hydra-group.pdf
Most likely a debt collection scam. A phone call is not legal communication in any sense. Guilt is associated with criminal cases. They are just handing you a load of legal mumbo-jumbo in an attempt to scare some money out of you.
Just because a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt does not mean you owe it
If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:
1. Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2. Demand a debt validation letter by US mail. E-mail no good.
3. Do not pay the collection agent or anyone else a DIME until the debt is validated.
Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply block their calls and ignore them.
If they are bothering you,
Report them:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening criminal prosecution to collect a civil debt is a clear violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection 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. 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.