I was contacted by an unknown number on my cell phone on 2/19/1016. He stated he was a process server and that I was being sued in civil court and was going to be served that day at my home. I asked him who was serving me and he said he didn't know but had a sealed manilla envelope for me. I asked him for contact information and he gave me number 888-686-4717 and the case #09-00018. I called that number and the person that answered the phone was named John Anderson. I gave him the case # and he told me to hold on. He comes back and asks me if I am Douglas Bickford at address in Spokane, Wa and the last four of my social security number. So I tell him yes. I asked him who is having me served he says Titanium Investment Group and that he was a worked as a litigation company for Weinsten, Fitzgeral and Associates. I asked him who was behind the debt. He says U.S. Bank. In 2007 I had opened a checking account at US Bank and someone stole my identity online and charge my account up to over 1000 dollars. It ended up on my credit report for 2200 dollars and fell off in 2014. So I tell him that was on my credit report and fell off in 2014 and I can't be sued because the debt was timebarred. He tells me I can still be sued and I am getting sued UNLESS I pay and if NOT I will be looking at a judgement for over $3000 after court costs and attorney's fees but he said if I pay today I only have to pay $1163. I have just got my credit score back and have been working on it really hard so I got scared and paid using my Visa Card through Capital One Bank. He says thank you and promised no one can ever sue me again for that debt. I got suspicious after I got off the phone and called my bank and reported the charge to my credit card as fraud. Hopefully you will be able to warn others of this.
I was contacted by an unknown number on my cell phone on 2/19/1016. He stated he was a process server and that I was being sued in civil court and was going to be served that day at my home. I asked him who was serving me and he said he didn't know but had a sealed manilla envelope for me. I asked him for contact information and he gave me number 888-686-4717 and the case #09-00018. I called that number and the person that answered the phone was named John Anderson. I gave him the case # and he told me to hold on. He comes back and asks me if I am Douglas Bickford at address in Spokane, Wa and the last four of my social security number. So I tell him yes. I asked him who is having me served he says Titanium Investment Group and that he was a worked as a litigation company for Weinsten, Fitzgeral and Associates. I asked him who was behind the debt. He says U.S. Bank. In 2007 I had opened a checking account at US Bank and someone stole my identity online and charge my account up to over 1000 dollars. It ended up on my credit report for 2200 dollars and fell off in 2014. So I tell him that was on my credit report and fell off in 2014 and I can't be sued because the debt was timebarred. He tells me I can still be sued and I am getting sued UNLESS I pay and if NOT I will be looking at a judgement for over $3000 after court costs and attorney's fees but he said if I pay today I only have to pay $1163. I have just got my credit score back and have been working on it really hard so I got scared and paid using my Visa Card through Capital One Bank. He says thank you and promised no one can ever sue me again for that debt. I got suspicious after I got off the phone and called my bank and reported the charge to my credit card as fraud. Hopefully you will be able to warn others of this.
Exact same thing. "Latino" man called me and said they were going to be coming to serve me with papers unless I called the 888 number, I called, took notes on a pad of paper the whole time. It seemed really suspicious to me because I closed out my US Bank account before my ex husband and I divorced due to it being a joint account. I didn't tell him that. I told him I didn't have the money right now, he offered to called them to see if they'd be willing to settle for the closing amount of the account and agree to two payments as long as (and he STRESSED) BOTH PAYMENTS WERE BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. They both had to be made before and/or ON the last day of the month. So I gave him my debit card number, called my bank, reported it, got a new debit card, then called US Bank just to make sure that I had no open accounts or collections with them. He actually called me back to discuss the payment arrangements with me when the first payment didn't go through, and then that following week the Latino man with the "unknown" number, who is going to be serving me with papers called me again making threats. US Bank gave me the number of the people to get in touch with to make VERY sure. And I will be reporting this not only to US Bank to let them know, in case they are innocent in this scam, but I will also be giving this guy a call back to give him some kind of traceable payment for the police. So if you're that guy, "John Anderson", from "Weinstein, Fitzgerald & Associates" (and friends), I'd advise you not to make or take any more phone calls and disappear.