These people are idiots!!!!!! They can not provide an address to their company? SCAMMERS!!!!

They called and claimed to have a BOGUS claim against my sister. I did a reverse phone number search and it came back as a boys and girls club number. I then did a visual check  on google map for this particular boys and girls club and I came up with a dirty broken down warehouse. My sister has no claims or bad credit.. this is bogus. I am reporting them and anyone else who gets a call from them should report them also.

Boys & Girls Club
2500 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA

This number and the Boys& Girls club do not match!!

Same as everyone else, received a call asking for my sob-in-law and then my daughter.  I stated I was her mother, she said that my daughter had had charges against her claim # 1810393 that she needed to call 213-289-9156 that she could concider herself served! And hung up.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

I just got a call from these people. I do not owe anybody money so I am not sure what this is about. Is this a scam? They have called my phone all morning with different numbers until I answered. I am not going to worry about it because they are operating on illegal practices with threatening jail and being served papers and committing fraud.  They should probably understand the laws first before they try fooling people in to paying a debt they say they owe from 2011.  Nice try! I feel sorry for the idiots that fall for this!

Received a call this morning from a Kelly Reed stating I am awaiting charges to be served to my at my home or place of employment. First of all, you can not be served at your place of employment. This is illegal.  Secondly, as a debt collector, they have to state to you that they are a debt collector and not this place that is threatening.  DO NOT pay these people.  One way or another, they got your personal information from whether you applied for a loan in the past or maybe did obtain one and paid it off.  They use scare tactics stating you owe a loan from 2-5 years ago trying to get you to think that perhaps you didn't actually pay it. If you didn't pay a loan from 2-5 years ago, you would have this on your credit report along with received bills in the mail. You always would have been served papers way before this time could even pass.  Kelly Reed provided me a number with a formal claim number of whom I was to contact regarding this.  They also called my mom and grandfather as well and I have no idea how they got their information but that too is illegal to notify anyone other than the person about financial information as such.  I spoke with a man at 213-289-9156 who said he needed to know where I would be to serve papers. I told him he obviously has my address so he can find me. The man said that he is sending a locater out and he needs to know when I'll be home. DUMBASS!!!!! When you are served papers, they do not schedule a time to find you. They want to catch you off guard and they NEVER notify you when you are going to be served.  This is a SCAM and these people are doing illegal business.  Just ignore them!!! Report them to the FTC immediately!!!

What a maroon your caller is - you can't be "served" via phone, text or fax - only via process server.  Please do report your caller to the FTC, FCC, and your state's Attorney General.

Received a call on my cell phone and home phone about having a claim against a supposed family member. The caller stated that family member has just been served.

Called my husbands phone three times today looking for me and then called mine twice. Said that I had been served. Lady that called said her name was Alice Gray and when I asked her for the name of the company she said she worked for a private locator but refused to give me I do and when I told her that I would have my lawyer call she hung up on me

 I got a call from this number at my job where they told a co-worker that consider be served since she answered the phone. They told her I had a claim against me and that they would come to my job to serve papers. Im glad I looked up this information because this is a scam. They were very rude to my co-worker and no legal person can tell your personal business to someone else.

You can't be "served" via phone, fax, email or voice mail.  That's just ridiculous.  Don't worry - your callers are scammers who don't even know how the US legal system works.  Please read the information below - links courtesy of Tamianth (who posted earlier) - lots of good information to help you see that you've been contacted by plain old scammers who can't do a darn thing to hurt you.

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

For Extortion Scam Operations, Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

My mother and my sister got call saying I was served from this number so I called them and threaten me what do I do

Alice Gray called my cell twice yesterday and once today, dialing three times and leaving a message the third time. I answered and she asked for my brother, but I didn't tell her how I knew the name. I asked her what it was concerning. Alice said "A claim." I couldn't get her to tell me what kind of claim. I asked the name of the firm. "Mutual," she said. I asked who she worked for and she said "a private locator." I asked "what is the name of the locator business you work for?" She responded with "Because you know "John Doe" I am considering him officially notified." And she hung up. She left a message again today.

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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http://www.fdcpa.me/fake-process-server-injunction/
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Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection

For Extortion Scam Operations, Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,CFB,FTC & FCC..

http://www.nw3c.org/
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/

I get this as well. I'm going to report them

Just got call for nephew same says hes been served havent seen him in 20 years what kind of scam is this

A very rude person named Justin called about my sister, said she had a claim against her and to consider her served.  They called me 3 times in a few hours and when I asked how he got my number and told him my cell is a business phone, he hung up on me.  These people are idiots

I got a msge to that . I have a claim against me and they call from another number as well. When I call back one of the numbers I'm told its a investigation unit. Then I called back the 2132899156 and some guy answered and told me it was a law firm. On the msge they asked for my employer address

I git a call also from mutual with this phone number, they said they had a claim against me, who is this, should I worry, or should I call them back?

Kevin Parker, called my personal phone 3 times, left a message, called my work with a detailed message, called my mother with yet another message stating that a claim has been brought against me and that I should consider myself served. Fortunately I was paralegal for many years and none of this is legal, factual or would stand up in any court of law. Don't give out any information.

Legal , searching for family member had correct name,
stated consider that the person his been notified since you know them case#1804170.
Did not give any info.