I received the same threatening scenerio, but from a Central Processing Group located in Jackson, South Carolina. Phone # is 803-393-4089. Same ****, different phone number

Please see my message below. Associated Community Services DID NOT make this call, nor did Central Processing Services, in Southfield, Michigan. Associated Community Services only makes calls on behalf of charitable organizations. It does not make any robocalls for debt collection or purported legal actions.

While I do not know who is responsible for this scam, I can tell you who is NOT responsible.  Associated Community Services, which is located in Southfield, Michigan, is NOT making debt collection/lawsuit threatening robocalls, nor is Central Processing Services.  Associated Community Services only makes calls on behalf of charitable organizations for the purpose of soliciting contributions.

I received a call from a group called Central Processing Group about a civil suit against me and the operator got smart when I asked her questions.Does anyone know anything about these people the number came from 1-803-393-4089?

ignore this b*****ds....scams  scams

They need to stop this scam.. I have not slept I have been worried sick... I have never been to michigan nor do i know anyone out there... I continue calling his number and no 1 answers.. I follow the instructions as they were told to me on the message and I get nowhere... these people need something going to stop the.. they're getting random numbers they find in the phone book with the name and number they reached my mother in laws phone just because its registered to my name... I have never put her name or her phone number in any of my paperwork before... I don't see a reason why they should be calling her asking for me... anything that comes from the court has to be delivered by mail or has to be served in person such as a summon or a restraining order.....

I too got a call from Central processing Unit (248)918-0049. It was an automated message saying there was a restraining order on me. I tried calling back but keep getting told that my call can not be competed at this time. After reading all the comments above this appears to be some kind of scam.

I had the same situation happen and this has been confirmed as fraud. I have been advised not to provide them with any information as this is a phishing scam.

They called me too here in WA. My house number and then they called my wife. I called back and nothing.

Today there was a robotic voice mail at my house:

"... this is the civil investigations unit.  We are contacting you in regards to a complaint being filed against you.  Pursuant the claim and affidavit number S33A- ......, where you have been named a Respondent in a Court action and must appear.  There is a contact number on file which you must call, 248-918-0049.  Please forward this information to your attorney, in that the Order to Show Cause contains a restraining order.  You or your attorney will have 24 to 48 hours to oppose this matter."

I called many many times, but ALL the options on the phone tree eventually say "we're sorry your call can not be completed at this time.  Please hang up and try calling later."

I have never visited Michigan in my life and don't know anyone who lives there.  Also, there has been no paperwork send to me though the mail.  This is fake.

This is the second type of phone call I have gotten like this. The first one was a message telling me I had a pending claim against my property, I went online and found out that was a scam. Now I got a phone call from this number claiming I had a pending restarining order being filed against me and to forward this information to my attorney with a case number. Since the phone number is from Michigan and I dont live there I assumed this was some sort of scam. But what I don't understand is where they are getting our information from and how some investigation is not being done to stop this. They are very unsettling messages and I wonder how many people are falling victim to these scams and what we all have in common to understand how they are getting private cell phone numbers, along with other personal information.

Same called my house, parents and wifes parents saying same as above. I talked to them several times and they were very demanding. Almost had me convinced. They even knew first five of SSN. I asked to mail a request for explanation of debt and they gave me a detroit address at the GM RenCen. Scary. State atty general said just quit talking to them.

Someone called my granny's number and said I am being sued, she told them she has never heard that name before but she got the phone number and case number. (248)918-0049 and the case number is 5338-2966.
Turned out to be a scam.

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

This is a recorded notice of a civil lawsuit and an order to appear in court and that there is a restraining order associated with the lawsuit and to forward this information to your attorney.  The message provides a reference number but doesn't state which court the suit is filed or any other information.  It says to press 1 to be connected to someone or 2 to replay the message then says "goodbye".  Pressing 2 doesn't work.  Adding to the oddity is that the name that is stated at the beginning is that of my ex-wife (16 years ago) and her remarried name.
This is a scam of some sort.

My mom got a call at our house and at my aunts house saying she had a restraining order against her and had 48 hours to contact them with the case number they referenced. I thought it was strange that someone would do that so I looked up the phone number online and it turns out its happening to other people too.

I received this call on my house phone, cell and parents #. All like the message above. I called back and pressed 0. I talked to someone, they said it had to do with a master card claim, but I said I didn't have a master card. She said I'd get something in mail in 6-8 days. Then hung up. This number has called in past, but never left messages like today.

Today I received a menacing robo call advising I had 48 hours to call or have my lawyer call 248-918-0049  regarding a law suite that  was being filed against me. They reference a case number I would need to use when I phoned back. I returned the call immediately to find none of the response line worked. I called multiple times later in the day. The calls went through to telephone lines that rang but never answered. I looked up  the company name "Central Processing Service" in area code 248 and found another number  (248)352-2600. A person answered the phone and put me on perpetual hold. I hung up and called back and another woman answered the line "Allied Community Services". I asked if they were part of "Central Processing Services" and she avoided direcrtly answering me. She  asked what  number I called implying I had dialed the wrong  number. I told her I used the redial function on my phone to call back the number I had just placed. She then wanted my name and what I wanted. I became irritated and demanded clarification as to whether or not they were one in the same company and she confirmed they were. I was then immediately transferred back to the girl who had placed me on perpetual hold and then finally I was transfered to a voice mail box. I have yet to receive a call back.  The Capital One TV ad where Peggy in Sieberia is answering the phones and not addressing the concerns of the caller came to mind! .......I would like to know what the scam is here?

Got two similar calls on the same day from two different numbers, when I searched the other number (757-301-4745) I found 14 pages of comments about this scam.

I have been summosed to appear in court, contact us and foward this to your lawyer.

our dr's office just got a call from this number its a scam

I tried calling this number back and I can not get them to answer, Is this a scam

Does any one know this group?

Sounds familiar to the call out of PA.

Thanks