Just received a call today from a Mike at MR Group saying that I was about to be served with papers for a payday loan from over a year ago. Something about defrauding a financial institution. Somehow they have my old bank information. The email address they have is wrong and is associated with a cell phone someone using a Blackberry device. They I requested that they send me an email of the paperwork they have in their office the email did not come from the MIke guy that I was talking to the name at the end of the email was Anthony Jovito.

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 have received two calls from Gina Davis calling for a person who was my sister-in-law almost 13 years ago and lives in another county.  They keep saying the same things as above that she has to speak to the filing firm MR group before she goes to court because she has been summoned.  I called the 855-824-4688 and told them I had no contact with her but they continue to call and leave messages insisting that they get in touch with her and stating that they have been to the listed home address and no one was home.

Have been recieving numerous phone calls on a daily basis from a Gina at MR Groups. She keeps advising me to call this number back to discuss a legal matter. The straw that broke the camel's back is this chick called my grandmothers house telling her that she has been to my house twice to deliver a summons to me and I haven't been home (wtf?!). She proceeded to tell my grandma that I had a summons out for my arrest because of an unpaid loan (really?!) and that I need to contact her to discuss this matter. She got my grandma all worked up scared I was going to go to jail. She called me to tell me she would help me pay if I didn't to. These fake scare tactics are how people end up falling prey to this scammers!!

Ok I received a call from this company 5 times in a row, with the caller ID blocked. They finally left a message stating that I needed to call them or they will have someone come and serve me with papers between 3-5 or they will come to my job between 3-5 and talk to my supervisor as a witness to this supposed summons. Once I said I will have my lawyer look at this. The guy choked and said well that is not neccessary we can handle this right now if you like. I just said let the papers come and my lawyer will take it from there. He said well I hope your lawyer appears in court with you. I said great. It is now 540 no summons, no paperwork, no visit to my job. What scam artists. Dont fall for the scare tactic. I agree why would someone warn you before you are supposedly "served". Isn't the sole purpose of being served is to catch you off guard.

Dan Cooper (yeah that's his name) has called and called, using a blocked number and no message has ever been left. Called my husband's work and say he was trying to serve papers for charges filed against him. This is a scam people. Nobody serving papers gives you a heads up first. This guy or company must have bought our information from a payday loan we took out almost a year ago and paid off and now they are trying to scare us into giving them money. Don't fall for their trap

They are relentless with the calls three times in a row from a blocked number .  They call every morning and every afternoon to try their little scam.  Do not under any cercumstances give them any personal information

I just got the same call in I think it's a scam

I received a call today from a guy named DAVE, from a blocked UTAH number, calling to "serve me with papers" and that I needed to call this 855 number. I called trying to figure it out and was told that I was speaking with Mike from M R Group. Then he really started talking, saying that they were taking me to court in KS for a payday loan from almost 2 years ago that I never took out. Saying that some of the charges were defrauding a financial institution and there were 2 other ones I believe. The Dave guy has called me now 8 times today saying that he has been trying to serve me with my papers, which is funny because I haven't worked in over a year, and I have been home the whole time. I informed him that unless he can have a deputy of the sheriff's department accompany him and verify the document I would not accept such "summons" regardless of who he says he works for. I have had this happen before with other companies and they all turn out to be scams. The ironic thing is I only lived in KS for 4 months and then moved to MO, if this was legal at all they would be able to obtain my new MO driver's license number and have my address from the tags on my MO licensed vehicle. Not my old UTAH address that I haven't used in almost 2 years.

A gentleman named Matt Bennet contacted me regarding a person who shares my same first and last name. Claiming that there have been charges filed against me; over the course of the past few months they have called me at least 5 times. I always return the call and today was informed that the number in their file does not even match my phone #. How do any of these so called groups get in contact with me when according to them they do not even have my # on file?

This is a scam.  No legitimate process server calls ahead to warn you that they are coming to serve you.  That would be rather counterproductive!  If you do speak to these scammers (I don't recommend it), demand they mail you (not fax or email) proof of whatever they are claiming to serve you about.  It's probably some nonexistent debt that they are trying to shake you down for.  Do not give them any of your personal information.

Got a number form an Anthony Schaipiro from PCF Courier Services saying they were trying to deliver legal documents filed under my social security #.  Told me to call 855 824 4688 (the phone # they claimed to be the filing company).  Even gave me a case #.  Made it sound very dire.  I called the # but there was just an automated message saying to enter my party's extension - which I don't have.  I have no idea what all of this is about - they said they were going to try and deliver to my place of employment.  First I have heard of any of it!

Some one name Matt Bennett called me saying charges were made against me I do not know this person