Sure, if you consider "a new scare tactic" to be something which became popular within the past decade.

They have been harassing my parents, my place of employment and my personal cell phone...they almost got me yesterday and said they had someone coming to my work to serve me papers.  Thankfully, this site exists and I now know they aren't going to.  I also did speak to someone from this office but he wouldn't tell me what the documents were and said I needed 20 minutes or so to talk to him to figure it out.  Thankfully I was at work and didn't have the time, but I won't be calling them and making sure if they call my place of employment again to threaten them with legal action.  I also know that court documents are actually public record so I would know if there was a case out on me...F these people.

These people are scam artists!  They have been harassing myself and my family members for months on debt that is 7 ears old and was already paid.  They are part of the old ACMG group that was shut down and being investigated by the FTC.  The owners of ACMG gave some office members money to start their own offices and the FTC are on the hunt for these new boiler rooms that they are still operating.  DO NOT give them money!  They will never and have never taken anyone to court.  They use bullying tactics and threats to steal money from people and break so many FDCA laws it's unbelievable.  They often change addresses and 800 #'s to avoid detection by the FTC and should be reported!

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-275-5269
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-872-6990/2
http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... legal-practices
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wva-woman-figh ... 19898993&page=3
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/01/busin ... ission-20130801
http://www.wysk.com/index/california/beverly- ... lc-the/officers

My young son received a phone call on his new Cell Phone we got for him this Christmas...He didn't answer it because one of the rules is to not answer a number you do not know...So it went to voice mail.... He was very worried when he got the voice mail and thought some one was putting legal charges against him.... This Is what the message Said.."Hello Bradly, (they used his given name that they got off of his voice message)My name is Annie Lewis and I'm contacting you in reference to a complaint that was forwarded to our office concerning Nadine Wilkerson, If Nadine wishes to discus the paying action that may be filled against her or if she has any question or concerns . Please have her contact the firm that is handling her file. Their Number is 855-872-7193. please reference file # 119440 when you call. "  I called them back at the number given and I told them that they had upset my son very much by using his name in association with some other persons debt. I also told them that he thought they were going to go after him for her debt when he didn't even know who this person was. I told them that I under stand what consumer law is and what right I had and I felt that they violated the form of contact they should have in collecting a debt... Plus that they violated HIPPA standers of privacy and the amount of information they gave out.  I also told them that I was very upset with the message they left .... The man on the other end of the line asked for the account # and I gave it to him and all he could say was If I knew Ms. Wilkerson... I told him I have no Idea who this person is or who she may be associated to....I once again told him I am upset with this company and he then told me that he knew I was up set and that the phone # will be removed from the file...He then told me to have a nice day and hung up...Soooooooo ,..... Ms Wilkerson also last Name of Phillips if you come across this forum.... I have saved the voice mails and wrongful act of collecting to help you in a case against these bottom feeders if you need it....

They call me startting I need to receive documents needed to be signed. Confirmación # 00126669 T M G

I keep getting phones calls from this number stating they are going to serve me with papers. They have called my mom, my 16 yr old son's cell, my ex - mother in law & ex- father in law on their cell phones continously.  I don't know who they are or how they are getting all of these people's numbers & harassing them. I don't have any collections. How do I get them to stop?

I received a call from a gentleman today stating we would be served with papers tomorrow.  We have excellent credit and always have.  I guess this is a new scare tactic.  

Got a call from this number and said it they were calling about a court issue.  Funny they used a last name I haven't had in 15 years. I tried to ask them questions but said they have been trying to contact me with court documents.

Yeah, could be some moldy junk debt, or else a claim made mostly of air. But let's not bury the lead. The callers are posing as process servers and implying that you're already in a lawsuit, which only your prompt payment over the phone can halt, which you can be 97% sure is all bogus, not to mention illegal. Possibly you've been "reloaded" for much the same ruse as last time.

At risk of repetition, lawful debt collection in America is a process, not an ambush. Maybe some FTC reading will clear your thinking ....

FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Ten days ago on this page I provided links to official-type resources. They apply to you, too. "Ashley", or whatever her real name, has already broken two parts of the FDCPA. The short version is that you'll need a working address to accept your demand letter, and later a civil summons. Read about your rights to get the long version.

A cease-comm notice *should* shut up the agency. A smart one will obey and a stupid one will plod on with more calls and letters, begging you to sue for relief. Incidentally, a notice saying merely that you "refuse to pay" has the same effect. The stupider agencies forget that line exists in the FDCPA. Just $omething to con$ider if $omeday you feel litigiou$.

You can send Registered if you like, but Certified with return card is adequate. You need unassailable proof of receipt. That ugly mint green card becomes like Wonka's golden ticket when violations occur.

My usual caveat here ... a total cease-comm is not desirable when a debt account is "within stat". If you can potentially be sued to collect, you may rope off times and places as "inconvenient" for contact.

I don't have good news for the issue of "hot potato" debt. The junk debt buyer owns it; you don't have a say in how or when that property is transferred or assigned, even if the JDB sends multiple collection agencies after you, hoping to wear you down, as is common practice for some. Nothing you demand in your dispute or cease-comm letters will travel to other agencies. (There are some reasons why it would disfavor you if that wasn't so, which will really drag this thread off topic.) So you're stuck with lather-rinse-repeat. However, the current $6.11 for a simple USPS CMRR dispute letter is cheap insurance against a debt lawsuit, given that JDBs usually cannot or will not validate when forced to.

Got a call from blocked number.  Said her name was Mrs Stevens and was trying to get a hold of my mother.  Said she was calling from Nation Wide Courier Service.  That She was trying to deliver a package of legal documents for TMG litigation firm.  The number was blocked that came in but she gave me this number listed here to call back.  Is this a scam?  I've actually fell for one of these things few years back, where they  would take half of the debt owed over hte phone to close out the debt.  Could this be something where they are trying to collect on old purchased debt?

Same thing as the others, they call and claim they're going to serve us a summons unless we take care of a debt.  I always just tell them to "go ahead and serve us".  They never do.  They're just trying to scam people and hope they're scared enough to just settle over the phone.

I get a call from mrs.stevens and she clames to have court documents that may or may not be filed against me and she was only going to hold them for two hours. I called back the 18558727193 number and asked what this call was about. First they sent me to one lady had me wait and then to another who spoke spanish and finally to a man named william. He preceded to tell me I had a debt beginningin 2006 and became delinquent in 2008. I told him there is no way  I revived credit in 2006 from anyone because my credit was so bad. He became rude and said it's been transferred 4 times through 4 different agencys do the dates could be mixed up. I insisted he was wrong and he said just you telling me there's no way you  got credit doesn't get you off the hook. I asked him where the last payment was made and he said does it really matter? I said yes it does.he said that's what court us for and I said thank you very much and hung up. It's only been 4 days but they are calling my family.. How can they get all this information? I've told everyone that it's a scam. And don't give any personal information to them because they could be next.

I keep receiving calls from Ashley Greene pertaining to a pending actions that could be filed against me & to call them should I want to discuss it. She ask me to give her my social security number which I refused to do. I ask her to stop calling me but she continues at least 3 times a week...how can I get them to stop calling me????

So lets say you owe Citibank 3000$ from 10 years ago and NCO bought the debt for 30$ and are now chasing you for 3000$+xxx+yyyy
If you want them to stop bothering you, you can send them a C&D letter via registered mail.  And that shuts them up right?  So how do you prevent NCO from selling your debt to another debt buyer and the cycle starts again.  Can you add something to the C&D letter dictating that the debt goes no further?

In general an admission against self interest is to be avoided when the topic is moldy debt claims. That's a Statute of Limitations you're trying to think of, set by state law on four debt categories. SoL sets a deadline for creditors to sue. In some jurisdictions, your volunteered payment or a promise to pay, or even saying you lack funds, is enough to restart SoL. This is why, against any bullying and trickery, your mind must be set on disputing the debt and restricting the agency's ability to pester you for payment. Getting on a paper trail helps a great deal.

The "write off" or "charge off" is merely an accounting term, with no effect on your liability. Creditors are required per the FCRA to charge off delinquent accounts at six months. Severe age does not render debt "uncollectable" in 48 states. So long as the collector never talks about a lawsuit, it can chase a car note on your great-grampy's hand-cranked roadster. A decade exceeds SoL in most of the US, but is still not long enough in a few states to be free of a debt lawyer's grip. Your damage may vary.

Today when they called, they used my married name (which I legally changed back to my maiden name almost 8 years ago) and it's a clear indicator it is past noncollectable debt from over 10 years ago.  If I understand correctly, it's super important not to acknowledge, for if you do the time period starts over.  I'm hoping I'm wrong for the credit card that I let go of during my divorce has already written off this debt as with the other one when I was paying one credit card with the checks they provided to pay the other credit card.  I did the best that I could do at that time as a single mom and as my title says, Its In The Past.

Consumer debt in America is *not* a criminal matter and collector claims are not typically sent straight to a judge. Lawful debt collection is a process, not an ambush, and you are due a chance at each stage to raise a dispute.

Whether you are called a debtor or some collector thinks you can flush one out, you have rights and options. Many are simple to exercise if you only learn how. You are entitled to proof of claim and fair treatment. If you get neither, the collection agency should *not* win your assets. You are granted control of how you are contacted, the right to dispute debt claims, and the means to sue violators at low cost. The FTC and the CFPB can start you on your homework. See also if your state laws grant additional or stronger rights.

official FTC guidance and staff opinions on the FDCPA, PDF copy of the Act
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

CFPB Q&A on debt collection practices
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ... debt-collection

See also this FTC alert: "Fake Debt Collectors"
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

McKellar & Associates Group in Eastvale, CA are known scofflaws chasing payday loan debts which they likely cannot prove valid, if they ever existed. The few comments here are already indicating a familiar pattern of bluffing and bullying seen across the fraudulent debt collection industry.

I found more info on this look up the mckellar group it's under a form Also and is the same # they believe it's a debt collector

But all they had was old addresses and I didn't give them my new one

They called me as well saying it was a court matter and they was going to serve me with a summons

called number back said it was court related issue asking if i would call back ..asked what it was pertaining to they replied court files sealed for my protection ..i stated court files are public access and are not sealed they hung up on me :)

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