Just heard from him this morning so he is still out there.  Said a "civil suit" was being filed against me and the next step was to call my employer.  Thanks for everyone else's comments -

debt collector named Alliance One

Yes Linda!  Stop the payments!!  My husband fell into this scam.  After paying $166/mo for way to long, I found info on this scam and stoped payments on the drafts.  He never heard anything from them!!  If he really owed a debt, they would have taken further action.  This of it this way....if it is ledgit, and you cancel the funds, someone will finally call you back to discuss the account.  If for some crazy reason you actually get a call back....tell them you need written documentation of the debts owed.  If you don't agree with the debts, dispute it!  These people are low-life scarm artists taking advantage of people with their threats!!!  They need to go get a REAL job and work like everyone else!!!

I also rceived a call but not sure the number it came from, but they gave me a number to call back which was 866-222-7203. When I tried calling back no one answered. I wanted them to send me a statement and terms of our agreement, and they also said i would get a statement every month because i agreed to pay $50 a month. It now comes out of my checking account being done by cmp processing. I once again tried to call that number and got a totally different company who just got that number this week. Should I stop the payments coming out of my checking account.i

got call, call back asap litigation filed under some name does not belong to my family. If we don't call they will take legal action against us.sound like Nigerian scam.

they called and left message saying "This is ivestigator saunders, if you or your lawyer don't contact us in 72 hours you will be served papers",  I don't owe anyone any money seems like scam, don't know if i'll call back, tried reverse phone # look up came up with nothing.

THEY ALSO CALLED ME. THE DEBT WAS WRITTEN OFF BY CHASE MANHATTAN OVER 10 YEARS AGO. FIRTS OF ALL TO GET THEM OFF MY BACK I LET THEM HAVE THE  $25 THEY WANTED THEN HAD MY CARD CHANGED. AFTER I READ THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTIONS ACT, I CHANGED IT. I AM TOTALLY DISALBED AND THEY CAN'T ATTACH DISABITLY AND SSI OR SS CHECKS. THEIR ADDRESS IS ON THEIR WEB SIT. BUT FIRST EVERYTIME I ASKED A QUESTION THEY PASSED ME ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. I ASKED WHAT TYPE OF INVESTAGATORS THEY ARE GOT NO ANSWER, ASKED WHAT THE c/o SBS MENT AFTER LEGAL ACTION RECOVERY, SAID IT WASN'T NONE OF MY BUSINESS AND IT WENT ON AND ON.I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK SINCE I CHANGED MY CARD AND NUMBERS THEY ARE LOOSERS. FAIR THEY ARE NOT INVESTAGATORS THEY MOST LIKELY GET A NAME AND PAY $50 A YEAR SO THEY CAN LOOK UP PEOPLE TO HAR "A**" IF ANYBODY GOES TO COURT WE SHOULD ALL GO TOGETHER THAT SHOULD PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE...............PEACE

rude gentleman, named "Ronda" at that.  how do you stop these scammers looking for bucks?

They called my house claiming they were trying to get ahold of a relative of mine but I have no relative with the name they left. Said the relative was being investigated and taken to court and the matter was urgent.  Sounded fishy to me because they gave two different names: Bailey and Daly.  Also they didn't leave their name to call back so I looked it up.  Glad to see from these post that my gut instinct not to call was right.

Someone calling themself Mark Jacobs phoned me and asked for my father. My father has not lived with us since last year so I asked what it was regarding, as I would have been willing to pass the message on obviously. Mark got very aggressive, claimed to have knowledge that my father lived at this address and threatened to send a bailiff to investigate the property if I did not comply. I assumed this was regarding a legal matter so asked what it was about. Mark would not tell me, kept on insisting that I was lying to him and got very loud and rude. I told him I would not speak with him unless he spoke in a calm manner and when he persisted to shout, I hung up. He has called back but I have not answered.

I have since contacted my father and he claims, and I believe him, to have absolutely no idea why they were asking after him. I also found out that they have contacted my sister and her daughter, asking the same things as they asked me. This will not be tolerated and I will be reporting them to the nearest authoritorial figure I can find. Scams will not be answered so anyone reading this that is related to this incident, don't bother calling again.

***W A R N I N G*** The samething happened to me this afternoon.  The caller left a message for a close family member.  The caller first said that she was Investigator Rebecca Davis from the Office of Legal Actions, contacting the person regarding a civil complaint as well as being pealized by that person's  county.  Secondly, the caller said that she needs to speek with the person or that person's attorney immediatly and failure to do so will result in a summons that will be served at the person's residence or place of employment.  Lastly, the caller gave instructions to call (877)209-5454 and to ref. a specific affidavit case#.  
 -- SCAM -- SCAM  --  SCAM  -- Don't fall for their C R A P!!!!!!

I got an email from my dad, telling me that they had a call from this number about me. Supposedly I was to appear at the Vermilion Co IL Courthouse on the 21st. I haven't lived in the US for over 3 years! When I googled the number dad gave me from their caller id, this page came up. I forwarded the page url to my dad.

My elderly father and mother get a voice mail on his house phone that if he doesn't call back 877-209-5454 on behalf of St Charles County a summons will be issued for his arrest.  I think it may have been an old bill looking for me.  I have not lived with my parents for 25 years.  I have been a collector for 25 years working at both agencies and banks.   This has violated several areas of the FDCPA.

Needles to say when I call them back they will get an ear full for harassing my elderly father and mother.

This number called me and stated it would send law enforcement to my house if I didn't call back. What a scam, I called and they answered legal dept. I'm going to keep calling them back and harassing them. I suggest you do the same.

i received a call from a Gabriel Cotochie from this company today saying that I was a respondent in a civil matter & that either me or my attorney need to get in contact with them as soon as possible. Also giving me an affidavit # to refer to when I call. They also said that if I didn't call back that I will be summoned at my job or home.  They also called my mother. She called them back but they wouldn't give her any information and told her that they were going to take her off the contact list...

They just called and said they were a special investigor with Legal Action. I have never even lived in the 'county' they said the 'court' will take place in. also ended the call with good luck.. BOGUS! Do not fall for this. They used my maiden name which i have not had for 15 years. what a joke!

These people just left a message regarding my son having a civil complaint against him in Sacramento County.  My son once flew through the Sacramento airport when he was 11 years old; stayed hardly long enough to get into any trouble! Further more, this young man managed to graduate from college debt-free, has never had a credit card, owns and owes nothing. He may have returned a library book late once but I'm sure the fine was paid timely. Anyway, our lawyer is sending a letter of debt validation to them today or tomorrow (Investigator Pennington provided the address without hesitation)and once we hear back, I will follow up with the Attorney General for the state of Minnesota, if our lawyer recommends for us to do so.

Sounds like the same outfit.  Woman calls, doesn't identify herself says she wants to speak to "Lorraine" who is an emergency contact for someone. I say no Lorraine here, ever. She says Oh, sorry I see I have the wrong file. It says "Mr. and Mrs. (My Last Name)." (Spouse and I have different last names). I have you as an emergency contact for "James Grear."  We don't know anyone by that name so I told her and she hung up.

If they are trying to serve papers on somebody or collect a debt, it's pretty low to insinuate that the person has been in an accident.

Received the same call from Erick Bishop from the same number with extention 105, saying that he is a special investigator calling about a civil complaint filed.He even had a file number 119176 and saying failure to respond will result in further action and litigation will be filed.

Received a voice mail at home from Carl Ingram (sp) stating that he is from 'Office of Legal Services' and that he has a series of pending legal cases against me and that it's "time sensitive" that I call him back.  Stated that if I call him back he'll refrain from filing the cases.

I am calling him back for sure...to give the FTC as much information as possible.  Apparently, these people have never heard of the Fair Debt Collection Act of the agency that oversees its enforcement.

this person - Inspecter Gabriel Cartachi called me with this.  did throw me in the beginning, just got through dealing with student loan garnishments and having to request hearing to have it released so i was one of those believing these people.  she said she needed to speak with me or legal rep or this would be a civil matter pursued through my county court. she gave me an affidavit number and everything.  i called legal aid but they couldn't give me any assitance but wanted me to set up an appointment, i didn't have time for that.  so i called these people back asking her what it's about and explaining im in no finacial situtation to deal with it.  she was sympathetic, understanding [i see now it was false] and it was from something from 5 years ago.  she told me the total was $1500, saying it could be reduced to $1000.  i did set up bank draft for $30/mo and now that i see what they did was illegal as per the debt collection act i will stop that and contact them letting them know.  i really wasn't thinking clearly [no paperwork received, no court documentation, no information mailed on resolving the matter or appearing in court].  i just heard court summons and thought not another garnishment please!  anyway, yea these people do prey on you.  i generally look up the numbers coming through from people like that, did it after the fact this time though.  thanks for the info all of you!  oh yea, the "director" was Tim Doehk or something.

these people called my cell phone and my parents house identifying it was investigator sky and she was calling about a civil complaint which was filed and I was the respondant. She had the last 4 of my social as well as my old address. When I called back she claimed I owed $706 dollars to an account which had been closed back in 2006. She was rude as could be asking why I did not pay this and ignore the attempts to collect debt all these years and insisted I was going to court over this matter. They had the right account information, just 4 years later. These people are VERY good scam artists and sound believable. Please don't fall for this and offer them any more information then they already have.

"special investigator Roberts" called me and said that i am going to be summoned in fact tomorrow, if i don't pay $1000. He said I am being sued and that he can transfer me to a person who can help me settle this. "Victor" told me that i needed to pay $700 and the debt would be wiped out. otherwise, law enforcement will be on their way out to my house soon. I told him that I would like to be sent something in the mail, and I want the name and address of where he is calling from. He said the company name is Amingo Action Recovery and he refused to give me an address, but did say it was in Georgia. I then told him that it is odd that a debt collector, for a debt that is not mine, is also a police investigation unit. i told him to go ahead and have the police summons me. what scamming a**holes!

"special investigator Roberts" called me and said that i am going to be summoned in fact tomorrow, if i don't pay $1000. He said I am being sued and that he can transfer me to a person who can help me settle this. "Victor" told me that i needed to pay $700 and the debt would be wiped out. otherwise, law enforcement will be on their way out to my house soon. I told him that I would like to be sent something in the mail, and I want the name and address of where he is calling from. He said the company name is Amingo Action Recovery and he refused to give me an address, but did say it was in Georgia. I then told him that it is odd that a debt collector, for a debt that is not mine, is also a police investigation unit. i told him to go ahead and have the police summons me. what scamming a**holes!

Women called numerous times stating the a civil complaint had been filed against me in Jackson county Missouri.  I was given a file number and told to return her call within 24-48 hours or further action would be taken against me.  I'm really glad that I checked the phone number on the web and was able to see all of the others who had received bogus scams from this number.  I will be contacting the General Attorney for the State of Missouri as well as local authorities.

I work for a credit company, several of my customers in good standing have called very upset because of these people. This is not real. They are not real collectors. It is a scam.
It is also very illegal to misrepresent the purpose of your call when attempting to collect a debt. (ie "your mother has been in a car accident)

Is there a way to have this stopped?

This phone number contacted my mother, my ex-step father of over 25 years and who knows who else stating that I needed to contact him within the next 72 hrs in ref to a legal matter. There is no legal matter, when I contacted them and informed the company that I am not to be contacted any more and that I have filed a case with the FTC they told me to do whatever I needed to do and then hung up on me. Everyone please be aware that this number is a scam.

thats funny because they told me good luck too. what the hell is that supposed to mean, right?

They called 2 separate times and left a message each time. I saved the messages and played them back. It was the same guy using a different name each time. That's just too funny.