"I spoke to the FBI in Los Angeles, who told me to contact Corona PD, FTC, Riverside DA, my local DA, and the Riverside FBI office."

At least the FBI in Los Angeles is aware of the recent raid by FTC (with assistance of the FBI) on the Corona Scam sites.

FTC, Western Regional Office

MARICELA SEGURA, CA Bar No. 225999
RAYMOND E. MCKOWN, CA Bar No. 150975
e-mail: msegura@ftc.gov and rmckown@ftc.gov

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: (310) 824-4343
Facsimile: (310) 824-4380

I am dealing with Raincross Filing Services, they have all my bank info. I was foolish to believe these people. This is old debt that doesnt even belong to me, it belongs to my husband. I am going to my bank tomorrow to file charges, I spoke to the FBI in Los Angeles, who told me to contact Corona PD, FTC, Riverside DA, my local DA, and the Riverside FBI office. I did some hunting online and found out all of these "filing service" people are using the same address. It makes me sick to know that I fell for this, but I will know next time. I wont allow it to happen again.

these jerks got me for $1400 already but no more! they were smart, I was stupid but now I am educated and going after them

I too received a call from this company. I was stupid and did not check it out but paid them $1600.00 so far.  When I accessed my credit report they were not to be found to represent any of my creditors.  The bank will go back 180 days and get resolution but I may have to eat the rest...beware

my brother recieved a call with a case number of 1094.   im not even bothering to worry about calling back based on the comments of this webpage

I have taken 4 calls - 2 from this number and 2 from Thurston & Associates 888-242-1315.  they have called wanting information on my daughter and threatening me that my daughter is being sued.  The guy has been a complete a#%$hole and told me I was a terrible mother for raising a thief.  It should be noted that my daughter doesn't owe anybody money.  I just got off the phone with the "process server" and he said he needed her address by Friday or a bench warrant would be issued.  Look up Thurston & Assoc and you'll see that these are all the same people just operating with different phone numbers.  

My daughter has filed an action with the California Attorney General's office and I filed an action against the FTC.  

Everything these people do is illegal.  Note that they never provide any documentation of who it is you owe even when requested.  They don't leave voice mail messages.  They just keep getting different phone numbers and continue to harass people.  I hope filing the complaints will help get rid of these leeches.

Recieved a callback from an awesome attorney.
After giving him all the info he says that these guys do not appear to be a valid collection agency. He suggested filing a complaint with the FTC - which I did yesterday - and also filing a complaint with the Ca attorney general - which I am going to do right now.
He also said that he sees this all the time, fake companies using the name and reputation of real companies who have a solid internet presence. So if you get a call and you google the company, even if it seems legit, it may not be. Do not let these skidmarks scare you into paying a dime!! Never give them anything!!
Check the statute of limitations for your state, if it's beyond the statute they cannot take you to court. Do your homework and don't let these losers off easy.

I have been trying to call the number for the last 1 1/2 hours and it just beeps. These guys may have dumped this number and moved on to the next. I am waiting for a call back from an attorney. I did not file any charges against 'Pristine Finacial Group' because I was just tired of dealing with this crap and I wanted it to go away. Obviously, once these slimeballs get you in their call list they will not stop. I am going to retain an attorney and sue them for their multiple violations of the 'Fair Debt Collection Practices Act'. One of these guys actually told my mom that she must have been a horrible mother because she raised a liar and a thief! Incredible! DO NOT BACK DOWN!!!! As the victims of these extortionists it is our responsibility and out duty to make them suffer. If they violate the FDPA, sue the pants off of them!!!

This phone number has been calling my mom and telling her that if I do not contact them by friday (10/14/11) they will issue a bench warrant. I'm not joking, that is what they said. I am fortunate enough to work for 2 attorneys (7 figure a year attorneys, these people know their sh**) and I also have a family member who is a cop. They have all assured me that a bench warrant cannot be served simply because they say so. I have broken no laws. This company - they have not identified themselves - is trying to scare me into paying a debt I do not owe. I had a similiar experience a few months ago with a company - Pristine Finacial Group - who tried to make me pay a debt which I had already paid several years ago. I had never recieved a 'Zero Balance Letter' but I had the bank statement verifying the payment. They harrassed me for several weeks and NEVER responded to my requests for a 'Validation of Debt'. I believed that this is linked to that. It is probably a network of losers working out of their parents basements, commiting acts of extortion. Don't let these weenies scare you. Lawyer up. The 'Fair Debt Collection Practices Act' allows you to sue the jerks and they have to pay your legal fees.

Raincross Filing Service called my parent's and said they are suing me for a time barred debt. The statute of limitations in Texas for credit card debt is 4 years. I looked this up with the State of Texas. They told my parent's I had 3 hours to call them. When I called they said their name was Court Process Service, funny when they called my parent's their name was Bexar County Process Service. They also claim I have been served the summons by telephone.

I have filed a complaint with Texas Attorney General and will file one with the California Attorney General.

I received a call today from a John Roberts telling me to call back at 877-287-4435 and to give case number 109402162.  He won't say what this is about or who with.  I believe it is in reguards to a debt for a credit card company called Credit One which I claim I never received.  I have sent a number of letters asking for more imformation on this debt but have yet to receve any reply.  The debt exceeds California Statue Of Limation Law which is 4 year.  I have saved all letters I have mailed to various companies trying to solve this problem in case I an taken to court.  Jeanie Matthews

I got a call today from a John Roberts telling me to call 1-800-287-4435 and to give the cast number which he provided.  He didn't say what it was about only that it was a legal matter.  I don't deal with legal matters over the phone only by letter.  I know of only one debt that is claimed I owe for a credit card I never received.  This debt exceeds the statue of limitation for California which is 4 years.  Also I need to know who this debt is with and when I made the purchases.  We have rights too and our right is to know who we own.

I got a call today too from John to call 877.287.4435 and supplied a case number. I let  this company scam me once for money with their scare tatic...not happening again!

Just received call, John( , about civil case and need to call 877-287-4435 legal office to advoid civil court. They are out of California, must call by this evening to advoid the legal courts. This guy said the number is from Raincross( legal office?)

Fake Process Servers Work Hard to Scare Money Out of Consumers

Previously I wrote about an outfit called County Filing Services that was calling people and making what appear to be false claims about court cases for alleged collection accounts.

Someone just commented on that article there were other sites out there on the web that appeared similar to the County Filing Services website, and they are right.

A search found that the following companies host the same website under different names:

?Superior Filing Service ? superiorfiling.net
?Nationwide Filing Service ? nationwidefiling.net
?Capital Filing Service ? capitalfiling.net
?Southcoast Financial Services ? southcoastfinancial.biz
?Eagle Filing Service ? eaglefiling.net
?Asset Filing Service ? assetfiling.net
?Raincross Filing Service ? raincrossfiling.net
?Westcoast Filing Service ? westcoastfiling.net
?Worldwide Filing Service ? worldwidefiling.net
?Universal Filing Service ? universalfiling.net
?County Filing Service ? countyfiling.net
So I thought that maybe the companies were branches that were located in different parts of the country. I took a look at the addresses they listed on their sites.

?Superior Filing Service
866-731-7040
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-128
Corona, CA 92881

?Nationwide Filing Service
877-279-4803
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-190
Corona, CA 92881

?Capital Filing Service
888-430-1651
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-266
Corona, CA 92881

?Southcoast Financial Services
877-301-4517
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-208
Corona, CA 92881

?Eagle Filing Service
877-826-1427
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-164
Corona, CA 92881

?Asset Filing Service
877-329-3448
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-267
Corona, CA 92881

?Raincross Filing Service
877-287-4435
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-198
Corona, CA 92881

?Westcoast Filing Service
866-727-3113
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-109
Corona, CA 92881

?Worldwide Filing Service
877-279-4792
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-175
Corona, CA 92881

?Universal Filing Service
877-320-6375
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-210
Corona, CA 92881

?County Filing Service
888-416-8110
1240 E. Ontario Ave
Suite 102-271
Corona, CA 92881

In my previous article I had already determined that the street address was for a mail drop so it appears all of these operations are using the same mail drop facility but different telephone numbers.

I then took a look at the State of California official records to see if any of the businesses are registered to legal operate in California. Here is what I found.

?Superior Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Nationwide Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Capital Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Southcoast Financial Services
Incorporated: May 12, 2011
Agent for Service: INCORPORATING SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
Agent Address: 333 CITY BLVD STE 1700
Agent City, State, Zip: ORANGE CA 92868

?Eagle Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Asset Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Raincross Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Westcoast Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Worldwide Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?Universal Filing Service ? Not Registered to Operate
?County Filing Service
Incorporated: April 8, 2011
Entity Address: 1325 SPRUCE ST #300
Entity City, State, Zip: RIVERSIDE CA 92507

Agent for Service of Process: SAMUEL G LOCKHART
Agent Address: 1325 SPRUCE ST STE 300
Agent City, State, Zip: RIVERSIDE CA 92507
Steve?s Warning
At this point this appears to be anything but a legitimate operation. The need for multiple mail drops, deceptive similar websites, and the fact that a number of these entities are not registered to do business in California raises a number of red flags for me.

If you receive a call from any of these entities, don?t feel pressured to make a payment or give them any of your personal information. Instead I would suggest you do the following:

1.Contact a local attorney for help to understand the accusations these companies appear to make that court cases have been filed.
2.Contact your local county court clerks office to see if any such case has been filed.
3.File complaints. Type up the complaint in a text file so you can copy and paste it to all the sites below. This will save you from typing it over and over.
?File a BBB report against the company making false claims. You can file a BBB complaint here.
?File a complaint with the California Attorney General?s office. You can file a California complaint here.
?File a complaint with the Attorney General office located in your state.
?Post a comment below to detail your experience with any of the companies listed above.
?Complete a scam report.
Update August 12, 2011
Last night a commenter made a number of statements about this article that I?d like to address.

They said I missed the corporate registrations of some of the companies because I searched for the wrong names and did not put an S on the end of the name which is the official name. Well that is true. But for the record I got the name of the companies off their own websites, where they appear to get it wrong themselves.

http://getoutofdebt.org/29403/fake-process-se ... ut-of-consumers

It's a scam. If she calls back give her no information and tell her to drop dead.

I just got a call for debt summons, I havent been in the state claimed since 2002, its now 2011. I havent recieved anything nor afford it. The lady said I had 1 hour to return the call. I found it abit weird and rushed. I am not answering the phone from unknown numbers again. It said "Private Name 8220" on the caller ID.

In addition the number he left to return the call was 877-287-4435.  He left a case number as well. When I called the number it was Raincroft Filing Services.

My boyfriend received a call from a restricted phone number. The caller did not leave his name. He asked for me and was told that I was not there that I was in school. The caller became agitated and got rude. He stated that he was calling in regards to a court summons in Texas and that I had 24 hours to return the call. He stated that he knew I lived at this address, and to tell me that I had just been served. The last I knew you could not serve anyone over the phone. Furthermore, I have not lived in Texas in over eight years and I filed bankruptcy in 2006 so all of my debt from Texas have been forgiven in the bankruptcy courts with the exception of my student loans.

I had a woman call me and tell me I was being sued for a civil or criminal manner. First off I was like uh I haven't done anything. I asked her what it was about because she was making a big stink about how I had never received their 45 day letter and what not. She demanded I call to give them my new address. Mrs. White. Vanessa White. I called out of curiosity and she was explaining to me that I was about to go to court and have to pay over $4k in fines and court costs and yadda yadda yadda. This debt is over 6 years old and was only for a few hundred dollars first off. I told her I was paying it off but am no unemployed. She was like well let me see if I can have the Lawyer's leave it as a pay is without getting the court involved?!? (Really? You don't have that kind of power.) And she was telling me that she needed a credit card number. What part of unemployed do you not get?

A woman named Mrs White called and said I am being sued for an outstanding account need to give her a credit card number over the phone in order to not recieve the summons.

AMY CALLED MY BROTHER'S HOUSE LEFT PH # 877-287-47455 AND CASE #...RETURNED CALL FROM MY HOME THEY WANTED TO VERIFY DOB AND LAST 4 OF SSN..THE GUY WAS GOING TO TRANSFER ME TO THE PERSON WHY HAD MY CASE AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE SAME GUY CAME TO THE PHONE NAMED GREG JONES.  I ADVISED I WAS ON TO THEIR SCHEME AND HAD NO ACCT FOR THE PAY DAY COMPANY IN 2003 ...ASKED WHY JUST NOW BEING CONTACTED HE SAID THEY ACQUIRED ACCT IN 2007... AGAIN ASKED WHY JUST NOW BEING CONTACTED... HIS REPLY THEY SENT A LETTER 45 DAYS AGO...REALLY??? NEVER REC'D LETTER AND HE WOULD NOT SEND PROOF OF SUCH AN ACCT... ANGRILY TO OFF THE PHONE STATING THAT THEY WILL SEND SUMMONS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SETTLE WITH ME...

just got a call from John Robert claiming to be with the Tarrant County Process Devision that I need to contact that number to make arrangements I will be calling the constables office in the morning

Left message with family members that I have a court summons. Grandfather responded "The other joker called me with a differnt number (855-339-2286) and a different case #." Caller responded with I have the case now.

Have called looking for me.  I found these posts before retuning phone call.  They said they need to discuss a case with me.

I got call at my work and they said I have court summon and I need to call them immediately at 877 2874435; there number was unknown on caller ID.
Also gave me some case number too.
I just checked on internet and found all.
They guy who called named Robert.

This place called my grandmothers house looking for me. And they need to stop calling me...

THESE JERKS ARE CALLING ME TELLING ME THEY ARE HARRIS COUNTY PROCESS SERVERS AND I AM BEING SUED

This number is part of a racket of companies claiming to be process servers but who appear to really be debt collectors. Read this investigative report. http://getoutofdebt.org/29403/something-smell ... filing-services

I've heard enough now to label this a scam.

Steve

this company made threats of criminal charges and being summoned to court if i didnt back them up and have someone call them right away i looked them up on internet and they are a collection company breakin the rules "at least thats how it seems" to find people they cant themselves which is weird since i did it in finding them in 30 seconds on internet "they need to leave people alone i didnt even kno the person the wanted lol