I'd just say, " Come over you SOB.  My friend AK47 and I will be waiting for you."

You can't "lose your rights" if you do or don't call them back.  Debt is civil, not criminal,so contrary to what those jokers said, there are NO "serious" charges against you.  You also can't be "officially notified" via phone, voice mail, text or email.  If you speak to them, demand that they MAIL you proof that you owe this debt and that they have the legal right to collect said debt.  If they refuse to mail this documentation to you, then per the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act), they are owed nothing.  Be advised, some scammers will fax or email a "copy" of a check, but people who have received such copies state it's obvious the check was not written by them, on their bank or not their name/signature.

Oh, and please DO report them to the FTC, FBI, Dept of Justice and your state's Attorney General for the multiple violations of the FDCPA they've committed.  If they continue to harass you, advise them they've been reported, and also that you're recording all calls they make so YOUR attorney (doesn't matter if you have one or not) can file a lawsuit against THEM for multiple violations of the FDCPA.  And do record them and keep a log of dates/times they call.

i received a message  and my daughter from a worthless check division and i have been officially notified and wanted my daughter to call them for a verbal statement and than they left me a similar message that there are 2 serious charges against me and they gave me a case number and said to call them to work out matters and by calling them i comply with the charges and loose my rights and agree with the charges. i rarely right checks and i to know if i overextend myself. fran  the tel # is 770 450 8126 a georgia area code. what should i do call them and loose my rights. please answer.

my daughter had a message on her cell phone today saying im under investigation for 2 serious charges and to call a number starting with770 and to give a verbal statement about me than i walked in my room and i got a message saying i have 2 serious charges against me they gave me a case number and said thatt here from check fraud and worthless check fraud division and im officially notified and to call them to prevent more legal matters and to get a lawyer to have my day in court, does that sound right. i to hardly use any checks. fran  they also said if i comply with this message im giving up my rights ders this sound shabby . p[ease reply

Got a call from this number, nothing about checks they identified themselves as Auto Driveway which is a company that relocates vehicles. They ship vehicles from place to place.

got a message from shirlene gore in raleigh stating that i had a bad check as well and i only have a savings   she was rude and even threatened to come to my job.  she said that she would do what she had to do to get her job done   even though she gave me a full name whose to say it is her real name   will be contacting an atty    she said that her company was legit   i beg to differ

The company just called me as well.  I ignore them.  They called during the summer, and I ignored them.  I have not heard if they called anyone else connected to me.  I am hoping not.  But I will be making a complaint and figuring out how to stop the harrassment.  Wish they could be served for real.  Thanks for the input on the posts.

Got the same message and looked up on Maryland's court system to see if there was a pending case.  Called the 877 number back and had a little fun with them.  Don't think they will be calling me anymore haha.

Yes I received a similiar call from a Tom Gibson same number and given a case number to refer to.

So glad I read this cos I just got that phone call and it freaked me out a little. =D

So,  just to confirm,  smg is just a phishing scam and they will not serve u?  It sounds real but I don't think it is.  What is the bottom line?

i keep receiving phone calls from 877-290-9013 telling me that they are going to summons me for a bad check how can i get rid of them calling me i have no bank accounts and i dont write checks they are full of it  the guy that calls me his name is tom gibson

If anyone would like to learn more about or discuss possible violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohbits, among many other things, abusive or harassing calls or letters; threatening to do things the debt collector does not intend to do or legally cannot do; and, talking about your debt to third parties, such as friends or co-workers, by this or any other debt collector, please check out our website at www.consumerlawchampion.com or call 866-778-2919.  This law is a federal law so it applies in every state.  As a consumer you have rights and can not only stop abusive debt collection, you can also make them pay you for violating the law.

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I just recieved the same EXACT message from Tina? I just ignore these folks,!

My mother had a message on her voice-mail with the same story and they were trying to contact me.  Only thing... the dumb a#s forgot to star 67 it, so I have his real name and real number and I WILL turn him in.  This is ridiculous.  How do I go about turning him in?  
Anyone know where you go to do so?

please read my post from today. DO NOT be alarmed. there is nothing for you to do but file a complaint. they are not coming to your job or home. they are full of crap.

PLEASE NOTE: I WAS CALLED YESTERDAY 8/2/2011 AT MY DESK AT WORK AND I TOLD THE CALLER THAT HE WAS A SCAMMER AND NEVER CALL ME AGAIN ON ANY NUMBER! THEY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN MY COUSIN WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE LEGIT FOR OVER $700!!! SHE NOW CANNOT PAY HER MORTGAGE!!! DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, DO NOT CONFIRM ANYTHING AND HANG UP WHEN THEY START TALKING THAT COURT AND BEING SERVED NONSENSE!!!! THEY ARE USING THE PHSHING SCHEME! THEY ARE NOT COMING TO YOUR HOUSE!

If anyone has defaulted on a debt, you may have had your personla informaiton sold to a faulty debt collector overseas trying to scam you. If these people won't send oyu anything in writing jsut ignore them and don't feel threatened. all of their activites are illegal and they can't do antyhing except harass you. There are several people who have paid them through their checking accounts and got  ripped off even after the supposed balnced was cleared.

File a reprot with FTC and your attornery general. Called the police and get a reprot a they are illelgal and harassing you. Do your homework you will find tha there is a huge scam across america thanks to the recession of people's identiy and peronsal informaiotn being compromised.

These people you TRAC phones tha  they throw away after lawaz enforcement calls them.

So don't worry the calls can be stressful but I tell them "Sue me then" and they stop for awhile and then pick back up. I want someon to come to my house illeglally as I legally have the right to bear arms and protect myself so if they want to play I got something for them

I was contacted by a lady named Amanda saying that I wrote a bad check and now I'm being summons to court by a plaintiff which I haven't had checks in over 4 years but she said shed go to my house and place of work. Does anyone know if their real or what I should do?

They have called my home my mothers home my mother n laws home and I have a common last name so thet caled our local hospital asking to speck wit a woman name Carolyn that shares my same last name and jus so happens to have a daughter with my name. Gave this woman my social security number birthdau and adress. She came to my house to let me kbow what they did. So idk what I can do but I don't even owe these ppl

I received a phone call from them stating that they are going to serve me at my office or home. I am glad I read these posts.  I am contacting The Center for Civil Justice to see what I can do to stop them.  If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

I just received a call from a  "private caller" and the woman, "Amanda", left the same voice mail everyone else on this board received.  Fortunately I called NOT during business hours and got the voicemail of a  company nameed of SMG.  Once I Googled SMG and the phone number, I learned about the SCAM.

How do these folks get away with this type of stuff?  Using intimidation to gain personal information from people is heinous! EVERYONE needs to report this tp authorities so they can be shutdown!

Got a call from a private number today. Guy says he will serving me a summons for a bad check. Told him I was home and to come on over. Said he would serve at my place of employment. Since I work on a military base, I wasn't too concerned there either. Told I had been an ID theft victim a while back and he told me to call the 877-290-9013 to see "what options you have...".

I spoke to one of SMG's drones who gave me the whole shmack. Guess he was new tho, cause he really talked too much. This was the very same incident that I had closed previously by filing a police report and contacting the merchant (a payday loan vendor). The SMG drone said they would leave me alone once I faxed the info to them, but he add that the debt vultures continually sell these accounts to each other, so it may pop up again!

At that point, I explained that I was reporting the previous vulture to the FTC, BBB, and my State Attorney General for perpetuating my harrassment. In my fax, I clearly explained they were next if the info popped up again in the future...

Message left by Tina: This message is for ????. There has been a formal compliant filed against you. I have been ordered to serve you with a court summons. I will actively be serving these document at your residence or place of employment. If I have any questions you need to contact 1-877-290-9013 regarding case #?????. .????? you have officially been notified.

Message left by Tina: This message is for ????. There has been a formal compliant filed against you and I have been ordered to serve you with a court summons. I will actively be serving these document at your residence or place of employment. If you have any questions you need to contact 1-877-290-9013 regarding case #?????. .????? you have officially been notified.

I'm squeaky clean.  No bad checks  or Jerry Springer moments!!! Returned the call & a recording stated, "No one is available to take your call at this time."  I'm done!!!

i got same call from same guy

I got numerous calls from this number and got same thing as everyone else going to pre-trial and litigation if i dont call back.

Company called and left a messge on my cellphone stating that they are going to serve a warrant for my arrest at my place of work which is Department of Corrections for writing bad checks and stated I have been officially notified.

I have never written bad checks and I have the ability to perform record checks, so ofcourse I have no warrants. I will be speaking to an attorney that works in my building to find out what I should do about this scam. From the posts above, I believe this is southpoint management group. I am so glad I found this site and will be filing charges for harassment.

It is south point management group, hamburg or buffalo new york.

Hung up on my answering machine.