I just received a phone call from a restricted number since I am in sales I thought of a customer calling me so I picked up and yes it was a debt collector wanting to make sure that I would be home to serve me with some court papers.  During the call I received a Case #13C..... and a phone number 909-456-1888 at EPG Active Litigation to call them back to confirm that I will be home when they deliver the paperwork. During the call the  lady that answered me was very rude when I ask for their mailing address of course did not get it. Be carefully out there.

Just looked up the 4242784330 phone number and it's a VoIP number (voice over Internet Protocol) and it's not traceable to them. Scammers are starting to use these numbers so they cannot be traced.

My mother inlaw got a call from a Bernard Gates from EPG Litigation saying that they tried to serve me papers to an old address of mine. They also stated that I had her listed as next of kin. I would have never done that. They gave her a number and case # and told her to tell me to call them. While I was trying to call them & my mother in law text me not to call b/c she googled it and it was  scam. I called the man and he had all my information. I told him that I lived overseas now and that I had not received any of the notices he claims the company sent. He told me that I was being sued for breach of contract on a financial obligation with a HSBC Mastercard company for the amount of $4053.48. He then stated that he was going to contact the lawyers office they work for to see if a settlement offer could be extended. He put me on hold then came back on the line to state that the lawyers had all left, but that he had spoken to his general operations manager and that she, Sarah Blakenship, could extend an out of court settlement of $1043.70, but that it would have to be in one lump sum. I told him that I would have to look up my credit report in the morning and that I would call him back after I verified the information. He then gave me the 16 digit card number. (***collection agencies don't have the 16 digit card numbers, it's just case numbers or collection account numbers). I then asked him for a better number b/c the 8555001808 number wasn't working for me. He gave me 4242784330 and they open up at 10:00 Central time...I guess he wants to sleep in tomorrow before he tries to take my money. His number also came up as Unknown on my mother's law's phone. They had her current address as well. This is very scary!

Please stop these calls, Person they want doesn't even live here!  Please make them stop!

I received several of phone calls from Mr. Roberts but wait a minute he calls my friend phone for me which I called back I ask who is the company taking me to court. He stated that he doesn't know that he is a process server...... Well, I told him to contact my attorney he hang up the phone I call back agian and he went off on me... People please advise everyone you know please and check with the courts.....its all fake

I just got the smae call, Im in the middle of a divorce so I called my attorney, who in turn called them, it was a Mr Roberts who then connected my attorney to a Julio, he said it was clearly the same person. My Arttorney advised them the call was being recorded to be used in court if need be. Julio told him he did not concent to this. Myt Attorney asked them is he was a scam...in which Julio told him "it dosent matter". My Attorney hung up.


EPA Group Litigation

This must be a new active number as I too got a phone call from first a male with the name of "Lyle", further on in the conversation, he identified himself as "Bobby Roberts".  I asked who was who - he avoided the question and went on a barrage of insults.  

I thanked him for his time and informed him I would be contacting the FTC regarding his business.

The company name and address I got from him was as follows:

EPA Group
3296 East Guasti Road, Suite #100
Ontario, CA 91761

A google map search shows a business park type facility.

A couple of days ago I received a call from this number asking for another family member.  The caller (a lady) stated that she has important court documents to be delivered to my home on the Tuesday and would I accept them and contact my relative and have her call them.  I asked the why would I received document for my relative because they did not live here and I did not how to contact them.  They said my relative gave my number as a contact.  Well that's impossible because I do not have a speaking relationship with this relative.  I told them I would call around, but then it came to me that it was probalby a scam call.  I certaintly will not be answering the door for any scammer.

It was very unprofessional after 29:00 minutes he said that he did not understand what I was saying when during the conversation he call me "stupid" than he hang up on me , I call back same guy answer introduce him self as mr.roberts now the company names was apa group AND HE JUST HANG UP AGAIN
The caller was identified as an Unknown

Same "Mr.Roberts"!! First they called my husband claiming they needed to serve me with papers and to make sure i was home! Then today they called my mother asking what my address was and that they were gonna serve me with papers. They left the number 8772999356 and gave my mom a CONTROL number(that's how dumb they are). So i called and spoke to a "MR.ROBERTS".(amazing, i know) He was rude and nasty. Although he did have my last 4 digits of my SSN and some credit info he wouldn't give me his mailing address. i called several times and each time I was given a different name for the company!!( MORONS!!) I did report them to the FTC, who the reporter felt like it was a scam as well and told me to ignore them, After further investigation i found out that this "company" is being investigated by the federal government. PLEASE REPORT ASAP TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION(FTC) !!! Dont give any info!!!!  Warn family members. They even txt a person who doesnt even know me that well claiming too need info! Really what real company TXTS!!!! I have decided to contact a lawyer and he is taking my case to deal with these low life losers!!

got a call from unknown number saying that they have to drop some curt documents. The person that called me is Kenneth Burke and is from some EK Active Litigation company.

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.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt076.shtm

Got a phone call showing unknown caller. They are callin me asking for someone I know telling me they have court documents from him and asking me if he is going to be home so a sheriff can go drop off court documents? I told them this i not such persons phon number and they wanted me to give them his phone number and I declined. Know I am getting voicemails stating the sae above message "documents were being filed at the clerks office for case # 12CA#####" and to call this # if more info is needed." and to call back at 877-299-9356. I am going to have to call my friend to warn about this scam, don't know how they got my number.

These people are total scammers! When I asked for their mailing address,she gave me the address for a UPS store! Be prepared if someone drops something in your mailbox get their license plate number and  call the cops!

Received a call from this # on my husband's cell as a "private number" - he let it go to VM as usual for these types of calls and the message stated "documents were being filed at the clerks office for case # 12CA#####" and to call this # if more info is needed.  The same day we were contacted by a family member that they had been contacted and given another family members name and told they had given their name as a "reference" and the given the exact same case # without the 12CA piece along with a different phone # 909-456-1890 and a name of Bobby Roberts given as a "process server"...see these other posts for more info on this scammer:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-456-1890
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-909-456-1879
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-339-4452/3
http://mobile.cafemom.com/group/4509/forums/r ... called_the_cops