I received the same exact call but I live in Texas which is a no debt state. I do not know anyone who calls you as a "courtesy" before serving and/or arresting you lol. These people are full of crap and will NOT get a call back

just got a phone call from lisa prat telling me i owed  over 1000$ for a loan i did not take out 5 yrs ago (I was delivering a baby and in the hospital the days i supposedly wrote the check)  i then questioned as to the case number and info they had and got told they are serving my papers tomorrow unless i pay 900$ NOW !  I did freak out but did not pay them and said i had to call my lawyer . Lisa said she was calling from New York her number is 866-218-1124 ext 616.... feel free to call her.....lol

I just got a call from "David McCoy" that said I have a pending case & they would be serving me paperwork for an appearance & I could contact Lisa Prat @ 616 in legal services as they have me as non-compliant & that might be I never got the notices - 20 other people are in the same boat so "good luck with that". I checked the county here & there are no cases against me. I don't know if I want to call them or not - I really didn't get a # it was blocked. Guess I will see what happens.

Here is my update.  They have never contacted me again.  Advance America were very helpful and sent me a receipt to show that they are paid in full and I do not owe them any money.  The original phone call from Hamiliton and Pratt are SCAMS!  I have turned this over to the FBI and the FTC.  I suggest anyone out there who receives this same call, call the FBI.  The FBI are very helpful and very informative.  Good luck all.

OMG This just happened to me and I'm freaking out I payed $325 over the phone , I forgot all about Advance America this it happened almost 7 years ago and I have moved so many times, but I also have never been contacted as well.I have no idea where to start. I'm so screwed

I just received the same phone call about 3 hours ago from this same William Hamilton. The funny part is the messsage matches Anne story to ITS ENTIRETY! How funny. Has anyone heard anything back. I chose not to return the call but of course was a nervous reck! Does anyone have any updates?

I got the same message about 3 hrs ago and the persons name was the same William Hamilton and called also from a unknown number.   He had left the same message I alsoand also the same name as the so called case worker "Lisa Pratt" with the same number and extension.    I have a feeling this is a scam and having checked my checked my credit I know there r things due to come off by the end of the year so I believe there trying one last chance to get there money.          I also did have a cash advance some 7 years back so it doesn't surprise me they are trying this before is has to be wiped off my credit.      

Please let me know what happens with your scam.
Anyways if they try coming to my work or home they will be in a rude awakening cause it won't go the way they want it.      

Keep me posted and I will do the same.

Hi Anne!
I really doubt that this is legit and I'd bet money that no one shows up. This one caught my eye though as it's obviously better thought out than most. Shill team and all.
Keep us up-dated on this one. Record any further calls and keep a log. Tell your friends and family to do the same. This crew seems ripe for the plucking and my legal eagles are getting restless. They'll be happy to help if this becomes what I fear it might. Believe it or not, when the circumstances are right "There's money to be made off them thar' scum-buckets". Now we just need to hook 'em!

Hello all!
I received a voice mail today from a William Hamilton from a blocked number.  It said, "Hello my name is William Hamiltion and I am calling on behalf of City Serve, I am a state liaison representative.  This is in regards to a noncompliance fax order that was sent from the Department of Legal Services.  They are asking that we issue you out the paperwork to have you appear on this matter.  One of our associates will be out in the next 48 hours to have you sign, either at your residence or place of employment.  By federal law at this time you still have the opportunity to contact them for any out of court arrangements or if you are looking to place a statement on record.  I would say considering the allegations that are being made against you, either one of those options would benefit you at this time.  That's up to you how you want to handle the situation.  Other than that, expect the paperwork within the next couple of days.  This call is recorded and submitted to show proof of notification, and in accordance with state and federal laws.  If you do not have their information still, they did leave a toll free number, 888-296-0715, again that is 888-296-0715, your case worker is a Lisa Pratt at extension 616, and your case is listed as XXXXXX.  I do wish you good luck on this."

I called the phone number and I spoke with a Lisa Pratt, ext. 616.  She claimed to be an arbitrator for my benefit and was here to help me.  She said that I owed a past debt to Advance America and she was calling to help settle the dispute because I was going to be served papers to appear in court for "some serious allegations" including theft and fraud.  She would not give me any information about the company she worked for, nor about the account number or any information about the bill.  She knew my SS# - which worried me.  At one time I did owe Advance America an unpaid balance from 2005.  On June 18th, 2012, a collection company called me about this debt.  I paid the collection company (I checked the company to make sure they were legit) for a settled lessor amount.  When I explained that to Lisa Pratt, she said that the bill that she had was either not the same one and I paid a different bill or I just paid someone unknown some money and I was scammed by them.  I then thought the second might have been what happened since I have only taken out one pay-day advance with Advance America.  She asked me if I had a receipt to prove that it was paid and then I realized I had not received one in the mail about it. (Now I am really worried)

So here we go - I start doing some digging.  I check my bank records.  The payment appears on my bank statement to the collection company that contacted me back in June, as well as their business number, however since I did not get a receipt in the mail, that had me worried that maybe it did not get sent to the correct company.  I then checked with Advance America and they looked in their records and it now showed paid. The collection company from June was on the up and up.  (BTW - the people at Advance America were wonderful!)  They said that they would send me a receipt to prove that I do not owe them any money.  The manager at Advance America told me to ignore this as this has happened to at least four other people that they serve, and that she felt this was a scam.

Next, I decided to cover myself even further...I called the FBI.  The lady at the FBI said that there are scams just like this going on, and since the company had my social security number,  I needed to check my bank accounts to make sure that they are alright and cancel any credit cards that I might have and have new ones issued.  She also gave me the numbers to all of the credit bureaus to have them issue a fraud alert on my credit report so it would make it harder for someone to steal my identity.  She then gave me a name and number for my local field office to take any paperwork to (if I actually get served) so that they can look at it and advise me appropriately and/or have information about these companies that are scamming people for investigations into them, and told me to check the Federal Trade Commission's website for useful information and tools concerning fraud.  (BTW - the people I dealt with at the FBI were wonderful too.)

So now I am sitting back and waiting and actually hoping that they will show up at my door with paperwork...I bet you anything they won't.  

Good luck to all of you out there that someone is trying to scam.  Be careful and do your research before handing someone your hard earned cash.  Times are tough and no one deserves to be ripped off.

Shill alert !!

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keep calling over the past 3-4 years saying I owe money and people going to serve.  when I call back I get many different answers.  still waiting for first threat 4 years ago to happen, which was going to get served for law suite.  called today and they have no info in system and no case number for me.  but there rep called me on 9-14-12.  scam scam scam.  why havent they been arrested yet

Came up as unknown on my caller id so I didn't answer. Left a message stating that she was Julie Morrison from {gargle gargle} Services and that she was going over some paperwork she received from the State Attourney's Office about some serious allegations against me. Said please call her back within 2 hours so she can go over the claims with me and they can help resolve the issues of this very serious matter before it goes further, adding that it was in regards to a bad check. I didn't call back. The only place I owe that they may have seen is Advance America for about $300 from 2002. Not sure what the statute of limitations is, but if they want to come after me, I'll deal with it when it happens.

they called me today saying they were going to put me in prison for check frad.this is a lie....10 years ago i barrowed money and wasnt able to pay it back. so now they are calling me and threating me and my 65 year old mother to put both of us in prison if we dont pay 347.00 this mans name is steven hall ext; 603     I did find out that there is a little thing called statute of limitations of 6 years it also said to ask them what i owe is time barred or not? the web site said it is against the law for them to lie on the qwestion.you can also report them to fedreal trade comission ans they will stop them i hope

Has anyone been successful in getting their address to send them a certified letter, because I called them back and they will not provide me with it and keep hanging up on me?

This is a scam - see other posts for "Julie Morrison" and DNTA and Department of Legal Services....  they get information from court files and then contact relatives.  They contacted me claiming there was something urgent going to happen to my son... Praise God I work for a law firm and know well enough to do a search on the internet - they have been hit with alot of fines and complaints but obviously it hasn't stopped them.

We are having the same trouble. This number keeps calling my sister-in-law claiming that he is with the state attorney's office or gives out our last 4 #s of SSN saying that they are calling in reference to a debt. When we call back, they say that they aren't collectors but calling to "help us settle" because there are state people in our area to serve us with papers. So tired of this.

call was for someone who no longer lives at my residence but the caller gave me the persons personal info such as dob and last 4 of ss number which in my opinion should not be divulged to unintended party. caller states there are 2 outstanding cases and that if there was not a return call there would be no choice but to send someone to have paperwork signed and to get a court date. he stated if no return call, no choice but to forward to local authorities and would indicate guilty plea.  i think its ridiculous for dept collectors to make such threats and also to give info out to person who merely answers the phone. the caller didnt even pronouce the name correctly and didnt introduce himself or the company name.  i had to call it back to figure out who it was

National Check affiliates said they need to verify my info because of id theif and check fraud. collection scam again.