I have been getting vague threatening calls from someone who claims to be with the department of investigation. They are calling my phone, my work phone and my son's work phone. They are threatening me with serving me with papers but they won't say why or from who. It's always vague. They are belligerent and angry sounding and threaten me continually.
At this point I would be happy to recieve any summons or papers they threaten to send me rather than these calls but they won't they just give me a b***s*** number to call and it's more of the same. All they want is money but they won't say who it's for. When I ask they say "You know who it's for." ect.
All b***s***.

I had the exact same num call my phone twice. I was pretty sure it was a scam from the get go. What a bunch of dummies!

I got a call from this number, threatening me about a pay day loan back in 2008.  they said that if I don't pay them they will serve me some papers. They call themselves  global pre litigations firm.  i googled them up and other people are saying that they are scammers.  i don't want them to call my work so how can i stop this?

Same thing happened to me. They messed with the wrong person. I am a lawyer and know that civil claims are not ever handled in this manner. These are not "pre-litigation licators" but are low life debt collectors violating the Fair Debt Collections Act. I put THEM ON NOTICE yesterday and filed a formal complaint with the FTC. And I will file one with the attorney general's office, too. I also recorded every call with them (legal in my state). DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY AND IF EVERYONE REPORTS THEM THEY WILL BE SHUT DOWN.

I received a threatening call today from Heidi Green. This time she was calling from 415-663-4698. She threatened the CFO of my company when he refused to give her any personal information about me. I have already filed a complaint with the FTC. We all need to continue to file reports so these jokers can be stopped. Total scam!

[Note:  Caller did not call me, tried to scare me by calling around my office.  The call went to the office of the Chief Operating Officer at my place of employment on Jan. 29, 2013.  The assistant picking up her voice mails then sent to me.]
Voice mail:
?Hi ____, I am trying to reach the Manager of [My first/last name] regarding a claim I am filing against her.   I wanted to know what the protocol is to file a claim against her.  My name is John Turner at 859-904-2095.  She can reach Global at 888-357-9195 with a change of address, Claim # 1032970.  I will mark my file that she has been officially notified.?

I called my attorney and they call this company and global pre litagations firm refused to give my attorney and info such as there address or a claim number. My attorney said they can not server you with papers or anything and please don't give them any money and they don't even  have a website.  And this number 1-888-357-9195 as of july 2012 it belonged to a software company lol called resera I believe. They called my parent's 2000. Miles away too really come on . I called the department of state and FTC and the BBB and there never heard of them which means they don't have a licence to operate in the US and can't touch you . They can make all the threats there want . I hope this helps someone :)

[Note:  Caller did not call me, tried to scare me by calling around my office.  The call went to the office of the Chief Operating Officer at my place of employment on Jan. 29, 2013.  The assistant picking up her voice mails then sent to me.]
Voice mail:
?Hi ____, I am trying to reach the Manager of [My first/last name] regarding a claim I am filing against her.   I wanted to know what the protocol is to file a claim against her.  My name is John Turner at 859-904-2095.  She can reach Global at 888-357-9195 with a change of address, Claim # 103XXXX.  I will mark my file that she has been officially notified.?

They hit my credit card and it just come out on the statement as Global I understand this company are scammers

Thanks for the info I called my bank this morning and closed my debit card just got another call from 855 226 5103 checked on that # and that number is also from Global

Thanks for the info just got another call from 855 226 5103 goggled the # and it is also from Global. Closed my debit card this morning and I am going to notify the other credit company today

Been getting calls that are infiltrating to co-workers throughout my company.  At least 5-6 a day and they are from a woman saying she's Amanda Moore.  Only problem is that when I call the number back they tell me Amanda Moore doesn't work there.  This is the 4th company calling under a different name.  

So far as my research takes me, all I can correlate this to is a time when I told my son he could use my information to get a small short term loan provided he could pay it back. Unbeknownst to me (at the time), he took out this loan over the internet (I now realize I needed to ask a lot more questions) and now it all makes sense because he was paying up the wazoo in interest.  This must have been some type of payday loan. He delivered the payments directly to me (my bank acct) to pay them so I KNOW the loan got paid.  All of this happend when a long time ago when my son didn't have his life together.  He is now away for a deployment so I am left to clean a mess that had I given more thought before, I might not be dealing with now.

Shortly after the loan was paid and he received a confirmaiton notice that the debt was paid (sent to my email) companies have been calling saying that he (now we) owe more than what we already paid.  I just don't see how that's possible when he paid something like $200 in excess of the $500 he borrowed.  This is like a 40% APR.  Crazy, I know, but the plot thickens.  

Now, multiple collectors are trying to piggy-back off of his paying it off because they have all his information only we can't get them to release anything in writing that shows the balance is still owed.  Further, when I pressed the last agency saying they were looking to serve me with a warrant for my arrest and requested to know what loan company showed me owing the debt, they said Ace Cash Express but when I called their accounts receivables and had their Collections Manager assist me with inquiries they warned me saying there was this kind of fraud going on and they were aware of it.  They even offered to get on a call with me to set the record straight and hear directly from them that there was NO RECORD on file nor has there ever been a record on file in my name for this sort of thing.  It wasn't but 3 months after that and another company under another name was calling trying to pull the same scam.  

BEWARE!  I've tried exploring all options including PAYING them to get them off my back and to stop them from calling my work trying to HUNT me down and defaming my name at a place that I've been employed for over 22 years.  The dilemma comes in when you know that if you want this to go away but also to ensure it's not just going to start back up again, you should ask for any sort of agreement in writing.  They WILL NEVER do that and instead will resort to BULLY-LIKE behavior to try to get you to give them your credit card number.  HIDEOUS!!!  So TIRED of the BULL!  SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT THESE PEOPLE OUT OF BUSINESS FOR GOOD!!!  NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTED TOUGHER CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS and put agencies like the CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU.  

In the end, I might have the last laugh.  You see, it appears that they have called a couple of my co-workers voice mails and left very specific and financial information that appears to be information that should be kept "private" if this were a real financial situation so, I'm hoping that we can stick a "breech of privacy" charge against them.  Let's hope it sticks!!!

If you know any way to make all of this go away, I would appreciate any tips at this point.  I am not a rich person so hiring an attorney seems like a far reach for me and my budget.

Thanks for letting me vent.

to anyone that gave payment.  Do you know what it showed up as on your bank statement.  I just cancelled a payment with them however I don't trust them to not take it out.  I would like to give their info to my bank so that it can not come out

Katy,
First thing you need to do is call your bank immediately, and put a stop to the payment cause they'll take it out sooner than Friday. Explain to your bank what's happening so they can take care of it right away. I fell for this 2 years ago and my bank put the money back in my account for me and didn't let the transaction go through. Next thing you do is ignore anymore phone calls, file a police report, and get a copy of your legal rights against companies who say they are pay-day loan lenders.

Same thing happened to me today. What makes me mad is that they called my husbands business phone, and my place of employment. It bothers me that they can find out all our information that easy, and I don't know how they sleep at night knowing they're intentionally trying to rip people off.

Payday loan scam run by criminals in India. They're scammers who don't worry about the FDCPA and other U S laws. Next call, let them know  you know their scam and you won't pay a penny. Then ignore the calls. They can do NOTHING to you.

These morons have been calling me at home from a 619-754-9881 number.  Calling me at 6 in the morning, talking to my kids telling me I have "charges against me", BLATANT violations of the Fair Debt Collection Act.  When you call this number, some clown gives a recorded message "This number of the Department of Investigations does not accept messages" and then hangs up.  What a bunch of jerks.  When my son anwered the phone at 6:08 a.m., the lady screamed at him "I have to call this time because you won't answer your phone".  What a clown.  Called my work twice, and they told her to stop calling because this was a business phone.  Morons.

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

I received a call from a Michael x 332 from global on 1/28/13 he told me a owe a payday loan from 2011 I had 3 pay day loans which I paid off he gave me a 3rd as mmg holdings I don't every remember getting a pay day loan from this company i gave him 75.00 on 1/28/13 and the balance would be paid this Friday 2/1/13 now I am afraid this is a scam and they got my personal info what shoud I do. First had a call the same day from another # to call this 888 number his name was roy dillon that he wanted to seve me papers

Please see my post below.   I get these crazy calls ALL THE TIME!

These bozos literally just called me two seconds ago, apparently laughing at them gets their panties all in a twist. I do not have time to play games with these idiots. It's funny how they always start calling around tax season...ROTFLMFAOO. who wishes you good luck when they're serving you court papers?! NOBODY that's who! They are chock full of crap if you ask me!

These people called my family and job. Lucky for me my job is cool and I recorded their threqts and vulgarity to prove its a scam. Was called saying they are a locator and they called call anytime they want since its their personal phone.  Contacted 3 agencies and these people call from a computer and have numbers show up on tour caller id that appear to be local to scare you.  Number one a legit company will not curse at you and will tell mail you a bill for your debt you can verify. The called me names and threaten family. I hope the karma bus runs this lady over asap because her morals to scare hard working americans into scamming money akd trying to get them fired is inexcusable. They must have ways of not getting shut down or they do and just change their numbers and company names. Bottomline give your job a heads up....ignore them. They dont seem to grasp once they call your family and job you are already embarassed and at that point they have zerobchance of scamming you.  Do not give in.

they tried collecting money off a loan that i dont know what they are talkign about. I had filed bankruptcy in 2012 and they are saying that i owed them the money from 2011. they couldnt tell me why they never reported me to a credit agency first. They kept saying i took out money online and electrnically signed it. Anyone couldve done that with my information. They can kiss my a** with this s***! lol

Received a couple of calls from Heidi Green, #401-655-6037.  She claims to be a "locator" for a company that she didn't name, their phone is 888-357-9195. (I did not call this number.)  She was polite "enough" considering the two years+ of phone calls I've been getting about a loan I never agreed to and was reversed.  Anyway, I refused to give her any personal information but she had my work address and I mentioned to her to bring out this "sealed envelope" that she had and I would meet her at the security building.  We'll see what happens.  I've been asking various sharks to please serve me for two years as I have proof that it was reversed.  BRING IT.

Been getting these calls since 2010 they are bogus and don't know anything just wanting to get money if you try to work with them scanners all the way

yep, ben segal, like the gangster, called me up stating he needed my address to serve me paper that were sealed...i said send the papers. i've lived here for 39 plus years...then he gives me this claim number and the 888 number. the call came from cranford, nj. whatever man...

just started getting calls from a supposed ?Global Pre Litigation Firm? regarding information they cant provide without you giving them your social.  Don?t do it, I looked them up online and they are scammers.  They go by several numbers but the two I have came across so far are 214-377-4826 and 1-888-357-9195.

Just to see what they would say I called the 1-888 number and asked what the deal was.  They asked for my ?claim? number which I provided from a previous voicemail I received.  They then stated that was the wrong claim number and they needed my social to look it up.  BS scammers?

Called stating that I had taken out a loan in 2008 that I had received under false pretense. I explained to them that I had no idea what they were talking about. A week later a lady called stating that she needed my address so that she can come & sevre me with papers but when I asked for what she stated that a company called Global Pre Letigation was supposed to already explained. She stated that the information in front of her was already sealed so she was unaware what it was for. I refused to give her an address and she hung up but not before stating "YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN NOTIFIED".