949-734-8189
CA, US
Yes
Yes
2011-12-07 19:40:51
Unknown
They ARE in business. Anyone who has been mislead / lied to / ripped off by these cretins should contact their lawyer. If you do not have or cannot afford one you might try contacting Michael Peterson of Palm Desert, CA. He is spearheading a lawsuit against the above named companies and can probably give some good advice.  M. Peterson (PI with Diversified Arbitration) - 760-779-8688

Let's bring the light of truth to these criminals actions and get them to stop harassing and stealing.
more fraud?
more fraud?
2011-12-07 13:49:13
Unknown
Do you know why CMAG and A and N FINANCIAL FIRM are still in business?
They both have many complaints.
Hate PMG
Hate PMG
2011-12-07 09:11:14
Unknown
I posted your message on Complaintwire, as we have been tracking these jerks for a while on there. Looks like the FTC just slowed them down.

http://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/QrqUYTUISgCLBgjMeJtSCQ/135

I gave what I knew to the IE Weekly, a free publication in California's Inland Empire area.

http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/extortion_land/4319/
Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett
2011-11-16 20:27:31
Debt Collector
Got this call three times in last 45 minutes, and this started a couple of days ago.They are tied to a company called A&N Financial Firm in Menifee California.
Now that I'm onto them, they have really gotten obnoxious on the phone. I have reported this A&N Financial Firm to the BBB and the FTC they already have an F with the BBB by the way,
They are in no way prcess servers and I'm sure actually work for A&N but they are using VOIP to throw different area codes at you. They will never tell me the name of their process serving company, because there isn't one.
Next stop, will try the FBI.
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2011-11-11 23:37:04
Unknown
Contact FTC.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/rincon.shtm
PoPA Cap
PoPA Cap
2011-07-25 14:58:28
Unknown
I invited them over so I could try my new GLOCK. I wanted to make them DANCE. They never CALLED or Cameover
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2011-07-18 22:55:54
Unknown
This is the Corona Scam, operating under at least 30 names at last count, out of call centers in the Corona, CA, area.  The "process server" calls have historically used 951 (Corona) numbers, but recent complaints have also reported use of Magic Jack numbers.  If you are getting FL or MA numbers, it may indicate they are starting to use VoIP services to mask their origin.

The "process server" calls are usually made to relatives in other states or across the country from the actual intended victim.  They generally make implied threats, demanding that the intended victim call back some other number withing "3 hours".

They are trying to imply that a "lawsuit" has been filed, making implied threats of "arrest" if the victim doesn't call back immediately, which creates the impression they could "get in a lot of trouble" if they don't immediately pay off this "debt".  The "end game", their goal, is to panic and embarass the victims into paying immediately with no proof the "debt" is actually owed to them, or even exists at all.  

In order to make this fake "debt" more credible, they often use information obtained from the victim's own credit reports.  Numerous consumer complaints have reported finding very recent credit inquiries, and attempts to collect on what sounds like some old account, but often with only partly accurate information.

The whole fake "process server" act indicates they have no actual account information, can't get it, can't "sue", and are trying to bluff their way to get the money through implied threats.  When challenged, they claim "they have no control over what the process servers say".  In other words, they have set up the scam to have their excuses ready, which shows they planned to use illegal tactics from the start.

If you don't recognize who they claim to be "suing", they may have messed up their "skip-trace", which was aimed at locating a relative to target in the "process server" phase of the scam.  Several other complaints have reported such "mistakes".

If they appear to have your name, you might check your credit reports to see if they illegally pulled one, trying to target you.  If you know the party they are trying to "serve", you might advise them the same.  A number of complaints report recent inquiries on Experian within days of the fraudulent calls.
Dillardandking
Dillardandking
2011-07-12 18:08:59
Unknown
Fake....Call claims to be from a Process Server Company, or some such nonsense. Want to "verify" information/address....call comes from a phone number showing on caller ID as a Florida Call or a Mass Call or wherever.

I am a lawyer and got this bull call. I use real process servers. Real process servers don't need to verify your address: they know it.

Don't know what the end game is. I started getting these and other such calls upon renewal of cell phone and attempt of cell phone person to sale me a Voice over internet (VOI) phone service.

When I ID'd myself as an attorney, they hung up (but called again the next day from another Florida call number).
KAte
KAte
2011-06-07 06:01:12
Unknown
They called me twice. Why?
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2011-06-06 15:49:48
Unknown
The pattern of call you diescribe is common in complaints against the Corona Scam, as they pretend to be a "process server" in order to create the impression of a "lawsuit".  No "process server" gives a damn about causing "grief" by "having a constable serve them", nor do they care about whether the "lawsuit" is "settled".  It's all an act to get the intended victim to call back in a panic thinking they have been "sued", so they are softened up and more likely to "settle" a fake "debt".

The Corona scam usually starts with a call by this "process server" to a relative, since apparently it increases the likelihood of embarassment and panic, and may even get the family to "help out" in paying off the fake "debt", which is typically claimed to be in the couple thousand dollar range, padded with a thousand more "for attorney and court fees".  The fabricated and inflated "debt", often sounding similar to some old account visible on one of your credit reports, can then be used to offer a discounted "settlement", but only if the victim pays immediately.

You probably got contacted based on last name match through some attempt at skip-tracing.  Although they are commonly reported to pull credit reports to concoct a plausible fake "debt", and therefore would have current location information on the target, that would not give them information useable for contacting relatives.  For that, they are probably pulling some skip-trace report, maybe through Accurint, Choicepoint, or similar, or some on-line people search service, which often contain relative links, although they are often inaccurate.

Contact the FTC and the Riverside CA office of the FBI.
David
David
2011-05-12 00:16:01
Unknown
Got a call from a female in Newport Bch Calif looking for someone with my same last name but not my first name.  She told me she was a process server and needed to get in touch with that person to save them the of grief and having a constable serve them.  She wanted to know if I knew the person.  When I asked which county she worked for in S Carolina, she didn't know.  Hung up on her and called her back but her magic jack number must be busy calling somebody in another state.
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2011-04-29 21:52:53
Unknown
It's the Corona Scam.  Looks like they are now using Magic Jack for their fake "process server" calls.

Contact the Riverside office of the FBI.
Annoyed Consumer
Annoyed Consumer
2011-04-05 19:47:08
Debt Collector
This one called me from HGG (also appears as PMG) stating that they needed to confirm an address as to where to serve papers.  Ok, If you are serving court papers...the COUNTY CONSTABLE already has the address, trust me!  And mentioned that if they can't serve the papers then they will proceed with the court case without me.  HUH?!  That's not even legal.  Called back this pathetic excuse of a collection company and got the message "the Magic Jack customer you are trying to reach..." Yes, definately a SCAM.  BEWARE!!!
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