Said I was being sued: turns out they are scamming debt collectors

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Mark Biernbaum
Country: United States
They called and left a message. Saying that there was a faxed civil complaint against me and that they were going to serve me with paperwork at home of at work. Gave me a file reference number. When I returned the call (888-873-6172), I asked if they were a debt collector. She said, “No,” then asked me to verify the last 4-digits of my SSN, which I refused to do. If they call again, I’m planning on filing a complaint with the FTC.

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    Similar complaints..
    https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-873-6172
    Pretty typical of phone shakedown "debt collection" scams.
    FDCPA violations:  Illegal threats they can't or don't actually carry out, deceptively pretending there's some "lawsuit" when there isn't, illegal third party disclosure, illegal and deceptive claim that they're "not a debt collector", when by their own statements they meet the FDCPA definition of one, attempting to evade verification and being held to legal compliance with FDCPA, ….

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