Leaving debt collection information with your supervisor
Complaint
Texas Heat
Country: United States
Today a collection company called and left a message on my supervisor's phone with a very detailed message regarding my alleged debt status. So I called the number and these people threaten me with not paying my bills and well as never paying my debts which is none of her business. They were going to serve with a complaint to sue from the original source to appear in court. A bench warrant would be issued if I didn't accept their paper work.She also said a police office would be wtih her when she served me at my place of work. They then called back to speak to me about this and I told them what they did was illegal what she said. She also stated to be served at my job in front of my co-workers. I told her to do what she had to do. Then she call another number where I work and left a message she wanted to speak to my direct supervisor and left a reference number. Why would a process server need to speak with your supervisor
Comments
"Mindy Young" is a liar.
She is running a fake debt shakedown racket, attempting to panic you into calling back the number she gave, all scared and ready to "settle" some "debt" she hasn't even proven you owe them. That is her goal, and her deception and threats are illegal, in violation of FDCPA.
File complaints with FTC, your state AG, and the New York Attorney General.
NEVER respond to strangers who call and threaten you.
Legitimate debt collectors will send you a letter following their first phone call, specifying the debt and who it is allegedly owed to, and allowing you to dispute and request proof you owe it, so that you don't end up paying some "debt" you don't even owe. That is what is required by FDCPA and state laws, and legitimate debt collectors follow the law, rather than pretending to be some "process server" to threaten you.
The others are just con artists running scams.
Given the amount, it's probably a felony in your state.
Contact the NY AG, and your own state AG.
Bet it's all fake.
The muck at the bottom of the collections industry doesn't care whether they threaten the right person or not.
Threats are made to evade disputes, which results in collecting unowed money, some from people who have no connection with the "debt". These junk portfolios are just props in phone extortion rackets. Just cheap "get out of jail free" cards.
With illegal threats, harassment, and deception on the first call, the debt is probably invalid as well.
Illegally evade disputes and validation, and that is what the law assumes.
"they also said they would show up at my work unannounced. "
No one is showing up at your work, but the threat was made to intimidate and embarass you.
These "process server" shakedowns practically ALWAYS follow the same scripts, including harassment of relatives or coworkers, and threats to "serve you papers at work". they had to look up your home and work information, through skip-trace services like Accurint, so you know they already had your home information from the same skip-tracing sources.
It's all an act, and this type of "debt collection" is a con.
Only reason to do that is they know they can't prove you actually owe anything, or it's so old they know they can't sue, so they pretend to "sue" instead.