Threatening to Serve Papers
Complaint
Kat
Country: United States
Received call from above Company with name of Nathan Briggs stating I was being served with papers for old Credit card in 2011. Stated I owed near $3,00.00 but if I would pay immediately they would bring it to $773.00 but I had to caall them within 48 hrs with a Prepaid Card number as I am 70 yrs old and do not have a checking account. If I did not call them within 24 hrs. I would be served the papers and my home, automobile and all assets would be taken. They also have the homes of my adult children and my ex-husband. I am physically sick because of this. Is there anything I can do to stop them from serving papers. They called from California and I am in Montana. Please I need advise. I have many physically problems and these call are showing their effect on my health. Thank You
Comments
"my home, automobile and all assets would be taken"
They want you to pay them money, not because they have proven you owe them, but out of fear for supposedly losing your house and car. This is a con, and an extortion racket.
A large cluster of similar shakedown rackets was sued and shut down by FTC back in October 2011, with their assets siezed, including many using similar names to this "Western Filing Services", including the use of "Corporate Office" when called back.
Similar complaints reporting use of a similar name and MO have surfaced recently, possibly indicating that "alumni" of the Corona Scam are back at it.
Contact FTC.
In particular, contact the FTC attorneys and investigators in the Corona Scam case, since if this operation is run by refugees from the Corona Scam, they might already be in violation of court orders arising out of that case.
You can reach them, here:
MARICELA SEGURA, CA Bar No. 225999
RAYMOND E. MCKOWN, CA Bar No. 150975
e-mail: msegura@ftc.gov and rmckown@ftc.gov
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: (310) 824-4343
Facsimile: (310) 824-4380
File opened 4-16-12. No rating.
They probably just got complaints, and have not yet received any reply.
http://www.la.bbb.org/business-reviews/Collec ... de-CA-100114124
"...
Western Filing Services
(877) 354-4325
6185 Magnolia Avenue, Suite 188
Riverside, CA 92507
This company's business is Debt Relief Services
Collection Agencies
..."
Address is a UPS Store mail drop, typical of the old Corona Scam entities.
http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/2401/
The UPS Store #2401
6185 MAGNOLIA AVE
RIVERSIDE, CA 92506-2524
Phone: Fax:
(951) 781-9928 (951) 781-9952
Email:
store2401@theupsstore.com
No complaints against 877-354-4325 show up on 800notes.com, although there are indications the number has been searched for. Someone got a call, and wanted to know what they were up to.
Must have started up very recently, consistent with BBB report, yet they show an active website:
No active website found.
Reportedly using a Riverside mail drop, similar to the above "Western Filing Services". Riverside is near Corona.
https://complaintwire.org/complaint/ca0BAAAAAAA/executive-filing-agency
The Corona scam is reforming in its old haunts, using names similar to those used earlier. May indicate they are using names with extablished CRA or skip-trace accounts, as this is critical to the "process server" game.
Key question: Are they using The List, which should have been delivered to the control of the court-appointed Receiver?
To some degree, Han's callers brought attention to the Begley and Lunsford creations, establishing with accumulating consumer complaint evidence that there were many similar connected operations centered on Corona, operating under different names, but using the same MO, and setting up the game of finding them. Begley and Lunsford conveniently named theirs with their own identifiable style, making their LLC product easily recognizeable.
In return, the FTC lawsuit, and Mey's lawsuit, now focuses further attention on the Han operations still running from the same general area.
Reportedly using a Riverside mail drop, similar to the above "Western Filing Services". Riverside is near Corona.
https://complaintwire.org/complaint/ca0BAAAAAAA/executive-filing-agency
The Corona scam is reforming in its old haunts, using names similar to those used earlier. May indicate they are using names with extablished CRA or skip-trace accounts, as this is critical to the "process server" game.
Key question: Are they using The List, which should have been delivered to the control of the court-appointed Receiver?