Fake process server calls
Complaint
Quintin L King
Country: United States
I have received numerous calls from this "company", all of which start with a request for address verification for Process serving. Intimations that a law suit has been filed (the Company, to the best of my knowledge is in Florida, I live and own a business in Illinois). What process server doesn't have an address? These people call constantly and wont reveal the name of the entity for which they are collecting unless you "confirm" your address and last four of social. I am formally filing a complaint with the FTC and the Florida Dept of Financial Regulation, but wondered if anyone has had experience with these people?
Comments
That is supposedly how it is normally used.
But if they are set up with Accurint access, and use name to find someone, they can get the first 5 digits through Accurint.
They can then call, and use a pretext like "debt collection" to get the last 4 digits. If they punch that into Accurint, it will verify that the full number matches.
They then have all 9 digits, for whatever purpose they choose to use it, obtained on a random person also identifiable by name and address.
Check your credit reports to see if they pulled one, since this is also common with this type of scam.
File complaints with FTC, your state AG, the FL AG, and your Sheriff or Police Department.
If they are making deceptive, fraudulent, or threatening calls, record them.
File complaints with FTC, your state AG, and the Florida AG.
In addition, contact the Florida Office of Financial Regulation.
THANKYOU!!!
Then contact FTC, your state Attorney Geneeral, and the Florida Attorney General.
If this is like many similar collection scams, they are using Accurint to obtain skiptracing information, allowing them access to (possibly erroneous) neighbor, relative, former resident, and phone number information.
Contact Accurint (a division of Lexis-Nexis) and notify them you are being illegally harassed and threatened as a result of information they provided to an illegal scam debt collector, and you have filed complaints with FTC and the Attorney General.
Use of a Texas area code has also been reported.
Address also shows some bookseller, and some martial arts studio.
Are they physically located there, or is this a mail drop?
Any relationship?
THANK YOU!
Anyone know why?
Thurston & Associates: 5720 Old Cheney Hwy. Orlando Florida 32807.
Owner: Tom Wilson.
18135 CORALWOOD LN
GROVELAND FL 34736
407-558-9855
Co-Owner: Merrill T Miller.
107 WALTON HEATH DR
ORLANDO FL 32828
407-488-5217
Business plan:
Use a fake "Process server" to call and scare consumers into thinking they are going to be served the next day. When you call the number they give you, you are actually calling the same office that called you. If you listen close enough you can hear them in the back ground as we did.
A collector will then try and collect on the debt, even if it is out of statue of limitations. It is against the law for them to threaten/act as if/say, they are going to/can/will take you to court if the debt is beyond statute of limitations. The statute of limitations begins on the last activity on your account.
P-L-E-A-S-E
Copy this link and paste it into your browser and be aware of your state laws.
http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/statuteLimitations.shtml
If you have already made arrangements with this SCAM company, it's not to late. Whether you made the arrangement with your checking account or credit card, you can dispute the monies with your bank/c.c. company for up to 90 days..... DO NOT BECOME A VICTIM LIKE WE DID!
They scammed us out of almost $1,200 a few months back and we were still able to get the money back.
VERY soon they will be put down. They just don't know it.
We recorded the call for our own good but was advised it cannot be used in court if we sue them. Your call will probably sound the same.
SCAMMER: You have been named a defendant in a civil lawsuit regarding your ***** account. The amount your being taken to court for is $*,***. We are not a collection agency. We buy peoples debts to take them to court. Did you receive the letter we sent you 43 days ago?
If you would have received the letter would you have tried to handle this without going to court? Let me speak to my director to see if I can get some interest taken off.
Then your put on hold.
SCAMMER: Did you receive a summons or just the phone call?
You can either settle for $*,*** , or make monthly payments towards $ *,***
DON'T FALL FOR IT.
The only way to stop these scammers is if enough of us complain.
Here is the info to do just that.
To mail complaint, type this into your browser;
http://www.flofr.com/Consumer/Forms/OFR-CCA-103.pdf
To call in the complaint.
Director of operations Daniel Waters direct line.
Office of Finance & Regulation.
407-245-0606.
Thurston & Associates: 5720 Old Cheney Hwy. Orlando Florida 32807.
Owner: Tom Wilson.
18135 CORALWOOD LN
GROVELAND FL 34736
407-558-9855
Co-Owner: Merrill T Miller.
107 WALTON HEATH DR
ORLANDO FL 32828
407-488-5217
Business plan:
Use a fake "Process server" to call and scare consumers into thinking they are going to be served the next day. When you call the number they give you, you are actually calling the same office that called you. If you listen close enough you can hear them in the back ground as we did.
A collector will then try and collect on the debt, even if it is out of statue of limitations. It is against the law for them to threaten/act as if/say, they are going to/can/will take you to court if the debt is beyond statute of limitations. The statute of limitations begins on the last activity on your account.
P-L-E-A-S-E
Copy this link and paste it into your browser and be aware of your state laws.
http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/statuteLimitations.shtml
If you have already made arrangements with this SCAM company, it's not to late. Whether you made the arrangement with your checking account or credit card, you can dispute the monies with your bank/c.c. company for up to 90 days..... DO NOT BECOME A VICTIM LIKE WE DID!
They scammed us out of almost $1,200 a few months back and we were still able to get the money back.
VERY soon they will be put down. They just don't know it.
We recorded the call for our own good but was advised it cannot be used in court if we sue them. Your call will probably sound the same.
SCAMMER: You have been named a defendant in a civil lawsuit regarding your ***** account. The amount your being taken to court for is $*,***. We are not a collection agency. We buy peoples debts to take them to court. Did you receive the letter we sent you 43 days ago?
If you would have received the letter would you have tried to handle this without going to court? Let me speak to my director to see if I can get some interest taken off.
Then your put on hold.
SCAMMER: Did you receive a summons or just the phone call?
You can either settle for $*,*** , or make monthly payments towards $ *,***
DON'T FALL FOR IT.
The only way to stop these scammers is if enough of us complain.
Here is the info to do just that.
To mail complaint, type this into your browser;
http://www.flofr.com/Consumer/Forms/OFR-CCA-103.pdf
To call in the complaint.
Director of operations Daniel Waters direct line.
Office of Finance & Regulation.
407-245-0606.