Apparent Collection Scam!

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Kenneth Molleson
Country: United States
I was contacted many times by several different agents of ACS Offices, all with threats of legal service and criminal prosecution. I was not able to return all calls, but like others, when I asked for documentation, I heard them hang up or press for immediate payment. My most recent agent used the name Purvis Walker. Most had a definite mid-Eastern accent, some were even too hard to understand. The one name they gave me was close to an account I once had. I called the business and they said my account was closed and I owed nothing. The last number I was given is 1-888-835-6465 x372. They gave me a case # of 951 592.

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    tj
    They are just a bunch of Indian scammers extorting Americans over faked "debt".
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    pmg
    Received the same message as above: man identifying himself as Purvis Walker with some mumbo jumbo regarding some fictitious account and that if I do not contact him within the next 24-48 hours, they will deliver a summons to my home or work.  I've had this happen before a few years ago and though the government has cracked down on some of these places - they usually change their name, or address, or phone numbers and start all over again harassing people. Bottom line, it is, of course, a total scam.  No one would threaten to take you to court over voice mail - they'd just do it!
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    jjjc
    I am recieving these calls as well. I tried looking them up...but of course nothing but scam..or fake warrants..and blah blah blah. THE REALLY ARE A collection agency...but NOTHING MORE!!! I called them back and read them the illegal debt collections practice sheet from the Federal Trade Commission....they hung up after I said "Debt collectors are prohibited from saying that:

    you will be arrested if you don't pay off your debt

    AND

    legal action will be taken against you, if doing so, it would be illegal.

    using a false company name

    sending you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn't

    Falsely claim that they are attorneys or government reps.

    REPEATEDLY USE THE PHONE TO ANNOY SOMEONE..

    These are just a few of the illegal things that the CAN NOT DO..but they do anyways.
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    Elyse Wolfe
    I've gotten the same call...they said they'd take me to court over voicemail and I called back to see what they were talking about and they said I'd need to pay $1500...when i told them i have no money to pay anyone anything right now lady on phone immediately told me to call my family and friends and get money from them...my family is going through rough times and lady on phone got very smart-mouthy when i told her my family has nothing either...she's like how do you know when your on the phone with me and that i guess i know my family more than her.......she said id have to go to court if i cant settle outside of court. which id have to pay $694 out of court....I don't know if they are a scam too....number they gave me to call is 877-672-6804 and court docet number was 1104741.
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    mama84
    | 1 reply
    ok so my husband just got a call from the same call from this ACS... funny thing is I called the number they left on the voicemail and got a recording....I just now called the number from the above story--( from,Elyse Wolfe) which is a complete different number---and I got the same exact agency... after dealing with a payday loan collections scam myself a few years ago--this sets all kinds of alarms off!!!  the lady who left the message was April Strong... saying she was a process server and he had 2 hours to call back or she would go ahead with serving papers and contact the local authorities to press charges of check fraud.... This is exactly what they did to me years ago except I had a extremely rude male with a heavy accent... I contacted my local sheriffs department and they sent someone out to my house to take a statement and the guy had the nerve to call back- this time the officer took the phone and identified himself- argued with the man about how he was harrassing me and it needed to stop... long story short- I never heard from these people again... now they are calling my husband over a loan he took out at a local payday store- and went into default because he was laid off, but has recently made payments to the payday store so we know that this agency is full of poo!!!  
    the number they gave us was 1-877-931-4596, and a case # too...
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      Mama84 replies to mama84
      I just called all the numbers from each of these complaints... it's all the same SCAM!!!
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    pi$$edoff
    | 3 replies
    I just got the same voicemail from a "process server" named Layla Jackson and when I called back they answered ACS Services so I turned on the recorder on my phone and googled them immediately to find all of these entries about them. I explained to them that I had received a threatening phone call and threats of incarceration for failure to appear. I demanded that if they were going to threaten that they better damn well have a court date and location for me to appear, but of course they put me on hold several times and finally someone new picked up the phone and they had no information to provide regarding any court dates. i then explained that beacuse of that voicemail stating that, their tactics were now illegal and false. I also advised them that I was recording the entire phone call and she got furious and started getting obscenely rude so I hung up but not before letting her know that I too would be contacting my local authorities with this recording and voicemail. She then ignorantly called back and left another threatening voicemail. The phone number they were using was 855-823-1669 with case#.....
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      eli replies to pi$$edoff
      OMG! so i was reading this full list of complaints and stopped when i read this one. i dialed the number that was posted here that you got from process server named layla jackson 8558231669 and it looked or at least the area code was similat and dialed it and the same recorded ACS lady was on. now i know its a scam since it's from ACS. im not even going to call back after reading ACS is a scam. thanks for posting all this information. it really helps us that have just been called and not make a fool of ourselves after i was scammed twice with ($900) each.. what surprised me is that they had all names of references i had put under a payday loan and with that they got me! :(
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      fedup1048 replies to pi$$edoff
      Wow....... This is really crazy and scary at the same time. How do they get our information? They seem to call around the same time every year, Tax season. When you ask unexpected questions, they seem to get upset and ignorant. They got me before, but not this time.
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      fedup1048 replies to pi$$edoff
      Wow....... This is really crazy and scary at the same time. How do they get our information? They seem to call around the same time every year, Tax season. When you ask unexpected questions, they seem to get upset and ignorant. They got me before, but not this time.
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    :-(
    I was just called on Jan 10th(01/10/2013) as well.  They left a message stating there is a fraud case pending against me and if I do not call back in 2 hours legal authorities will be serving me at my place of employment.  Well I just checked this VM yesterday and no one ever served me anything.  This morning I decided to Google them and found this site with complaints against them!  UGH I am so annoyed bc I was seriously freaking out when I listened to the VM.  Glad I didnt call them back and if they decide to call me, I will give them an ear full!
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    F-ing pisseb
    | 1 reply
    I dealt with the same thing . these people were unauthorized to go into my account which I have now started a fraud claim with my bank and the bbbs and have threatend them with an attorney and havent heard a thing back from them .. I have changed my acct number and have also went thru the trouble of putting a fraud alert on my social sooo with that being said .. I wish u would!!! Dare u to call me again or the other 15 members of my family that got that message when they don't even live in this state or near me .. I will find you!!
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      P OF 2 replies to F-ing pisseb
      Well these pople called me from 855.823.1670 name Mrs Banks left me vm and a case mumber(?) I also got 2 calls from my office from same number and same person claiing same thing....I got a email from my ex-mother in'law which i have not been in contact with them and they got same message...I have other people calling me about same message....I have not been served nor anything in the mail or certified...my case number is 1402593.....
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    fedup1048
    They will continue to call until you threaten them with legal action. And sometimes w/that, they still will come after you.They will not give up. Last year they used a totally different name number.
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    how do you make them stop?
    I've been getting calls this past week 4-5 times a day.  They have called my sister and told her they will come to her home with paperwork -- over a year ago they were threatening to serve papers to me at my place of employment -- I have spoken with them and told them to send me information regarding this "debt" to which I have not received anything.  They're freaking my sister out and outside of knowing the FDCPA (I worked for a collection agency), there's gotta be some way to make them stop!!!
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    frustrated angela
    i just received one of these calls from adriana whitehead at my job.... yet the voice mail says adriana white. both saying they will serve me papers at work and home if i dont call back with in 2 hours. I'm glad i found this because my bank was hacked into and i had to go to a different bank not trying to go there again.  The office listed on the phone number when i called it back as ACS offices. the number they provided was 18667242698 and the case number i was given was 1600505 glad to know this is a scam
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    Barb19142
    I just received a phone call on march 26th from ACS offices. 1-866-922-3671. They have called my elderly parents, fiance and my fiance's son, stating there is legal actions against me. I had this problem before, I told them they had to stop calling my family and friends, or I am taking legal action against. I called back and asked them their mailing address so i can serve them with legal document. they gave me an address of P.O Box 2123 Buffalo,New 14211

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