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My mother keeps getting calls from these people saying the same thing two to three times a day... They keep saying you must tell them they have either one or sometimes three hours to call or a Sheriff will be sent to the house. I at first thought that it was for me but after calling them it wasn't even my SSN#. I told them to stop calling my mothers phone # and that she is very old and ill. She dose not need to be getting calls from these people especially if it doesn't have anything to do with her or anybody in her family.  You would think that all the laws they keep adding up their in Washington they would pass a law to stop the harassment of others who have nothing to do with what ever they are calling for.

I am not writing here to give legal advice, or to tell you what to do. I can only speak from my own experience. So I am writing to every post that I can find online regarding these people in order to spread the word. Please do the same thing… it is the only way to stop them!
Finally I was able to close the matter with these people. My ordeal with them started as they began making repeated annoying calls to friends and family members of mine. These calls were random and all violated my privacy by telling my friends and family members that I owed money and that if I did not respond within a couple of hours, they would take me to court and I could end up in jail. Thankfully, one of the first people they called was my brother and him being the gadget freak, he recorded the whole conversation!
My brother let me hear the recording and it is true that they disclosed to him that I “owed” money and that they will be serving me papers to go to court and likely go to jail.  This by itself is a violation of the Fair Debt Collections Partnership act.
I decided to follow up because even though it sounded fishy, I wanted to know who has it for me!
I wanted to record the conversation like my brother did for my records. I wanted to make sure that I would not do anything illegal so I researched and found out that in my state and most states of the Union, you ARE allowed to record a phone conversation as long as “one” of the parties knows about it…Since I am “one” of the parties, it gave me the legal right to do so!
So with my radio shack phone recorder recording I decided to give this people a call …
I called the number and the person who answered was polite but unprofessional. She did not state the name of her company. They claim to be Global Services from California. They refused to give me any more details.  I gave her my “case number” and she transferred me to my “assigned” person. I was then transferred to “Amy Smith”. I politely asked her to give me more information and she got defensive and told me “Good Luck in court” and hung up the phone forcefully! (This is obviously part of their scare tactic so that you feel that you did something wrong and to show you who is in control). So I was not going to call back, but I had to do it if I wanted to get any information from these people. When I called back I was then transferred to another person. This person told me that this is concerning an old debt of X amount of dollars. She said that they have tried numerous times to contact me … (this is not true)…and that since I did not respond on a timely manner, they have been obligated by their client (the bank) to take me to court.
This is clearly all very shady, but I am the type of person that does not like to ignore things. I need to investigate!
This is how I proceeded…
I called my labor union’s attorney and explained the situation. He promised to investigate. He later called me and told me what he found out… It turns out that these people have given “their” address to some “defendants” to send correspondence. That address is
1191 Magnolia Avenue, Suite D-396, Corona, CA  92879
The funny thing is that when he checked that address, it belongs to a UPS pick-up and delivery location!!! So now there is another reason to believe this is a shady operation.
My attorney also went over everything I told him and cleared the air for me. If these people are legit (and I very much doubt it), we can clearly sue them because I had enough proof with the recordings that they have violated my rights under the FDCPA!!! He told me that we can sue them for a maximum of $1000.  I am willing to tell him to go ahead and keep all of the money as compensation.  Now we need to find out where they are physically located and if they have a legit company.
So my advice to all of you…if you owe money, pay it. If you are having a tough time to meet ends, then call the original lender and try to come up with a solution.  Research and learn your rights! If you owe money and they threaten to take you to court…then don’t worry and go to court! The court is not there to be against you…the court is there to make a fair decision! They will determine who is right and who is wrong and if you lose the case, they will determine how much you should pay or even come up with a fair payment plan. Don’t let these crooks scare you and by all means, do not send them any money! If they are legit, let them take you to court. No harm done! You cannot go to jail for credit debt! And by all means, get yourself any cheap phone recording device (check online or in eBay or Radio Shack) and record all your conversations with these people...If these people are legit, you might be $1000 richer when is all said and done! And last but not least…Please file a complaint with your State Attorney General’s office and the FTC. With enough complaints to these entities, they will investigate these scammers and put a stop to their bullying!

Welcome to the Corona Scam.  

They have been running this same scam, with all the fake "process server" calls to relatives, threats implying you have been "sued", or you will "go to jail" if you don't immediately pay them, for several years, using at least 30 company names to hide the full level of their activities from authorities.  Their goal appears to be to panic consumers into paying them for these "debts" without any proof they actually exist, or that they have any right to collect them.  It's basically a con and an extortion racket.

From reports from ex-employees and job applicants, we find out the "process servers" and the "closers" are all calling from the same call centers, based in several sites in the Corona CA area.  The "addresses" are mostly mail drops, usually at UPS Stores in the Corona and Lake Elsinore area, but with a couple also in Fullerton or Riverside, all within an easy drive of Corona.

Many people report they find an inquiry on their credit report (often reported to be Experian), under one or more of their many names (like PMG, HGG, AF Group, etc.), followed within a couple days with the "process server" calls to relatives.  Even though they have clearly pulled a recent credit report, and would have current address, the first calls are almost always to a relative, often in another state or across the country.  This appears to be an attempt both to appear to be a "process server" skip-tracing, to imply a "lawsuit", and an attempt to panic people using threats and embarassment through family members.  They are also known to make threatening calls to employers, threatening "serving a summons" at work, or "garnishment".

Another characteristic is the shill posts they leave on most complaint threads that mention them.  They appear to have found that consumers trading information on their illegal threats interferes with their little extortion racket, so they post "good debtor" shill posts claiming they "settled" an old debt, or whiney "bad debtor" shill posts, claiming they were "served", or "sued and garnished".  The shills are easy to spot, and are usually quickly outed on 800notes, whocallsme, and similar sites.

The "debts" are often reported to sound like old accounts still visible on credit reports, but some complaints report they don't have the information quite right, that they are demanding payment on already paid accounts, even verifiable as paid with the original creditor, or that the alleged debt doesn't sound like any debt they have.  These reports are consistent with fabricating fake "debt" claims using information from consumers' own credit reports.  

They pretty much violate everything prohibited by FDCPA, yet have excuses ready-made for why they don't have to comply with that federal law.  They claim they "aren't debt collectors", that they are "filing firms" [sic] (but not "attorneys"), that they have no control over what the "process servers" might have said, etc.  You ask for proof of the debt, they say they don't have it, or it's "at the attorney's", or "sent to the judge already".  Or they refer you back to your own credit report as "proof", or try to pass of an emailed "settlement letter" instead.

Paying some scammer for a debt they don't own or have any right to collect will not settle any legitimate claim by the debt owner, who could still come along later and demand payment.

You can sue for FDCPA violations, for actual damages plus statutory damages of up to $1000, AND attorney fees.  (That is how your attorney can get paid for his time.)  In addition, as they appear to be illegally pulling credit reports without "permissible purpose" to use in this fraudulent scheme, you may be able to sue for violations of FCRA, also with attorney fees.  State laws often have similar provisions to the federal laws, but some may allow for higher penalties.

There are also possible criminal penalties, for attempted larceny, and the unauthorized possession and use of identity information as part of this fraudulent scheme, if you can get them prosecuted.

You should contact FTC, your state Attorney General, the Riverside Sheriff's Department,.and the Riverside office of the FBI.

Global filing service called my work and harrased me for about a week ...if I didnt set up a payment arrangement an oficer would come to my work and serve me with papers ....the guy was so mean and intimidating he made me cry and I actually gave him my bank account info this company has been taking out 50 every 26th of the month ... for about 6 mos now.............is this really a scam??

Yes it is. It's being called CORONA DEBT SCAM and unfortunately you are a victim.
Please report them now.

Thank you so very much to all who took their  time to post and keep people (like me) from getting scammed.

Just like all the people above... My sister 2000+ miles away called me in a panic asking if I'd broken the law.  10 mins later I received the BLOCKED CALL on my cell phone. This person informed me I was going to be served within 1-2 hours at my home address. Gave me a case number and a phone number to call. I could not imagine what this was about! I know I have had some collections... But they are over seven years old. The guy had my current address, and the last four of the account number.  I was SO tempted to pay. It was either 2500$ judgement plus a record... Or a 600$ settlement.

I am SO glad I took the time to research. I can even see the original inquiry on my credit report. (This is how they obtained information like my address and the last four numbers of my old account)

The shill posts had me scared too... But obviously it's all part of this scam.

The sheriff was supposed to be here within 2 hours.  He's 9 mins past due... So I will certainly post here if he ever actually shows up :)

(This is the number that I had to call. 1-877-527-5011 guys name was John... of PLF & associates.)