Independent Processor representing "ADR Firm"

This guy named John Parker left an aggressive message on my voicemail, stating he needed my home address & employer address to serve me papers. He stated on my v/m that he was faxed some papers of a claim placed against me with case number 118448, and that this is my only chance to contact ADR Firm to settle this. He also called my job and stated that he was an "independent processor" and that he will be coming to my job to serve me papers to appear in court. When I asked him the company he's from, he replied that he's an independent processor (mind you, on my v/m he stated that some papers were faxed to him in his office). I don't know about this, so I looked up the company "ADR Firm" and some weird unofficial website (www.theadrfirm.com) pops up. The website seems bogus, listing the owner of the law firm as Allison D. Richards, Esq., The ADR Firm LLC in Atlanta, GA (404-507-6139). Weird, because when I spoke to "independent processor" John Parker, he left me to call ADR Firm at 877-528-5110. So, I looked up this firm on HG.org, a worldwide law firm listing, and there were no results. So, I looked up Allison D. Richards on HG.org, no results. I haven't recieved ANY notification via postal mail - no official letters from payday loan nor mediator. So, my question is, if an "independent contractor" is given papers of a claim with a case number, why would he need to call me at work and or leave a voice msg that he needs my mailing address and employer address to serve me papers to appear in court? Wouldn't he already have this information, and just show up? I live in California, btw. Input??

Sounds like a scam. Processor servers can be independant but they dont call you to you know they are coming to serve you.

The same thing just happened to me at work. That pisses me off. There is another website reporting this sort of thing: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-528-5110 - actually there are several.

The Georgia-based ADR Firm LLC has nothing to do with whichever company is contacting individuals about debts or claims. The ADR Firm LLC is not a debt collection agency, and has not entered into any agreements to serve in that capacity for any other group or entity.

I just received the same kind of call at my work. Looked up "ADR" and it brought me here??? Anyone know what it is all about????

it is a scam they left a message at my house supposedly looking for contact info on someone with the same last name as me, lots of noise in back ground of where he was calling from, i google searched the guy "mike gardners" name the case number nothing comes up.. it is total bs do not call them back if it was legit they would not tell you they would just show up and serve you or at least you would get some kind of offcial certified letter about what is going on. im thinking about forwarding the message to the local news investigator so no one gets duped by this

I just got the same kind of message. It was exactly as thenameisshauna described: someone saying I needed to call them back about a numbered "claim and charge" with an "ADR firm," Same approach: they'd gotten a fax concerning me and needed to serve me papers. I suspected a scam and it looks like I'm right.

I received the same message tonight. Person they were looking for had my former last name & different first name. The guy leaving the message sounded rough. I assume it is a scam since I don't have debt collectors calling me. I will not be giving them any personal info about me. I'm sure they are phishing for info from people & unfortunately there will be some people who will give out all kinds of info to this.

I just got the same message! When I asked them to fax me something on letterhead stating who they were and what they were collecting for he said "good luck in court" and hung up.

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John Parker blanket calling for whoever he is trying to serve notice on.

# goes back to a company called Global. Automated answer, just hit 0 as you are never given an extension to call.

They called last night and left a VM for someone else, I returned the call and left a VM, they evidently blanket called everyone with the same last name and left the same VM.

They really didnt like my notifying them of the violations to the FCRA in the VM they left, nor the fact that they can not legally state that they notified the person by leaving a blanket VM in the hope that they got the right number.

My husband got the same call , except someone named Bernard Watson, called and said this is your last chance before we serve you at work and home, I have never heard of a processor calling to tell you they were serving you? Don't they just serve you? They also called a friend of ours and told her to tell my husband that this was it. Judging from what everyone is saying this is a BIG SCAM, so he won't be giving them any information

A complaint has to be filed in district court and then the Sheriff or court server gets the notice to serve a summons. Even the plaintiff does not know the exact time of service. Once they file they have paid a fee. If they are saying this is your last chance it means that they have not yet paid the filing fee or the server is on his way and there is no way they can stop it. Either way I would say it is an illegal scare tactic and an attorney should be retatined to file a complaint for violation of the FDCPA for threatening a suit when none is to be filed.

I live in az and the same thing happened to me. erik clarck, very aggressive glad i checked this out before returning the call.

Same thing happened to me. Just a scam. Totally ignore them. Thanks to all the previous posts.

Just got this exact same message on my VM for my Ex! It was a Ruth Anderson case#111274! Total scam! Do not give out your information and if they continue to call report them!

I just received this phone call today, it came up as unknown on my cell phone i ignored it, and they called back 1 minute later, so i answered. it was a man named Thomas Hayden. he said that he had important papers for me that were about a legal matter that he wasnt even allowed to open. he gave me a case number and 866-806-8453 to call and give the case number. I am a debt collector so i asked why he would be calling doing the dirty work for another company, he said he was independant. i also asked what his company name was since someone had to hire him. he wouldnt tell me.. so i google searched the number saw alot of fraud things come up about it. then i called the number. a woman named april answered i gave her the case number and she told me i owed money to check n go ( i dont) and that if i didnt pay with her i was going to be taken to court for bad checks. I asked her right away why the phone number is reported as a phone scam number.. she said let me transfer you to my manager... i hung up. I then called MY local check n go and had them look for an account with my name on it.. sure enought nothing.. then i asked if they use a 3rd party collection agency called nationwide, she searched for me and told me they do not use that company. i told her what had happened.. she told me not to pay them.. so i called "nationwide" back and told them i knew they were phony and that i was going to my police dept.. so april again transfered me to a manager named adriane, he wouldnt give me a number or anything else just his first name.. he read my entire ssn number to me.. i told him i didnt know how the fuck he got it but it was borderline id theft and when i said that he said "good luck in court" and hung up. so i went up to my local police department right away because i had typed the entire conversations out from start to finish ( this is my job its what im good at) i gave the officer the phone number and case number, he called them.. then came back and told me it is a legit company and that he cant help me pay my debt.. he wouldnt even listen to me when i was trying to tell him how i know its a scam.. he had me leave.. FUCK THEM.. and FUCK APRIL AND ADRIANE AND THOMAS.. i dont have time for this shit.. on top of this i have been getting phone calls from IRAN and california as well all right after another ever since yesterday..the thing the officer doesnt realize is that if they are in fact a debt collection agency, by not providing their addr and the company name and calling back to back they are in violation of the FDCPA and that lovies is a federal offense.. if it keeps happening i will report it to the FBI only because i dont have an addr for them to do a BBB complaint.. UGH .. FML YAY