"Federal Collection LLC Court and Arrest Warrant Notice" Scams
"Federal Collection LLC Court and Arrest Warrant Notice" emails like the one below, which claim that the recipients have received a Summons of Garnishment on their wages should be ignored and deleted. This is because the fake email court and arrest warrant notices are just another scam being used by cybercriminals or scammers to trick and frighten their potential victims into sending them money by threatening legal actions. If potential victims respond to the fake email messages they will be subsequently asked by the scammers to send money in order to avoid arrest or to appear in court.
Remember, the United States government will never send warrants or legal notices via email messages. They would be served in person by a U.S. Marshal or other law enforcement officer. Anyone receiving a fake arrest warrant should contact the FBI or the district U.S. Marshals Office. If there is any question regarding the authenticity of a warrant, contact your district clerk of court.
Sample of a "Federal Collection LLC Court and Arrest Warrant Notice" Scam
From: Federal Colection LLC - federalloanonline.usa@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 11:11 AM
Subject: Re-Notice of Legal Proceedings against fraud activity.
Garnishment Notification and Arrest Notice
Case File #: PU/78A/98-364
Legal Charges-Section 19(A), Clause 21(US).
Case Format- Fair Debt Collection Act 811 (FC/SC)
Date: December 15th, 2017
Settlement Amount: $490.00 for Today or two payment of $300.00 from Today.
Dear Debtor,
This letter is to notify you that we have received a Summons of Garnishment on your wages. This means that someone you owe money to has been awarded a judgment by the court for payment of the debt. The court has ordered us your employer to deduct 25% percent of your disposable earnings and make payment to the court on your behalf. The following applies to you:
Before you are arrested
If you pay in full, or make a part-payment before you are arrested, the warrant will be recalled and amended. However, it will be immediately re-issued if the debt is not paid in full.
After you are arrested
Once the warrant has been served, your only options are to serve the time in prison or pay the debt (plus costs) in full at the court house.
If you want to stop the garnishment deductions from your paycheck, you must obtain a release or pay the entire amount you owe, which you can pay with the help of One Vanilla Prepaid Card and American Express Prepaid Card in order to close this account.
What is garnishment?
Garnishment is a legal process that allows a creditor to remove funds from your [bank]/ [credit union] account to satisfy a debt that you have not paid. In other words, if you owe money to a person or company, they can obtain a court order directing your bank to take money out of your account to pay off your debt. If this happens, you cannot use that money in your account.
Why am I receiving this notice?
On November 28th 2017 we received a garnishment order from a court to [freeze/remove] funds in your account. The amount of the garnishment order was for $850.25. We are sending you this notice to let you know what we have done in response to the garnishment order. You can contact your creditor for settlement amount.
If you have any questions about the garnishment, you should contact the persons named on the included Summons of Garnishment by email.
Sincerely,
Patrick Spencer
Sr. Officer
Working Hours: 10.00 A.M to 6.00 P.M CST (Mon-Fri)
10.00 A.M to 1.00 P.M CST (Sat)
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