"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"

Online users who have received so-called "ACS Legal Department" emails like the one below, which claim that they have been given a chance to settle an ACS Legal Department debt outside of court, should delete the email messages and not follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are fraudulent, and are being sent by scammers to trick the recipients into sending them money believing that they will be sued for money owed and their credit history tarnished.

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ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit

The "ACS Legal Department Debt Collection" Scam

From: "acs INCORPORATION" - acs.debt.payday.usa@gmail.com

Date: Feb 14, 2018 6:16 AM

Subject: Final Notification_Lawsuit Case File# PL01001084

FINAL NOTICE COLLECTIONS

Dear Customer,

To date, we have received no correspondence pertaining to your $550.00 debt to ACS. This, following numerous attempts to collect, will be your final notification prior to our referring your debt to an outside legal firm.

Your balance is currently months past due. We intend to close this matter within more than next three to seven business days. Your full payment or the negotiated payment once in touch with the department shall be received to avoid the legal charges under the FDCP Act on this case file for the payment due.

If you fail to respond to this notice you will be contacted by the legal department with the CREDIT BUREAU and can no longer be assisted by our company in preventing this potential credit affecting legal charges to take place.

If you wish to resolve this matter before court dated February 16th, 2018, Make payment arrangement and pay the amount to close your case file.

Dispute this matter represent yourself at the courthouse on February 16th, 2018 with legal charges and Lawsuit amount of $2865.36.

At this time the choice is yours and I sincerely hope you choose to resolve this matter before legal action is commenced.

Do revert back ASAP to update the case file so that we can restrain legal charges on the case file.

Thank you

Chris Harris

Investigation Officer

Collections

ACS LEGAL DEPARTMENT

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July 31, 2023 at 2:36 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Reynolds, Georgia, United States

I just received one of these emails today. What is wrong with people that try to scam others?

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July 18, 2023 at 3:13 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

Just received this email threatening that they are turning it to the Attorney Generals office when asked for a phone number they just say that it is the email department. 7-18-23

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March 8, 2023 at 8:51 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

lawdepartment.acs.attorney.usa@gmail.com

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY for Small Claims to the Collection Agency.

Please reach out to us immediately if you would like to set up a repayment plan.that we can resolve this case file outside the court otherwise we would have no options rather than filing a lawsuit against you. Kindly don’t take this notice lightly otherwise once the Case File is downloaded thereafter we won’t be able to help you out.

Thanks & Regards

James Warner

Debt Settlement Divisio

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June 9, 2022 at 7:31 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Middletown, New Jersey, United States

I got one on June 6th. I knew it was a scam

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May 28, 2022 at 6:12 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

I just got emailed that today May 28 2021

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March 4, 2022 at 5:24 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Downtown Redmond, Redmond, Washington, United States

Does Shawn cooper work for acs incorporations an attorney

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February 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Lewisville, Texas, United States

Mark Brown <acs.bebtcollections@gmail.com>

3:16 PM (6 minutes ago)

to me

Amount Due: $1585.68

CASE NO: - KH-005897KR9

Dear Debtor,

Our company (ACS Inc) has authorized us to recover the full amount due to them. As we put your Social Security Number into our National Checking Database System we found that you have never been charged for fraud activity & that’s the reason Court House has decided to give you a chance to take care of this issue outside the Court without having a report on your Credit History and Social Security Number.

We regret that if we do not receive your response within the next 48 hours, we shall have no alternative but to take action through your local County Court to recover the amount due together with court costs and legal fees which is approximately $16710.68.

AS YOU ARE A DEFAULTER ON THIS CREDIT UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 3 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:

(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION

(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD

(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION

If Court action is taken and Judgment / Decree obtained against you to recover the sum due, we may need to ask the court to make one of the following orders should the debt remain unpaid:-

• Warrant of Execution (Exceptional Attachment Order). Seizure and sale of movable non-essential assets / property by a County Court Bailiff or Sheriff Officer

• Attachment of Earnings base (Earnings Arrestment). Deduction from your wages by your employer or arrestment of part of your salary to satisfy the debt

The Factual Basis for the complaints is as follows:-

You agreed to return the funds from the aforementioned income advancement as per contract.

And as per the agreement the funds have yet to be returned and the collateral has proven to be null that is to say of no value.

At present, ACS INC is seeking either of the following remedies:-

All funds to be returned as per terms of initial contract

Dear Customer, as we were investigating your profile, we found you to be a genuine person so it is our duty to help you out but for that we need some right answers from your side. Also we would like to know your intentions?

If you have recently settled this account, please contact us immediately to avoid further action. Otherwise, payment options are set out overleaf or alternatively E-mail us now to pay or agree a repayment plan with us.

AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER THAN E-MAIL US BACK OR CALL US IMMEDIATELY ON 1 (281) 667-4448 DURING WORKING HOURS (From Monday To Friday 09:30 AM to 6:30 PM CST)

As Email's are recorded in our database to serve as a conversation proof. You can clear this matter & your doubts via Email or over Phone Call.

Yours sincerely

Collections & Legal Department

ACS LEGAL | Privacy | Payment |Terms of use

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Confidentiality Statement & Notice: This email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, re transmission, dissemination to unauthorized persons or other use of the original message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you received this electronic transmission in error, please reply to the above-referenced sender about the error and permanently delete this message. Thank you for your co-operation.

I'm not interested.What is this about?I accept the terms.

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September 15, 2023 at 10:33 AM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Wright City, Missouri, United States

I just got this today

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February 10, 2022 at 3:20 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Lewisville, Texas, United States

I just got hit with this one too 2/10/2022

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January 18, 2022 at 3:23 PM by
"ACS Legal Department Debt Collection Lawsuit"
an anonymous user from: Canoga Park, California, United States

Today Jan 18 I just got hit with this one too.

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