The "National Credit Collections" Legal Notice Scam Created by Cybercriminals

I received the following email this morning and I think its a scam but I'm not sure. I haven't changed anything in the content of the email.
Case File#ONS-01147791-SC
Last Date to File Lawsuit- August 4th, 2023
Total Cost of the Lawsuit-5825.35
Courthouse Address-NYC Civil Court(89-17 Sutphin Blvd, New York, NY 10038).
Legal Charges-Section 19(A), Clause 21(US).
Case Format- Fair Debt Collection Act 811 (FC/SC)
Due Amount- $1245.67
Dear Debtor,
This is to notify you and requires your immediate attention.
We are going to file a lawsuit in the next 24 hours at NYC Civil Court (89-17 Sutphin Blvd, New York, NY 10038).against your Name and SSN. After giving several notifications we did not receive any response from your side. We will consider that you are ignoring this matter and you want to dispute. We are in a process to inform the Social Security Administration & major Credit Bureaus as well.
If we do not hear from you today, we will be compelled to seek legal representation in the Court House. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretense of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the Internet. In addition we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court costs incurred.
Note:If we don't get any response from your side, we shall have no alternative but to take action through the local County Courthouse to recover the amount due together with court costs and legal fees including all taxes which cost approximately $5825.35.
Note: The Legal Charges Section 19(A), Clause 21(US) is against you and if you ignore this case then our legal department will take immediate action against you.
If we receive the remaining payment from you thereafter we will provide you with a full and final receipt stating that your case file is closed permanently with remaining zero balance. Don't take this matter lightly otherwise once the case file is downloaded thereafter we won't be able to help you out.
If you fail to respond us the Charges will be pressed against the name are:
1. Violation of federal banking regulation act 1983 (C)
2. Collateral check fraud
3. Theft by deception (ACC ACT 21A)
Which carries a maximum sentence of 3 years of prison and a fine up to $5825.35.
YOU CAN APPLY FOR AN OUT OF COURT RESOLVE OPTION (OOCR): All you need to do is email us back for taking care of this matter outside the courthouse.
PS. If you fail to respond within 24 hours this Legal Action will be activated. You will be Entitled for an OOCR, so please EMAIL us back ASAP.
By requesting a settlement offer in compromise, but if you fail to do that then we shall start the process of pressing those charges against you.
To resolve this issue ASAP,
Kindly email us immediately.
Thanks & Regards,
Vista Law Firm.
Now I did look up the law firm. First one I found is an international law firm, the other is out of South Carolina.

I too have received this same email. Well I'm not exactly dumb, I'm extremely intelligent. I have ask them several times for the so called 14 points of proof they say they have that proves the bill is real and mine. They have not given me anything as of yet. I also ask them for their contact info and I got the address in Texas. I just looked it up and the first thing I see is that bold headline, national credit Collections scam. I knew something was funny, but this just makes me really angry. I'm trying to save money to fly to Ukraine and get married, and these A - Holes are trying to rip me off, if the law can not do anything about them, then maybe they should answer to some good old fashion country justice, but I don't want to upset them. They may sue me and make me pay even more money. That was the first give away, the amount they said I owe never was the same, it only changed slightly, but I have dealt with REAL collections companies and they ALWAYS make sure they get the full amount of money.

I just received the exact same email. I hate scammers, get a job and stop preying on innocent people!

I received the same stating needs to be settle within 48 hours. I told them to send it to me with what ever address and the local police will deliver a summons didn't here no more about this. And I also reported this to the FTC. Go get a life

Another:
"October 04, 2019
Name:Robert Hammill
SSN:
Docket no: 0264NCC
Reference#:DB01928367N
Balance Amount: 768.00
Settlement Offered: 500.00(For Today)
Dear Robert,
This Proceeding issued on you Docket No: - SP/L-7377890 with one of National Credit Collections company in order to notify you that after making calls to you on your phone number we were not able to get a hold of you so the accounts department of “THE SEMRAD LAW FIRM” has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press legal charges against you.
We have sent you this warning notification about legal proceedings on December 21, 2018 but you failed to respond on time now it’s high time if you failed to respond in the next 24 HOURS we will register this case in court. Consider this as a final warning and we will be Emailing/Fax this issue to your current employer to make sure they take strict actions against you. Your salary and all your wages confiscated.
We will be forced to proceed legally against you and once it is processed the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $3420.79 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges.
Please let us know what your intention is by today itself so we can hold the case or else we will submit the paperwork to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your doorstep.
This is your last and final chance to settle this case if you don't take it seriously, we will surely take hard steps against your name and social and you will be the only person responsible for the legal consequences.
Thank You
Jason Adams
National Credit Collections
Debt Collection Department
A2851 Matlock Rd #400, Mansfield,
TX 76063"

Just received one on my spam e mail. I'm an 80 year old senior in Rhode island. I have no idea what debt they are talking about.

Here is another scam: "From: legal@national-credit-collections-dept.com Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:51 PM Subject: Ashley Rose October 8, 2019 Name: SSN: Docket no: 0264NCC Reference#:DB01928367N Balance Amount: 768.00 Settlement Offer for today: 500.00 Dear Ashley, This Proceeding issued on you Docket No: - SP/L-7377890 with one of National Credit Collections company in order to notify you that after making calls to you on your phone number we were not able to get hold of you so the accounts department of “THE SEMRAD LAW FIRM” has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press legal charges against you. We have sent you this warning notification about legal proceedings on November 21, 2018 but you failed to respond on time now it’s high time if you failed to respond in next 24 HOURS we will register this case in court. Consider this as a final warning and we will be Emailing/Fax this issue to your current employer to make sure they take strict actions against you. Your salary and all your wages confiscated. We will be forced to proceed legally against you and once it is processed the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $3420.79 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges. Please let us know what your intention is by today itself so we can hold the case or else we will submit the paperwork to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your doorstep. This is your last and final chance to settle this case if you don't take it seriously, we will surely take hard steps against your name and social and you will be the only person responsible for the legal consequences. Thank You National Credit Collections Debt Collection Department A2851 Matlock Rd #400, Mansfield, TX 76063"

Here is another scam: "From: legal@national-credit-collections-dept.com Date: September 27, 2019 at 10:38:59 AM EDT Subject: Jennifer Zych Case File No:DB01928367N Name: Jennifer Zych SSN: ***4716 Due Amount-768.00 Dear Jennifer We have not received any response from your side despite our numerous notifications. Your entire account is now overdue, and you owe us a total of 768.00. If there is some reason why this payment cannot be made immediately, please contact us so that we can make arrangements that will be mutually agreeable. Perhaps we can work out a payment schedule that would be realistic for your present circumstances. Naturally, we do not want to endanger your credit rating or destroy the good relationship that we have maintained in the past. Therefore, would you please take care of this obligation immediately so that we will not have to file an unfavorable report with the credit bureau or resort to the use of a collection agency or an attorney. 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 Courthouse to recover the amount due together with court costs and legal fees which is approximately $4252.86. Respond at your earliest convenience to resolve this account amicably. National Credit Collections Debt Collection Department A2851 Matlock Rd #400, Mansfield, TX 76063"

"From: legal@national-credit-collections-dept.com Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019, 12:35:34 PM PDT Subject: Legal Letter for Non Payment Letter in Advance of Legal Proceeding Date: September 12, 2019 Case File Number: DB01928367N Name: SSN : ***5276 Outstanding Amount: 768.00 Settlement Amount for Today: 500.00 Re: Notice of Immediate Legal Action for Non-Payment of Your Debt to Us Amount of Debt-768.00 Dear Sandra, To date, we have received no correspondence pertaining to your 768.00 debt to our company. This, following numerous attempts to collect will be your final notification prior to our referring your debt to an outside of courthouse. Your balance is currently 768.00 day past due. We intend to close this matter within no more than five business days from the receipt of this letter. Your full payment by that will stop this process. If you fail to respond to this notice, you will be contacted by a legal firm and can no longer be assisted by our company in preventing this potential credit-affecting collection to take palace. Regards National Credit Collections 7111 Harwin Dr #282, Houston, TX 77036 Debt Resolution Litigation Department © 2019" Here is another scam.

That’s the same exact amounts and email my husband just got today.

MEE TOO! Who would've thought! You just want me to send money to you... ok.