Just got a call from this number today claiming that I needed to respond to a summons. Thanks for reporting them. The person answered the phone as Kleiman and Burg. They were calling over a supposed debt with US Bank from an account I closed in 2004.
This is mirrors what is happening with me right now. I got a call from an unavailable number who left a message for me to call (888) 354-8388 to respond to a court summons. I called and they claimed they are pursuing a US Bank debt from 2004. Darren Johnson was the fellow I spoke to and he told me that US Bank kept the account open until 2010 and that banks will often do this to extort money. Now, they sounded quite professional and even almost reasonable, but I smelled BS. Especially since I know that this is not how one delivers a summons. They surprise you, they don't tell you it's coming. So I called US Bank and they were very helpful in tracking down what became of the petty debt I owed them. After arming myself with more information, I called back. (They said if I didn't respond by 5pm today, they would send the summons tomorrow) And this is when I got a little bit of truth out. I asked, specifically, who initiated this lawsuit. They said they did. I followed up and asked who they are representing in this suit, to which Darren said it was them acting on their own behalf. "So you bought this debt with the intent to sue me over it?" "Yes" I calmly informed him that his choice of career speaks volumes about his character and ended the call.
