i recieved a strange phone call telling me to ring this number regarding a legal matter

Still happening, got one yesterday from a foreign caller saying I was due in sydney magistrates court in 2 days or that I should ring the solicitor for the company I was supposed to owe money to, ( going to charge me with fraud?!?). The solicitor I should call was Raymond Reid on 028007484. Didn't bother! I wasn't quick enough on this one usually I engage them in conversation and ask if they have a family, children, would they like their children to grow up honest people, of course they say yes, then I ask why are they setting such a bad example for them. Most hang up at that stage!

Had the same call from the same number today Indian bloke claiming to be a lawyer sueing me for the sum of 9000

My client has just been called from (02) 8007 4221.  This client is 86 years old and has been traumatised.  The same story as the people above. This has to stop.  We are currently exploring every avenue to have this reported.  They knew that this client had a CBA account!

My mother received a call from Jason Price or Pride on 13/05/13 saying that she was being sued for fraud and that she had to appear in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney.  She was given a number for a Mr Raymond Wilson (02) 6176 1158 to call.  I called this number on her behalf and was eventually put through to a Mr Raymond Wilson and he stated that yes she was being sued for fraud as she subscribed to CPR Global (a Sydney based company) and she provided them with false information re: her bank details.  When I probed him on why she was only notified two days before the hearing he would not give any more details and said my mother must call him back  Raymond also knew my mothers address and who she banked with.  When my mother received the initial call from Jason he knew her bank details and told her that they had frozen her bank account and pension.  We went to the bank and this is untrue.  Jason also gave the following numbers as contacts (02) 8007 4221 & (02) 8006 6974.  Both Jason and Raymond had very thick foreign accents and were very hard to understand.  We also went to our local police station to report.  We were told by the police that if anyone calls back to tell them that matter had been reported to the Qld Police.  I have also reported on SCAM Watch.I am hoping that this will be the end of it all.

My wife had exactly the same call as detailed by David, I Googled the name James Hall, and as pointed out by MelbourneFamily all names add up to real people (law firm, link-in), however, the phone numbers given do not match up with the listed numbers of the real firm.  As Jono so rightly puts it:"Remember, if someone is going to sue you then you will be served with paperwork from a law firm and given a number of weeks and months to present yourself and prepare your defence.  Don't give any other details over the phone.  People who demand money through deception are evil and you can politely end the call any time you want without repercussion- CHAKLONKY!"

My wife got a call from this bloke too.  When I called "James Hall" it was quite obviously routed to India.  He said that my wife had been doing abusive nuissance phonecalls in Sydney and that certain ethnic people wanted to sue her for......I think it was $9600 or something like that.  By this stage I knew it was a hoax and I was politely probing for his details.  He didn't give away any.  Basically I said that we weren't going to be there for the court date (Sydney is 2000km away from us to start with) and that he was quite welcome to send through the papers to our address- which he won't have of course.It really grinds my gears because she is the most innocent, loving spirit and she didn't deserve this traumatic experience.Remember, if someone is going to sue you then you will be served with paperwork from a law firm and given a number of weeks and months to present yourself and prepare your defence.  Don't give any other details over the phone.  People who demand money through deception are evil and you can politely end the call any time you want without repercussion- CHAKLONKY!http://trace.meebby.com/mobile-number-starts-with-80069663.aspx