We are required to inform you of the nature of the documents and will know at least what kind of papers we’re serving and the case they belong to. If a process server tells you they have sealed court documents or cannot tell you any of the case information, it’s probably a scam.Ī real process server will never deliver sealed documents they know nothing about. Process servers can have dozens of papers at any time and may not know the specifics of your papers off hand, but we can always check our stack and let you know. you and another person or business), a State and County where the case is filed and usually a case number. Court cases have captions listing the parties involved (i.e. Process servers normally deliver documents related to actual court cases. This one may be a tricky flag to understand, but it is very important. 3) The Server Cannot Give You Any Information about the Case If you start getting phone calls from process servers on strange, non-local or blocked numbers, it’s probably a scam. At the same time, the person actually serving the papers lives within driving distance of your home.
Process servers handle jobs from all over the country and may be serving documents from another state. Learn more in our article about when process servers can attempt to serve you. Servers do make attempts at many times of day. Fake servers will use high-pressure scare tactics to bully you into giving out personal information they may use for nefarious purposes. This is merely a statement of fact and not an attempt to frighten you. If a server calls you at all hours of the day from a non-local number trying to scare you, it’s a scammer.Ī server may explain that there could be bad consequences to not receiving the papers. In Wisconsin, there are no statutes stating when a server can or cannot call you, but legitimate process servers will not call constantly or attempt to intimidate you. A server may make a few attempts to call you and might leave a message on your answering machine. If a server can get in touch with you, they will try to arrange a time to deliver the documents. Real process servers will call people they are trying to serve. 2) The Server Calls Constantly and Intimidates You If you find yourself in a situation where a fake server is asking for money, call the Police. All a process server is paid to do is deliver legal documents.Ī process server cannot do anything to make a court case “go away.” Anybody posing as a process server who asks you for money is clearly not a server and is trying to scam you. Sometimes, fake process servers may even claim they can get the case dismissed if you pay them or that there will be major repercussions if you do not. If a process server ever asks you to give them money, it’s a scam. Whether it’s a divorce, child support or debt collection case, the party being served will never pay the server directly.
1) The Server Demands You Pay HimĪ process server is always paid by the party hiring him to deliver the documents. If you are contacted by somebody claiming to be a process server, here are three huge flags indicating you are about to be taken in a scam. This presents a golden opportunity for scammers to take advantage of you. Most people are unfamiliar with the legal process and don’t know exactly what they’re supposed to do when they’re served with papers. After all, process servers call individuals and go their home with legal documents.
Posing as a process server is almost the perfect cover for a scam artist. Process servers, unfortunately, are now a getting a bad rap thanks to scammers.
Their tactics sometimes involve masquerading as lawful agents, bullying people into handing over money for fear of legal repercussions. Scams take many forms, but all have the same goal: taking money from the unsuspecting. Process Servers Fill an Important Role in Legal Proceedings, Don’t Be Fooled by Posers NOTE: If you think you are being scammed, CALL THE POLICE immediately! There’s not a lot we can do other than help you know if you may be the target of a scam.
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