713-370-7840

I don't know this number

Called and asked for Michael Bain and I said he isn't attached to this number. The caller said an investigator is trying to contact him to get him to sign legal paperwork. I hung up and he called again and left a voicemail with a document number. The number he called was my business cell.

They think you know this person.  Common criminal debt collector tactic.  they call family friends, and neighbors to create panic and embarrassment so that the intended victim call them back making it easier to scare them into paying an extortion fee.

It is incumbent upon them to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it.  Not the other way around.

This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this,  all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Hello and good day to everybody apparently today I had got a phone call from a 713 area code, I missed the call because I was sleeping so I called back to find out what was this regarding about and they expressed themselves very clearly with their intent of collecting information from me and they asked me if I was calling back from a missed call so they knew. please do not fall into a trap they are debt collectors, please remember no law enforcement or government agency it's going to call you telling you that you're going to be served its [***] and one more thing if they keep on harassing you, you can report them to (do not call registry) here's their number 1888-382-1222 if they get out of hand please report them, they are there to protect you

Someone called looking for me saying it was involving a lawsuit. They did not leave a name

Today is the second time this place has called me looking for someone by the name of Nick.  While I have met this person they are asking about, I do not know them or how to reach them.  When I explained that to the person calling, they said I'd better contact someone who can and some other unintelligible nonsense.  To which I replied...whatever, just don't call me again.  He said well then would you rather I just send the investigators to your house?  I said sure, go for it.  Plain and simple intimidation tactics in an attempt to get information.  Added this number to my phone's auto reject list.  Does anyone know of any other numbers these particular wastes of space call from?

Report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)

Also contact your local attorney general

number called my phone. I don't calls if I don't know the number. Left no message.. Read these remarks.. added this to the reject list.. Don't have any outstanding debt right now.. So.. chalk it up to a prank call..

I don't know this number  713-370-7840

I received a call from this number in which the person stated he was a detective conducting and investigation on a specific person. I told them many times I did not know that person! He said he knew my address name and number and would be calling me back to set up a time to come ask me questions about this person. I told them once again I had no idea who that person was! I will be calling the police if any random person shows up on my doorstep! Can't believe I'm not the only one receiving these prank calls.

This person called one of my relatives asking for someone. This is A Scam to try to get information. Do not give out any information.

Another new one for me but obviously not new to others.   Just called, no message--usual protocol.  It seems our only defense is not to answer and to use this site for verification that is probably a scam.

Scam. Name used Bob Jackson. And some other girl with a pretty voice. I will find out who they are and waterboard these swindlers...

Received a call from this number today, didn't answer. I'm glad I didn't after reading this comments.

They need to stop calling here I've told them repeatedly the person their trying to reach doesn't live here

Quit calling here

Person text my phone claiming to be from ace cash express about a loan hung up on him

Person texted me also stating from Ace Cash Express about a loan

Person stated he was from Ace Cash Express his name Ace Cash Express his name was Alex Marshall and he needed my banking information so he could send me $7,000 in my bank the next morning only thing he needed was my information in order to link up my account was Alex Marshall and he needed my banking information so he could send me $7,000 in my bank the next morning only thing he needed was my information in order to link up my account