5133340635

they called me too, in cleveland ohio, pretending to be calling from the gas company

Message was that I have my Dominion gas bill at hand when I called back.
cold call --Sales for "saving me money on my gas bill"
Claims she could call me because they are on the apples to apples gas supplier list from Ohio.
Informed her I'm on the DO NOT CALL LIST but that had no effect.
I told her I was reporting the call. I was 'ticked off' of course.

Keep getting calls from this number saying they are Dominion Ohio Gas company.  Don't ever answer as I don't have any account with them.

Gas supply company that is using tactics so underhanded I cannot comprehend how anyone would be stupid enough to do business with them.  They also sent people door-to-door on my street, demanding to see a gas bill.  I called the police and had them harassed.

A lady left a message on my home telephone and said to please call her back regarding my Dominion bill, her telephone number 513-334-0635. I then called the Dominion office and verified that my May payment was received, just in case there was a problem with my check.  I was informed my check cleared and i did not owe anything.  I told them someone had called me from the above telephone number and lady said there were no notes on my account that anyone from Dominion had called me. I called the 513-334-0635 telephone number and they transferred me to ext 388 which only gave me the option of leaving a message.  I just hung up and will disregard, sounds like telemarketers.

Called but left no message.

Started up again.  Claim to be calling for legal action against you and want you to call a legal firm at an 888 number before bad things happen.

The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or that some sort of complaint has “come across my desk” and that there is a pending legal matter or action about to filed against you to create the sense of urgency.  They tell you that they are a “process server” and cannot give you the particulars of the case since the file is sealed. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number (often with a made-up case number) where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  They threaten to serve you at home or at work.  They tell you that if they serve you at work they need a supervisor, security, or HR person there as a witness, hoping that will cause you to panic over the alleged embarrassment of being served at work.  They also tell you that you will need two forms of ID.  None of which is true.  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  They certainly are not going to pass up a paycheck by telling you that you can avoid being served, they are not going to give you an extra day or even a few hours to get a “stop order”.  Court documents are time sensitive and have to be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there is actually a lawsuit that has been filed against you.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter, email, or text (postmarked in the case of a letter) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. Unless they have communicated it to you verbally at the beginning of your conversation. It also must contain the “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 communication 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. If and when you get that communication you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general