651-287-6116

I believe it's Eschelon Telecom Of Minnesota, just searched myself after they called.

It's American Accounts in MN....a debt collection agency.

Call BRIAN 651-287-6121 or
https://www.amaccts.com/

someone keep calling me from this number but when i answer they hang up

They call all the freaking time and never leave a message! Super annoying since I don't answer numbers I don't recognize. Also, when I call back, it just rings and rings... no one ever answers.

They call my # and are now calling my kids but when they call me they never leave messages ... I dont answer #s I don't know.

You will need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation (by law they have to go back to the original creditor to prove you owe the debt), cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (this will be the best money that you have ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt, and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

Everything else you need to know follows including at least two or more federal and state agencies where you should report their criminal activities.

AMERICAN ACOOUNTS & ADVISORS, INC. AKA AAA

Website say they are Minnesota: https://www.amaccts.com

BBB gives them an A+ rating with 9 complaints, 2 negative reviews (one of which is very interesting reading), and 1 lame positive review as of 12/8/20:  https://www.bbb.org/us/mn/cottage-grove/profi ... s-0704-45000582

Minnesota Dept. of State info:

Minnesota Business Name
AMERICAN ACCOUNTS & ADVISERS, INC.
Business Type
Business Corporation (Domestic)
MN Statute
302A
File Number
6R-254
Home Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Filing Date
05/08/1990
Status
Active / In Good Standing
Renewal Due Date
12/31/2020
Registered Office Address
7460 80th Str
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
USA
Number of Shares
25,000
Registered Agent(s)
(Optional) Currently No Agent
Chief Executive Officer
Bryan McGroarty
7460 80th St
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
USA
Principal Executive Office Address
7460 80th St
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
USA

Minnesota Debt Collector License Search reveals that they have had enforcement action against them.

State    Minnesota
Board    Debt
Inquiry Date    12/08/2020 12:26 PM
AMERICAN ACCOUNTS & ADVISERS INC

Business Location Address7460 80TH STREET SOUTH
COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota 55016

Business Phone Number651-405-9760

Fax Phone Number

Licenses
Collection Agency
License Number    Original Issue Date    Status        Effective Date    Expiration Date
8001194    08-02-1989    Active        07-23-2014    06-30-2021

Enforcement Action
This individual or company has at one time had formal administrative action taken against one or more Commerce-issued license(s). To get additional data on any such action(s), please (1) contact the Commerce Investigation Unit at (651) 539-1600 or (800) 657-3602 (phone hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or (2) click the following link and use the search utility to locate Orders involving this individual or company.

If this licensee is an individual who has contested the accuracy or completeness of any public data on him- or herself that is available here on Pulse or any other Website maintained by Commerce, then any Statement of Disagreement submitted by this individual to Commerce pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13.04, subd. 4(a) is published while the data is in dispute and can be found by following the instructions in (2) above.
 Individual Associations
Displaying records 1 through 25 of 25

Full Name    License Number    License Type
Andazola , Richard
20445625    Debt Collector
Andrys-Popowitz , Dawn
20120480    Debt Collector
Bakke , Chanda
40164597    Debt Collector
Bashaw , Megan
40578933    Debt Collector
Binkley , Angela
40656156    Debt Collector
Carlson , Elizabeth
20533197    Debt Collector
Eichstadt , Jeffrey
3000659    Debt Collector
Fahey , Philip
3000660    Debt Collector
Fiest , Karen
3003741    Debt Collector
Gregory , Brook
20572453    Debt Collector
Gunderson , Janaye
20572580    Debt Collector
Herzog , Douglas
3004072    Debt Collector
Hirte-Peterson , JoAnne
20572437    Debt Collector
Jochim , Alicia
40111288    Debt Collector
Johnson , Durell
20477835    Debt Collector
liljedahl , Vance
20309224    Debt Collector
McGroarty , Bryan
3000661    Debt Collector
Peterson , Michael
20610175    Debt Collector
Pierce , Dean
20120028    Debt Collector
Posavad , Susan
40088104    Debt Collector
Rohweder , Kimberly
3010067    Debt Collector
Runck , James
20387917    Debt Collector
Samuelson , Jay
20068522    Debt Collector
Scott , Kristopher
20442229    Debt Collector
Tourville , Sarah
20410881    Debt Collector

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 (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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.  If and when you get that letter 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 complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

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

Also file a complaint with the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce:http://mn.gov/commerce/consumers/file-a-complaint/index.jsp