716-831-2565

The caller said (Very general terms) I had gien my bank number and(I hung up, [***] cant even scam correctly)

Received call at 1:05 pm on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.  Didn't pick up phone as I didn't recognize number.  They leave a message regarding you have to call them to fix some credit problem.  I don't have any.  Scam calls........don't push a number or answer the phone as it only allows them to establish "your" number as valid.

Was called twice in the same day within a half hour.  I never answer phone numbers I don't know, but will call back to see who called.  When the lady answered, she looked and said she was looking for a Melissa - don't know any Melissa's.  She said they were looking for a Melissa and would the attorney's know.  I called back 5 minutes later and "Steve Buyers" answered with the company name of Legal Outsourcing.  He was very rude and said my number had been removed from their list, but they called back 30 minutes later!  

The company is blustein Hirsch and associates. They claim to be a law office and are not. They like to threaten you and will not give you their names. I. Filling a claim with attorney General. Office.  You ask them not to call you and they still do it anyways.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

•is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
•refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
•asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
•exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

•Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.•Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
•Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
•Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
•Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

These scam artist are mean, nasty. and vulgar!!!!  Where is the NSA when you need them? Criminal activity like this should be dealt with.  

I keep getting calls from this number and no answer!

they say there name is a mr sharpe. or laura massey

I have been getting calls from this number for two years, at least. I have actually spoken with someone twice. This someone claimed to be with the Social Security Administration, and said there had been a "claim" against my social security number. I asked exactly what that meant, and all they could come up with is, "You'll find out what it means when the process server shows up with filings", whatever that means. This is an absolute scam. I called the police in the city where this number is registered (nowhere near where I live, not even the same part of the country), and called the Social Security Administration. Their best advice was ignore it and it will eventually stop. Two years later, it hasn't stopped, but they don't leave messages and I don't answer their calls.