855-354-6162

Just got a call, some sort of legal services or something, demanding that I make myself available today or risk some sort of blahblahblah ... Robocall, telling to call back to the same #.  Not gonna waste my time with that, is this is on a number that I ONLY give out to coworkers and as such I KNOW that this is spam.

Just got this call also. Seems like a scam, if it's so important they need to send a formal letter.

Also got a call from a recodring telling me to call the same number threatening legal matters, this has to be a scam!

Same as everyone else. It's a scam. I did call the number back and they claim I owe them money for an unpaid debt. I don't have an unpaid debt that they are referring to. Beware of them. It is a total scam!

I got a call first from 855-354-6162 , then from 802-440-0851 , also from 718-355-8323 with same message, that I am being sued. Don't take them seriously, because they are scums, also be careful that they switch the numbers.  Best bet don't answer the calls from people you don't know and if you talk to real person tell them kiss your behind.

They are scammers I just called and verified.. They have to send written documentation otherwise do not give out any of your information!!!

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

The [***] - hats made an error .. I used info from all of your post to create a different name and called them .. they where more then happy to take my fake info and where getting excited I was going to send a cashiers check in less then a hour.. then I said .. this isn't the name I gave them and that they eat the [***] bottom feeders [***] out and that I sent all my info to the BBB and made a report to my local police.. they said they will investigate but it will likely be federal jurisdiction. .

same as everyone else, recording saying I have someone who is suing me for a debt, blah,blah..blah.
I never answer, soon or later they'll give up on move on..

Got a call from this number just now and I was in the mood to return the call. Did so telling the lady that picked up that I'm returning a call, to which she was oblivious to (seems they have the automated 3rd party system that calls on their behalf). Said to hold on while she gets my file. They do seem to have a legit file from 2003 that's been floating in & out of collections. She had my last 4 of the SS plus file/pmt history. Statute of Limitations would've run out except that I slipped and made a small pmt about 4 yrs ago (DOPE!) and now they're trying to see if they can collect $1300 on a $500 debt (!!). Passively mentioned the 'being served with a summons' thing, to which I said sure thing, let's do that.

If they want to spend hundred of dollars on collecting on such a small debt, do it. Worse that can happen for me is go to court, be fully documented, and agree to a pmt arrangement if things seem stacked against me.

I'm posting here b/c I see some posts saying this is a scam. Maybe maybe not. In my case it's a bottom-feeding collection agency trying to collect on an OLD debt.

Received several messages. Threatened to come to my workplace to serve summons. Thanks to these posts, I know not to bother calling back.

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

I have been getting calls from them for about two weeks now. So, last week, I sent them a Notice to Cease and Desist which, according to the law, they are not allowed to contact me any more. Yet, they still do. This is the problem with these guys. The law is in our favor but no one will reinforce the laws and get on to their case about it. Legit? I don't know. They are mentioning a debt which I requested to be validated way back before 2005, which never happened. Statute of limitations ran out over 2 years ago and yet they persist. No one wants to validate and no one will desist. They can't sue me so they just keep harassing me.

Since you sent them a Cease and Desist notice, Certified, Return Receipt I hope, keeping a notarized copy of the notice, you can sue them yourself in small claims court or you can seek the assistance of an attorney and sue them for violations plus court costs and attorney's fees.  But you will need proof they received your notice and the notarized copy of what you sent to go to court against them.