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Collection Agency

More than likely it is a scammer spoofing a number to this company that has the number on its website, which was updated just a week ago. If it wasn't their number any more, you think they would have changed it during the update. A history check of the number shows it was last ASSIGNED in 2005-12-23 and the status is:  working.

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Domain Name: PBCSOUND.COM
Registry Domain ID: 10120989_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Registrar URL: http://networksolutions.com
Updated Date: 2024-10-08T16:03:27Z
Creation Date: 1999-09-13T18:20:30Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2029-09-13T18:20:30Z

Or you are a moron troll who likes posting misleading debt collector nonsense.

Number keeps threatening legal action. I returned call and got a very rude person that called me sweetheart and I asked if he thought that was professional. He hung up on me? Is this a scam number

Maybe, but if you simply just go to the......and then you........so then it is.......hope that helped more than my previous post.

This is a scam.  BLOCK THE NUMBER.

when you say go to the.... what does that mean  and then you..... what do the dots mean? thank you

Call back to the number got, "Thank you for calling Mediation Services. Our office hours are 9am to 5pm Pacific Standard Time.   Feel free to leave us your name, file number and a brief message and we'll be sure to get back to you at our earliest convenience."

Apparently it is not a spoofed number and goes to a Debt Extortion Scam

The vague scare tactic message is designed to panic a victim into calling back.

Most debt collectors will use a certain amount of pressure to convince you to pay the debt. After all, they often don't get paid unless you pay. Be suspicious of a debt collector who uses an unusual amount of pressure to get you to pay immediately, particularly if they also use scare tactics to get you to pay right away. For example, a debt collector is scamming you if it :

• threatens you with a lawsuit and tells that you can avoid the lawsuit by paying right away
• Says a Process Server  or Courier is coming with papers to sign
• Threatens to call / go to your place of employment
• Insists you have been notified, served or are non-compliant via phone message(s)
• Refuses to give a company name or verifiable Contact source
• Refuses to send proof of debt via US mail

A sure sign of a debt collection scam is a collector that wants to you to pay via wire transfer or another method that can't be traced. If the payment method can't be traced, you'll have a harder time getting the authorities involved.

If the creditor sounds completely foreign, or you know you never had an account with that business, there's a chance it's a scam. Never pay a collection you don't recognize. You have the right to request written proof of the debt from the debt collector before you send payment.

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/fake-abusive-debt-collectors
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer ... ollection-scams
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Publications/PhonyDebtCollectionScams.asp
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/02/ftc ... llection-scheme
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/08/pha ... onate-law-firms

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Here are some ways to find out if a debt collector is legitimate.
•You received a letter in the mail. ...
•The agency is licensed in your state. ...
•The collector can verify your personal details. ...
•You can request information about the debt. ...
•There's more than one method of payment. ...
•A company works with you, not against you.

Source: https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/deb ... ctor-is-a-scam/

File a complaint:
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/