866-740-3605

They keep calling after being told it is a cell phone and to stop,

They called my work and when I called back and told them the number they called (for validation) they said they didn't have that number in the system.

Says they are a diversity group, had my real name but my google number,
said have me call and ask for lisa.

left message to call back, saying they are "diversified services." I will not be calling them back, obviously!

Got a call from them claiming that they were a collection agency and that I owed a medical center $158 dollars. They were very rude and when I asked them for prove that I owed the center money they had nothing to back them up.

Received call (1-866-740-3605) stating they were Diversified Services, a collection agency, and I owed Gulf Coast Vet Services $566.00.  I asked where Gulf Coast Vet Services was located, the woman hung up.  Call back to this number message states, "All circuits are busy," but this is the same message every time one calls back.  I do not know Gulf Coast Vet Services and the only similar name (Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists) is in Houston, Texas.  A call to Gulf Coast indicates no one has ever heard of Diversified Services and that there is no balance due under my name - because I do not live in Houston nor have ever had services performed by Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists.  A quick search indicates there is no collection agency listed under the name of Diversified Services.  I am reporting this to the Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists and the FBI immediately.  I suggest you not provide "Diversified Services" any information or money; it is an obvious scam!

The woman who calls from this number also call from her home phone, which is 305-705-3171, in Miami, Florida. Her name is Sasha Creary and she says she works for Diversified Services and that I owe a veterinary bill from 2008, which I don't believe. She called me from her home phone before 8 AM, and she is very, very rude and snippity.

This number has called me 9 times in less than a month. 7 (SEVEN) of those times was today alone. This number has called me 7 times today!!! I keep thinking they will just leave a message but that doesn't happen. I've added this number to my reject list and it's not stopping it.

This number is Diversified Service Group and they are a collection agency.  They call nonstop.  Check out these tips:

Word of advice. NEVER answer any calls you don't recognize or are not expecting. Use selective call rejection service if available, or switch to an Internet-based telephone service which provides comprehensive call rejection options. If rogue calls become chronic, turn off all the ringers on all of your phones except one, and set its volume to the minimum setting. If you don't answer the call and the caller is legitimate, they will usually leave a voicemail after the first or second try. Rogue callers never leave voicemail messages because that could be used as evidence against them if it came to a lawsuit. If you receive a rogue letter in the mail warning you of some "collection" action against you, if you don't actually owe it, reply with a short letter stating that you don't owe it. Or if you do owe all or part of it, reply with something like "You claim I owe you a debt. Under §809 FDCPA, I request validation of this debt."

Only give them your name as THEY have written it to you (e.g. “John Doe” not “Jonathon Q. Doe” or however you normally sign your own name), address, and the account number they report. But if you do not owe the debt (zombie debt, aged debt, mistaken or stolen identity, forgery, etc.) state that you have never done any business with them or with the (alleged) original creditor of any kind and you expect the collection agency to close the matter, stop harassing you and take any bad credit marks they've caused off of your credit rating, and furthermore, that any further contact from them must be in writing on their official business correspondence letterhead. Send your letter to them a.s.a.p., always within thirty days, first class certified mail return receipt requested. If they refuse it and you get the letter back unopened, leave it unopened and save it in your files as evidence against them should they pursue legal action against you. If they did receive it and continue to pursue action against you, let them. The judge will throw it out of court. If the rogue collection agency sells your account to another rogue collection agency just tell them the claim has been proven invalid and offer to send them a copy of your letter to the previous rogue collection agency.

Warn all your friends about this rash of desperate collection agency terrorism, and how to combat it. Knowledge is power. The more you learn how to combat rogue collection agencies, back-taxes scammers, phishing scammers, "faith and family" scammers, political action committees and other low-life flimflammers, the more you will learn how easy it is to do.

Above all, keep a record of everything, of every rogue call w/ caller ID information displayed including time and date of each call. Maintain a complete file on any snail-mailed intimidation from rogue collection agencies, including copies of all correspondences and postal receipts. Reporting rogue calls on sites like 800notes.com, whocallsme.com, phoneowner.info is a great idea too, because many people find these sites by googling for the rogue number(s) after receiving calls from them.

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Start Here:
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs3-hrs2.htm
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=%C2%A7809+FDCPA
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=zombie-debt
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=slander-of-credit
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=limited ... llection-agency
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs27-debtcoll.htm
http://www.ehow.com/way_5849463_do-up-certified-dispute-letter.html
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Defeat-a-Collection-Agency
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Battling-Consumer-Debt-Collectors-Part-2-I-Do-Not-Owe-This-Debt
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Sample-letters-for-disputes-to-creditors--collectors-and-credit-bureaus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDCPA
http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/Disputing ... ute-letter.html
(most say the above sample letter is too long and should be much shorter)
http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/statue-limitations.html
http://www.spooftel.com/

Credit Report:
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp

USPS:
https://www.usps.com/send/insurance-and-extra-services.htm

Other links:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/29 ... tors/index.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Defeat-a-Collection-Agency
http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/category/12/103/358/
http://clarkhoward.com/topics/drop_dead_letter.html
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Information for filing complaints against rogue telephone calls, telephone harassment, false "bill collector" harassment, etc., in the United States and Canada (pursue legal action only as a last resort):

UNITED STATES

US National Do Not Call Registry, file complaint: https://www.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov 1-877-382-4357
File complaint online: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
that is at www.ftc.gov

Federal Communications Commission
Telephone toll free:  1-888-225-5322
http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html
File complaint online: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumers.html
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

FCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdf
email:  fccinfo@fcc.gov

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/us/


INTERNET CRIME:
File report for Internet Crime at:
Internet Crime Complaint Centre
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx


CANADA

RCMP Phone busters
Telephone toll free: 1-888-495-8501
Mon-Fri 8:30-5:20 pm (Eastern Time)
E-mail: info@phonebusters.com
RCMP Website is at: http://www.phonebusters.com  
File complaint online:  https://www.recol.ca/intro.aspx?lang=en
(Register with a password and then can continually file complaints)

Canada National Do Not Call Registry:
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Telephone toll free to File A Complaint: 1-866-580-3625
(to withdraw a complaint is 877-249-2782)
CRTC online complaints form: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/pfplin-fccoin-eng
that is at  www.crtc.gc.ca

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/canada/

This is a collection company Diversified Services calling my place of employment leaving very long winded messages on their answering machine about me owing a debt, which I paid 3 weeks ago, in the amount of $75.  The check cleared the bank so I am unsure why the calls to continue.  Wondering if that is legal?

If they have proof you paid the debt--yet continue to call, it is considered harassment and is illegal under the FDCPA.

Hostile rude deceptive abusive telemarketers or collection agency. these people need to be stopped.

Someone has called me over five times today and I do not answer to any numbers I do not recognize.  They will not leave me a message, but will call every two hours.  I really want them to leave me alone.

866-740-3605 are celling all times of the - morning, afternoon and evening after 9:00 PM local time, No messages, no voices when I pick-up - just extremely annoying. I am reporting the to the States Attorney office.

Keep asking if this is "Mary Hale", which I am not, nor have I ever been. Says this is an attempt to collect a debt (it's a recording).

Sounds like a scam.

My answering machine took a call at 2:45 PM CST from "DSG Collect" that sounded like a scam and I will not return the call.

On October 15th my answering machine took a call from 866-740-3605 at 6:45 PM
that was the same as the one recorded on October 9. It sounds like a scam artist using
a robocaller to me.

Not sure who these people are but I don't answer these types of calls because I do not want them to charge my bill.

866-740-3605 is being used by VULTURES from DSG COLLECT,
Also doing business as "Diversified Services Group" and
as "DCS Enterprises, Inc." Their offices are located at
1824 West Grand Avenue Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60622-6721.

http://www.dsgcollect.com/contact/

Be aware that it is to your advantage to NEVER SPEAK
with vultures from a collection agency, regardless
of whether you have any valid debts.

Trisha Diaz and Jerry Kan. Dangerous vultures.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/trisha-diaz/49/a0/19a

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ashanti-carter/40/621/625
Maggie Hatcher and Ashanti Carter. Dangerous vultures.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/phil-roma/65/949/38a
Phil Roma and Sam Powell. Dangerous vultures.

Vultures like these buy zombie debt or phantom debt for pennies
and then try collect it at all costs. Harassment and fraudulent
claims are not excluded.  Harassing the wrong person, not a problem
for the vultures.

Check the case of George Lovelock, who missed a payment of only 11 cents,
and collectors aggressively tried to collect more than $4,000 from him.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4358702

Sadly VULTURES PREYING ON THE INNOCENT have become one of
the fastest growing business in our country today!

Scam they say they are a collection agency and need you to pay them for a debt.  Problem is I don't owe anyone.