8883033634

The first thing they asked was my date of birth. I refused and hung up. Be wary of these tyles of calls.

Got a call from 414-376-6032 and was told to call this 888 number. Don't know why a debt collector would call me since I'm debt free.

I got a call from this number. They are Americollect, a legitimate debt collection agency. As far as collection agencies go, these guys were very polite and willing to work with me on letting me pay off my debt later. They did ask some intrusive questions, but after I gave them all the information I was willing to give and told them I didn't want to answer any more they said ok and stopped asking. They also gave me the name of the company I owed money to, the amount I owed, the name of the collection agency and the name of the representative I was speaking with. I then called the company I owed the money to and verified that Americollect was indeed the collection agency they gave my account to. My biggest complaint is that Ameritech robo-called me the first time they called, but after I reported them to donotcall.gov an actual person called. Anyway, hope this post helps.

Original poster here. Sorry, I meant to put Americollect as the name of the company that called me.

I just received a call, person identified herself from Ameritech Collection Agency.

www.americollect.com
800-838-0100
262-465-4584

Received a phone call and they said it was to discuss some paperwoek but wouldnt tell me what kind of paperwoek and what it was for.  H~mmmmmm.

My parents got a message from someone saying they are a debt collector and to call back during his office hours or to go online to americollectpay.com  

They didn't say who they were looking for though, no way to know if it's real or not so I am suspicious. I saw earlier comments that people thought medical bills or ATT were part of it but I checked those and my parents don't show any outstanding bills for them.

Per the FDCPA, you should not pay any caller who refuses to MAIL - do not accept email/fax/phone/text - proof of debt and proof your caller has the legal right to collect said debt.  Refusal to mail this information within five days of their initial contact is a violation of federal law.

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

Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?

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.

They call me, but I keep sending my payments to the company I owe directly.

They call me, but I keep sending my payments to the company I owe directly.

I had worked at Americollect a few years ago for about 6 months. They are a legitimate collection agency. When they call someone, if they aren't speaking to the correct person, they can't give out much information. They often call someone at their parents house (where they haven't lived for many years) or their place of employment. When the client is at a clinic or other place of business, they usually ask for another # to reach you at. That is how the collection agency gets these other numbers.

For the person that says they pay the clinic directly, instead of paying it through the collection agency, that money is now going to any current bills that you have at that time. It doesn't go towards the bill that is in collections, because the clinic has already turned that one over to the agency.

Before they call you, they have already sent you a notice in the mail. There are so many people that said they don't look at their mail. Also, if you have a bill at the clinic, talk to them about. When you ignore notices from the clinic for 3 months, chances are that they will send it to collections. When it comes into collections, you still have a chance to get it taken care of before it gets reported to the credit bureau.

I understand what medical bills can do to a person, but when it's something that's less than $100, and you don't bother opening your mail or responding to phone calls, it will show up on your credit report eventually.

So you looked up this number to post a glowing report on this company?  Why would you do that if you knew who it belonged to?  

After I went to their web site, it took me awhile to stop laughing, since their motto is “Ridiculously nice collections for 50 years”:   http://www.americollect.com/
BBB gives them an A+ with 50 complaints and 9 negative reviews:  http://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/business-reviews ... owoc-wi-7001006
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AMERICOLLECT, INC.
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Entity ID    1M12144
Registered
Effective Date    07/14/1964
Period of Existence    PER
Status    Incorporated/Qualified/Registered   Request a Certificate of Status

Status Date    07/14/1964
Entity Type    Domestic Business
Annual Report
Requirements    Business Corporations are required to file an Annual Report under s.180.1622 WI Statutes.

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Registered Agent
Office    KENLYN T GRETZ
1851 S ALVERNO RD
PO BOX 1566
MANITOWOC , WI 54221-1566
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Principal Office     1851 S ALVERNO RD
MANITOWOC , WI 54220
United States of America

Historical Information
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1998     020     0994     paper     microfilm
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Officers/Directors    None
Old Names    Change Date    Name
Current     AMERICOLLECT, INC.
04/11/1994     MANITOWOC COLLECTION SERVICE, INC.

Chronology    Effective Date    Transaction    Filed Date    Description
07/14/1964    Incorporated/Qualified/Registered     07/14/1964    ***RECORD IMAGED***
11/04/1964    Change of Registered Agent     11/04/1964    
05/20/1970    Change of Registered Agent     05/20/1970    
10/22/1971    Change of Registered Agent     10/22/1971    
08/31/1981    Change of Registered Agent     08/31/1981    
04/11/1994    Amendment     04/13/1994    NAME CHG
10/10/1996    Change of Registered Agent     10/10/1996    FM16 1996
11/15/2000    Change of Registered Agent     11/15/2000    FM 16 2000
10/03/2001    Change of Registered Agent     10/03/2001    FM16-E-Form
10/13/2008    Change of Registered Agent     10/13/2008    FM16-E-Form
07/23/2012    Change of Registered Agent     07/23/2012    FM16-E-Form
Now read this:

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter 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 the date of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.

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got a call from amanda asking for for my husband or i,stated they were not home she called from 414-376-6032,but told me to call them back at 888-303-3634 interesting??then asked who she was speaking with-i hung up.when she called she stated it was a followup matter

They call saying need to go over some papers have non

Big A, While I was bored one day, I googled Americollect's number. I'm not posting a glowing report on  the company. I just stated a few facts. They do send notices out about the debt - a lot of people had told me that they don't look at their mail. And when someone is making payments direct to the clinic, hospital, etc., that payment is going to any bills that are current. It is not going to the bills that have been turned over to the collection agency.

I guess you must be bored again?  Because you posted here 4 months ago, but yet here you are replying to me.  Debt collectors routinely violate Federal and State laws simply to make a buck.  All I posted was common knowledge gleaned off the internet.  If it makes it harder for you to earn your commission, then so be it.  Perhaps you should get an honest job.

I'm surprised these thieves are still in business.  Here's a report on the FTC's lawsuit from 2003
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftc-sues-ameridebt-for-fraud/

And here's the FTC's report on their  13 million dollar settlement in 2008
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-release ... returned-287000

And this is just one of the MANY pages of complaints about this unethical group of "people."

OK...admittedly a bit confused here:  Some people report Americollect as the caller and some say Ameridebt.  Found several other number threads with the same mixing of the names.  So the above information is about Ameridebt but here is some about Americollect.

http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlement ... onsin-resident/

and a BBB site with 5 pages of complaints about Americollect.

http://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/business-reviews ... 006/complaints/

I don't think too highly of any collection agency. Especially considering that I have dealt with harassing calls from these operations seeking people I never heard of.