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Just now got same call on my voicemail from Margaret Anderson....final attempt. About claim filed against me.

Same called back just too see said they were Atlantic Grp soon as I said I was reading about this number they put me on hold definitely a scam. I wonder if there is a way to report them...

Well well we have another scum scam from Atlantic Recovery. Never ever give out your info. Ask for the persons full name. Company name and address
Then ask for a debt validation letter. Remember by law they cannot talk to anyone else about this if they do they violates the FCRA.  Fair credit reporting act. Read about your rights.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act, has to with, well the reporting of credit to places like the credit bureaus.  It has not one thing to do with the collection of debts or the discussing of debts.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid. 

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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 receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

File a complaint at the NY State AG's Office here:  http://www.ag.ny.gov/

Yes sorry it is the FDCPA

Just got the same call.   I blocked that number and hung up. totally Scam call.

Got same call 2/17/2018 did not recognize name they called for. Computerized crap...

I received same message.  Thank God for blogs like these.  It really helps with knowing the scammers!

Same message and used a name I have not used in many years.

I just the same call from Margaret my name in a computerized voice

It's left me the same message twice now.  Both at work and my cell phone.  Same Margaret Anderson.  Can someone please put a stop to this??

I got the same message as everyone else. I think this is one of those tax season scams that either fool people into thinking that they owe the IRS or otherwise target people during tax season to fool them out of their refunds. First off, no real debt collection law office will leave on a voicemail that they are filing an assumed legal claim against you; the FDCPA prohibits them from doing so. They will just leave their name, the name of the law firm, that they are calling about an important business matter, and that's it. Anything more, and they can be sued. This is definitely a scam!

Got the same call/voicemail today but they used my maiden name. I have been married nearly 7yrs.

scam just got the same phone call

You have to start by making a complaint to the proper authorities.  This is a debt collection scam.
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Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.  Tell 'em  no scammy debt collector is going to push you around.

You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

Same as others.  Scam with computerized message.

Same message everyone else has gotten. I receive this same message once a day.  Have been getting them for  a week or so.

Revive the same call from 888 370 8703

Same as all of the above messages.getting tired of them using up my minutes.