888-588-8536

So this number 888-588-8536 called my ex-husband whom I don't have his number said that he was a reference number and that they had a delivery that they couldn't deliver but they needed to deliver and gave him a reference number and a phone number but they called from a different phone number and he wrote that down as well but they told him they were OLS or Oscar OLS actually and that they needed me to call them and I did about an hour ago mst (@7:10 pm-now 8:11pm here) and the thing is I don't have his phone number in my phone so is this... who is Oscar OLS? Does anyone know what they do as a company? Or are they scammers? Or is it a robo call thing? Or are they potentially a debt/bill collector? Or ....? Any and all info regarding this is much appreciated. TIA

One of the tricks they use is to call your family, friends, neighbors and/or places of employment (past or present or both) to create panic and embarrassment so that their intended victim calls them and they can scare that person into paying their extortion money.  They often call people that have never even been associated with you because they get erroneous information off of the internet.

The fake process server/location specialist scam usually contains:

They mention that they have received a Fax document or some sort of complaint and that there is a pending legal matter or action about to filed against you to create the sense of urgency.  They tell you that they are a “process server” and cannot give you the particulars of the case since the file is sealed. This is simply ruse to get you to call another number (often with a made-up case number) where they will ask for money to “make it go away” (this is actually the same place, they work in teams, one pretending to be the server, and the other usually pretends to be a lawyer).  They threaten to serve you at home or at work.  They tell you that if they serve you at work they need a supervisor, security, or HR person there as a witness, hoping that will cause you to panic over the alleged embarrassment of being served at work.  They also tell you that you will need two forms of ID.  None of which is true.  Process servers do not ever call ahead so that you can dodge them.  Process servers get paid to serve papers, nothing else.  They certainly are not going to pass up a paycheck by telling you that you can avoid being served, they are not going to give you an extra day or even a few hours to get a “stop order”.  Court documents are time sensitive and have to be served within a certain amount of time.  Remember that you can always call the local courthouse to see if there is actually a lawsuit that has been filed against you.

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

Very demanding trying to over talk me

Was this a legitimate debt that you owed? I am curious on the authenticity mostly because my employer was hacked several months ago and my information “could’ve been compromised” Thanks

Since you had to read all the way down the page to get to that post I have to wonder how you missed the answer to your question?

Well because Mary replied that they were demanding and spoke over her. So she obviously spoke with them and is why I am asking. They left a vm on a family members phone for me