Call from "Unknown Name;" "Private Number."

did you ever get any info regarding the private number. I also am looking for info regarding a private number.

How I can stop unknown and private calls on my phone.

There are call blockers out now that can block unknown & private name & numbers.  Just do a search for call blocking devices.

Unknown caller and number was 33. Yeah just 33. I didn't answer, just added to reject list.

Got a call from an unknown caller asking if said "person" was good ng to be available to receive some documents, due to some kind of complaint against them.  That if they don't receive it they will be served with legal court documents. Since I don't know who they were since they didn't identified themselves I hung up on them.  Don't know if they were the real deal or not.  But I guess if they have some sort of complaintthey would've mailed us, instead of called.

This is a common ploy by criminals masquerading as debt collectors who are attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this,  all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.  One of the tricks they use is to call your work place, friends, or relatives repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying.  They also use the “process server” ruse who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) 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.
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.
List of State AG’s offices:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php

I do realize this is quite an old thread of comments and the comment I'm replying to is old as well, but for future reference for those searching for similar information, I wanted to reply with what I understand.
For legitimate debt collectors, legally they ARE required to give their company name, phone number, and other relevant information when calling about a debt and claiming such things. It is illegal for them to refuse to give their company name, phone number, or written, certified mailed legal documents clearly explaining, in detail, the debts of which you are allegedly being called about, if requested by you.
Anyone who calls from an "Unknown" or otherwise untraceable and uninformative number is already breaking a fundamental rules when claiming to be a debt collector. In addition, if this isn't enough in general as evidence (and also individual state laws may vary on the issue), then the caller refusing to forfeit information about their employer/debt collection company with which to validate their claim via legitimate means (BBB, Federal database, so on), then they are breaking another fundamental rule to the game, which IS upheld and strict throughout the United States' individual state laws as a whole.
Finally, if they've managed thus far in providing key information, and you prompt them for a written, certified-mailed copy of the proper documentation for the debt in question (look up your state's required information, but would probably include date debt was incurred, party debt is owed to, location of party HQ, etc.), and are denied, then it is all a farse, or at the very least, this company is breaking the law/policy. This is typically a universal law, and the most important, so if this company claiming you owe them or are a third party collector for "so-and-so", then they WILL provide the correct information to resolve this debt, if they are legal and legitimate.
As a final note, since this is a widespread issue, if ANY company or entity so much as threatens jail time, legal action in having peace officers/law enforcemt visit your place of employment or home, that is also HIGHLY illegal and they are NOT a legitimate debt collector. Do NOT give them information and forward their information (any you can gather) to the appropriate parties. Debt collectors, like any legal entity, MUST abide by strict rules in going after people, and this includes never threatening any kind of legal action such as jail or forcing a warrant for your arrest without the proper, regulated sequence of events in place. This is usually some kind of serving of papers directly to you, trials or a type of formal hearing and thorough communication with local claims courts or legal parties, as well as various other extensive events. You will DEFINITELY know if you will actually be going to jail for something, they won't be leaving you a message and hoping they can catch you without any kind of communication with you like that, especially over an old debt.
I hope this information helps people out there, and it IS correct (extensive research, speaking with legal entities, and checking statutes) at this point in time.

Diana, you might also want to read some comments for the number 855-764-8908... same PRIVATE caller I think.

Just wanted to share something i did with u that might help, please excuse typing i am almost blind so peck and tap.

so many of these calls! gawd! what i did was:  I have a landline and cell.   i also have an old cell phone i use for storage and camera.     ...  using my computer i used the text-to speech feature to speak this message , so it sounded robotic, and i recorded it to my cell.."this call is being taped and monitored for security purposes.  one moment please while you are connected"

oh baby you dont know how many scream like girls or swear in some other language before they hang up. it truly is a sport. if i knew how to put this stuff up on YouTube i would!

if u just have a cell maybe u can figure out a way to do this too, i dont know what features they have or perhaps you can record special messages for certain numbers.

this cut down really fast on these calls but i do it to the spammers if I'm bored.  i have an unlisted number

.  this all got bad it seems when all the doctors had to go to electronic record keeping and create online "patient portal" things for us to access our appointments and test results. i was told these are managed by 3rd parties and all medicine companies and affiliates of the doctors offices who do this now have "permission" to call u.  i never ever put my cell or email on anything even thats getting hammered.  all the office staff and every one can datamine these medical records from hospitals now.  maybe you see that connection too?

This is definitely a scam.  Someone has been phishing for information.  I just received a call from a "process server" named Ms. Delfore (888-526-6188) claiming that they will be serving me papers at an address that I've never lived at (only received mail) well over 15 years ago. Also, if it was really legit, they could have found me by public directory.  I'm listed and not hard to find.  They called my daughter and the scammer was trying to fast talk her.  The scammer claimed that if I was not at this address to sign papers tomorrow, then I would be going to jail. When my daughter asked who she was working for and to get the court information, they couldn't provide it.  And even when my daughter told them that I didn't live at that address, they didn't bother to ask for the current address. Scammers to the upmost!

Receiving Long Distance calls that come up "Unknown name-Private #"  Voice on the other end hangs up after phone
is answered.

Long distance "Unknown Name with Private #" Hangs up when we answer our phone

If you block your number from my caller ID , I won't answer . As with anyone who calls my home with an unknown number . It shows immediate disrespect for the person you are trying to contact.

You make a faulty assumption that all dud Caller ID transmissions are deliberate and/or sinister. My call logs can show you dozens of examples of trusted "private" and "unknown" callers. Usually either their professions require the secrecy or their carriers are too lazy to poll the correct database.

} this information ... IS correct

I'm sure you think so, but either your sources or your readings are flawed. In May 2012 Benny Bee offered maddeningly open-ended questions. I stand behind the responses I gave the next day and 4.5 months later regarding a debt collector's few Caller ID obligations.

https://800notes.com/forum/ta-433add950e2e73a ... 808102089335202
https://800notes.com/forum/ta-433add950e2e73a ... 839808947830211

What a debt collector must disclose voluntarily and upon request depends entirely on the identity of the called party, who may or may not be the alleged debtor. The collisions of privacy and disclosure mandates in the FDCPA have tangled court decisions for decades, so it's little wonder the layman gets confused.

} It is illegal for them to refuse to give ... certified mailed legal documents
} you prompt them for a written, certified-mailed copy of the proper documentation

I agree that interference with a person's right to critical information is wrong. I would love to know who started the rumor that collection agencies are required to use a specific delivery method for paper documents. USPS Certified is not and has never been required for communication from collection agencies. I only wish more people would remember to use it when writing to agencies.

Finally the semantic nitpicking note, that the rules were not written "for legitimate debt collectors" only, but everyone who fits the FTC definition of "debt collector", an umbrella which covers outright frauds trafficking in bogus claims.