I have no debt other than a current home loan. The message they left was very odd and computer generated. The names were all left blank, and it felt like it was a scam of some sort. I have no doubt that they do not operate on the up and up!
This number called my husband's phone then mine right after. I didn't answer either phone since I didn't know the number. They didn't leave a messasge.
It seems to me that most of these "posters" don't understand that a collection agency has to follow the guidelines set forth by the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collections Practice Act) which is governed by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). A collection agency can't legally disclose the reason for the call or give any information to indicate that it is a collection agency because of something called third party disclosure. I'm sure the majority of these "debtors" would not appreciate their co-workers and family knowing they are debtors who choose to leave their bills unpaid forcing hard working companies to hire professional debt collectors to contact them for resolution of the debt. Remember without collection agencies we would all pay more for basic services, especially in the medical community -- it is because of debtors that we are forced to pay inflated prices on many goods and services.
I called them, they asked me for my info then hung up on me. I think it was accidental but they'll have to contact me if they want to speak with me, again.
I dealt off and on with these people for several months. They refused to give me information about who they were, so I did the same. I finally got in contact with someone who was much more polite than the other folks I had been dealing with, and she explained the situation to me. I was in the hospital for over a month, dealing with a hospital acquired infection, fighting it, and cancer at the same time. Bills started showing up before I was even discharged from the hospital, so forgive me if I lost track of one. Anyway, we resolve the situation, and I payed what I owed. Just recently this number called one of my coworkers, so they called the number back from their desk phone at the office. This number is also attached to my file in their information. When they called, they asked who the company was, and what they were calling about and the person on the other end of the line asked my coworker if they were me. Gave my first and last name out. Not only is this unethical, and an invasion of privacy, I'm somewhat certain it's illegal to disclose that information to a random stranger. I will be calling and lodging a complaint about this with the company, and with the Missouri Attorney General's office. That is ridiculous. They have no right to disclose my name to someone who calls. I work in an office, and all of the outgoing lines will show up the same, but that is still no excuse for divulging the information to a complete stranger with no confirmation that they are the intended person. I am thoroughly pis$ed about this situation.