They keep calling me, without leaving a message. I did pick up the call today, thinking it may be someone I know trying to reach me. Bad mistake! They claimed they were an attorney's office- Mitchell D. Bluhm & Associates, and that I owed $57.00 for an unpaid bill from a clinic I have gotten medical care from. I do not owe anything.
They continued to claim that I owe them money, and they will turn it over to a collection agency. Turns out they are not attorneys, but debt collectors, trying to collect money, legit or not. Scammers!
This is a follow-up to my previous message. I did call the clinic from which I received care, and they did verify that I overlooked a payment due to them. How that happened, I do not know. As far as I know, they did not send me any statements for overdue amounts.
They turned it over to Mitchell Blum, which is a collection agency that collects debts. The billing dept. at the clinic did confirm that they are legitimate, and they do turn over unpaid debts to them. They are not actually lawyers - but debt collectors, looking to collect delinquent accounts.
Trouble is, they are tenacious in getting your debt paid. They don't give up. They will keep calling you until you pay. However, they may be calling a wrong number, the wrong person, a number from a previous owner, a relative, etc... to collect the debt. Or, they may be calling to collect a legitimate debt you owe. I ended up paying it, because the clinic did verify it for me.
So, that said, check your records. Contact your hospital, doctor, clinic, to verify the debt. If you are certain that they have the wrong person, and you don't owe, be firm and explain. Hope this helps some of you.
I am so tired of getting these calls and no messages to let me know who they are and what they want. I don't owe any delinquent accounts to doctors,hospital, stores, mail order catalogs nor individuals. I don't subscribe to magazines nor book clubs nor movie rental sources...........I have had this current number for over a year and am on the do not call list. I have received calls from someone everyday and in many cases, multiple times per day at all hours...........I am sick of it......I will not answer these calls unless they identify themselves. If anyone knows how to "block" such calls from coming into my house, please let me know. There has to be a solution to this growing problem and to deal with these scammers who seemingly are not bright enough to make a living doing anything else but annoying people on the phone. How sad.