I have been getting calls for a few years - different persons when I answer and sometimes a machine message on answering machine. I have has the number for 32 years and never heard of the person they are asking about. Every time they say they will take my number off but it starts again. Really annoying.
This is a credit card collections calling center, they are as ignorant as they get. I think they have a computer dialing then they hang up after they have been put through. They need to find a better way, if they don't leave a message, how do they expect to get paid? I think they are just hoping to annoy people into paying when they can't.
I received a phone call on Friday, 7 January 2011, from an individual with a heavy accent asking if I was who I was and asked if the last 4 digits of my SSN were my SSN. I said yes, and he proceeded to tell me he was a debt collector for Northland Group in regard to a Premier Bank account. I am trying to correct things on my credit report so I listened. He said the compnay was offering a one time settlement on the account. I agreed that I would like to participate, but it was the three questions he asked that showed some shady business going on. These are the three things he asked for that I did not reply: Estimated take home pay, my marital status, and how much I paid for mortgage/rent. I informed this individual that I had dealt with debt collectors in the past, and they never asked me any questions like that. And I hung up the phone. Then, the stupid person decides to call me back from this phone number: (650) 230-1967. He was actually begging for me to continue with trying to obtain a settlement. I hung up again. I do regret giving him my cell phone number. The following day, the phone number (267) 519-4400 called and it was the stupid [***] man again. I hung up again. They call like every other day from the (650) 230-1967 ohone number, but I am at work. Thank goodness I did not provide my work number. Besides, I have dealt with the real Northland Group in the past and they are very legit and professional.
I just received a phone call from 650-230-1967 today, 1/20/2011 at about 2:45pm. The caller hung up when the voicemail picked up. After reading post from Shena72, my husband & I will not be cooperating with this caller.