I am listed on the do not call list and still get calls from this bottom feeder. The do not call list seems to be a joke. I hope the attorney does sue them. My bills are all current and this is a real obnoxious nasty entity probably working out of a kitchen somewhere.
Avante USA is a collection service out of Houston, Tx.
http://www.avanteusa.com/
They specialize in Credit card, medical bills, and debt buyers.
They are vicious in their dealings and use scare tactics that are dangerously close to being against the law according the Fair Debt Collection Act.
They have no 800 numbers, and use an automated dialer to make calls and leave messages, so answering the phone will not get you anything except one less message.
I had a message on my answering machine tonight from a female. It's a very nasal sounding voice and I can't make out if she is identifying herself and her company. The first thing I can make out, I believe she states she's from the financial solutions department "regarding a very important decision that is currently in the process to be finalized in regards to yourself. You have until today, Monday, March 15th, to return the call. My number is 832-476-1740 and my direct extension is 618. Return the call immediately." The actual call came in at 9:16 a.m. today, and my call i.d. simply says "Southwest", 1-281-501-7533, which when I google, says the number is an "unpublished landline in Houston, TX and is unavailable for free", so to google the number, they want my credit card number and my cell phone number. Yeah, that'll happen. She never says who it is in the household she is looking for. Sorry honey, no one in my house owes anybody anything.
Got several of these robocall messages from these people. I will not call this place back b/c i know I have no outstanding debts and have a 790+ credit score. Second any place that was a legitimate business calling me from out of my state would have a 1-800 number or toll free number. This may be phishing scam for people trying to do ID theft or somebody running a mom and pop want to be collection agency out of their home.
They keep calling me as well. They threaten me on the answering machine that they will turn the matter over to the court in my county. They also want me to settle with them for less than what they say I owe. I don't owe them anything. They also call more than once a week. Getting tired of it.