[My first and last name], you need to take care of an important matter at (in?) my office today! 832 476 1740 extension 330
Since they do not identify themselves in any way and I don't know anyone in that area code, I looked it up and found this page.
I do have outstanding medical bills (which are being handled by agencies outside of Texas) but I will not waste my time with a company that won't be honest with the debtors they handle.
I have spoken to real medical bill debt collectors before who were kind to me even though they knew I wouldn't be able to submit a payment to them right that second. I was uninsured in the state where I had an emergency and I don't have any regular income. Being treated with respect by the collectors on my past due ER bill reminds me that I really should make it a priority to pay the bill, with consideration for the hospital that treated me. If they had tactics like the people at this number I would have just thrown out the paperwork.
Absolute jerks on the phone looking for a client of mine who is a ward of the state and in a nursing home. The more I explained his social security was essentially attached by the state the more the collector tried to put the bite on me. I told her to go back and get aquainted with the Fair Debt Collections Act AND NOT CALL ME!!!!
They refused to tell me how they got my number. Thugs.
We have received many calls from 832-476-1740, Tom Jenkins (I think). I called today, the company name is Avante. I pushed the button for the option to speak with next available person. The woman I spoke with was very nice and polite. I explained we have only had the number for 3 months and we get a lot of phone calls for the people they are looking for. I asked if it was possible to put a note with this number that the people they want don't have it anymore, she nicely said, "No problem. I'll take this number out of the system". Now we wait to see if they really do, or if she was lying.