Received the exact call as others have reported. Left a voicemail calling me by a totally different name. Called back to say the person referenced in the voicemail had not been notified, as I have had my number for fifteen years. Guy was very rude and abrupt, only saying my name had been removed from their call list! Ya think?
234-815-0426 called my husbands number left a voice message saying "This message is intended for (robotic voice) Yvonne % ************. I received an order regarding a complaint that was filed against you. I have the right to serve you with documents to appear at either your residence or place of employment. If you have any questions or concerns about this complaint or wish to rectify the matter, you can hit any key on your phone to connect to our office directly or call us at the following number 234-815-0426. When calling, please reference File # MDX******. You have officially been notified."
I have no outstanding debits, received no other phone calls or notifications in the mail. I will not be calling them and wasting my time
Yup got the same call today as the rest of you stating i have 2 charges and once they find me, then there is nothing more they can do to help me...find me for what? help me with what?
I have received three (3) dunning calls from this number on my cell phone and several dunning calls on my Mother's House telephone (How did they get this number; it is not listed in the telephone directory) / LAN Line over the last three (3) days. They are alleging that I have two charges pending against me. They gave a case number of MXB297572 and stated papers will be served to my employer. Good luck with the employer thing; I have lost my job, security clearance, and military career due to these calls. But, I will be contacting the FCC and FTC.
The FCC does not have jurisdiction over debt collectors. No charges are filed because you owe money. That is why it is called civil debt and not criminal. Also, read CWG40's post on the previous page of this thread.
This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, be sued, and a variety of other variations on this, all for an alleged or nonexistent debt. One of the tricks they use is to call your work place repeatedly in an attempt to shame you into paying. They also use the “process server” who calls and claims he is going to serve you, but then says you could avoid it by calling another number.
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php