Nope, that's not what people should think at all. If one of these clowns calls, make them send PROOF of the debt as they are required to do. Whenever they come on this site spewing this pay-your-bills shite they're just trying to run the scam here because the intimidation tactics aren't working well enough on the phone.
So "rob" (great fake name for a collector by the way) nice to hear from you, glad to see you working on Saturday to make that quota LOL. Gonna show your boss your little post so he'll go easier on ya out thar in Rawlins? Hehe.
I received a call from this number today and while searching to find out what it was about I found many saying it's a scam and just as many others saying it's a collection center. I went to the better business bureau and they have a pretty high rating... A to be exact. Feel free to look for yourself
http://www.bbb.org/wyoming-and-northern-color ... lins-wy-6002532
I've gotten several calls from different places wanting to "collect". I even got a call from someone wanting to talk with "the person in charge of the affairs of the late so-and-so",someone I didn't know". Some of us get these calls NOT because we owe money but because someone else gave the wrong phone number, intentionally or not. It's really a pain.
These people work for a collection agency and are simply trying to track down folks who owe money. I got the same call a couple of times and finally contacted them. Call during business hours and you will get to talk with someone. They were looking for someone with my name, but it was the wrong person and wrong number. They simply took my number off their list. These folks are just trying to do their job. If someone owed you $$ you would want them to pay you back. I saw someone on this site checked them out with the BBB and the co. had an "A" rating. I felt it was safe to contact them. They were very polite and appreciative.
then why won't they identify themsleves and who they are trying to contact. Received a phone call myself and they were looking for an old boyfriend. Did not appreciate the harassing phone call.