These are some sort of scam operation. They have an address from about 5 years ago & say I ordered 10-15 magazines & now they are collecting. Never happened! I usually don't answer & they leave no message.
This number repeatedly calls my number looking for my mother, who has spottless credit. Her name is on the phone bill, though, so I'm assuming that's where they got her name from. They called twice- the first time I stupidly gave my name, and the second time, I thought it was my friend calling from Chicago, and told them she wasn't here. It is nothing but a scam, and I'm pretty sure I got on their calling list by getting a free wakeup call. After I got that, I started getting all sorts of calls- free cruises, packages that needed to be picked up, all sorts of things. Then, these started. I only used that service once, and I wish they'd stop, because it's really starting to frighten me a bit.
I received a call on my cell about a bill in 2004 from this same phone number today. The man said he works for Malcolm S Gerald and Associates collection agency and wanted me to pay an amount and I could use my bank account I said no then he wanted to me to use credit card or debit card I said no then e-mail I said no. I look this agency up on Internet and see all these calls. Not sure what to think.
The number he gave me to contact him was 800-265-3796 and 312-922-6500 He offered to settle this really old bill for a third of what the bill was suppose to originally be. I contacted original company and they had no knowledge of any collection they said they would have attempted to collect numerous times before ever turning over to collection agency!