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.
As usual, these collection creeps refuse to identify the who, what, when, and where. They are absolutely crude in TRYING to REDATE anything that you owe, may have owned or never owned. They also are famous for trying to collect on debts that HAVE BEEN PAID. My advice would be that anyone who is contacted by them should get a credit report @freecreditreport.com and see what's happening. Remember debt collectors buy and sell "DEBT". Oh yes, one more thing...NEVER give them credit card, debit card or banking information...they will absolutely try to collect from you at the face value (THEIR'S) of the so called amount...plus anything they want to tack on.
I strongly suggest everyone experiencing harassing phone calls go to Radio Shack and purchase a telephone line recorder module and a digital voice recorder (about $50 for the setup).
Hook it up to your phone line and start the recorder before you answer the phone. This way, everything said will be captured for future evidence in court proceedings.
After you get sufficient evidence over several calls, when they call and start in on you, interrupt them and say "Hold on a second, my recorder is not working right". The next sound you will hear will be the dial tone and they will never call you again, if they are smart. Recorders are like cryptonite to collectors because they know they are saying things against the FCRA and FDCPA laws.
I hope to have printed shortly a bumper sticker that I will sell for cost. The bumper sticker should be taken to the parking lots of collection agencies and put on the bumpers of everyone who works at the agency. The sticker reads "Please don't tell my mother I am a debt collector. She thinks I am a piano player in a whorehouse".