they are telling me that I was over paid after I got out of the military and I owed that money back. They tried getting my banking information from me. I have never gotten mail or a phone call from anybody from my previous command. They had no answers for any of my questions I asked and were very rude with me
I just got an AT&T cell phone for work and I guess the number I got must have been used by someone else. I get a call from this number at least twice a day. I haven't picked it up yet, as I have given this number to exactly three people and I knew it wasn't any of them. I had a couple of voicemail messages from a man who sounded hispanic, but I'm not sure if that was from this number or another number (I've had several wrong numbers in the past couple of weeks since I got the phone). I couldn't understand him except that he was looking for a "Miss" so and so.
They've been calling me everyday for over a month around 10:45-11:30am. I've spoken to one guy early on when they were calling me and he sounded drugged up as his info about me having to repay my GI Bill was very very sketchy. Tried telling me that since I dropped out of classes during Winter quarter in 2008, I have to repay that amount now.
Funny thing is, I wasn't in school Winter of '08...so I told him to go stuff himself and to quite calling me. It hasn't worked, so I filed a complaint with the FCC and hopefully that'll resolve it.
If you withdrew or received less than a 'C-' from classes without a hardship appeal, the VA will attempt to recover the money they paid for that term. Eventually, they may charge it off to a collection agency. It's sad, but legal...
If this is not your case you should dispute the account on your credit report, and to the agency in writing. Then, file a complaint with the FTC under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act as they are attempting to recover a debt that they have no right to. It may not add up to much more than a slap on the wrist, but if they are truly predatory, they will be heavily hit when enough people do it.
Additionally, request in writing under the FDCPA that they do not contact you further. Anyone can do this, under any circumstances. But, by letter of the law, it must be in writing, not email or phone.