Yep, I also get the 'Caldwell Johnson' harassing phone calls. Same stuff about the checking account. As if I'm that dumb to give some bot that injects a fake name any personal info over the phone.
Scam artist, William Banks, Stephanie Smith, Nicki Jones & Monica to say the least. But the AIC or [***] In Charge is William Banks at this 415-658-9707 location. They need to be exposed and should all be ashamed of themselves. I would rather be on the streets than to have a low life job like this.
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits these kinds of tactics. Look up the FDCPA and learn how to deal with these people. Remember, debt collectors bank on the hope that people owing debts do NOT fully understand their rights and obligations, and use many tactics to get someone to admit to a debt, agree to pay a debt via arrangements, or some other way to get around the fact that SOMEONE SAID TO OWE A DEBT HAS 30 DAYS TO CHALLENGE A DEBT, or even ackknowledge a debt is valid, IN WRITING.
Please, folks, look up the FDCPA! Arm yourselves with knowledge
Called my Orange County CA cell phone this morning and left a message about "waiting for the next available agent" to discuss something wrong about my checking account. Then they played me some inappropriate music and repeated the "please wait for agent" message, at which time my phone message service timed out and the recorded message was terminated. Unbelievable. The main speaker had a kind of fake Andy Griffith voice with a "friendly" Southern accent that was completely unpersuasive.
Andy Griffith? San Francisco call origin? I don't think so.
Seven months later, and I got another illegal call to my cell phone. I see I reported one last August. This time there was no message, just a minute of recorded dead air before disconnection.