This number has called me and threatened to call my place of employment. I have no idea who it is or what it is pertaining to. She speaks so softly that you can barely understand her which is probably their angle for getting you to call them.
Got a call from this number, caller left a message stating she was Mary a dispatcher from Hewitt. She stated they had tried numerous times to contact me and at this point they wanted to arrange to have me served. I know they haven't contacted me before, so I assume this is a scam. If someone wanted to serve me they would show up, not ask me to make an appointment. You can hear a lot of voices in the background, sounds like an enormous call center.
This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, etc. all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php