These [***] have numerous numbers numbers and are trying to collect outdated debts that have been written off. I had identity theft 15 years ago and sent the original company who was circuit city at the time and i provided the proper paperwork proving it wasnt my debt. I am part of a class action lawsuit regarding harassment of this company . To date i personally have blocked 24 of their numbers. They have offices from iowa ,texas, virginia , pennsylvania, and im sure more to come.
You need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation letter (think of it as the best $6.47 you ever invested). Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it. Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter. You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to. Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment. If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it. Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front): http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
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Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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 of 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 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://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general
This will be the 39th number of theirs I have blocked. On my cell phone l simply save to contacts with a "Z" in front. You can put 5 numbers under each name. I am on. Z 8th Portfolio. Set ringtone to "no ring" w z they are at end out of the way and you are not bothered by a ring.