I have had the same experience. For a year I have had horrible calls from a collector yelling and screaming and rude saying I owe for an old US Bank account. I went to the bank which I have never had an account and confirmed that a "Patricia" does owe for one but not me. They call it tracing; Finding one piece of the puzzle and then going after the subject. Even though wrong ss, wrong middle initial...same first name! The calls stopped for a few months then started again. So again I went to US Bank, same lady and verified. Now almost a year later of these calls and there have been many! I get an address verification, for a law suit from 323.319.2691 they referred me to Barry Lawson and James Schultz 866.571.1694. Seemed fishy...same story, this time they said getting ready for court. Of course no info was given out from me but still it ruffles my feathers! How dare they try and harass me over over a year.
Private phone number: I was contacted by a Ms. Mary Jo Thompson, Process Server, stating she was attempting to contact me to come to my house to serve Litigation papers against me. She relayed the company, Mason and Maxwell, and an Affidavit # for reference. I was given 1-866-919-4861 to contact. Upon calling the company, I was informed it was a case of unpaid debt, and I was being sued for FRAUD on a payday loan. I have never obtained such a loan, and supposedly owed nearly $2000.00. The clerk even referenced an old address that I had not lived at for over 7 years. I inquired on where the company was located, and if I could have the documentation faxed to me for review. The clerk then placed me on hold, and a female "Supervisor" came on the line. Upon requesting documentation faxed to me as proof, I was asked if I intended to pay off this debt today or make payment arrangements. I informed the "Supervisor," that I will be forwarding the documentation to my lawyer to handle before moving forward, as this is not a debt I have not incurred. The Supervisor disconnected the call at that point.
Thank god I found your post! Same names and business and they have been calling my work and harrassing me! Plus the affidavit numbers were different each person I talked to! They said I took out a payday loan online in 2011 which I didn't and then I didn't pay it in the amount of $400.00! What should I do from here?