Yes, I am getting these calls. But I haven't had a land line phone for years. Just got one a couple of months ago and no one knows my number. But I keep getting calls for the person that had this number before me. Bank mortgae people calling, credit card people , Dr. Offices. Just all kinds of people calling asking for the couple that had this number before. Evidently phone com. didn't let number stay vacant very long before they reassigned it. I got all the other calls stopped. Now just this one. I could get my phone number changed, but then have to go thru all of that again. Or I could remove my phone and go back to not having land line. Don't really need it. Use my cell phone all the time.
I get a call from them everyday and they leave a message about a legal matter.
I finally answered today and they asked to speak to me, but they referred to me with my maiden name, I have been married for 11 years...
They immediately asked for my birthday. That is when I stopped and realized it was fraud. She said I have an outstanding speeding ticket and that there could be a warrant for my arrest...
This is absolutely a scam, beware!
So what did you do; Pay this collection agency or pay the court? I ask because I paid the past due bill directly to the court and this collections agency still calls me. I told them once it was paid, but they still call. Just wondering what I should do next to make them stop!!!
You do realize that Kristal posted here 5 years ago right? Did you expect here to keep coming back here to check to see if someone replied to her 5 years later? If you really need to know, then read the following:
It is incumbent upon them to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it. Not the other way around. If you paid the fine, then you should have a receipt for it from the courthouse, which is all the proof you need.
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