I got a call about my student loan. I called the Department of Education to verify all this and this number was legit. They were very nice and due to some new "Obama" regulations, I only had to pay 5$ a month. Very glad I answered. All the information can be verified at .gov websites or by calling the Department of Education.
They left a message about a student loan that I don't have. I have a common name and they must have looked up my phone number on the internet by name and called it. I get occasional calls from numbers like this too. 615-469-xxxx 615-690-xxxx. I never answer a number I don't recognize...