Wel, they aren't very busy. One caller reported this number in July and now in February of the following year. Don't know who this is or if it is really a nuisance call.
Received one call and after saying hello 4 times, a female said the call could be recorded 4 times. Asked for a minor by name in our home and when we advised that person was a minor, lady became VERY rude. Kept saying the call could be recorded. We asked who they were with and what it was in regards to and was told they could not discuss since we were not the person they asked for, they refused to identify themselves and the company they were with , then hung up on us. We called back, was put on hold and then when we asked again who they were, they would not say. They asked why we were calling them. Explained what had just happened and they asked for our phone number. Told them since they had been calling us, they should have it already. They were VERY VERY rude. Then they proceeded to tell us a balance of just under $1000 was owed in the minor's name they asked for and we could take care of the balance via check or credit card over the phone. We told them they were crazy for thinking we would just give our account information out and if they were truly a legit company, we would have seen a bill. Still never identified themselves until the very end as Trans World. Told them to stop calling us. AVOID THIS CALL!!!!!
Consumers across the country report that they're getting telephone calls from people trying to collect on loans the consumers never received or on loans they did receive but for amounts they do not owe. Others are receiving calls from people seeking to recover on loans consumers received but where the creditors never authorized the callers to collect for them. So what's the story?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:
is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.
Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.
STOP CALLING REPORTED THIS NUMBER TO MY LAWYER AND BBB AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY;S OFFICE SO IF YOU WANT TO CLL ME BACK I WILL GIVE YOU THERE NUMBERS AND YOU CAN TALK TO THEM.