First call a Dan Shapiro left voice mail stating he was with ARS and a claim was being filed against my name and social in county they think I live in.
I called back within a couple of days and I blocked my number. A person named Mike answered and noted that my number was blocked. I asked what ARS stood for and he stated it was Atlantic Recovery Services. I said that oh then you are debt collectors to which he said no not true at all but that they were a file claims office. Tried to ask what did that mean but he refused to say anything else until I identified myself.
I called back a bit later and Dan Shapiro answered and again my blocked number was mentioned.
I asked what ARS stood for and he told me ARS means ARS but I kept on until he said Atlantic Recovery Solutions. He was very argumentitive, even called me a hard head a few times. He would not explain what the file claims office thing was nor say anything unless I identified myself. He eventually ended the call by hanging up on me.
I won't say either of the two guys I talked to were exactly rude and they wished me a nice day but both were evasive in explaining what a file claim office was.
A legitimate company does not have a problem telling ANY caller what their company name is and what they actually do. A company that refuses to identify themselves or their line or work is definitely either very shady or scammers.
Atlantic Recovery Solutions is not BBB accredited and was started in December 2012. The president of the company is a Zachariah Aga. At least that is the info I found on the Internet. The calls show from Buffalo NY but the address of company is not Buffalo. They do have a website.