I just received a call from this number asking for my father. This is my personal cell phone and I have absolutely no idea how they would have gotten my information to get in touch with him. Naturally I was suspicious and when I got nosy with my questions she just kept saying it was a personal business matter. I got online to research and thankfully found this page. So I know it is a medical billing issue but have no way of knowing if it is something he's paid already or not. Sent him the link to this page and hopefully he can take it from here. Chances are he would normally chalk it up to a telemarketer if he didn't know any better, so I don't know what R&B have to gain from being so secretive and shady. If they call my phone one more time they're going to get an earful.
I have recieved calls from R & B Corporation from this number 757 595 2000
I found these websites with information on the company including contact address.
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Virginia/Newpo ... ia-2755151.aspx
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=1259199
I am sending a stop calling letter to both R&B, and the AKA company Credit Control Corp to cover all the bases. http://www.credcontrol.com/contact.html
As a note if the caller gets nasty when you are trying to get information from them call your Consumer Protection agency they are usually very helpful, and will file a claim against them if you have done your due dilegence. Cheeper than hiring a lawyer.
They called me at work, and I don't appreciate it. The caller did leave a voice mail message identifying herself as Miss Valdez and did say that it was a call to collect a debt, but she did not give any other identifying information for her company, nor did she give any reference number or mention the creditor's name. I figured it was probably about a medical bill because I was hospitalized with a bad case of pneumonia this year, and I've had several follow-up chest x-rays in recent months. Although insurance didn't take care of everything, I did set up a payment plan with Riverside, which is the entity under which the hospitalization and all of the follow-up treatment has taken place (including visits with my primary care physician, who is also in the Riverside system). Because I wanted to know who called me at work, I searched on the number Miss Valdez had given in her message, 873-3667. Although she had not given the area code, I figured it was 757 because that's the area code of my work number, as well as the number from which she was apparently calling as recorded by the voice mail/caller ID system at my workplace, (757) 223-5641. When I searched on (757) 873-3667, I got this page, which is how I found out that the company was R & B Corporation. Out of curiosity, I first tried calling (757) 223-5641, the number Miss Valdez apparently called from, but although I tried two or three times, the number would automatically refuse to connect, sending my phone back to a dial tone. I called (757) 873-3667, and the woman who answered (not the same voice from the message) gave her first name but did not identify the company. I asked for Miss Valdez but was told that she was on another call. I asked if this was R & B Corporation, and on receiving a positive response, I said I was just wondering why they're afraid to leave their company name when they leave a voice message. The woman (Patty) said, "We're not afraid to do anything" and asked my name. I said I wasn't going to tell her but was just curious as to why they wouldn't leave their company name on a message. Patty said something like if I told her who I was she could find out and tell me why, and said "I'm Patty Young. Who am I speaking with?" but I repeated that I wasn't going to tell her and signed off. I think I'm going to look my bills over and consult with Riverside and my insurance company before I address this any further. If necessary, I will then deal with R & B only in writing.
What a Rude Company. They called to speak with me. I said "speaking" thinking..this has got to be important the way this women is panting.. YES PANTING.. She informed me I owed a bill from Sentara, and if I didn't pay, well, I would have more problems than I have even seen. Yep that direct. So, I went there.. I told her I have my EOB's, check's I wrote to cover what was not covered, and yep, now she had to be worried. She called me outright a lier. Yes a Lier! I know of FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and the good they do for us out there with people like this... now she has a problem and that panting is going to get worse, I gave her the FTC number of complaint I filed on her and her company and they took over. FEDERAL TRADE told me she broke 16 laws in less than 20 minutes.. Needless to say, our system is really screwed up to try and get money out of people..And the sad part of this is this... Had they of called my mother.. she would of paid it.. Elderly just don't know and if you say they owe something, they pay it. I hate that our country that is falling apart has come to this. And pray that others will take my advice and warm people like this that this can be stopped. Just tell them you will call the FTC, and do call them. get your case number, and have this information ready.. 1.Who you talked to, 2.what was said, 3.what they wanted and 4.who they were calling for.. Odds are the people they are calling for, don't wanting to do with the FTC. Good luck and let's put an end to this kind of punishment we have to endure just by answering our phones..