Received similar call to those mentioned in postings on this website. I am contacting the Secretary of the State who has promised to prosecute anyone who preys on the elderly. My mother is the one they are calling for and she is in her 80's. The number they told me to fax the Power of Attorney to (so they could speak with me) is 903.893.4157. She told me she is with the Mitchell D. Bluhm and Assoc. legal firm. I can't say she was rude, just a bit short. Her name is Ms. Riddick. She refused to give me any context for her inquiry. My prudential judgement as POA for my mother was to give her no info until they notify my in writing.
While the fax number is a TX number the number that appears on my cell phone caller ID is a local number in my own area code. They are pretty astute and may think they are able to get around the law. But they will hear from our Secretary of State Office for harassing the elderly and attempting to extort funds not owed to them. This all happened on April 26, 2010 at 2:17 PM.
If Ms. Riddick or anyone from this firm harvests info from this website, please know that you can't fool all the people, just some of them. No doubt you make enough $$ from those you can fool. I hope you pay for those ill-gotten gains one day.