Shut down any answering device and ignore all unknown numbers. As long as they get an answer of some sort, they're likely to keep bothering you. They'll tire eventually of calling numbers that offer no answer. A call blocker may be of some use to you, try blocking their call as well.
CONVERGYS
Posted in: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-980-335-5178
Web site lists several locations, main branch in Ohio: http://www.convergys.com/company/locations/index.php
But they claim to be an outsourcing company, so considering where their branches are, it might answer the age old question, “Where did they get our information?”
BBB gives them an A+ with 2 complaints but does not list them as a collection agency: http://www.bbb.org/cincinnati/business-review ... ati-oh-26001047
Their LinkedIn page mentions everything but collections: https://www.linkedin.com/company/convergys
Ohio Dept. of State has numerous names for these people, but here is the general info:
Entity Number 947163
Business Name CONVERGYS CORPORATION
Filing Type CORPORATION FOR PROFIT
Status Active
Original Filing Date 07/02/1996
Expiry Date
Location: CINCINNATI County: HAMILTON State: OHIO
Agent / Registrant Information
C T CORPORATION SYSTEM
1300 EAST 9TH ST
CLEVELAND,OH 44114
Effective Date: 02/12/2009
Contact Status: Active
Incorporator Information
DOROTHY S KIM
Filings
Filing Type Date of Filing Document Number/Image
DOMESTIC ARTICLES/FOR PROFIT 07/02/1996 5559_1261
DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES 05/25/2010 201014500319
MERGER/DOMESTIC 12/08/2011 201134301424
Old Names
Effective Date Old Name
05/15/1998 FIRST INTERWORLD CORPORATION
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php