THe person they are calling for does not live here.  I have asked them to please stop calling me.  THey used to leave messages until I turned my answering machine off.  They still call and I don't answer.  They must have let the phone ring 10 times.  Today this is the third time they have called in the last 10 minutes.

Called today and left a message concerning a legal matter and that it was important that I call them back. Not going to call them back, just going to keep ignoring the calls.

Have called my home numerous times, I don't have an answering machine, and I owe no one any late payments. Hopefully they will soon give up. Just shows on my caller ID and since it is a number I don't recognize I didn't return the call.

well, I got a phone call from the "law Firm"  being screwed over before I decided to do a lot of research they did call me about a debt I knew I owed but they were charging me well over the amount I know I originally owed and when I started politely telling them my rights (I wanted the original bill, I needed it in writing etc) they gave me a 50% settlement which was actually what I owed the credit card company to begin with lol.  I was put on hold a lot which worried me, but they had no problem at all emailing me a written agreement, but I made sure my request was very clear that I wanted it in writing my account will be closed, no further debt unpaid will be sold to any other firm and to delete trade lines if applicable etc.  I did call my bank and spoke with an advisor to make sure this felt legit, I researched the Better Business Bureau and this firm is not associated with them but they did post what they knew about them on the site and so on.  I would say, no matter who it is calling to collect debt, if you aren't certain, politely tell them you will have to call them back, if they are real they will comply.  Then do some serious research and don't go off of these sites, we are just people sharing experiences, look up the governments collection rights act which is very simple to read, look up the website itself from the company, find out if it has been reported fraudulent etc.  I honestly so far have not had a bad experience.  I did in fact owe the debt to a credit card company, I just had a hard time tracking down who had my debt and they happened to land it and call me which I am glad they did because its a big relief to pay it off finally.  Trust no one and be smart before agreeing.  Normally don't pay over the phone, I admit I am doing that but only after contacting my bank and talking to them about it first  but I was also clear in my letter how my credit card would be used and when.  That way if something does happen and I have to go to court its in writing.  GET IT ALL IN WRITING!  Good luck

I got a phone call from this number, and the caller asked, "Is Tom there?" (Tom is the soon-to-be-ex husband whom I left several months ago and who has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth now that it's time for him to step up to the plate in the divorce process.) I answered, "Tom no longer lives with me." The guy stammered a bit. I asked, "Are you a bill collector? I'm getting calls from loads of them, all trying to reach Tom." He answered that he works for a lawyer who is trying to figure out how to get Tom served with papers because they have filed in court against him regarding a contract he signed and didn't pay. I told them where Tom works, that he no longer lives at the address they had listed for him and that I do not know where he lives now but I know he left no forwarding address. I also told them what he does for a living and that he makes in excess of $150,000 per year but does not pay his bills because "paying bills is for stupid people." (His financial idiocy is a big reason for the divorce. I myself have a good credit standing.) I gave the caller all the information I knew and could provide, including the cell phone numbers for Tom's bosses, and wished him good luck. (A lesson to anyone out there: Never cheat on your spouse because what goes around, comes around.)