Who is using this number?

HAVE YOUR INFO BUT REFUSE TO SEND ANYTHING TO YOUR HOME IN WRITING

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:

?is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
?refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
?asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
?exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.

If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:

?Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.

?Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.

?Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft ? charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.

?Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate ? but you think the collector may not be ? contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.

?Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Yes, these people keep calling. The first time I ignored them the 2nd time they used a debt that I had already paid and when I called the people that I had paid they told me don't talk to them. Then the 3rd time I investigated myself asking them which bank was the loan with and when I called the bank they verified that I did not have an account with them ever. They have called once again I think I'm going to have to change my phone #

Got a call from them yesterday. Said they were with some investigations company and were filing papers with the court. I asked for details and they said it was for a cash advance I supposedly took out in 2010 in Texas. Didn't even live in TX in 2010. I told them to stop calling or it will be reported. Havent heard from them again....will see if they call again...

They called me twice last week, I called back....lady answered saying Investigations and she was Agent so/so. She had all my info and claimed that I had an unpiad debt.....well to her surprise I had already paid that debt and had a letter proving it; she was like oh well this must be a different one....I called the agency where I paid the debt and they said they would take care of it.....havent heard from them since : )

Tried to call the number back, a woman answered the line with "Investigations, Agent (unintelligible) how may I help you.  

Sounds like some junk debt buyer

Called my cell but didn't leave a message