This is NOT AT&T. It is a scam. They called me with a recording saying to log onto some website to get a $200 credit from AT&T. I didn't get the website name down right but I called the number back and the recording referred me to 800-712-3000. This is another scam number.

This number that I received on my cell, is 1-800-343-5945. No message, have been receiving many random calls, from all over the united states,normally there is know one on the other end,because these callers normally leave voice messages, or just deadspace, when I got this number the person,who had this number ,is a women she works for a business in southwestern  lower michigan,I also get text messages,not sure if frontier realizes who had this phone  numberbefore me,this women us quite popular,she gets all kinds of calls,from allot if people,there are debt collectors,calls security for the company that she works for, when I received  the call at 2:00 am I picked and asked who they were calling and why,they told me her name,and who she works,

Who's number is this?

800-343-5945 Who is this calling me?

You're replying to a post that is years old? And yes, it is illegal to contact family members to trace a debt. No doubt you are an upright citizen thats never owed a dime in his sad little life. Trash? Look in the mirror.

You sound like a proffesional debtor. If people would pay their bills (on time) they would not get these calls, Also it is NOT illegal to contact family member for skip tracing purposes. Nice language by the way,that but thats what you can expect from trash who owes $.

I never recived a phone call from this number, however I had an AT&T "Unpaid Charge" On my credit score that was "sold to" Southwest  Credit System for a charge of $113.00. I was deployed to afghanistan at the time of "Question" did not have the tools to access anything that could have cost me. I was a AT&T Customer before but I cancelled my service by orders long before deployment and closed all accounts of possible charge.

I suggest if you are reciveing these calls, to check your credit score also. I don't know for sure if there is a link between the two, but it is odd I have the same two companys on this task.

So I just got this phone call from some lady claiming to be with AT&T telling me something about avoiding credit fraud by transferring $1000 from something to somewhere. I was disoriented since it was a phonecall I received right as I woke up, which she gave confusing information. It had to do with out U-verse account, which we do have, but it isn't under my name, it's under my mother's, so I didn't know why they were calling me. Right as I was asking my mom about it, she got annoyed and hung up.

She told me it was under an address that I have never lived at, but she also told me my 4 digit SSN, which concerns me a lot. Should I get a fraud alert on my account?

This number just called me five minutes after I tried checking my phone bill.

Received two phone calls today, 11/16/11.  Once in the morning at 8:34AM from (678-733-9200), did not leave any message, then this second call from (800-343-2633), did not leave any message.  

Can anyone stop these none sense phone calls, stop wasting people's time and cell phone minutes.

How come they called me ystrday they know my rssn, address,birthday, email. The exact amount of money that i own to att, and she was telling me  pay it now and ill cut the amount 50% ....?????
I dont know what to do now, should i claim for ssn theft and personal onfo theft ??
Any advice please...

THEY KEPT CALL ASKFOR YOU RSSN AND TELL YOU NEED TO PAY THIS BILL THEY USE MANY NUMBER WHEN THEY CALL CAN THEY DO THIS HEY WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE YOU HEAR ALOT OF PEOPLE TALK IN THE BACK THEY CALL FROM A 2025591290-2021294 NUMBER SD TO DO SOMETHING WITHTHEM

A message says it's from Southwest debt collection.

called business..no message left...

Got call from this number claiming to represent Cingular Wireless.  Says I owe a past due amount for $858.  Identified me with my maiden name (that I haven't used in 11 years), and demanded immediate payment or they would "take further action".  First of all, they didn't have my correct name and I haven't had cingular wireless service.  I turned tables on him, which he didn't like, because I actually do debt collection for a living....I started quoting him the laws for collection here in CA.  Total scam it is...and he knew it when I asked for his business name, address, real phone number (not portal they call from), and license number.  Refused to give it to me.   He got flustered and hung up on me.

I just reported this company to the BBB.  They call me once a month and there's never anyone on the line when I answer.  When I call back, I'm told that I'm not in their system.  They promise to remove me, and then they call again in a few weeks.  The operator this time hung up on me when I started to say "I get a call..."

Got a call today september  2nd 2011 at 09:30.a.m, i was told that i  did not pay my cell phone bill for WERIZON  WERILESS, i told them to stop calling and the girl i have spoken to said, we will call you anyway, when i said that i will report them for harrasing me, she said, like they will belive you, BE WEARE, these idiots are crazy!!!!

*** South West Credit **** Collection Agency ***

I have received calls from this number daily. Whenever I answer, there is such a long pause then you get someone on the line who barely speak English. She asked for a Justin, told her that this was a business not a residence. After days of this non-sense, I called the 800# to have our number removed, I was "hung up" the first attempt, so I do what they do, called back. I finally spoke with someone else, told her to remove our number, this is such non-sense when you are at work and calls like these come in demanding to speak with whom ever they have on their "list", when you say they have the wrong number then you are suppose to know family members. I first don't know the person whom you are in search of, so obviously I can not assist you.  Seriously, get a new line of career.

Receiving calls from 800-266-6932, 502-650-8091, 731-642-8454, 502-650-8113, & 800-343-2633 and they are all unknown to me and are wasting cell phone minutes.  Is this a scam to use minutes thus requiring minutes purchase from providers - new trick to get more business!!

The asking for verification is the new requirement for the FCRA. They must only give the info to you specifically, not a roommate, or friend. So one way to get around the new requirement is to ask you to confirm your info. That doesn't weaken your position of strength -

Here's what to do:
1. Get info - ask for their mailing address, who you are talking to, and THEIR account number on you. Then politely say, I do not recognize Debt Collectors, I do not want you to call me at this number again.

2. Fire off a Cease & Desist letter, Certified, Return Receipt Requested to their address, with the account number (they just gave you).

3. Make notes. And if you feel they have violated sections of the FCRA, get ahold of LembergLaw.com. They may be able to get you some money!

Good luck!

I don't know the person you are calling at my home number.  This is a harassment.  I have asked you not to call and you continue to do so.  STOP

There are better ways to win friends and influence people.

We only have pre-paid cell service. Ha ha ha, the "yokes on them" !!!

Don't know how they got my number. Never leave a message and call at random times. I googled and all that comes up are comments about fraud on many sites.

This was strange. I got a call from them (one of many) they ask for a person who used to rent a room from me and had his own cell phone. Apparently they got my landline number from the address. Since they keep calling I decided to call back and tell them he no longer lives here and I have no info about where he now is.
I called the number back, it said if you know your party's extention press 1, if you want to pay "over the phone" press 2, to speak to a representative press 0. I did and nothing happened. I waited. I finally hung up.
Few minutes later a woman called back, very informal (not like a business) and said "did you just call Southwest credit?" I said yes, and explained they were calling a person who used to rent a room from me but no longer did. I expected questions like "do you have a number for him now?" etc. The woman very quickly said "okay, we will remove your number (she must have had on Caller ID) and not call there anymore" I thanked her and hung up.
  She sounded like a person just calling from her home or something. I've never talked to anyone about someone who no longer lives here- sometimes they call about my son who now lives in So America and hasn't lived with me for 8 or so years, who doesn't have a phone, and question me about him, who just accepted what I said, without question.
   It's GOOD because the person doesn't live here and I have no info about reaching him. Just seemed odd. Unless they had down my number was one they got from the address and not his actual number, so like a "just try it" number.
  I'm wondering if people call and think the only way to stop the calls is to pay the debt, whatever it is, and push 2 and put in credit/debit card info to pay it (or get it stolen) Not saying this is true, but the person who called me back didn't seem businesslike and didn't seem really interested in finding the person I said no longer lives here.
   Passing this on for what it's worth.

Why do people complain about getting collection calls when they don's pay thier bills. what do you expext?. People dont realized that withour debt collectos consumers would be paying triple if not more for merchandie. Pull your head out people!

Pay your bills and you wont get calls from debt collectors.

I wish these fukcfaces would stop calling me. I don't know a "Christian Bernie", and I don't care about his debt. But if I find him, I'm kicking his a** for giving these b*****ds my number

I get calls from this number for people I don't know and supposedly for me.  I do have AT&T currently and all my accounts with them are current.  Thinking I'm going to block this number.  Still trying to figure out how they get a cell phone number and my private phone number that's not listed!