I followed up on a message left on my phone from 800-482-3013. I spoke with a polite, intelligent, helpful woman who in short order determined that they were targeting the wrong person. Same name as mine, but nothing else matched. The woman apologized for any inconvenience and promised to correct their records, which she did while we spoke. It would appear that this is, in fact, a legitimate collection agency located in Sarasota, Florida. I did not detect anything that seemed a scam.

I don't even live near Florida  it's a scam

that was attempted and 50 million people lost their lives as a result

Thanks for your research and info.  Shylock is determined to get his pound of flesh, but he's too stupid to realize it always ends up being his own.

ThugTroll and dirtbag: the derogatory statements and pathetic rationalizations throughout your paragraph stink of the worst kind of dog flatulence.  

People at collection agencies rank near the bottom of sub-human character, next to lawyers, politicians, activists and human resource departments.  Scum like you who are on their payroll and who troll sites like this to do their bidding are the worst!

and let's go after the scum who troll sites like this to further intimidate people

ThugTroll and dirtbag:  Only thieves randomly call people to intimidate them into paying expired debts, or ones owned by others.  Only losers troll these sites to to spew the garbage you write.

ThugTroll: how much are they paying you to spew this crap?

ThugTroll: They're about as legit as you and your phony rationalizations.  You should all be lined up against a wall and shot.

"Carl Ross" from this number called a relative's cell phone, and refused to state his business or mail documentation to me even though I have power of attorney for the incapacitated individual he was inquiring after.  I wished him well, told him not to call the number again if he couldn't be clear about the reason for the call.

I just got a letter for a debt I know nothing about supposedly to enterprise. Someones kid damaged my car and their homeowners insurance was footing the bill for the repairs and the rental car. This happened over a year ago and there has been no notification of a problem with the insurance paying why am I getting this debt collection letter a year later in a debt that isn't mine it should go to the ladies insurance or to the lady!

Called twice, left no message

I used to work for them. They deal with many reasons for calling. While I do agree they shouldn't call you if you are not the person they are looking for, they are calling to collect a debt. They are a collection agency that handled mostly Cell Phone accounts that were closed.  They are not harassing you, you owe someone money. I know when I worked there, I was one of the nice people that wanted to work with you because I knew what you were going through. Not all collectors are bad people.
I was based out of Commack, NY when I worked for them.

calls every single day and asks for someone who doesn't live here which i've told them 20+ times. told them to stop calling and even sent a certified letter threatening a lawsuit. think that scared them?......NO.  guess the law has no teeth. so, i found a program that blocks them. so simple, life is good again. They are:
VENGROFF, WILLIAMS and ASSOCIATES.

Quite amusing how the debt collection companies come and post on these blogs now.

Not only do they try to bully you at home, on your cell, at work but they think they can bully you here on a blog where people are trying to find out why they are calling in the first place.

To the debt collectors, quit telling people to answer and resolve the issue. I can't tell you how many times I have answered the phone and a collection agency is looking for my ex wife (ex from 15 years ago) or they are callling looking for somebody that has the same name as I do. We are not obligated to help you find somebody or give you the correct information.

To the consumer. This is really easy, if you don't owe anything don't answer the phone. That is what the answering machine is for.  

If you think you owe someting then check your credit report. Guess what, if there is nothing on your credit report than they are trying to collect on a debt that is very very old. Guess what? They can't put extermely old debts on your credit report. Of course they will say they can (not legally). I had this happen one time on a phone bill that was 15 years old. I had filed this debt on a bankrupcy but rather than call the collection agency and fax them the bankruptcy papers, I disputed the date of the debt. You see creditors will charge off or write off the debt, they will then sell the debt to one of these agencies, years later the collection agency will file it on your credit report like it's some type of new debt. Sound like double jeporady doesn't it. Well guess what, you can disput the orginal date of the debt and if it's past 7 years or in some cases 10 years, the credit reporting agencies will remove it from your report. It's free to disput a debt.

How do I know all this? It took a long time to get on my feet after filing bankruptcy 15 years ago. I know this much, I have been responsible with paying my bills every since. So when a collection company calls, I dont answer the phone. They don't care if your obligated to pay the debt anymore. They hope that by threatening you that you will pay for something you don't even have ot pay for. After all, they are in business to make money and the only way to get it is if you pay.

Just my thoughts.

whats the program that u got and where can i get it

If you are being called by a collection agency that is violating the Federal FDCPA, then there are several things you can do. However, the first thing that you need to do is get a copy of the Federal FDCPA, and  then you need to read it and study it. After that if you are being harassed by debt collectors who are violating the Federal FDCPA, consider contacting a consumer attorney to see if what your options are, or you can contact the Federal Trade Commission and file a complaint.

You're an idiot and probably work for this outfit.  Why don't YOU get a life?

Thank you!

Get you a Lawyer and sue them,that's what I did and collected several thousands of dollars.

said the call was in regard to a medical matter and wouldn't give details.  they were trying to reach my father who has some medical bills in collection due to massive stroke, cardiac arrest and no medical insurance.

I SUED THESE PEOPLE AN GOT 26,500.00 FOR HARASSSING PHONE CALLS.HIE JOHN WATTS OUT OF BIRMINGHAM,AL. HE IS THE BEST.

WTF, i suppose you work for these idiots, right? Sure the hell sounds like it. I'm sorry, but they call me every day, clear up until 11pm. so don't tell me they don't call at all hours. I have continued to answer the phone and let them know they have the wrong number, since they are calling my cell number. I don't have any idea who the person is they are wanting, it sure isn't me. First used their automated removal and then kept talking to a person and asking to be removed. Each time i am assured that they will do it, but heck no, i just received a call from them about 20 minutes ago. So, don't always assume what you don't know. There are alot of them out there that have unethical business practices, are you one of them?

People who are being called by this number are in collections or have a relative in collections. You people are ridiculous in your accusations about a company's practices. The offices you are speaking of are closed at 9pm EST so there's no way they can call after that time. Also, you may tell the automated system it is a wrong number, but unless you take the time to pick up the phone and advise a LIVE COLLECTOR they won't know to remove the phone number as a wrong one. Get a grip and realize they work for a living and are just trying to do their job to the best of their ability.

Unsolicited robotic call beginning with another name "This is an important message for ------"

Vengroff Williams sent me a letter asking me to provide details of an injury my son  had a couple of years ago claiming that the health care insurer I had at that time was trying to "recover" costs.  Strange, because I paid my co pay as required at the time for the visit, I paid for any prescriptions and  aby subsequent visits. It was a very threatening letter and stated that my insurer would refuse to pay any claims, my credit status would be ruined etc. I ignored it. Several weeks later I got another letter with even worse language and court type forms in it to intimidate me. I called a person I know who works for the health insurer I had at the time of the accident and asked them to find out if I was being pursued for any past outstanding debts. I received a call back and was told absolutely nothing was owed by me. So, a couple of weeks later I picked up a couple of old computer monitors at a swap meet, boxed them up, taped Vengroff Williams return envelopes to the boxes and sent them back. Hopefully I cost these B*****ds some of  the money they were trying to defraud me of!!

I feel like it's useless to point fingers. Yes, debt sucks, but if the company wants their money so badly, why don't they just call me themselves?  I refuse to talk to a machine. It's not safe to give personal information such as your SSN or your credit card number of the phone, much less to a robot.  If whatever company I am indebted to really wants their money, the will call me personally and have me speak to a human being.

I want this people to stop calling my number. They want to reach the previous owner of my cell whose name is Josephine Wayne or something to that effect. I am tired of telling them STOP CALLING MY #, since I don't have anything to do with the debt, but they keep calling my number and they leave messages even though my NAME is in the voice message, so they should pay attention to the fact that they are leaving confidential information in somebody else's voice message. Please, stop calling 7077205868

Dear Minnie and all others associated douches,

I hope you all die a horrible death because you are the scum of this earth. Scammers like you will all burn in hell and I hope your family suffers pain like all no other. If you have kids, I hope they get hit and murdered by a car. Bye now!

my daughter received a call from 800-service.  The man didn't identify himself until he gave me his name & number(800-482-3013) for a call back. He refused to tell me, where he was callling from or why.  Told him without a reason my daughter wouldn't call him back.  He told me some people make choices in life and some of them are bad ones.  He finally told me it was a medical issue. My daughter had never received a bill on this issue. After a lot of arguing, and my daughter investigating her medical file, turns out the bill was thru a medical supply company that the hospital never gave her Medicaid info to.  My daughter talked to the medical supply company themselves, explained everything and they were writing it off. The medical supply company sent her an email confirming the write off and no report to the credit companies.  So someone's billing dept screwed up and caused alot of headache.  And this guy at the collection agency told me NEVER to call there again.  Imagine that, harass us over a issue that should never have happened, and you tell me never to call you again.  lol  My daughter also filed a complaint with the FTC.  It pays to investigate and go straight to the creditor.