I also got a phone call from the same person. Hardy. He said i had $2000 unpaid credit from 2007. He had my address and even social number. When i asked where they were located he said they were in California. I got their address and told him i will call back with CC number.. A mean while i google that address and found out it was a plumber company. I even call that plumber company and told them these scammers using their address.
Call that Hardy guy back and told him that i dont owe s*** and the address he gave me was the plumber company. He got angry and told me they were well established company.. Bs!!
Do not give any information to these scammers!!

Debt collectors can not arrest you. They should be reported. You can also ask them to stop calling you in writing. Ask them to send you proof that the debt is your. Proof is ORIGINAL  documents you signed. Most often these junk debt buyers have no proof and might never contact u again.

I just got a call from western portfolio management that I'm a person of interest. I almost had a heart attack. What did I do? They were trying to verify if I lived here and didn't state that I owed them anything but I never responded to them. I have never received anything from them! Ever. Collection calls turn out to be official sounding from junk debt buyers trying to make u pay any old debts. Make them prove it!! If u wind up in court they will knock off lots of debt amount. If u owe it. They will make payment arraignments . If they are legit. Good luck all!!

Melissa stafford, and John Hardy from 844 795 7494 has called my job, my friends, my manager and my ex-husband. They are threatening to issue a warrant for my arrest. my manager has asked John hardy to stop calling my place of employment and he hangs up and keeps calling her line over 5x per day. he has called my friend bridgette and demanded she finds a pen to write down a message I will be arrested. He has called my daughter who lives in NY and told her i am going to be arrested..

Sounds like a total scam to me  The phrase  "serving"  and "person o f interest" are terms they use to frighting you  and make you think there's something vaguely criminal going on that you had something to do with.  Ignore it, they are just trying to scare you into giving money or information.    They are spoofing area code 253 (a popular area code to spoof) and giving you a generic 844 call-back number which will soon be disconnected.    

I wouldn't answer them since they seem scammy.

Received a voicemail from a Melissa Stanford, Director of Claims Processing Dept.  Something about an account and the phone call "serving" me as a "person of interest".   Gave me a account number to refer to and said it was urgent that I resolve this matter.  Number they called from: 253-275-3684 (Auburn, WA - landline)  Number they said to call back on: 1-844-795-7494 (no information listed)

Not possible.  No employer is going to payout money without a court judgment.

Called my work for a payroll garnishment with out judgment

I just got a call from jasmine too.. so odd with all these post. I just ignore the calls now and hope they just stop

1 (844) 795-7494 they are calling from a new number I don't even answer the calls be cautious and don't give them any information

Check this out, this company had to pay over $2.8 million to the FTC for aggressive collection techniques that violated federal law:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/agressive-debt ... ory?id=13166019

Forgot to add that this sleezy caller used a Las Vegas Nevada area cell phone number to call me first and left a voicemail. The number is 702-576-0661

This group called me about someone who lives in Louisiana, Louis Fullington, and said I was listed on his debt as first point of contact. I've never lived or been to Louisiana nor do I know this person.

This company is full of bull crap.

WASHINGTON ? The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver?s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

?This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,? says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. ?If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don?t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn?t the IRS calling.? Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim?s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it?s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver?s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here?s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue ? if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don?t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you?ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you?ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their ?FTC Complaint Assistant? at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

I received a call requesting that I call this number. When I called back I spoke to Ms. Gibson who happen to be very rude. I gave her the claim number that I was given but refused to give my phone number, she then put me on hold but before doing so made sure that I heard her saying "I don't know why she's being so difficult". I hung up and called back and got her again, again she was very rude to me since I refuse to give my phone number. She then said that she refused to work with me yet she's the one trying to collect money from me. I have tried to correct this in the past since it's not even my name that they are looking for. I am pretty certain that this is all a scam.

Melissa Stanford, Director of Claims Processing Dept.  Something about an account and the phone call "serving" me as a "person of interest".

the original number came from 850-273-4279 and 817-725-8612 then she left this number 855-326-5717.
PLEASE GOOGLE THIS COMPANY AND NUMBER and check your credit report.

Said the same thing basically to me

Says there looking for a certain person and then say I am a responcible party for someone elses debt

I got a call from these people say I need to call them back, same message as everyone else. So I got the "call recorder" app and call them back. The first rude lady told me I need to drop my attitude because I owe money she don't (lol). Then when I told  her to explain it to me of who I owe and when was it closed. She claim I owe 5/3 $530 from an account from 2010. I was oversea from 2008-2011 and they last time I had a 5/3 account was a savings when I was 16. When I explain that to the ignorant woman she go mad and hung up (very professional), So I call back again was put on hold for 10mins (i guess they need to get they story straight). Another ignorant employee male this time get on the phone telling me i need to pay a bill they have no proof of, I ask him, If I owed 5/3 anything wouldnt it be on my credit report, the idiot said 'no'. I ask for the bank account number from 5/3 they didnt have it, I ask them to verify they address they have on file for me he said "we dont have your address" then I told him to lose my number or I will sue. They both was well aware I was recording the phone call. Just like his co-worker he got mad and hung up......havent heard from them since. If you want them to stop calling you here what u need to do

1. call them back and let them know the call is being recorded for legal purposes (even if its not they cant tell)
2. ask them for the account and phone number from the original company they claim that u owe, so that u can verify that u owe money (dont worry they wont have a real number for either)

*at this point they usually get mad and hang up, if they do call back tell them u have the previous conversation recorded and if they call again u will sue, again they will claim u still owe but they will make it a point to say they will not call u anymore (just make sure u tell them the phone call is recorded)


I havent heard from them since.

I got several calls today saying a case has been filed and I'm a person of interest even gave a case number. Mellissa Stanford also said if I wanted to settle this debt to call 855-326-5717. Don't owe any debts. Scam

Melissa Stanford or her associates calls our company every 2-5 days and leaves messages for some that no longer works here. We made every attempt to remove our number but it does not work. This has been going on for quite some time.

Your caller is a scammer.  Sorry, but a voice mail (or email, fax or phone call) is NOT "official notice" of anything.  Please do report your caller to the FTC, FBI and your state's Attorney General.

You might have to get a call blocker.  Report them to your local authorities that deal with debt collection.

Got the same call.  Here is the message picked up through my Comcast on line messages:
?Four five naming you as a person of interest. This is your official notification of this process. If you wish to voluntarily resolve this matter. Please contact us at 8553265717. Thank you for your attention to this matter. My name is Melissa Stanford. I am the director of the claims processing department at Western portfolio(?) management. I'm attempting to serve notice on record to Jessica Duncan's in regards to case file 1145045 naming you as the person of interest. This is your official notice that process. If you wish to voluntarily resolve this matter. Please contact us at 8553265717. Thank you for your attention to this matter.?
Who needs this?

This is a total scam call! A Melissa Stanford from Western portfolio mgmt. Called from 218-316-6043 but left a message for me to call back on 1-855-326-5717. She used my maiden name and tried to say I have a bill I need to take care of. Total Scam. Don't give out any info about yourself,tell them to take you off their calling list!

Same thing, called back, asked the guy why he was scamming me.. Told me to call back when I grew up.

They have a different number now, 210-593-7133

I am daily receiving calls from 8553265717 Melissa Stanford, Director of Claims Processing Dept.  Something about an account and the phone call "serving" me as a "person of interest".  Western Portfolio is the name they are giving.

I am getting the calls also. I call blocked the number and have reported this to the feds.

Started receiving recorded phone calls from this number last week concerning a "case number".  They call rentlessly.  Received another call first thing this past Monday morning so decided to call back and find out what it was about.  Spoke with "Greg Anderson", (probably not his real name) and he informed me that the call was concerning a credit card that went into collections back in 2001.  Settled the debt directly with the bank in 2005, but I think they had already sold the debt to a collection agency.  After payment, the charge off came off of my credit report.  Anyway, "Greg" told me that they were going to go to the District Attorney's office and file this claim against me.  I informed him that the debt had been settled, that his company had purchased a bogus debt, I wouldn't admit or deny any culpability, that his company was harassing me and if they did not cease immediately, I was going to report them to the FTC and the Texas State Attorney General.  Haven't heard from them since.

I just got a call from Melissa at Western Portfolio Management stating I was a person of interest in a case. I have been recently been getting calls from another company (stating they are a resolution company) and threatened pending legal action. I did not return their calls and now I get Melissa. She called me from 704-200-2394 which is a NC number and the previous calls were from Mooresville, NC. How convenient! They are either trying to collect on a bogus debt or one that is so old that they legally can't collect on anymore. Block the numbers! Don't return the calls!