These guys are unbelievable. After getting my phone, I got a few legitimate calls chasing the previous holder of the number, who apparently took off with a bunch of unpaid debt, but all of a sudden, at least 3 years later I get bombarded by these losers asking for him. When I call them to tell them to stop, they either promise to "take the number off the list", or like just happened, the guy hung up mid-sentence. What an arrogant bunch of scammers! Hope the authorities will hunt them down and shut them off for life!

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

This is a scam.  They tell you that you are going to be served with papers because you are going to be taken to court over a fraudulant transaction.....an alleged payday loan.  I told them they really got the wrong person because my mom works for the federal gov and my brother is a deputy.  They hung up.  I started calling them every couple of hours asking why I hadn't been served yet.  After two days, they blocked my number.  

When I answer this number, the caller does not say anything and does not leave a message when I do not answer.  I tried blocking them through trueblock but they call back and change one of the last 4 digits of the number.

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Have no idea who this is.they just keep callin its startin to become a pain