These people call my mom seven days a week.  Sometimes two times a day.  I don't know who they are trying to collect the money for.  But I do believe this is harrassment.  I have never heard of a collection agency calling seven days a week!

I finally got fed up yesterday and asked for the caller's name (it's the same person because I know his voice now) and he told me his name was Steve Johnson (doesn't sound like he's American).  I asked for his supervisor's name and he hesitated for about five seconds and then said that his supervisor was Ms. Valentine.  I called the number this morning and he introduced himself as Sid Matthews.

This company is not on the level.  They need to be put out of business.

if you work at Blackstone please dump some insider mud on wikileaks. these scumbags torment people too much.

My husband is getting calls at work, they are calling my cell and calling our neighbors. I called them and they won't tell me anything unless I give them my social security number! which of course I won't. I demanded they cease and desit all calls but they are still calling. They wont say who they are (Blackstone Group showed up on my cell phone) or who they are collecting for. We have never received anything in the mail from them. I do owe some credit cards so thought maybe it was for that but when they ask for your SS# over the phone that is the first sign of a scam.

A bill-collector ID'ing itself as "Blackstone Group" is also using 877-622-3290.

now, this screwball has my ss number, the whole thing. Not sure how that happened. Has this happened to anyone else?

I'm having some nice experiences with these people. They want my bank routing number to my checking account. AND, the collection is for $33.72 for a place called DTE Energy from get this, June 06, 1999. Yea right. And to make matters more shady, the guy, whom name is HARRY who speaks with a thick Indian accent, said, if I pay right now, he'll take my bill down to an even $25.00.

This place calls me CONSTANTLY.  Seven days a week, at least once every day.  I called back privately and the guy still knew my name and what number I was calling from.  Creepy.  He said he was calling to collect $300 for Verizon.  I have NEVER had an account with Verizon.  I told him to never call my number again or the next call he gets will be from my lawyer.  He kept talking but I hung up on him.  They are really annoying!

THE NUMBER 212-295-3509 IS THE CALLER ID # , THE PHONE # IS A MCI WORLD COMM IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. THEY GIVE A CALL BACK # 866-350-8355.
WHEN CALLING THIS # A MAN WITH AN INDIA/HINDU ACCENT ANSWERS HE DOES NOT GIVE NAME OF COMPANY BUT INSIST ON GIVING HIM THE PHONE # THAT A MSG WAS RECEIVED. I DID NOT GIVE ANY INFO JUST THEN HUNG UP.   HOWEVER THEY CALL MY CELL PH 2X A DAY.   <<<<  LOOOOSERS !!!  >>>

but they are calling because we have used the service nd paid off the dime.

Intelenet Global Services is a bottom-feeding Texas-headquartered Mumbai-based third-party debt collection telemarketing firm owned by the illustrious private-equitgy behemoth The Blackstone Group. It specializes in telephone  harassment -- two or three times daily over months, usually from India -- to collect lapsed or bogus 'debts' (in our case the latter), refusing as a matter of standard practice to provide any documentation about these alleged debts. Among their many persistent violations of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act are the refusal of callers to identify themselves by name or to provide any information about Intelenet, including its mailing address, or about the alleged creditors. Caller ID#s are local-area-code fakes.  Business numbers provided include 866-234-0587 and 866-350-8355. Report them to the  FTC! And complain directly to:  
John Bugh
President, Intelenet Global Services Private Ltd.
2325 Coit Road, Suite B, Plano, Texas 75075
Tel: +1-972-596-0033
Email: john_b@us.intelenetglobal.com
Caller: Intelenet Global Services

i received the same message on my phone today, saying it was a personal matter of security. they did not identify their reason for calling or from what company. when i called the number back it had some bogus sounding answering machine.  i'm glad i looked this up. companies like this make it hard for companies who are calling on a legitimate matter. most people won't call back fearing it's a some sort of scam.

Am sick of getting these calls constantly.  Been going on for months.  I called back once and told them to take my number off their list and they said they would but still have not.  I just let them leave a message. There must be a way to stop these idiots.

I get this message alot on my home machine in NYC. It definitely sounds like a scam because
- no company name is mentioned in the message
- no name is given for who they are trying to contact
- they keep long hours(M-F 8-10, S-S 9-8) (according to the message)
I don't think it's a collection agency because I don't owe anyone. It's probably a scam to get personal information from unsuspecting people. Systematic identity theft.

This number is constantly calling my office number.  Usually a man speaking broken english saying this phone call is for a personal matter.  I had told him if it was a personal matter, he needed to call me on my personal phone.  He then asked me for my Social Security Number to verify it was me and I said no, and immediately hung up on him.  I have read they were a collection agency, but I know that I do not have any outstanding debts.

This number is constantly calling my office number.  Usually a man speaking broken english saying this phone call is for a personal matter.  I had told him if it was a personal matter, he needed to call me on my personal phone.  He then asked me for my Social Security Number to verify it was me and I said no, and immediately hung up on him.  I have read they were a collection agency, but I know that I do not have any outstanding debts.

they keep calling me - it started the day I had a new number installed from time-warner - which puzzles me - I didn't even know the new number yet.  I checked whitepages.com and then typed a google of their number.  Caller ID just shows NEW YORK NUMBER.  But I am going to check with Time-Warner to find out how they got my number so quickly...truly a pain.

I have called them 5 times and told them to remove me from their list and they say my number is not in their database. THey tell me that the calls will stop and they have not stopped.

I got a phone message from this phone number.  It starts from saying that "The purpose of this call is classified for your security reason" and it says to return the call within 48 hours.  I am glad I checked this site first. I am not going to call them back.

I was left a message on my answering machine to call this number.  I haven't called it, but I don't have anything in collection either. They did not state the company name nor the business they have with me. I've had several numbers come up with the New York name.  My parents have been getting the same thing.

Intelenet global Services is the name he gave me for the business.  He won't talk to me unles I tell him my name.  I refuse,and he won't say why he is calling.  He sounds Indian.  He calls 2 to 3 times a day, every day.

This is Intellinet Global Services, possibly an overseas call center (India) for debt collection.

I am getting the calls on my Cell Phone, which happens to be with Verizon.  In reading these info sites, these phone numbers are from MCI (or Verzion now).  I have to wonder if there is some information loss from Verizon.

Here are contacts from The Blackstone Group http://www.blackstone.com/private_equity/team.html
For general Corporate Private Equity matters:
Garrett Moran on + 1 212 583 5531 or morang@blackstone.com in New York; or
David Blitzer on +44 (0)20 7451 4263 or blitzer@blackstone.com in London; or
Akhil Gupta on +91 (0)22 6752 8507 or gupta@blackstone.com in Mumbai; or
Antony Leung on +852 3656-8691 or leung@blackstone.com in Hong Kong; or
Javier Aguirre on + +34 91 391 34 23.or aguirre@blackstone.com in Madrid

It would appear that the scam is part of the Blackstone Group, who owns Intelenet Global Services Private Ltd.