Call from this number about the "final Affairs" of a Sandy Schaffer We do not know any such person.

A Debbie Carse called from this number. A very rude person who wanted to know who was handling my mothers final affairs, but was resistant to give me any info.

wants to talk to the person who handles the affairs of the late 'myself' and leaves a ref#   hmm???

Yes. W.A.M. I'd had numerous hang-ups till I finally got a name on the answering machine. A rather generic sounding "...this is [name withheld]..." stating for the personal representative to call back in regards to account #nnnn-nnnn" and that was it. No mention as to what it was about, nor the company. I had to go through all the old files to find the right account number ... WHICH I had been guaranteed by the FIA Bankcard / Bank of America--they go under many names--that I was not necessarily responsible for a deceased parent's bill; I had no money for the same reason: Mom had slowly died of cancer.

I noted that on the back it states, "This is an attempt to collect a dept and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. This communication is from a dept collector."
A more complicated one said on the front, how 1) IF you call or write you are admitting to the bill, 2) if you do nothing, they might consider it a bill; and I forget the 3) bit ... but you owe!

I handed this to our family lawyer. He smiled & handed it back, stating, "That is not a bill."
They have to give you a "Proof of Claim" within 9 months. That's supposed to come after the 3 Weekly "Notice to Creditors" during a will proceeding, probate--or I guess bankruptcy--after the person in question has died.
This is the same company that insisted years ago that mom, and all us kids, pay up her husband's dept, which I later found isn't necessary. Nice people.

One last bit: Always set up wills. It'll save you years of grief.

Have called over 20x leaving vm's.  All referencing "who is handling the final affairs" of a Kimberly D. Walton, please call 888.999.2156.  I do not know such a person but saw this obit:  http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/01/1 ... 99035413409.txt

Seems the person died of cancer which is horrible.

Why are they calling me? I don't even know this person.

I think they are West Asset Management Services, which has something to do with collections of estates for BOA, from all that I can gather.

Another number from either the estates/collections dept. of the Bank of America, or a collection agency they work with.