Looks like they are a collections and repossession company.

And it should also be sent registered so they have to sign for it. However, there's the question of his being called on the job, that in itself is illegal. The ones doing this are breaking the FDCPA laws..  And most of those doing that are scam/extortionist!  

Please do file reports with the FBI, your state attorney general and Department Of Justice,FTC & FCC..

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2

Also read up on the laws and your rights:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/search ...
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

And see:

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-86217073a9c8dad/ ... 077595690349410
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors
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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm
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Section 809 of the FDCPA http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf requires 3rd-party debt collectors to give debtors written notice of debt (the key word is *shall*) :
"§ 809. Validation of debts
(a) Within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, a debt collector shall, unless the following information is contained in the initial communication or the consumer has paid the debt, send the consumer a written notice containing?
(1) the amount of the debt;
(2) the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed;
(3) a statement that unless the consumer, within thirty days after receipt of the notice, disputes the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the debt collector;
(4) a statement that if the consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within the thirty-day period that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment against the consumer and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to the consumer by the debt collector; and
(5) a statement that, upon the consumer?s written request within the thirty-day period, the debt collector will provide the consumer with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor."
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A Collection Agent May Not?

Here are the top 11 actions prohibited by the The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:

Misrepresent Him or Herself

  A debt collector may not misrepresent himself as an attorney or law enforcement officer.

Use the Telephone to Annoy or Harass

  A collection agent may not cause a telephone to ring or engage any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously with an intent to annoy, abuse, or harass anyone at the called number.

Threaten Arrest or Lawsuit

  A collection agent may not threaten a consumer with arrest. It may not threaten legal action that is either not permitted or not actually contemplated. In other words, a the threat of a lawsuit may be an empty one.

Use Abusive or Threatening Language

  A debt collector may no use abusive or profane language in the course of communication related to the debt.

Publish a Bad Debt List

  Publishing the consumer?s name or address on a "bad debt" list is prohibited.

Contact By Embarrassing Media

  A debt collector may not communicate with a consumer by post card. It may not use any language or symbol, other than the debt collector?s address, on any envelope when communicating with a consumer by use of the mails or by telegram. A debt collector may use its business name if such name does not indicate it is in the debt collection business.

Contact a Consumer at Work

  A collection agent may not communicate with consumers at their place of employment after being told this is unacceptable or prohibited by the employer.

Seek Unjustifiable Amounts

  A debt collector may not demand any amounts not permitted under an applicable contract or as provided under law.

Contact a Consumer Represented by an Attorney

  A collection agent may not contact a consumer after it learns the consumer is represented by a lawyer.

Communicate With a Consumer After Receiving a Validation Request

  If a consumer sends a written §1692g response within 30 days, the collection agent may not communicate with the consumer until it mails the consumer the requested verification of original creditor's name and address.

Communicate With Third Parties

  A debt collector may not reveal or discuss the nature of a consumer?s debts with third parties other than the consumer?s spouse or attorney. A collection agent may contact neighbors or co-workers only to obtain location information. It may contact a third party again if it has reason to believe the information the party provided previously is false.

Bills.com FDCPA FAQ

Below are questions Bills.com readers ask frequently:

Can a Collection Agent Call My Cell Phone?

  Yes. However, if you tell the debt collector it may not use that number because it is a cell phone, it may not contact you again at that number.

I Keep Receiving Dozens of Calls From Collection Agents. Is That Legal?

  No. Unscrupulous collection agents will use "block parties" or "office parties" where they contact a consumer, multiple neighbors, or co-workers telling them they need to reach the consumer on an urgent matter. This is not permitted under the FDCPA.

A Collector Says I Will Be Arrested if I Do Not Pay

  This was a true statement before the US Civil War, but has not been true since. People may be arrested if an aggressive judge files a bench warrant for a person who does not appear at a hearing relating to a lawsuit regarding a debt. However, in that case, the offense is the failure to respond to a court order, and not the existence of the debt. As stated above, it is illegal under the FDCPA to threaten a consumer with arrest if the consumer does not pay the debt.

You actually have to submit that you are requesting for them to stop contacting you in writing for it to be a valid request. Just and FYI for ya.

2 to 3 times a day

Just recd a call from this number.  Said his name was Mark Albrecht.  Next time I will pick up and let him know they are not allowed to call me at work.  If they do after they are told this, they violate the fair debt collection practices act and could be liable for a statutory penalty for each time they call thereafter.

I do not answer calls from a number that I do not know.  My daughter answered the call once and gave me the persons name and conpany.  Team is the company and Susan Gray was the caller.  I do not know what they want and am not going to call back and find out either.

This was for a refinancing offer.  FHA streamline

Oh - and if it matters to anyone, we are doing a Chapter 13 where you pay it back at a lesser amount. At least they will be getting something and I'm trying. I just don't know why they get off by making people who are having trouble in this economy feel like less than human.

They called today, left no message and I called back to advise they called me and left no message. I spoke with a "Dee" (NASTY lady) and she said I need to tell you that you have a balance from blah, blah, blah - I proceeded to give her my bankruptcy attorney's name & my record number and she got really snotty and asked why I hired an attorney and I told her to speak to him and she kept trying to argue with me, I finally hung up! It is a valid debt, and I am unable to pay which is why we are filing bankruptcy, but really - she's getting a pay check regardless and whether I'm able to pay my medical bills or not, I am a person not a piece of crap on the floor to be spoken to that way!!!! I hope she misses a payment somewhere and has to deal with a b***h just like herself!!!!!! I'm  sorry there is NO EXCUSE for that! None!!

calls 4 to 5 times a day

I don't care if I owe them or not.After they pile on the late charges and over the limit charges after they put it over the limit. I will never pay them.They already took everything I have.Thanks to all those political prostitutes we have in Washington. From there all the way down to the local governments.With the rare exception and politician does not pass a law unless there is something in it for them ( Political Prostitutes!)
Right now  the Republicans are refusing to pass anything and the democrats pass everything.Grow up children.You work for us.Oh I forgot they forgot that a long time ago.Bill collectors such as this one pays a prostitute to pass a law for them so they can screw us.Go screw someone else for a change,better yet I hope Jack the Ripper finds you.

Just got a call to my direct work line from this number. Didn't sound like a collections call, they were actually trying to contact a subcontractor of us.

CAlled me and wanted me to verify my address, dob, my husband's dob, and so on...when I refused to tell her where I lived and what my husband's date of birth was, I laughed at her and asked if she would also like to know his social security number and mother's maiden name...she scoffed and told me that she will put down that I refused to cooperate.  She did not verify her information, and I certainly would not verify anything to anyone just because she had my information correct.

Called AT MY WORK PLACE

They keep calling my number when the person they want does not live here.  I have told them 1000 times, but they just don't get it.

Here is why you (and many others) are getting these calls...and it does NOT matter if the debt has been paid or not:

Surviving debt collection for the next few decades

Political Gateway - April 1st, 2009 - This article?s mission is to prepare you for possible nightmare debt collection problems in the next decade or two. It is important for you to read this whether you are having problems now or not.

What kind of debt am I talking about?
Your debt, for the purposes of this article, is mainly centered around car loans, mortgages, and unsecured credit. These are the items most likely to be involved in future issues for your family. This also concerns people who are not late and actually paid off debt or sold a house.

Debt process
2 things happen, you pay something off or you go into default. Paying off a debt is good, but it is not always recorded properly and can still go into a debt pool. A defaulted debt will go to a ?normal? collections process. Either way, eventually this non paid or mistakenly not recorded debt will end up in a debt pool.

Debt Pool
It is kind of like the internet, a big vast mysterious cloud full of old debt. Your old debts languish here until someone decides to buy them and attempt to collect the money owed.

Organized Criminal debt collectors
It is the debt pool that is the target of this article and the people who dwell there. These people may or may not be ?mafia? but you will find that they are very organized, attempt criminal acts in collections, and thus are ?organized criminals.?

Bankruptcy
Even bankrupted debt goes into that pool. On purpose or accident, who is to say, but you will get calls on it 10 to 20 years later. Especially if a judgment was ordered by the courts.

The ?Process? of your demise
The debt thrown into the debt pool is sketchy at best. Usually it is a photocopy of the original contract and some contact information. Usually the data will never include your payment history, any modifications, or even payoffs. Once it gets in the pool an attempt will be made to collect the debt sometime in the future.

This debt is never ending. It could be 15 to 20 years later and you will get a call from these ?guys? looking for the cash. Few of us keep records of payoffs or deals made with debtors for more than a year or so, and they use this against you as you can no longer prove you paid it or had a deal.

During this time, many lenders of secured and non secured debt are going bankrupt, selling your accounts to someone else, or being bought out by another company. In all that mess, your payoff will go missing, your written deal to pay less or be forgiven will disappear, and even your payment history will go missing.

All those messed up boxes and files get thrown into the debt pool. When they come a calling, do you have proof of all that happened to stop them from coming after you?

May sound easy
It may sound easy to have it all cleared up. A few phone calls, a fax or two of info. Or maybe you went bankrupt and can just send them the data? You could not be more wrong.

The best protection is to get everything in writing and keep copies of everything. Get a storage bin or a safety deposit box, or even store at a relatives. Keep at least two sets of EVERYTHING that you pay off or default on and any communications or payments.

In come the 'alleged' criminal debt collectors
Your first contact with them may be many years from now, but it will come. It will be a phone call or a letter. Once they contact you they will come after you fully armed with procedures to financially ruin you if need be to get the money. Even money you no longer owe.

To illustrate, look up on a search engine the term ?Daniel Cadle? (in quotes) or ?Jan Schlichtmann? with it. The Cadle company and its thousands of front companies are all over America going after people like you and me. You will find information that is quite scary. Texas has an arrest warrant out for Cadle if he steps into the state. These people are bad. Just mention them to a bankruptcy lawyer and you will see fear cross their face.

This is just one of many companies that you cannot stop. Even if you fight them in court and win they will just bring another front company up and come after you again. Win a judgment against them? Sure, but the company you have the judgment in has no assets. Their lawyers will bury you fast and furious and it will cost you a fortune to stop them.

They will file a judgment against you. I suggest going to that courtroom with a lawyer. If there already is a judgment or if they win one in your case, you are now in real trouble. They will come after your wages, cars, bank accounts, any and all assets. You can bet your life on it. Bankruptcy? Unless you are going chapter 7 and have nothing in assets, you are gonna find it near impossible to stop them.

Remember that movie with John Travolta, ?A Civil Action?? His character Schlichtmann went bankrupt in the end. Years later, he received a payout from some later work he did on that same issue the movie was about. Cadle came after him. A ten year battle ensued. Word has it he got help from some Harvard lawyers. For ten years these lawyers battled this company. Eventually they went behind Cadle and bought the debt from the debt pool. Then Cadle still came after them.

Do you think you have a chance against them? This company is one of many, maybe all connected, that will do some bad things to get your debt. The old victims of Cadle website had horrible stories from people who were harassed and intimidated, all against the law, to get debt. In many cases debt that was not owed.

I do not owe anyone anything
You wish. You never know if something is not recorded properly or the final payment is registered correctly. An old debt you paid off from a collection agency may still be active. In ten years you will get a call or letter asking for the whole amount of the original loan.

Pay attention
Not paying attention to your mail can cause you to have some debt collectors with a court order at your door, with a tow truck, to take your cars for an old credit card debt from 15 years ago, that you paid off!

Protection
You can only protect yourself by keeping complete records and backups. Bankruptcy records too. Keep them all for as long as you live.

Why now?
Why bring this up now? This stuff has been going on for a while and the state attorney?s do little to stop it. Each is a nightmare, but it is a personal nightmare. Well, right now about 10 million people have issues with home mortgages. Millions laid off. It is getting bad for huge amounts of people right now.

This means, the future for these 'alleged' criminal debt collectors (Cadle is just one) is very bright. You can expect some job openings as they have about 20 million people?s records to go through for the next few decades. And just like Arnold?s character the ?Terminator? they will not stop until they get you. Ever. And with so many people in trouble, it looks to be a good decade or two for them.

Some thoughts
Always open mail. You will only receive one piece of paper that needs to be signed, that is usually the summons to go to court for the judgment against you. After that, they only have to send you a copy of any legal attempts they are doing (like going after wages or bank accounts or other assets).

A common thread seems to be a huge increase in letters from them that are junk, just ?pay us? stuff. Then slipped in that blizzard will be a letter saying you have 10 days to come before the judge or they can garnish your bank accounts. If you do not see that one letter, then you will first find out when your bank does a courtesy call to tell you 12,000 has been garnished. Good luck with that.

Always open the mail. If you see a collection company, look them up online right away. Or if you get a phone call from one, look them up online. The search results will usually be very helpful in finding out whether the collector is a regular and legit company. If you see a lot of bad stuff about the company, and lots of victims, you should probably think about a lawyer right away.

If you cannot go bankrupt to stop them (assuming they are really coming after you), then you should realize your assets may be taken from you. No bank account is safe. It would be wise to use a spouse?s accounts and make sure your name is not on them. This includes other assets too. They will not go away. If you have money, you can decide to fight them or pay them (even if you do not really owe anything). However, you will never see any money from them at court and agreeing to pay them usually gets you in more trouble as they will start going crazy with interest.

The judgment is the key, prevent that from happening and all they can do is illegal things to come after you. This is the best thing you can do. Most assets will be safe then, but you will still deal with intimidation and nightmare collections for a long time.

Write your state attorney general as soon as you hear from these people and they break any laws, or if they are going after debt you do not owe. Immediately. This will not really help, but if enough do it, it can cause the State Attorney to get off his or her fat a** and actually do something to help consumers from these scumbags. My guess is the SA will do nothing though.

Pray you never get a call or letter from Cadle. That is an omen of doom for you. You can win every battle, but you will lose the war unless you can afford 10s of thousands of dollars for litigation.

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5 yr old disputed debt.$42.00
Dentist wanted to pull 25 teeth.
I only had 20 left.We agreed no charge for
rotten advice.

Collection Agency from Stow, Ohio, near Akron. Uses actual live human beings instead of machines.