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

I was off work today and my boss called me saying that this 855-576-8628 number called looking for me and were very rude to his secretary. Question:  Is it legal for them to contact your employer looking for you, and possibly serve you? Can anyone help?

I got a message last Thursday at 7pm then another one Friday morning at 8am saying that I to call 855-576-8628 with a case number. My husband got 3 calls this morning with the same message. I called and the company claims that they are a pre litigation for a payday loan company. They claim that they will file charges for attempt to defraud and that I will have to appear in court. I said serve me then we will have something to talk about.

I got a call from a man said that i owe to a payday loan and I owe $500 plus $200 and if I don't pay that they going to several and

I received a call on my work phone, a woman asked for a supervisor.  I didn't have anyone available so I asked to take a message.  I thought nothing of this until I got a phone call a few minutes later from a man saying he is a manager of a woman( didn't catch the name) who just spoke to me and said that I wasn't cooperating with her.  I said I didn't speak with anyone and he said I was a liar.  He kept saying they have sealed documents to give to me regarding allegations against me.  He said that she would be bringing the documents to my work unless I give them a valid home address.  He said that she would be coming to my work and to have 2 forms of ID available to show her.  I told him to go ahead and send her since I have no idea what he is talking about.  He was EXTREMELY rude to me and kept saying the same things about sealed documents, allegations and I am not cooperating.  In another few minutes I got another call, this time on my cell phone from a woman who said I had just spoken with her manager and that I am not cooperating and need to call the firm that hired them to clear this up.  She too was very rude.  She gave me a claim # to reference and told me to call this #  855-576-8628.

Someone keep contacting me from this number with a vague message about contacting 'the firm' about allegations against me. Still can't figure out who they are.

this  number contacts me every six months  reguarding money i owe