A call came in with caller ID 19999999999. I was unable to pick up and a John left me a message and asked for a return call. He did not identify himself but asked me to call back at 1-866-716-5705.
I called back the next day and spoke to Katrine. She said they were a company that dealt with "personal affairs." She immediately knew who I was even though I always keep my identity private on caller ID when making all calls. She informed me of a "debt" which had been paid off on time months earlier. She was very shady and would not give me much information (although she sure wanted mine).
I called the company that I allegedly owed. They informed me that I owed nothing and that they had not referred anything to a collection agency.
I called the collection agency back again at the same number (1-866-716-5705) and spoke with Antwan. Again, my identity was immediately known. I informed him of the situation. I asked again the name of the agency, making known that the law states that he must give it to me if asked directly. He informed me it was State Collection Service.
This is their likely web site:
http://www.statecollectionservice.com/I have no problems with returning a collection agency's calls when they are straight forward and identify themselves, but it is this type of shady business that really angers me. It is the unsavory manner in which most choose to go about their business that will cause me to blow a call off more than anything.