He had all my information and said that I won subscriptions to magazines, when I asked him how much he was charging to send these to me, he hung up on me.

They never leave a message for me and hang up when I answer. If they call about a friend or relative- they are NEVER to say the friend or relative owes money. They are allowed to call you to leave a phone number or ask for better contact information. They may only say it is a business matter. If they actually say your friend or relative owes money, they are then in violation of the FDCPA- your relative may be entitled $$ for this breach of privacy. The collection agency itself will be fined by the government $1000 if it is the first time and more money on successive violations.

Called by business at 3:30 and hung up on me. And when I got home the same number called my house number but the answer machine was blinking. When I listened to the recording it was a alot of clicks.

keeps calling and when i call back rings busy. It's really pissing me off!!!!

I just got a call from a man wanting to "confirm my listing" in the internet yellow pages. I asked how he got my number and he gave me some cockamamie response, including that I'd get a complementary listing because I'm a small business. No way--this has got to be a scam. I asked him to give me the information he had already on me so I could confirm . . . he hung up. I called the number on my caller ID and it picks up but no one answers. I could hear people talking in the background (not English)--I guess other scammer-reps trying to dupe people who don't know the score. What can be done about these vultures? Thank you.