866-760-5159

Ditto...  Called my cell phone; no message left.

Double ditto... called my cell with no msg.

collection agency CBCS  called them back at 888 325 3826 to tell them to stop calling This is the second time we told them.  They promised to stop it and take us off the list but you know they just sell to another collection agency.

CVCS (Coachella Valley Collection Service)...they are a collection agency for AT&T past due accounts.

They will offer you a deal at half price.  Not bad.

I might be wrong after all...I checked their phone number against CVCS website and it doesn't coincide

But they did have all my information including the amount I owed ATT.  So, if it is fraudulent, they did a good job.

I called back 8667605159 and Janet answered with CBCS.  CBCS, otherwise known as CBCS National, is a collection agency based out Columbus, Ohio.   CBCS is a leader in the collection industry. They are known for illegally trying to collect on accounts that are out of the statute of limitations. They typically send letters stating that you owe them money. They will also call you by phone. Many times they are very rude and will even yell at consumers.

At their website, they claim to specialize in health care collections, but they are also known to collect for telecommunication companies such as MCI WorldCom and Bell South. CBCS seems to be highly disorganized and usually has very little knowledge of the accounts they collect on. They are known to frequently mix up family member names and call the wrong homes and workplaces harassing people that don't even owe them money.

If a CBCS employee ever calls you and asks you for personal information the best thing to do is ask them to quit calling and tell them you will handle the situation by mail. Never give them names of family members, work phone numbers, social security numbers, etc. Don't even tell them where you work. Debt collectors try to upset and intimidate consumers you into paying them money. They will also try to embarrass consumers and make them feel guilty - whatever it takes to get their money.

When dealing with collection agencies like CBCS, it's best to be prepared. Learn your rights and get familiar with the Fait Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA gives consumers the right to dispute and obtain validation of debt information from a collection agency to ensure accuracy. The FDCPA creates guidelines under which debt collectors may conduct business and eliminates abusive debt collection practices.

These IDIOTS keep calling a PUBLIC INFORMATION number at the STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY where I am employed.  They always call after business hours and never leave a message. The number shows up on our VOIP displays. I don't even know WHICH number they're calling because the phone on my desk routes calls for five distinct office groups.

Is it any more or any less annoying for such calls to be made to Government Agencies?

Calls that you do not recognize should NEVER be picked up. If you answer and you are the debtor in question, that starts the clock again on the statute of limitations (so I've heard). DO NOT give up your name. Never give any personal information at all. If you do decide to talk to them DEMAND that they never call you again and send you ALL the information relevant to your account. Don't give them your  address. Just tell them they should know it. NEVER NEVER NEVER agree to or do any business by phone with a debt collector. Again, if you do, get a recorder from Walmart and RECORD every single conversation and tell them at the END that you recorded the call. Best yet, tell them you're recording the call while they're telling you their automated prompts. Just say, "I am, too." These d-bags have to sue you to get money. They use harassment and intimidation to get to you. It costs an enormous amount of money to sue you. They also have to notify you in first. Do more research on the internet to learn your rights. They aren't going to take you to court for $5,000. It costs them that much just to put their attys to work and file. It ain't worth it to them. That's why they bully. Ignore them and change your phone number.

For three years these people keep calling me and i tell them to stop and they never do. The point that ticking me off is that they aren't even calling for me. They are trying to get this Joanne person and i tell them that is Not me! Abuse!

I am 18 years old and I only turned that last summer. I have no debt and have never had any way to rack up debt. They call me normally at least 3 times a day from two different numbers. I am a freshman in college and really don't have time to deal with this. Is there a way to get the to stop harassing me that does not include a bunch of different phone calls that never get answered?

Same company, CBCS, leaves no name, phone number or message. I have spammed them on my voicemail service.

CBCS is a collections agency, and they do actually collect on health care outstanding bills. I, myself have an outstanding medical bill for which they contacted me. They may ALSO partake in the borderline-illegal scam calling but they do collect (or at least they're trying to......) on at least one legitimate account of which I'm aware.

Called and did not leave a message. I saved the number to my contacts and applied a ring tone of silent to it. Now when they call they suffer in silence.

Called my cell, left no message

A collection agency for AT&T - they "buy" bills as far back as 5 years and attempt to collect a portion of these overdue debts.  I answered and they referenced a debt from April, 2006......this is Feb, 2011.   I told them to put it on my credit report for it will automatically fall off in two more years OR take me to court and sue me for the 233.65.  

They are rude in nature, threatned to call my place of work (LOL, I'm retired), said they would place a "lein" on my federal income tax (illegal) and other nonsense comments.  

I wasted approximately 45 minutes of their time :)

Its a scam to be. collection agency. They are out of the usa  they got their information from changing cell phone providers

Hang up calls on my throw away  cell phone  That  I don't  give the number out to anyone except  the  1st  2 weeks out of the hospital and then  only to  2  people , I bought and use the phone so that If I am walking in  our  park  (Cardiac  pt.)  and  I need  911 I can call  911 obviously  these people  really  are  [***]

Thanks Chuck! This was very helpful!

this phone number calls every day of the week to my cell phone.  i reject the calls because i don't know who it is.  they are a nuisance.