888-379-4884

If you use Verizon, they have a feature that lets you block up to 5 numbers. I blocked them about 3 months ago and haven't had any trouble since. They called me at least 4 times a day. From 8:00 a.m. on the dot until 9:00 p.m. on the dot. Just block them. Don't give them the time of day.

I received a call from this number this morning and put it in Google to see who it was and it led me to this site.  I ran a credit check on myself only a month back and the only bills I have outstanding are being paid on time.    I don't answer any call whom I don't know and this company didn't leave a voice mail message.  It amazes me that with all these complaints the company seems to continue their unethical and what appears to be illegal methods.  What exactly does the FTC do?

Take my money every day i load my phone with credit.thats not fair.i don't like it

this company keeps calling my parents house, i have nothing outstanding on my credit report so i don't know what there calling about. I called and they ask me to verify the last 4 digits of my ssn and i told them if they had my finincal records then they should have that already.

I received a call this morning. Let the machine get it as it came up unknown. The recording says to call Steven Jones, did not ask for specific person, just left a generic message to return the call. Not happening after reading all the posts.

You folks are all repeating the same message which basically is correct. In all States there is a statute (please stop referring to it as a statue) of limitations. If the specdified amount of time has expired, the debt is uncollectible but subject to being revived if you acknowledge its validity or make any payment of account.
Stop referencing the FTC Do Not Call List since it does not apply to charities or collection agencies.
Ignore their calls. There is nothing ALW can do against you except keep calling.
I have the ability to laugh at ALW since I work during the day and these calls all hit my voice mail.

THEY JUST KEEP CALLING BUT NO ONE ANSWERS WHEN YOU CALL THEM BACK
ANNOYING

Received call from 888-379-4884. Guy left a very generic message for a return call to him.
No name of person he's looking to speak to, just debt collector, any info will be used, blah blah blah.

We have been getting old debt calls for my wife's ex-boyfriend, from 10-years ago recently.

I have been very happy to forward his info to them in the past, however, latest we heard,
he's living in a tent in someones backyard down south somewhere.  

I have passed this info on to them, and they have said they would remove the number
from their calling list. The calls stop for about a week to a month, then someone else starts calling.
(They sell off the debt - to another sucker CA, would be my guess )

Is there anyway to stop this repeated chain of events from happening, over and over?
The guy doesn't live in the state where we live. Lives in a tent down south.
And are tired of the calls.
Just seems like as some as this CA finds out he's not here, attempts to find him down south,
and gives up. They sell his debt to another CA and it starts all over again.

And just now called again. Guess what, now your blocked.

Just got a call from these idiots today.  They called asking for me by my maiden name, then proceeded to tell me they were attempting to collect a debt from Discover from 2003.  I started laughing because I settled this thing in 2004, and mentioned to the girl that even if that hadn't been the case, we were beyond the statute of limitations in Texas for any sort of legal action.

She acknowledged that but then started to tell me that it doesn't mean that they (ALW) can't sue me for the amount.  Not true.  She then told me that she would note that I was disputing the owed amount (around $3,000), and that they would verify it with Discover, but if I didn't agree to a settlement today and Discover said the debt was valid, then I wouldn't get the pleasure of taking a settlement with them and would instead be obligated to pay them the entire amount.

Oh, really?

My response, "Being that I don't OWE this, I highly doubt that's going to be necessary.  You need to send me something in writing showing that this debt is still considered valid, because this has been paid off for 7 years.  Please note in your records that I am officially disputing this and will follow with written confirmation of that."

I will now be sending the expired statute of limitations letter, and then waiting for a violation.  Thank goodness this is Texas, and I can record their calls without telling them!

At $1,000 per infraction, I'm looking forward to it!

FYI - someone mentioned that they track you down when you seem to be 'doing well' financially.  I can confirm that.  It's been 7 years since I settled this, and 8 since the original delinquincy, and I hadn't heard word one about it since settlement until today.

Check your state's statute of limitations for suing over debts. If the debt is beyond the SOL then no matter what you say to the collectors they cannot sue you. In "cause of action" states, the SOL begins 1 month and 1 day past your 1st missed payment [that's the 1st day the creditor has a "cause of action" to sue you]. States differ over whether the SOL can be restarted and they differ over what can trigger the SOL being restarted.

After 7 years the debts drop off your credit history and nothing should be reviving them.
Despite many illegal tricks employed by collectors in reporting your debt to credit reporting agencies, nothing restarts that 7 year credit drop off from your credit history report. That is a federal law.

If the debt is still unpaid then a creditor or collector with a real and legitimate right to collect the debt has the right to contact you and payment requested. You can, however, demand that no contact be made by phone and that all contacts be in writing.

This is America and we have federal and state laws that regulate debt collection.  Following those laws seems to be beyond the ability of many debt collection companies.

they called me and left a message i call back no respose what ever happen to sending stuff by mail if i owe something then do that way