is this number familiar?

Shirley, did you get some information in the call placed from this number? I have not found any information on this number yet. I am searching on it and will let you know.

Hope if anyone else has experience with the company using that number.

okay--that is the number that my caller ID picks up when they call. They leave another number when they leave their automated message. When I call this number back, I get another automated voice saying 'hold the line' it is important that we speak to you. BUT they do not identify themselves.

Heres the number they leave on my answering machine
866-716-9863

if you can come up with anything on this, please let me know. thank you so much!! shirley

I believe these are computer generated number. No specific information is available on these numbers online. I think you will have to wait for some time and get someone in person.

The calls from these numbers might become harassing. Contact your telephone exchange and they might try to block this number.

thanks Ben. I'm pretty sure that they're from 'oxford' and they're the ones that call once a day-every day-seven days a week. I am going to research it some more. If so, these people have been told NOT to call. I have been saving every phone call and documenting the date and time of every call. thanks again, shirley

Legally speaking, it will be quite tough to prove the violation of the cease and desist letter sent to Oxford unless you hear a live person(if it is from Oxford)

I think you should take suggestion from your telephone exchange also. We had a discussion on such blocked numbers in this forum sometime back. Hope this helps you.

http://forums.debtcc.com/forums/call-tracking.html

If anyone can get a mailing address or something, I would appreciate it. This company is making illegal phone calls. They are calling a business number, for a person who no longer works here. I have been yelled at, told off, etc. by their "reps" and cannot get them to remove the number from their database.

Linda,

Ask for the supervisor when they call again. Explain the fact to the supervisor, it might work. Keep us updated on this matter.

Hi Linda! Please send a cease and desist letter to the company at their mailing address. This will be your legal move that will stop all these calls coming to you. After the company has received your cease and desist letter, they are restricted from contacting you further unless to notify you of any further legal actions.

Send your letter through certified mail with return receipt requested. A date will appear in your return receipt and you will be able to prove your actions taken on the specified date. You can contact your attorney and file charges against the company if they violate this federal law.

hi there- i just googled this number and got this page up where you had been talking about it. i have been getting the same exact thing as you have been. it is very annoying!

Ben...time out here, please.
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Shirley, it might be possible that some companies use automated systems to hide their identities. The court will ask for proof when you are filing a case against them. Until, you have a proof, you can't be able to take legal actions against them.

Take the help of your phone company and get this number blocked. Seek advice from an attorney as well.

real slick aren't they?

again, as I have read so many times in this forum, if the debt is legit, then why won't a collection agency ( no certain one) validate and why do they play little games and hide behind numbers and such. If its legit, then they shouldn't have to go through all of this, just produce validation, if the debtor doesn't co-operate after that, then proceed with legal procedures. no games. I think its simple, they go through all of this, because they can't. just my opinion.

no need to respond Ben, just thinking out loud. lol
I will get in touch with my phone company. thanks for your help!

shirley

Hi,
My wife and I have received numerous messages from this rediculous number. I am intent on locating the company, if one even exists. So far, no luck on toll-free directories.

I have a suspicion that this number is intended to entice people to subscribe to online information services that require fees. One of the Google hits for the number is SoundCloseouts.com (an advertiser) which then leads to a another website called reverserecords.org I highly discourage anyone from subscribing as this only encourages their unprofessional behavior.

This appears to be oxford calling my home as well in FL and they do not stay on the phone long. Most of those people are trying to get money for a contract they purchased. Just tell them you are recording the phone call and they will hang up!

I haven't called the phone company to get the 'call blocking' feature put on my phone, but I haven't received a call from these people in two days! my phone has not rang once in the past two days. enjoying the silence at my house. hope this isn't the silence before the storm. lol
Shirley

The same guy every time who murders my name and hangs up when I ask "who is this". I try to call it back and it's busy. can anyone else get thru?

Shirley, cover your basis and everything will be fine. This isn't the silence before the storm. Probably, this might be the end of the repeated calls coming at your end without any legitimate purpose.

Thanks Ben!!! :D big smilies :D

Shirley

When a company hires a 'debt collector' they CONSTITUTIONALLY forfiet their rights to that debt. You dont owe the debt collection company a red cent. You dont even have to communicate with them.

The simplest way to get rid of them is to INSIST they give you ALL of their contact information and then send them a certified letter requesting all the phone calls stop and everything be in writing from that point forward.

If they furhter insist on calling you can report them then to the Federal Trade Commision for harrassment.

This process has worked for me in the past and the unsecured debt gets written off.

(This obviously doesnt work if its a service youre curently using or its a debt with security attatched. ie collateral)

Duke: It's true that you don't owe to the collection agency. But as your creditor has hired them to collect the debt on their behalf, you're supposed to pay them. If the collection agency is walking along the legal path, there's no harm in contacting with them.

However, if you wish to deal with the original creditor only, you can, but it seems from your post that you're more willing to get it written off anyhow :wink:

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

You first have to list your number so they do not call, after 31 days you can complain about this number or any that you have had problems with. I just left a complaint. I had asked him to stop calling and continues to call. Hope this helps

Shirley;
Its not that they can legally get away with calling by using these numbers. It is just that the burden of proof will be on you and you need to decide how far you are willing to take matters. If you fell it if worthwhile to pursue then you will likely need to contact your phone service provider and work with them ti identify and track the call. Explain your are receiving harassing calls and need to identify the caller for further legal action.

Its not that they can away with it because it s automated, (keep in mind everything thing done by a computer has a record somewhere), it's a matter of how much effort are you willing to expend to stop it?

I just had one of the gentlemen from the company "Oxford Financial" call and wanted to talk to me, well there is two Charles' in the house and he got irate when I asked which one he wanted to talk to...well long story short, he was very beligerant and called back when I told him to stop calling. When he called back he said "this nigger is f****ing your wife!" If anyone can get some info on this company and where they are I just might open a suit against them for harrassment!

Charles

Can you put the name of the company that called and treated you abusively? I will locate the address for you.

Hi Shirley and everyone else that has inquired about this 866-822-6756 number that is calling and leaving a different call back number: That number belongs to Oxford, a collection agency. They were calling my 15 year old daughters cell phone sometimes as much as 4 times per day. We tried to put a block on her cell, but they continued to get through anyway (and even Sprint can't explain how this is happening). I did call them back today (the number the call from is always busy) and stood on hold until I got a live person. I asked his name (Mike Jones...I am sure it was made up) and what company he was with. He told me Oxford Management. When I asked for the address, he inquired as to why. I told him because they were calling my 15 year old teenage daughters cell phone several times a day and at the age of 15, the only person she owes money to is her mother. He asked for cell number and looked it up on his system and confirmed that they were in deed calling her. They then confirmed her name was not that of the person they were trying to reach and assured me she would be removed from the call list immediatly. I guess we will find out if that it true. What bothers me is that he was reluctant to give out the address...if they are ligit, then why are they so affraid of giving out the address?

I just looked Oxford Management up on line
Corporate Office address is:
Contacting Oxford Management Services

Corporate Office
135 Maxess Road, Suite 2A
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 470-9800
(631) 454-4508 (fax)

They also list a second address for potential customers:
535 Broadhollow Rd
Suite b-12
Melville, NY 11747

Hope this helps those of you that need to send them a C&D letter.

Kelly

Link and email deleted as per forum rules-Vikas

They keep calling me, too! All day long!!!

Kellye, send a cease and desist letter and stop them from calling you further in legal terms. If you don't know the address to contact the company, take help of the bureaus. They must be having the details about the company. Or you can take help of your phone company and get the number fully blocked.

Well the company that is listed in my head line is the one who keeps calling my home and they either call them selves Oxford Finacial services or Oxford Management. When I use my caller ID and call the number back it is always busy. This company never has sent any mail or hard copy letters of who they are trying to recover the debt for or why they are calling. All I get is Harassing phone calls to me, my parents and some times my friends. If in deed this company is in New York and could be traced, then it needs to be reported to the Government. Just remember that noone here has a contract with them and you do not owe them any money.

I found the company who is calling everyone, the address and direct line is listed feel free to do what you will with it but when I called and went through the contact list there was a few voices which sounded familiar and this is definatly the company.
oxfmgt.com/Contact.php
Good luck everyone!

i have received these calls for over 2 months and do not know what to do. i even pick up when they call, but they are not there. any updates let me know and we can stop this together.

Found the owner of 866-866-6756 thru tollfreenumbers.com. Belong to MCI... I also have been receiving many of these same calls the past two weeks. So decided to look-up. The calls were made to my cell phone.

I am on the do not call registry since they started it, and it works, phone calls are way down. I answered and spoke to someone a few months ago from this number, and told them their call is illegal, to never call again or legal action would commence. The calls stopped, but then just 2 days ago I had another call, and when I call back it is constantly busy. Do not know what they do. They state in the message, "This call is important. This call is not a solicitation." Its BS.

I got through to the number after a 5 minute wait. I asked to whom I was speaking, and spoke with a Barbara McLeod.
I was very polite and gave the phone number she called, and she asked if I was a Mr Carlos Melina, I said "No." "Sorry then we have the wrong number" she said. I asked her what her firm was, she refused, I asked to please remove my number, as this was not the first time they called and she actually said, "We have the wrong number. What's your problem. Get over it", and hung up.
I phoned again. Reached Joseph who answered "Oxford Management". Gave him my number, and he did not have a record of it, good, the last agent took it out of the system. I told Joseph I am recording this call, is that OK? Answer, No, it is not, Sir. I said that I am confirming that he has taken my number xxx-xxx-xxxx out of the system, and he said recording the call is illegal, and I said we will take that up with the judge, and he hung up.

Robert

35 states in US allow recording of the phone calls without taking other party's consent. If you are one of the residents of the remaining 15 states, you have to take permission from the other party before recording the phone calls. Check the consumer protection office in your state and know the existing laws regarding recording of the debt collection calls.

I work at an HR office at a university. We closed for two weeks at Christmas and when I got back there was at least 15-20 voicemails from this company. I finally actually answered the phone last week and held to find out what they wanted. When they came on the line, they asked for a specific maintenance employee. I began to explain (quite calmly) that this was a number for HR and that the department that this employee works for does not take messages for their employees and could they please take my number off of his record. In the middle of my sentence, I realized that woman had hung up on me!!

The calls have continued, so today I did a search and found this thread. I guess there's nothing much I can do.. this is a business number so I can't enter it in to the do not call registry and I really don't have time to threaten legal action and such.

KC,

Contact your phone company and get this number blocked. If the number gets blocked, you won't receive any disturbing calls from them.

I have been getting calls from this number as well - same scenario - it's always a recording claiming a "personal business matter." Aside from the fact that I don't see how it could be both personal and business-related at the same time - I have no idea who they are or why they're contacting me. I tried redialling, but get a busy. I'll be contacting my telco to see if they can give me more info or block the number. BTW, these calls started a couple of weeks ago.

Sent an e-mail to several of the company's execs - Patrick Pinto called me back (from a blocked number). He promised to look into the matter and either call my back or have one of his employees call me back. I will post more info as I have it.

Called my cell phone provider (Cingular) to ask how they can help with the calls. They said they can neither block the number nor help filing a complaint. All they offered to do was change my cell phone number (which, btw, has now been added to the do not call registry).

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As far as I know, only my coworkers and a few family members have my cell #. It's a new number as of September 2005, so it's possible that they are calling for the last person to have the number.

I've never dealt with this company and I am not late on any payments, so I highly doubt they're actually trying to contact me. Which makes this all the more frustrating since they don't identify themselves or who they are trying to reach.

As of 14:15 EST, no call back from Patrick.

I sent another e-mail to Patrick Friday afternoon. He replied, saying that he was still researching the issue. Got a call Friday evening - I think it was a subcontractor for OMS - he said that my phone number had been listed on a document relating to another individual. He assured me that my number has been removed from their records. If I don't post again, it's safe to assume that I have not gotten any more calls.

MatthewM, after the company has notified you about the number being removed from their system, get it in writing as well. This will be an important proof of all the facts.

Good point - I'll send a "thank you" note Patrick asking him to confirm that it's been done.

Great, :D be in touch often, MatthewM

Hello,
We've found you by googling the same number. My wife received a call from the people today asking for to speak to her sister. We have no idea how they got our number and why they think her sister lives here. When my wife asked the woman on the phone where she was calling from, she was told that the solicitor was legally unable to answer. Very weird

Josh, debt collectors get the phone numbers by skip tracing i.e.. Checking the credit report or through other sources for getting the phone numbers of the person.

Call back the number and ask them to place the reason of the call. If your wife's sister owes some debt to them, request for a debt validation and verify each of the items. If there is no debt that is owed, your number should be removed from their system. Do your correspondences in writing through certified mail. You will have proof of all the facts.