A couple of months ago, someone left a message on my cell phone stating it was an important "Business matter, " and left an 800 number. I called to find out what it was about, and the person who answered said they were with "accounts receivable" working for a company called "Argyle Solutions." This first person cited a hospital bill and an amount owed. I recognized the amount since I had paid a hospital bill for that amonut several years ago, and I do have a receipt. I stated this to the person I spoke to on the phone, and asked him not to call me anymore. I did not have the cell phone at the time I paid the bill and furthermore, I never give the cell phone number to doctors or hospitals or businesses. It is for family and personal contacts only. I asked the representative from "Argyle" who gave him my cell phone number and he refused to answer me. There is a company called Argyle Solutions on the internet, which I had never heard of before the mysterious calls started.
My phone numbers are on national do not call lists, and I filed a complaint against this company with the FTC.
I'm not concerned about this old hospital bill, since I have receipts for this and all old medical bills. What concerns me is how some company I never heard of got my personal phone number. They would not give me their address, or fax me any information about the alleged bill or the "business matter, " they cited. This company has called me several times after I asked them not to, leaving the same message on my cell phone. When I call them and ask them to fax me some kind of information regarding their "business matter, " their representatives are rude and loud, shouting over me; they are evasive, refusing to tell me the specific reason for their repeated calls, and refusing to tell me how they got my phone number. If this is the kind of company doctors and hospitals do business with, I don't want anything to do with these "health" providers.
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