Illegal activity by "debt collection attorney"

Did you get the name, telephone number and address of the caller?  Obviously, to take any action, you have to be able to identify the person.  Do you know the name of the company or "law firm?"  Is the person located in Florida?The actions taken by this person are, indeed, illegal.  If this was about a consumer transaction, then the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) probably applies, and the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA) also probably applies.  Under these statutes, you can sue the collector and recover any actual damages you suffered (probably none) plus statutory damages of up to $1,000 for each of the two statutes.  Plus, the collector must pay your attorney's fees and costs if you win.However, this is useless unless (1) you can prove who the collector was, (2) the collector has assets against which you can collect. This call may have come from a scam person.  You may want to contact an attorney who practices in the area of Consumer Collection Harassment cases.  Usually these attorneys will provide a free consultation, and the attorney may be willing to take the case without charging you any fees because the attorney expects the Collector to pay those fees.  (Most of these cases from legitimate collection agencies are settled fairly quickly.)If you have the person's name and address or telephone number, you can go to the Florida Bar's Web Site at www.flabar.org to check if the person is a licensed Florida Attorney. If you believe that you will not be likely to collect any claim, you may also want to consider reporting to the Florida Bar and the Florida Attorney General that someone is attempting to collect a debt by falsely claiming to be an attorney and threatening criminal prosecution.