Why would somebody hire a Private Investigator to find me?

[Maeb]

This is a strange one I think a private investigator is tracking me and I have no idea why.

I'm sorry to put this in two threads (it's also in Legal) but I didn't know where to place it and I'm so worried as to why someone would be trying to find me. I'm not into anything shady and never have been, and apart from a weird stalker boyfriend when I was 14 am pretty much trouble free.

This is what has happened so far:

On Thusday my parents received a call from a man claiming to be a courier and that he needed to know when I was in to sign for a package. I moved away 20 years ago so my mum said I wasn't around but she could sign for it, but the man insisted it had to be me. My mum took his mobile number and gave it to me later on.

I phoned the number which went into voicemail with a man with Manchester accent saying 'A1 Couriers' so I left my name and number. I rang again later, and a man answered, I told him I was returning a call regarding the courier and he sounded confused, and didn't know what I was on about. It felt like he was stalling me (after all a wrong number is a wrong number) and after a minute or so he suddenly remembered his BIL has a courier company. He repeated my home phone number back to me as I was hanging up.

Nobody called back and something felt fishy as I'm not expecting any deliveries, and don't use my parents address so I googled the number and an advert for a private investigation company was the only result.

Yesterday I received 3 missed calls from a mobile number (which I have saved). When I called the number back, nobody spoke but it sounded like there was a porn film playing in the background.

This morning my landline rang and when I picked up I said hello 3 times before a man (who sounded like the courier voicemail message and the 'brother-in-law') said he must have the wrong number. When I 1471'd the number had been withheld.

My partner rang the courier company number and when the man answered 'A1 Couriers' DP asked him if this was MobileTraceUK...the man answered yes so DP hung up.

I am really paranoid and somewhat scared. I don't like the fact that somebody is calling my elderly parents. Why would somebody choose this route to find me? I've had the same mobile number and email address for 13 years so it can't be anyone I know well.

If anyone has any advice on how to handle it, can I ask them to back off or reveal why, any legal avenues I would so appreciate it.

Did you find out? FWIW I would definitely be contacting them under data protection rules, for any info they have on you. That should give you an indication.

I know this isnt a recent thread but as I've read it I couldn't not ask whether you ever got to the bottom of this OP?

Hi BlueSlipper,

Short answer: no. After my OH recorded a generic VM message on my mobile I received about 9 more calls but they stopped. I changed my home phone and received a few more so I changed it again and they stopped (although I get 2 sales calls a day now aghh!).

I have no idea who it was or why. I'm still quite paranoid but hopefully they were looking for someone else.

Maeb x

I got a call from a man with a collection agency from another state. He’s telling me that I owe a large amount of money to a man that use to haul for as a owner operator and that I never paid off my truck. I did pay for the semi truck in cash and I have a bill of sale and a title transferred in my name in 10/2016. Me and the former business guy parted on bad terms.
Over the last 3-4 weeks I have been hounded by this collection agency guy and I told him that I don’t have a debt. I told him I have a bill of sale and title free and clear and to send me a court date because I’m apparently being sued. I was told it’s most likely a scam. He was sent a letter notarized and certified mail to stop contacting me unless it’s with a court date. I had a strange phone call from a local hotel from a guy claiming to be a private investigator for this collection agency person. I asked his name and he gives me a common name and hangs up. I call the number back and it’s a hotel in town.
I get a call from the collection agency guy today saying that he has information from his investigator and is going to look through it.
I have had a conversation with the collection agency guy via text message. Who does that? He apparently put the letter into a shredder while on the phone with my wife and even let her listen to it. He stated that it means nothing to him.
How did he get her number?
He gets upset when we mention” take us to court”
What is going on? I own all my vehicles free and clear. I have for years.

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