Receiving billing calls for previous owner

One of our lines is getting either billing calls or scam billing calls for the previous owner of one of our numbers. Is << removed >> actually a Verizon billing number? I've Googled the number and can't tell if it is a scam or not. This number keeps calling and is very annoying. Blocking the number does not seem to work on the phone.
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Let's check into this, kerrccaz! I know it's important to understand your options for managing incoming calls. While I was unable to confirm the source of the number, I want to be as helpful as possible in this. We do have a few options available to block incoming callers http://vz.to/KQCmRY. It's very unusual that you won't be able to block the phone number via your my Verizon account. Did you receive any type of error message when trying to do so? Please share.
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