My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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1. Make sure of your state laws before doing this, or inform the person on the other end that the call *IS* being recorded otherwise it will be inadmissible in court if your state law requires all...
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why don't you pay me?
My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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Do NOT promise payment. This may result in adverse consequences, like extending the clock on collections, or perhaps even a de facto validation.
Record any and all violations they make persuant to...
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They are not suppose to call back if you indicate that you're not the person they are looking for.
Regardless if they have the same name.
Most if not all debt collection agencies have records to...
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Something similar happened to me a bit over a year ago.
Each time they called, it would be mid-day or very late evening (different call centers, I suppose). Finally I answered two or three of...
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This happened to me. A collection company had gotten my maiden name (person with the same name had the debt) and started sending letters and phone calls. I contacted them via phone and letter. I...
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Why would you pay them when you don't owe anything?
My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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When you answer the phone call, make your first sentence "Hello. This phone call is being recorded" If they don't hang up on you right away and never call back (which often happens), you can then...
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You should find out how much they believe you owe and all the information you can get instead of dodging their calls. Total dues, when they were made and what companies do you owe this money to.
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Happened to me many times, call to my home at 8:00am in the morning while I am asleep, told him wrong person, either they refuse to believe, or make the same call the next morning, (hangs up before I...
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Dudes, I have similar problems. Keep calling my house for somebody else with the same last name.
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and the successful troll, is successful.
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Don't waste this opportunity! There is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING you can do or say that will make these bottom feeder maggots stop calling you. I know, I worked with this industry for 5 years. So...
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Happening to me right now. They keep calling for some person that hasn't lived at the place for atleast the past 10 years, if ever! I keep asking them to stop calling but they keep on calling so...
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(OP: not sure if this is still going on, but hopefully my ramblings below will help you or anyone else who finds themselves in this situation)
I think he's referring to the 2010 US Supreme Court...
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why not just pay them?
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3 things you can do:
1) Cancel you current phone number & get a new number, pay $1 for the unlisted option
2) Get Google Voice
3) Give everyone your Google Voice number
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The Supreme Court recently ruled 7-2 that you have the right to sue abusive collectors who are hounding you about debts you don't owe. here is what you do if they are still bothering you.
1.Always...
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I had a similar problem with debt collectors calling but for the people who had our phone number before us :rolleyes:
I bought this phone which has a "Call Blocking" feature. After they call the...
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http://www.creditinfocenter.com/rebuild/debt_validation_workflow_large.shtml
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There are federal laws and often state laws that punish abusive debt collection practices. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provides for statutory damages and damages for each...
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I would get a call from a debt collector probably once a year it seems it happened every year. Each time I called back and gave them enough information for them to verify I was the wrong person. They...
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Well, I'm sorry for taking people seriously in the finance forum..
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i only pay for sexual favors. u in?
My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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well go see if they will accept that then
My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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Easy.
Get the cheapest answering machine you can and screen all your calls.
Also, pull a copy of all three of your credit reports to make sure no funny business is going on.
Last, freeze...
My wife and I are suddenly receiving phone calls from 6+ debt collectors. Right name, wrong person...Help...
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My wife and I have zero debt and use USAA credit monitoring service. Our credit scores are 750+ and we are literally debt free except for monthly credit card statements which are paid off each...
