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RE: Debt Collection Calls
... Of course the debt collection Co. will not provide us with their business name. ... My wife called the AG's office and was informed that unless the debt collection agency provided their business name there was nothing the AG's office could do.
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So next time they call, just pretend that you're the guy they're looking for, tell them you just won the lottery and want to make things right, and ask where to send the check. Or tell them that the guy they're looking for has died. Or just hang up. Or set down the phone and walk away. Or hand it over to a visiting toddler. Or tell them about your aches and pains and ask for medical advice.
Or give up the landline instead of getting a new number. A couple of months ago, the CDC announced that there are now more US households with a cell phone and no landline (20%) than with a landline and no cell phones (19%). I haven't had a landline in many years, and don't miss it at all.
Well, that's not exactly true: when I moved 2 years ago, the introductory package deal for landline, cable TV and internet was cheaper than just getting the latter two, so for a year I had a landline. But after a couple of annoying calls I just turned off the ringer on the phone; it was still there for emergencies but never needed.
Same thing is happening to my moms cell phone. She's had the number for about a year and a half (and has no debts), she gets 4-5 calls a day. She googled up the number and there were hundreds of hits, all saying people have tried everything but the law can't (won't) do anything. Looks like we'll be changing her cell number pretty soon.
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11/19/09 12:40pm |
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