Same bastards keep calling my house to harass me *UPDATE*

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Contact a lawyer. They will write them a letter saying they are no longer to contact you what so ever, and if they continue then you will have grounds for a harrasment suit. Trust me, once they get a letter from a lawyer they will stop dead in their tracks.

Lawyers are expensive... $150 per hour. It would take about $300 on average for a lawyer to write it up. Better to just record it and send it to the AG and phone company. If that doesn't work, then actually sue.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
here are two articles...
here
here

In that case the crooks got away with it.

 

[imported_Phil]

Yeah, I had the same problem- come home from work, one message per day from a collections agency about a guy that couldn't have ever lived there simply because the building's four years old and the previous tenant was there for those four years. Oh, and I know the last tenant. Useless idiots. They eventually stopped when I yelled at them.

Oh, and once a week, I get a 7:45am call from a beer delivery company who will not learn that my apartment is not a pub and does not need a beer delivery. Every week.

[Edit] Record a really loud belch or fart. Call them up and play it on loop at them. Repeat.

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
The next time they call, speak clearly and calmly into the phone the following words:
"Your debtor's phone number is <insert an ex's phone number here>. I did your detective work for you, since you seem utterly incapable of doing anything other than disturbing me. Now if you ever call this number again, by Sithis, I will eat your first born's still-beating heart on rye bread."

Methinks someone has been playing a little too much Oblivion...

 

[cKGunslinger]

Yeah, sometimes I'll get some rogue agancy calling my house for someone else. I usually just ignore those numbers and let the machine pick it up, and they eventually give up.

Lately, however, I've been amused at this one place, (I told them they had the wrong information the first 2-3 times they called) who apparently owns about 10 different numbers they use to call. I mean, they all have the same 3 digits in them, but they are in different places - and the caller ID reports different, yet completely generic, names associated with them.

They show up as:

123-xxx-xxxx - "Collection Agency"
xxx-123-xxxx - "High School FFA"
xxx-123-xxxy - "XYZ Pictures"
xxx-123-xxxz - "Football"

But they leave the exact same message each time - do people who screen collection agency calls "fall" for that and accidently answer when they see "High School FFA"?

 

[Mill]

Update: The calls have continued since my original post. I've received 5 more, and I have the dates and times documented -- as well as a record on my caller ID.

I called them back AGAIN and told them to remove me, and again they promised they would. The FTC replied back that there is nothing they can do unless I file suit against the company in court under the FDCPA act. My State AG has not contacted me. The FCC has not responded either. The last call was last night, but they have not called back since then.

Anymore suggestions? I am really hesitant about wasting time and resources to file suit, but this is beyond ridiculous.

 

[Conky]

You could tell them that you are in bankruptcy and it's illegal for them to call you anymore... give them the name of a local bankruptcy lawyer and tell them to discuss it with him.

And as Ross Perot would say, problem solved.

 

[Kelemvor]

Call the phone company and the police. Phoen company might be able to block the calls, police can charge them with harassment.

Or get a phone system that you can block calls from certain numbers. Or get an air honr and when they call again, just answer the phone and blast them.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Mill
Collection Agency. They've called over 10 times in the past week. I've told them each time that this was my number, the person they are calling had the number years ago, and that I don't not know or have any contact information for the loser they want.

This is not a case of my number having to be removed from their database. They've been calling for over three weeks (once a day, sometimes twice), and everytime I tell them to remove me and explain the situation. Finally, today, I'd had it. I told them if they called again I was going to sue the company for harassment. The lady told me "we can call you if we want to collect a debt." I told her it isn't my debt or even close to being anyone I know. She said she didn't care and that *I* could pay the debt if I wanted them to stop calling. What the fvck?

What do you guys think? Sick the AG on them? Show up at their office (they are local), and harass them back with a megaphone?

Edit: Just to make it clear, I do NOT know the person they are calling. I know their name (because they've told me), but that is it.

BTW, their number is: (205)290-4214. They are called Nexcheck LLC. If anyone wants to call and waste their time feel free. They are open until 9. I had to engage in retaliation, but these bastards have made me mad.

Update: The calls have continued since my original post. I've received 5 more, and I have the dates and times documented -- as well as a record on my caller ID.

I called them back AGAIN and told them to remove me, and again they promised they would. The FTC replied back that there is nothing they can do unless I file suit against the company in court under the FDCPA act. My State AG has not contacted me. The FCC has not responded either. The last call was last night, but they have not called back since then.

Anymore suggestions? I am really hesitant about wasting time and resources to file suit, but this is beyond ridiculous.

dont u get like $1000 per call after you told them to stop?

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Mill
Collection Agency. They've called over 10 times in the past week. I've told them each time that this was my number, the person they are calling had the number years ago, and that I don't not know or have any contact information for the loser they want.

This is not a case of my number having to be removed from their database. They've been calling for over three weeks (once a day, sometimes twice), and everytime I tell them to remove me and explain the situation. Finally, today, I'd had it. I told them if they called again I was going to sue the company for harassment. The lady told me "we can call you if we want to collect a debt." I told her it isn't my debt or even close to being anyone I know. She said she didn't care and that *I* could pay the debt if I wanted them to stop calling. What the fvck?

What do you guys think? Sick the AG on them? Show up at their office (they are local), and harass them back with a megaphone?

Edit: Just to make it clear, I do NOT know the person they are calling. I know their name (because they've told me), but that is it.

BTW, their number is: (205)290-4214. They are called Nexcheck LLC. If anyone wants to call and waste their time feel free. They are open until 9. I had to engage in retaliation, but these bastards have made me mad.

Update: The calls have continued since my original post. I've received 5 more, and I have the dates and times documented -- as well as a record on my caller ID.

I called them back AGAIN and told them to remove me, and again they promised they would. The FTC replied back that there is nothing they can do unless I file suit against the company in court under the FDCPA act. My State AG has not contacted me. The FCC has not responded either. The last call was last night, but they have not called back since then.

Anymore suggestions? I am really hesitant about wasting time and resources to file suit, but this is beyond ridiculous.

I wouldn't even hesitate to contact a lawyer specializing in this sort of thing. If he says don't bother, then do something else. But until you get an expert opinion you're just wasting time and frustration.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: Mill
Collection Agency. They've called over 10 times in the past week. I've told them each time that this was my number, the person they are calling had the number years ago, and that I don't not know or have any contact information for the loser they want.

This is not a case of my number having to be removed from their database. They've been calling for over three weeks (once a day, sometimes twice), and everytime I tell them to remove me and explain the situation. Finally, today, I'd had it. I told them if they called again I was going to sue the company for harassment. The lady told me "we can call you if we want to collect a debt." I told her it isn't my debt or even close to being anyone I know. She said she didn't care and that *I* could pay the debt if I wanted them to stop calling. What the fvck?

What do you guys think? Sick the AG on them? Show up at their office (they are local), and harass them back with a megaphone?

Edit: Just to make it clear, I do NOT know the person they are calling. I know their name (because they've told me), but that is it.

BTW, their number is: (205)290-4214. They are called Nexcheck LLC. If anyone wants to call and waste their time feel free. They are open until 9. I had to engage in retaliation, but these bastards have made me mad.

Update: The calls have continued since my original post. I've received 5 more, and I have the dates and times documented -- as well as a record on my caller ID.

I called them back AGAIN and told them to remove me, and again they promised they would. The FTC replied back that there is nothing they can do unless I file suit against the company in court under the FDCPA act. My State AG has not contacted me. The FCC has not responded either. The last call was last night, but they have not called back since then.

Anymore suggestions? I am really hesitant about wasting time and resources to file suit, but this is beyond ridiculous.

dont u get like $1000 per call after you told them to stop?

In Washington it's $100,000 per spam email or solicitation.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Mill
Update: The calls have continued since my original post. I've received 5 more, and I have the dates and times documented -- as well as a record on my caller ID.

I called them back AGAIN and told them to remove me, and again they promised they would. The FTC replied back that there is nothing they can do unless I file suit against the company in court under the FDCPA act. My State AG has not contacted me. The FCC has not responded either. The last call was last night, but they have not called back since then.

Anymore suggestions? I am really hesitant about wasting time and resources to file suit, but this is beyond ridiculous.

Go to Clarkhoward.com and look into the section on debt and there are few suggestions you can do. Also search "collections" etc etc on google.
Also go here:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fdc.htm

Basicly if you tell a credit collection company not to call you then by law they have to stop calling you. You could also get an address and send them a "stop contact" leter and they can no longer call you.

If you sue you can collect up to $1000 plus court and attorney fees, so calling a lawyer might not be a bad idea. Most give free advice, might take case with no money upfront looking to collect their fees if they win.

 

[ProfJohn]

Most Important Record your phone calls with them. Set up your answering machine to not hang up when you pick up the line.

And then say something like:
"I am asking you not to call me again, under the federal Fair debt collection practices Act you may not contact me after me asking you not to. If you continue to contact me I will call the Attorney generals office of my state and hire a lawyer to sue you for harassment."

Try to get their address before you pull that line though so you can send a "stop contact" letter.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Yeah, sometimes I'll get some rogue agancy calling my house for someone else. I usually just ignore those numbers and let the machine pick it up, and they eventually give up.

Lately, however, I've been amused at this one place, (I told them they had the wrong information the first 2-3 times they called) who apparently owns about 10 different numbers they use to call. I mean, they all have the same 3 digits in them, but they are in different places - and the caller ID reports different, yet completely generic, names associated with them.

They show up as:

123-xxx-xxxx - "Collection Agency"
xxx-123-xxxx - "High School FFA"
xxx-123-xxxy - "XYZ Pictures"
xxx-123-xxxz - "Football"

But they leave the exact same message each time - do people who screen collection agency calls "fall" for that and accidently answer when they see "High School FFA"?

Yep. That's exactly what they think will happen. Our second mortgage is due on the 10th, and all my jobbers pay me on the 15th. So we pay on the 15th every month. Doesn't cause any late fees or anything.
The second mortgage company will call on the 11th....every single month. Recently, they've been calling from different numbers and some of them even come up as different individual's names. But they leave the same message, if they leave one at all.

 

[yukichigai]

I think, short of contacting a lawyer, that the best thing you can do is thus:

After the debt collector's initial schpiel, inform them, again, that they have the wrong number, and are welcome to verify that information in the local telephone company's reverse lookup.
Inform the person that you have instructed them repeatedly to cease calling and they are now in violation of Section 804, subsection 3 of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.
Further state that you do not wish to be called again.
Let them say something stupid, like "if you don't want us to call, pay the debt."
Inform them that you have been recording the call in its entirety.
Ask to speak to the supervisor. (They have to comply with that)
Inform the supervisor of everything above.
Reiterate, again, that you do not wish to be called.
Hang up.

If that doesn't work, it's lawyerin' time.

 

[Eeezee]

Call the person on the other end of the line a life destroyer and a rapist

 

[Kyanzes]

Play some porn content every time they call you.

 

[Shadowknight]

Update?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Contact a lawyer. They will write them a letter saying they are no longer to contact you what so ever, and if they continue then you will have grounds for a harrasment suit. Trust me, once they get a letter from a lawyer they will stop dead in their tracks.

Lawyers are expensive... $150 per hour. It would take about $300 on average for a lawyer to write it up. Better to just record it and send it to the AG and phone company. If that doesn't work, then actually sue.

$300? i could do it in 30 minues.

i'm not licensed tho.