Are there any dirty methods to collect money from someone out there?

Question

This lady owes me 2 grand What should I do?? How mant phone calls can be considered harrassment??

Answer 1

Assign to a collections agency. They will probably charge you 30% of amount collected but it will free you up to focus on earning new money.

Answer 2

You should contact a lawyer, it would be real easy, EXTREMELY easy, for her to say you harassed her. However it would be a lot harder for her to prove that when a jurist is arbitrating the dispute between yous, everything would be official and documented. However if the reason she owes you the money cannot legitimately hold up in court (due to the illegality of the exchange for instance) then you are pretty much screwed since the law does not defend the criminals rights as well as others. That is why violence exists in the drug world, it is just two "lawyers" disputing property.....with guns. You can legally call her everyday, provided she does not answer, but once you have spoken to her then it becomes on the bounds of harassment after that. Do NOT contact her at work, and if you send her anything in writing have it notarized by a bank or lawyer. Keep copies of everything and a detailed schedule of what you did, when you called, when you talked and how many times. A judge is much more likely to side on the person with evidence compared to the person who says " I think it was this day...3 or 4 times that week", and so on.

Edit:

You don't necessarily need proof that they owe you the money, sometimes people can be dumb enough to confess right in the courtroom. Just watch Judge Judy or the other ones occasionally and you will see it more than you ever would believe it happens.

Judge: "Did you receive this money from them?"
Defendant: "Yes your honor, but there was nothing said about paying it back."

or

Defendant: "It was a gift!"

I must've heard them a thousand times, cracks me up everytime.

Answer 3

Collection people use the phone call technique regularly. Today however, most people have the benefit of screening calls.

Unless you have a written loan and a signature from this woman you could be SOL. On the other hand, if you do have a signed note, small claims court might get the results you seek!

Answer 4

Take her to court. If you have no proof you need to walk away unless you want to get into stalking and harassment problems.

Answer 5

If you have it in writing you can take her to court. Otherwise, good luck.