We've had our phone number for 11 months. About 5 months ago started getting collection agency calls for someone we don't know. I've told the collection agency dozens of times that they have the wrong number and they promise to take us off their list. (Yeah right!) I finally had to file a complaint with the FTC, because they are calling at least 5 times a day and we don't even bother to answer our phone any more. My husband called the collection agency and told them what was going on and (AGAIN) asked them to stop harassing us. The person he talked to admitted that our phone number had been taken off the list multiple times, but was put back on. According to them, the debtor calls them every couple weeks to update his phone number and keeps giving them our number, so they keep putting it back on the list. There's a good chance the agency is lying, but if it is true, can we press charges or file a suit against the guy who is falsely using our number and causing continual harassment?
2007-11-06
06:00:59
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I know how to stop the collection agency, but I want to know what I can do to stop this guy who is still falsely using our phone number. In the past couple weeks, a few more collection agencies have also started calling for both him and his wife, so it's pretty obvious they are continuing to use our phone number to avoid paying their bills. Can I file a police report? It seems like it would be illegal to use someone else's phone number especially when it will cause so much trouble. When you sign up for contracts, bills, etc., you sign a paper confirming that all the information is correct, but obviously, this guy is giving false contact information (ours!)
2007-11-06
06:33:27 ·
update #1