Harassing bill collector phone call tactic | |
BadMoonRising User ID: 727864 United Kingdom 03/27/2010 03:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | two more for you... Answer the phone with "Hang on I'll just get him..." and then just leave the phone on the side with them hanging on. Or...answer their security questions deliberately wrong. |
Anonymer Held User ID: 927194 United States 03/27/2010 03:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tell them that you're Ms./Mr. Jim Jones and that you're subletting/renting the place and that "YOU" are traveling in Europe and will be home next year. And no, you don't know how to reach them because you're giving emergency humanitarian aid by volunteering with the Red Cross and could are working in the field helping oppressed people. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 455685 United States 03/27/2010 03:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1) Call a number that has been disconnected (you can usually do this by picking a prefix that is invalid and dialing it). RECORD THE MESSAGE You are looking for the type of "disconnect" message that starts with the 3 tones in the beginning: "Dee Dee Dee - The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number and dial again. 303-222". The "dee dee dee" represents the three tones that go higher in pitch each tone. Put the recorded message on your voicemail greeting. Tell your friends about it -- they can leave you a message. The autodialer equipment however used by the collection companies (the predictive dialers) will hear those tones and remove your number form the database as a "bad number" 2) This is the best approach. Go buy a magicjack. You can get them in 7-11 and other stores. Activate it and pay the $25 for the YEAR. You will get a telephone number. Just plan on never using it. Give this number out ALWAYS as your home number (use it with credit cards, banks, businesses etc). If they call it they will just go into your never checked magicjack voicemail. Then change your real telephone number to an unlisted number. Never give it to anyone EXCEPT your friends and family. NEVER use it to call a bank or credit card company or anything else because they record INCOMING numbers and they will then have your new number. If you insist on calling them for some reason use a pay phone. That will END the annoying calls. |