calling practices
Complaint
sarah
Country: United States
I get a lot of Debt collection calls because I list my name/land line in the phone book with just a first initial.
In 2010 I had 52 calls from the debt collector for Bank of America for every name in the book attached to my last name - both male and female - some of which I couldnt spell.
In 2010 I had 52 calls from the debt collector for Bank of America for every name in the book attached to my last name - both male and female - some of which I couldnt spell.
Comments
Most strangers calling today are probably attempting some form of fraud.
It's probably safer to have an unlisted phone number.
Alternatively, you can get a box that inserts between your incoming line and your phones that effectively blocks all autodialed calls, eliminating most telemarketing and debt collection callers. Basically, it plays a message (giving an access code to enter), and if the code isn't entered, it doesn't ring through. Autodialers can't understand the message, so they can't ring through.
Their most common deception is to try to convince you that you don't have any right to dispute their allegation, with a long list of ready-made "reasons", known as "blowing smoke" in the industry. Many are barely one step up from fraudulent telemarketers.