They are calling us for a different Mark Walker

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Mrs. Mark Walker
Country: United States
About six months ago the Northland Group called our home about a Capital One credit card. After reviewing the date of birth and social security number, they agreed they had called us in error. They still keep calling us--I guess they can't figure out there may be more than one Mark Walker in this world. Last night the person who called was very rude. How do I get them to quit calling me? I think I will tell them I will consider it harrassment if they call again and file suit.

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    tj
    There must be thousands of "Mark Walker"'s in the world.  Northland has many other reports of abuse and harassment, and many reports also include that they were contacting the wrong person.  See ripoffreport.com, if you want to read a few.

    Send them a letter, certified return receipt requested, summarizing that they have been repeatedly calling you in error (list the dates and times, if you can), and that they already determined on (give the date of your phone conversation with them) that you are NOT the "Mark Walker" they are trying to locate, but have continued to call and harass you, ignoring your repeated requests that they stop.  Demand that they cease all further communications.

    At the bottom, add:
    CC:  FTC
    CC:  Minnesota Attorney General

    Then send in complaints to FTC and Minnesota AG, regarding their continued harassment.

    Verify their receipt of your letter via return of the "green card", or thru the USPS website, and if you have further problems, send additional complaints that they are violating your FDCPA "cease communications" request, and shop for an attorney to make them pay.
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    Biotch Hunter
    "After reviewing the date of birth and social security number, they agreed they had called us in error."

    This is kinda scary. If you reviewed this information with them by comparing what they had against what you had--I might start looking into identity theft--depending how much information you may have inadvertantly given them.
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    tj
    The basic problem is that if you receive a random call from some debt collector on a debt you have no knowledge of, there is little to distinguish the common practices of such debt collectors from the common practices of identity thieves phishing for information.  

    Both may be routinely using deception for their own profit, and even if they are "legitimate", the "debt" may not be, and using deception to collect money not owed makes them no different than criminals.
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    TWB
    Well for 6 months I received a call every day from these jerks.  The recorded message asked for a person I have never heard of.  They wanted me to call them.  I have learned in my many years of living that NEVER, NEVER respond to this type of stuff !!!  Just hang up.  They quit calling for a few months and then they started again in Dec. 2010.   JUST HANG UP is my advice.   Blood Suckers are every where.

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