What can be done to stop a collection agency from calling about a debt that’s not ours?
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What can be done to stop a collection agency from calling about a debt that’s not ours?
We keep getting calls from a collection agency for someone who use to have the phone number we now have. I have told them at least 4 times that we are not the people that they are looking for and that we have had this number for over 18 months. They still continue to call us daily including weekends and early and late.The phone company says we can’t block the number because it’s an 800 number. Why should I have to change my number when it’s not me with the problem?
Asked on February 28, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Oregon
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are continued to be harassed by a third party debt collection company with respect to a debt that is not yours, here are the following suggestions:
1. write the third party collection company about the situation and advise its representative that the continued calls could be deemed an unfair debt collection practice under federal and state law.
2. if the calls do not cease, your option would be to contact an attorney that does consumer law and see what legal recourse you may have.
3. your other option would be to hang up when the calls come or change your telephone number.
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