wrong number - collections calls

[amanda6035]

Okay, how in the HELL do you get collections agencies to quit calling your number, when they are calling to talk to someone you dont know?

I have 2 scenarios I'm dealing with. I've lived in my apartment for almost a year now, and have had this problem the whole time, and recently, the calls seem to be getting worse.

I come home every day with at least 15 missed calls by the same 2 or 3 different 800 numbers. When I AM home to answer, there's no live person on the line, so I cant tell them "I dont know who 'enrique' is, please quit calling" so they keep on and keep on and KEEP on calling me. I cant even tell you how many different people they've called for, the name is ALWAYS different!

Then, last saturday morning, it wasn't even 9am, a call came through. Luckily, it WAS a live person, and I chewed her out. "It's not even 9am, and you're calling the wrong number!" to which, her response was "Well, do you you know this person?" "No I dont know him! QUIT CALLING ME!" (Normally, I would have been polite, but like I said, it wasn't even 9am yet....)

Lot of good the Do Not Call registry does when it doesn't prevent automatic collections call numbers from calling over and over and OVER again. Why are they allowed to have auotmated calls anyway? At least if it were a person, I could try to be polite and tell them 'I'm sorry, I dont know that person, I've had this number for a year now, you've got the wrong number...."


Is there a way you can prevent certain numbers from successfully dialing you? Or is there any other solutions to this? Has anybody else been in this situation?

GAH!!!