this number keeps calling my cell phone at work. i do not owe anything and I am wondering why they have my number. I called them back and they were rude and would not give me any information unless I told them my cell phone number. She wouldn't even tell me what type of company they were.
This company uses numbers that were previously used by other people or off of names closesly related to the person that they are looking for. For instance if they are looking for an Alexander they will also try Alex as long as the last name is the same and they reside in the same area code.
I owe no one; these people keep calling me, asking for a person with my last name, but a different first name. Twice already they have promised to take my phone number out of their data base, but a few days later the calls start up again. Also, some of them are VERY rude. A male employee rudely shouted at me for no reason. They are calling for a female, and I am a male, for starters. But don't believe them when they say they will stop calling; THEY WON"T!!!
The Do Not Call List does not apply to collection agencies. To get them to quit calling, you must make a request in writing, and all that does it make them resort to written demands. Your best bet is to show these people some sort of proof that you are not the person they are looking for. That being said, most companies have a policy that after being told x number of times that this is the wrong number, they will quit calling.
NOTE: I had received several calls from these people. Since I did not recognize the number I did not answer the calls. I googled the number, saw it was a collection agency and suspected they were looking for someone else. I called them and was treated quite cordially. They might call again (depends on their x number of calling times policy), but now I will answer and continue to tell them they have the wrong number because I know in doing so they will eventually quit calling.