Called twice today... 1st time this number has called. First time I didn't answer and no message was left. The 2nd time, I answered and they hung up on me. Caller ID states ReceivablesPerf.
This number is from Williamsport, Maryland. The only reason I know that isbecause that happens to be where my Dad lives. I missed the call, and when I saw the number, I didn't recognize it, so I looked it up.
Receivables Performance Management (RPM) are debt collectors. I get a lot of calls from them and from other debt collectors who are trying to collect money from my daughter's old debts that are past the statute of limitations. When one debt collector gives up trying to collect, they sell the debt to another and around and around we go.
I used to tell these slime balls my daughter doesn't live here and to stop calling me, but they wouldn't listen. So I bought a Digitone Call Blocker, which rejects up to 80 phone numbers plus all "out of area" and "unknown" calls. You can also reject entire area codes. The Call Blocker is connected to a wireless base unit (with answering machine) that has 5 remote wireless handsets I use as remotes around the house. The first ring is suppressed, so when one of these blocked calls comes in, the Call Blocker hangs up on them and my phones don't even ring.
When I get a call from a Caller ID that I don't know, I don't pick up. I look up the number on the Internet instead. If it's a telemarketer or a debt collector, I add the number to my blocked list and I get no more calls from that number. So far I have about 40 blocked numbers programmed in. Ahhh... peace of mind. I don't have to talk to any of these slime balls or get called a deadbeat. The Call Blocker just hangs up on them. Great piece of equipment.