5pm - Mon. 11/30/09 -
just got a recorded message call from this number - 301-601-7357.
the "guy" said this is for the person who has an account with us - that I should touch "1" to talk to them, or should call back the number appearing in my cellphone screen..that it was important. yeah, right. if it was someone or a company I do business with - a reputable company - they would have identified themsleves. plus I never return any call when they do not say who it is, or what exactly it is about -- so I can figure out if it is a true call & not a scam or harassment call.
Number of 301-601-7357 was returned by *69 on 12/22/2009 after I received an abusive call. Person was looking for someone I don't know and accused me of lying about knowing this person. When I said you are so belligerent that you must be a debt collector, the caller denied that but was evasive. Eventually became frustrated with me and hung up. I have filed a report with Maryland Attorney General.
Here is a good way to deal with these Hitler Youth rejects and their disreputable tactics; First, never mind the number on your caller ID, it’s virtually always a fake and strictly one-way. But the call-back number on the voice-mail has to be real, otherwise they could never scam a dime out of anyone. Also, if you know for sure which collection company it is, visit their website and if the e-mail address under “Contact Us” doesn’t readily suggest a debt collector use that too. Write a realistic-sounding too-good-to-pass-up add for anything appealing to as wide a range of people as possible using their contact info. - then post it on Craig’s List! The ruinous overload of calls and E-Mails will soon cause their networks to crash and with these vermin, down-time is money down the drain. The vast majority of collectiods took the short bus to school and are therefore notoriously slow learners, but this method will likely get the point across.