I just received a call showing as "Dept of Ed Sm", they didn't leave a message. I called the number back and nothing, no ring, no sound. Again I tried calling and it came back stating "no incoming calls are being accepted".
Said they were Dept. of Ed. Sallie Mae. They claim I owe them money, but I never took a loan from SLM Corp. I asked for validation many times and they just ignore it and wreck my credit (good thing I don't give a [***] about a number).
Then you can sue them if the debt is indeed not yours and is showing up on your credit regardless and without proof..
You send them a cease and desist along with a request for debt validation according to the FDCPA laws.. Follow the steps in what you need to know.
http://800notes.com/arts/Jb8EW-eDhQA/harassin ... ou-need-to-know
See Residents post here also:
http://800notes.com/forum/ta-34af6a034ba34b6/unending-collection-calls
Templates of Letters:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-319-242-7350
You can also report them to the FTC, Your state attorney general and the CFB..
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
Phone calls from 607-562-4732 begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue all day at approximately 2 hour intervals.
No message is ever left. This has been going on daily for at least 2 weeks.
i assumed a new cell phone number and the previous owner must have had loan issues. they left a voicemail instructing to call 877-830-7667. i called and the customer service person apologized and said the calls should stop between 24-48 hours. it's sallie mae debt collection.
Have received several calls, two or three times a day, for the last several days from this number. Never left a voicemail. With a bit of research and the info shared by the other users here, I decided to answer the next time they called. It was, in fact, the Department of Education for Sallie Mae, calling in student loan debt. Problem was, they had the wrong number. Asked for someone else right off the bat. I told them they had the wrong number, and they asked if I knew the person they were calling for. When I said I didn't, they apologized for the inconvenience and said my number would be removed from the system and I would stop receiving calls within 24-48 hours. They were very polite about the whole thing.