They call here and ask for somebody who is completely unknown to me. I have only had this number since the beginning of the year (lost our old home #), so it was obviously owned by the person they are seeking prior to my receiving it. I have told them a few times so far that nobody by that name lives here; obviously they don't believe me. Next time, I'll just get their address and send them a strong Cease and Desist letter. If they contact me after receiving that, they are in violation of the FDCPA and I can sic my family attorney on them.
CBE Group - A collection agency, very persistent. Best part is, they have the wrong number and keep calling even though I tell them the person they are calling does not live here, nor have they ever. I've had this number for 8 years.
Your comments remind me of my situation. Several years ago I allowed some new neighbors to use my phone to make some local calls and to receive messages. The telephone company was slow to get their service turned on and these people needed to make occasional calls until the phone was hooked up.
They gave my number to several family members and prospective employers. It seemed harmless enough. A few years later, after the neighbors had moved, I began to get phone calls from various people, including debt collectors.
I explained to all that I had just been a temporary message number for people who moved away a long time ago. Everyone except the debt collecters stopped calling. More than twenty years ago I moved to my present location. The only "wrong numbers" I receive are from angry debt collecters who insist that I'm lying. I have caller I.D. and I've recorded over 17 pages of annoying calls from this same group. I am about to fill my complaint on those call which I have listed in the last six months.
Constantly getting their calls. They leave a message for a previous homeowner. I don't understand how they can attach a phone # to the current owner to a previous one. Stupid. I would like them to stop. I just stopped answering the phone. I figured, If its that important. They will leave a message. But they never do.
I receive daily calls from this number. They have my name, number, and social security number. They demand that I owe money to Direct TV, which I do not. How do I make this stop? I have been harrassed for YEARS by Direct TV.