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BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Posted by Hounded myself (24.24.204.12) on February 27, 2004 at 10:33:22:

In Reply to: Cell phones posted by pioneerstock on February 27, 2004 at 09:21:57:

You do NOT want to keep collectors from having a phone number on you. HUGE, HUGE mistake. All that does is cause them (or a sleazy collector that they sell it to down the road) to get a skip tracer to find out about your relatives, neighbors, employer, etc. and then call THEM to see if they can reach you.

Yes, it's illegal for them to do this and yes, even MORE illegal for them to tell the relative or friend what the call is about, but don't think they give a hoot about the law. They will call and say vague things that still make it quite clear to your friend or relative that you OWE A DEBT and that you did not pay.

Much better idea: get a pager or voice mail number for ultra cheap and then have THAT as your number listed with the collectors, etc. That way you won't have to worry about screening calls (since this will do that for you) but they won't be seeking out relatives and embarassing you. Please don't think this is far-fetched. It happened to me and it was totally embarassing. Sure, they broke the law, but it was too late. The damage had been done.

DON'T try to hide from the collectors or they will go after others trying to find you.


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