Re: Help - collection agency calls

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:04:58 -0500 Darth Ferret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
whittled these words:
> I have a collection agency calling me repeatedly looking for a son who has
> not lived with me for over 12 years. 
<snip>
> I asked this collections person to not call my number again and was told
> that they would call it any time they felt like it - not her exact words but
> the general meaning.
> Isn't there some way to prevent these people to ever call you again?

http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpa/fdcpact.htm
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/debtor_creditor.html
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/consumer/tips/debt_collectors.html

Write them a letter telling them to stop calling you. You don't need to 
embellish it in any way.  Don't give explanations or excuses or even the 
story.  Just tell them that under the Fair Debt Practices Act you are 
demanding that they discontinue calling.
This form letter http://www.law.emory.edu/PI/ALAS/debtcoll.htm
is NOT exactly what you should use because it is not your debt and you 
most definetly should NOT be asking for debt verification.  I point it out 
to you only to show how simply written it can be.

Diane Blackman