OT how do I fight back?

Piglet, Wells Fargo is the bank we've been having our problem with, too. Their collection agency is relentless -- and usually obnoxious. :(

Whew! I feel so much better! Although parts of me are.....I'm not usually so thick! Great minds!!!!!!

I hear you!

My phone number belonged to people variously named Mercado or Miller. In addition to numerous collection agency calls (which I learned to reply to saying, "This is no longer the Mercados' telephone number), they had a special needs child named Frankie. How do I know? For more than I year I got phone messages from Frankie's bus driver (the famous "short bus") saying that the route would be different, or the pickup time would be delayed, or something. Never a return phone number. Apparently for a while Frankie went to an out-of-district school some distance away. Once I got a call from the wheelchair company saying that the new chair was ready -- that one left a return phone number, so I called and said I didn't know where the Mercado/ Millers could be reached.

I finally got a call from the school counselor (Frankie was h.s. age by then), with a name and number. I called and explained, and didn't get any more school-related calls again.

On occasion I get the collection calls ("This is a matter of personal interest. Reference #____. Call now." I have called,and when they ask my name, I hang up.)

If I had a special needs child I would certainly be sure the school personnel had my correct phone number!

Nann

I'm sorry, Nightmist. I didn't realize you had already found them. That's what I get for posting before reading. In real life I also speak before I think.

I woke up this morning thinking it was Monday morning. I thought it was Monday morning until almost noon.

Oh, well, I got the quarterly taxes done for our company. The bad thing is that this week will have 2 Mondays in it. At least I work at home so no one saw I've lost my marbles. This is becoming a real problem. On Wednesday morning, I took 2 showers a couple of hours apart. I remembered I took the first one as I was lathering up my hair in the second one.

Senility doesn't run in our family. I am the first. And I think my kid gave it to me.

Cindy

I did this!!! On my answering machine message!! Our # was similar to a pizza place. I tried giving the real # out but that didn't work too well (so i started taking the orders) we now have only cells & the only miss that we made was having the landline # transfered to DH phone but they are both in the do not call list........so far so good!!

Nana

Cindy!

Insanity runs in families too!! You get it from your kids!!

Nana ducking & running.........

You got that right, Nana!

Cindy

Hahahah! That's a good one, Kathy.

Cindy

Nononono!

I mean really do smack me on the nose! I messed up, and had I been more specific I could have sent Polly hareing off on the wrong track. As it is I might have caused confusion. There is another company exactly as I described, only they probably have nothing to do with the whole thing. I really did get the wrong place by dropping the "s" on the end of people in the url. I had the right guys in the complaints forums, but missing that pesky S sent me to the wrong place when I searched the company. My last stop on the way there I ended up with an interforum link that I had to type in by hand because it just bounced me around the various complaints postings every time I tried to copy the web addy.

I guess you just couldn't see me rolling my eyes, smacking my forehead, and going "grargh!" when I posted previously. :)

NightMist

Hey, no problem. I am very grateful for the help. I used one of the little words that lawyers are so fond of - may. Their name may be Speedy Beauty Shop and Taxidermy for all I know or care. If the AGs will do anything, we can expect they have access to how to trace a phone number. I sincerely do appreciate your help. Polly

Polly, every time they call, talk to them in Chinese. It has worked many times for me......no speaka english..... and then more Chinese talk. Hay, it works.

DEM

Call the police. In some states, bill collectors are not allowed to harass people.