When I first moved here and got a Century Link copper landline, the same thing happened to me. I searched online and found out that the calling number belonged to a certain "recovery company." Then I did a lot of research online in an effort to identify as many of the company employees as possible, especially the ones at the top of the pyramid. Then I tried to find email addresses for as many as I could. I know, a lot of work, but I came up with about eight addresses for people that might have some sway. Then I emailed all of them the following note. I did get an email back from someone at the company saying that they would remove my number from their database. I still get an occasional call here and there, but that doesn't mean it's from a collection agency.
I have been receiving phone calls from XYZ Recovery Company, LLC, that are meant to collect a debt from a John Doe(sp?). I am not that party, nor is that party a member of my household.
Please stop calling my recently acquired phone number, 352-nnn-nnnn.
Thank you,
Jeff Mylastname
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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§ 805. Communication in connection with debt collection [15 USC 1692c]
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(b) COMMUNICATION WITH THIRD PARTIES. Except as provided in section 804, without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector, or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, or as reasonably necessary to effectuate a postjudgment judicial remedy, a debt collector may not communicate, in connection with the collection of any debt, with any person other than a consumer, his attorney, a consumer reporting agency if otherwise permitted by law, the creditor, the attorney of the creditor, or the attorney of the debt collector.
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