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KingDaveRa · 10-03-2013, 16:25

I've been getting quite a few calls recently from some debt collection agency, for some random name - it's an automated caller, which asks for the person by name, press 1 if you are them, 2 if not. I pressed 2. Then it asks can I get this person to come to the phone, again quoting their name, 1 if yes, 2 if no. Pressed 2. It then just says get them to call back on this number, quoting this reference, and hangs up. I've mostly had voicemails with just the last bit of the recording, and just happened to be home when it called last time. I've had the number a few years now, and 90% of the calls I get are people asking for an all manner of random names - none of which are me.

I'm pretty certain I don't owe anybody any money - I'm very careful about such things - so I'm thinking it's a case of somebody having the wrong number. It's driving me nuts though, as I just want to tell them to naff off! I'm waiting for another message so I have the reference number so I can find another number to call back on (not their 0845) and tell them to stop it, if I can.

Any pearls of wisdom gratefully received!

Oh, and I'm on TPS, have been for ages.

10-03-2013, 16:25	#17
KingDaveRa Inactive Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Age: 42 Services: Broadband Gamer, Phone M, Tivo V6. Posts: 269	Re: Getting harassed I've been getting quite a few calls recently from some debt collection agency, for some random name - it's an automated caller, which asks for the person by name, press 1 if you are them, 2 if not. I pressed 2. Then it asks can I get this person to come to the phone, again quoting their name, 1 if yes, 2 if no. Pressed 2. It then just says get them to call back on this number, quoting this reference, and hangs up. I've mostly had voicemails with just the last bit of the recording, and just happened to be home when it called last time. I've had the number a few years now, and 90% of the calls I get are people asking for an all manner of random names - none of which are me. I'm pretty certain I don't owe anybody any money - I'm very careful about such things - so I'm thinking it's a case of somebody having the wrong number. It's driving me nuts though, as I just want to tell them to naff off! I'm waiting for another message so I have the reference number so I can find another number to call back on (not their 0845) and tell them to stop it, if I can. Any pearls of wisdom gratefully received! Oh, and I'm on TPS, have been for ages.