Oct 1, 2010
Wow! So I get this call from 310-697-3115. He asked for my name specifically and I verify (stupid!!) by saying "Yes, this is." They say they are calling about unclaimed income to the IRS, making it sound as if they are calling about your taxes. I told him that I know I report all of my income. I asked again if he was the IRS. They then end up being a collection agency called CRA (consumer recovery associates.) They are very tricky with their wording, although they claim not to be when I told him he was. Then I inform him that this is ridiculous to call me on something that occurred over 10 years ago. He proceeds to tell me that this bill is considered unearned income. I told him all these fees that he wants to include are not income! He says they are. When I try to talk he keeps interrupting me and I say "Excuse me, you called me, may I speak?" Then he says, "Ma'am, now that you have become aggressive and raised your voice to me, I have no further choice but to take different action." I have simply spoke in a stern voice since nothing else would make him shut up! Wow! What a jerk! I hung up on him while he was still talking.
I am sure this is the same company that called my house two weeks ago and when I refused to give them my social security number until they told me what is was about, the lady got huffy and hung up on me...she had made it sound like I had won something when she first called. She was just as pushy and rude.