May 28, 2008
Got a new cell phone, and was assigned a phone number. Cell phone companies recycle cell phone numbers, so my new cell number was someone's old cell number.
Almost instantly, I got phone calls from 503-000-0000. Sometimes when I answered, a person would start questioning me about someone I never recognized. Apparently the previous owner of my cell phone number had defaulted on a loan and had given the cell phone number as a point of contact. I always explained that I was given this phone number by the phone company recently, and had no association with the previous owner of that number.
After about 9 months of harassment, they finally took my number off their list. At least I haven't gotten a call from them since April 2008.