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you gotta love these boards. i have a disputed debt that has gone to collections and i refuse to answer the collection calls. now they have given my # out to telemarketers. what they don't realize is that i dont care :)  i think it's hysterical that these people are all calling me and NEVER talk to anyone. some of the collectors have left subtle threats on my voicemail, but I was in collections for over 20 years. there is no debtors prison nor anyway to collect in most states. a lawsuit may result in a judgement, but try to collect on one of those! This may however motivate me to set up a website on "how to beat the collectors at their own game!"

It's illegal for any debt collector to make any threats.  If they are making threats, you need to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.  I have been threated before and I informed the manager of that company that if his callers continue to call me by making threats, I will not only file a complaint but I will also sue them for harrassment.  Never got a threatening call again from them.

I'm truly sick of going to the phone to find another call from an unknown name and number. This is an invasion of home privacy on a telephone I happen to pay for!

this number is always appearing on my caller id. they leave no message on voice machine. it appears the idea of no name or unknown number and name. it's to get you to call back. the calls start from 8am to 9pm. like clock work... every hour on the hour. i wish they would leave a harassing message. however knowing its illegal... all they do is hang up!.