Debt Collectors phoning neighbours.

Feux_Verts

GirlRacer wrote: »

Hey this has happened to my mum recently. A man telephoned her and asked her if she could pop a note through the door of her neighbour asking if they could telephone this gentleman back and left a telephone number. I was furious - my mum is 72 and is recovering from a hip replacement operation and even though the neighbour lived at number 24 and she lived at number 26 as the houses were detached it was a fair walk to the neighbours house.

That's exactly my point GR. The debt has nothing whatsoever to do with the poor lady with the hip replacement. HOW DARE these people inconvenience her and make her carry out their dirty work for them. The whole practice is WRONG and IMMORAL and we need to have it stopped!

Feux_Verts

Gosh this board moves quick....

Has no one anything to say about this very dodgy tactic???

smashedbooboo

Yes, had the same dne to me. But will post tomorrow. got a crisis on at home. Well a bottle of wine and an ex husband. There are things you can do to stop them in there tracks. But need to get my facts right before i post on this subject.

GirlRacer_2

I've got to be honet, I was really rude to the man who phoned my mother. SO rude in fact, he put the phone doen on me!!!

nelly_2

looby75 wrote: »

They would get a shock if they tried getting me to do that. I'd tell them exactly where they could shove their note in graphic detail :eek:

Through next doors letter box?

Joek_2

GirlRacer wrote: »

I've got to be honet, I was really rude to the man who phoned my mother. SO rude in fact, he put the phone doen on me!!!

Good for you! They count on people being so scared about their calls that I reckon they sometimes don't account for people actually standing up to these guys.

I'm working on my script for these people...

It'll be something like...

"Prisoner 23567...CCCS Number 23455....now sod off"

Brief and to the point

tealady

How about saying "I'm so glad you rang. I'm just on the other line to the Office of Fair trading putting in a complaint about harassment from your company. Can you hang on?" Then just leave the phone off the hook for 20minutes. (I did somehting like this for a pushy double glazing company)

quietheart

I was phoned and asked about my neighbour. The house was rented next door and had a quick turnover of people. They were asking how often she was in, was she away at weekends, how many people lived at the house etc. I was deliberately vague but called believe the nerve. I have to say the caller was well trained and I bet they get a good success rate. I felt like i was being interviewed by the police....

Brassicks

Is this sort of practice simply illigal...Not only does it breach Data protection,but it is also harasment....

GirlRacer_2

I wouldn't have thought it was legal, but DCA's obviously think they are beyond the law.