by MaskedAgent » Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:56:33 PM
I understand these incessant, daily automated calls are a pain in the ass. I completely agree and think it is a bad thing... meh
If you are being called, it means your phone number is in a file in collections -- that much is clear.
If you don't care and just want the call to stop, just call back and tell them to stop calling.
If you want to know why your phone is in there, you'll have to confirm your identity with them. Either the file isn't yours and the number is a wrong number (in which case it will be removed also), or it IS your file, and then you can see if you want to dispute it, take it up with the initial creditor, or anything else.
In any case, you can call from a private number and ask them to remove the phone number on file, so that even IF it is yours the automated calls will stop and you'll have more peace of mind in dealing with this. :)