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#1 02-12-2008, 10:30 AM

The agents at BCR Collection Agency call my home phone at least daily, sometimes more often.
They are looking for a person, last name, Nyugen.
That is not me.
The home number I have, I have had for 17 years.
I tell them when I answer the phone the person they are looking for does not live here, nor have they ever lived here. I tell them I do not know him.

I ask them each and every time to stop calling my phone number.

They will not stop.
One agent hung up on me.
I have called them back insisting to speak with a manager. They will no connect me to a supervisor.
An agent told me that the numbers they call are loaded into a computer 48 hours in advance and they cannot cease the calls. They have told me they have noted my complaint. They seem to do nothing and continue to call.

What is up with these people?

They are using Sprint cell phone numbers based in Washington, DC
The latest are 1-202-607-2732 and 1-202-607-2733.
There is also a toll-free number.
1-866-364-9836

How do I get them to stop calling my home number?

frogpatch · #2 02-12-2008, 10:41 AM

Can you call your provider and file a complaint? Or file a complaint with the FTC? Just a couple thoughts.

#3 02-21-2008, 07:10 PM

I have also had the same experience with BCR. Since 1/23/08 I have talked to them eight times and they have called my house many more times. I have asked them to stop because the person they ask for does not live here and I have never heard of the person they ask for. I have had the same number for more than 20 years. I have asked them not to call and each time they agree but continue to call. I have called the numbers back and have been hung up on and each time the person is rude. When I do talk to someone who seems as though they are listening, they tell me I have been removed from the list.

numbers used BCR:
202-607-2756
202-607-2806
1-888-714-2338
1-800-831-7311

What can be done?

#4 02-28-2008, 04:20 PM

Try these people to get the problem of BCR off your back. Maybe worth your while.

Krohn & Moss, Ltd
5055 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 988-2400

#5 01-24-2009, 02:47 PM

BCR Collection Agency has called me several times looking for my son. When I've failed to divulge any info to them they just call from another cell phone. Today I e-mailed the FCC with their 800 and cell numbers. I hope I can rely on them to give me some relief from these rude people.

#6 02-12-2009, 07:16 AM

I am having the same problem with this BCR Collection Agency. I tell them the person they are asking for does not exist at this number. I tell them to stop calling and harassing me. They say they will remove the number from their files and then the next day the calls start again. I ask for the phone number they are calling from, but they will not give it to me. I don't have called ID because I can't afford the extra ten dollars per month it costs. How do I get these people to leave me alone ???

#7 02-23-2009, 03:40 PM

Have the same problems with these people. With my phone service I am able to forward select phone numbers to a different number. I have directed all of BCR's phone numbers to a 1-800 adult number and they still call every day.

#8 02-24-2009, 09:52 PM

BCR Collection Agency has called me several times looking for my son. When I've failed to divulge any info to them they just call from another cell phone. Today I e-mailed the FCC with their 800 and cell numbers. I hope I can rely on them to give me some relief from these rude people.

Here is a quick answer for you. If your son owes a bill, give up the information as to where he is, and THEN tell them to stop calling. If your son is getting ANY mail at your home, or uses your home number for ANYTHING at all, you will continue to get calls for him daily.

#9 04-14-2009, 01:21 PM

STOP CALLING ME PLEASE I HAVE PAID YOU OFF

#10 07-02-2009, 06:28 AM

same story tired of them calling never pick up but its anoying
numbers used BCR Collection Agency
202-607-2756
202-607-2806
1-888-714-2338
1-800-831-7311
315-409-7181

mont_tatum · #11 07-02-2009, 06:51 AM

Send them a Cease Communication letter, along with a letter stating FDCPA Section § 809 Validation of Debts [15 USC 1692g] tell them that under federal law they are required to stop collection activities until they do so. You are able to sue them if they continue to attempt to collect on the account and keep calling you. Find a sample letter for this and send it ceritified mail or delivery confirmation. They will stop, don't get bullied.

#12 08-06-2009, 09:10 PM

It seems that a bunch of us are dealing with abusive calling from BCR...they have called my cell phone 11 times in the last 2 days (and I had already asked them to stop calling me, I don't even know the person they are asking for and I have had this phone number for over 7 years). Here's my idea...maybe if we email or call the local better business bureau, city council, mayor, attorney general etc in their hometown...that might get us some relief. Here are some links.

w w .edenprairie. o r g
w . epchamber. o r g
bbb. o r g/ (then enter ZIP code 55116)

Business Licensing or Regulation
Currently the City does not license or regulate businesses. For State or County licensing, contact the Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office at 651-556-8425

Congressman:
opsW w w.wikipedia . o r g /wiki/Erik_Paulsen

Chrys Henderson · #13 08-06-2009, 11:47 PM

According to the FDCPA, the Cease & Desist request needs to be in writing. Send it via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. If they call you again after you get the green card back, sue them and collect your $1,000.

#14 08-07-2009, 01:41 PM

First if you have your number on the Do not call list go in their and report them, next get with you local Better Business Bureau online and make a case on them. Next will be the cease and desist request in writing and sent certified mail and it serves as the 3rd warning according to the courts and next you can open up a civil law suit more likely to win because you have done all three things first before going into the court process. I just started getting calls from them for someone I have never heard of in my life and I think it could be people could be writing down random numbers for contact info because they do plan on defrauding companies. So when they hire these collections people they keep calling because I believe they don't believe you since the people who give them these false contacts until you take the right channels to stop there calls.

Chrys Henderson · #15 08-11-2009, 08:59 PM

Nope. the Do Not Call list is for telemarketers and does NOT include collectors. You have to fight them on an individual level or change your phone number.

#16 08-18-2009, 07:31 PM

I just received a call from bcr. No body was on the other end, so i called back the number on the caller id and was put on hold three times befor talking with someone. I explained the call. They try to say my name was Paul Webb. When i explained who i was and demanded they take my number out of thier data base and told them if i received any more calls that i will call the better business bureau and call the attorney general of the state i live in. which i keep these numbers on hand just for these cases.