HI Ive written earlier threads about Sallie Mae, now this individual rep, started to call my phone number from her own cell phone. I have her caller ID along w her name

Police says i should call State Consumer Affairs before I file a report. Telemarketing job doesn't require much skills do they? not even patience.

Has this happened to anyone else?? I suggest you do the same thing, call State Consumer affairs

[ben]

HarrassedbySallie

Request the police for an affidavit so that you can send it to the consumer protection office. This way, the legal process will be much faster.

Thanks, he already left. Sallie May's Supervisor/Manager, ERIC says hes gonna look into it.

I checked her number, (702) area code is in NV. Im pressing charges no matter what happens. I just hope everyone else who's been getting calls from (702) does the same thing. I have her real name and address, i can't post it here

[CollectorMatt]

Telemarketing job doesn't require much skills do they?

some do and some don't. is this a collection agency or telemarketing agency? two completely different things.

It was one of their representatives. She called from her own cell phone after i told her to quit calling, she got angry and called me back

[Jedi Mistress Ari]

Dear HarassedbySallie,

If this person is calling you about a defaulted bill from HER OWN CELL PHONE she's friggin' nuts!

Like I said before, I never worked for them, don't vouch for them, and this business of calling you after hours on her own cell phone is just plain creepy!

To be perfectly honest, speaking on my own behalf, after a long day at work, spending hours on the phone with people who are generally argumentative, I just don't want to be on the phone at all after hours! I could easily take a vow of silence when I'm not at work! Just like, if your full time job is to bake bread you don't want to bake friggin bread at home!

I'm not even going to try to understa

[CollectorMatt]

unbelievable. be sure to follow up on this. although it would be hard to prove in court, and the agency isn't responsible for what an employee does on their own phone, it still isn't right. if you can afford the time and energy, you should pursue this as far as possible.

[Jedi Mistress Ari]

Sorry, fingers slipped!

As I was saying, I'm not even going to try to understand or figure out this wierdo! What a flake!

This rep was from Sallie May Com. at first she called from Sallie Mae's phone number. I told her to stop calling, i already filed Cease and Desist letter. Stop calling and she was about to say something i hung up

she then called on her own cell phone, (she doesn't even have caller ID Blocked) and started to curse, i said "im gonna record your calls and press charges if you call again", she called and hung up and called, and hung up, for the rest of the nite, she tried to call from another 702 area code.

I called Sallie Mae about their rep, manager says he'll look into it,

I then called the police, they said to file State Consumer Affairs, gonna call them on MON and get that affidavit first

[Jedi Mistress Ari]

702 is a Nevada area code.

Don't let your guard up yet, it's been my experience that the phrase "I'll look into it" is code word for "I really don't care, just telling you what you want to hear so I can end this conversation quickly" I could be wrong in this case, but after a period of time, run-around gets more decodable.

If you file a complaint with the harrassment agency in question youre wasting your time. They wont help you because they might not get their commision - even if you dont owe money.

[Jedi Mistress Ari]

That's right! You have to go above them. No sense in asking a crooked collection agency for help. Help is a four letter word to them.

I did go above them, and they lied and said they didnt have me on file... DONE, just like that.
"the said they didnt do it so they didnt"

[Mary]

I don't understand...is this person working for Sallie Mae in collections? Did you default on a bill? Or are they just calling you as a telemarketer?

Either way, that is soooooo creepy and I would definitely follow the same path you are with calling the police and such. If you know her name or information, I would look into filing a restraining order. This doesn't sound like a collection call, more like harassment..........weird.

~Mary

[Jedi Mistress Ari]

I wouldn't call it harassment since she's not doing it from the office. If it's from her personal cell phone it's more like stalking.

[david]

We need to be very careful when we use the term 'Harassment' and file a case against collection agencies on such charges. If the charges do not fall under 'harassment' category as per the books of law, we might suffer a setback.

Some things commonly done by the CAs do not define harassment. Read articles perhaps, in some federal websites and know the actual meaning of this term. If the collection agencies are harassing you for invalid, inaccurate or outdated debts that do not belong to you, you have the rights to file charges and dispute them under the fdcpa.