Phone Calls for Someone Else

The only way to stop them from calling is to send them a Cease and desist letter and file an online complaint with the FTC. You can send the C and D letter at the following address:
Encore Receivable Management, 400 N Rogers Rd, Olathe, KS 66062-1212

Or.... you could say "yes I am Mr....." and find out their name and address and sue them for $500 per phone call under Telephone Consumer Protection Act. You told 'em once, you told 'em twice, they didn't get the hint, now it's time for them to write you a check.

File a complaint with the FCC and your phone company.

TCPA only covers calls to cell phones

Here is a good example of a cease communication letter from

privacyrights.org:

Date

Your Name
Mailing Address
Your City, State, Zip

Re: Notice to Cease Contact Regarding Debt for ______________________

Name of Collection Agency
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

I am notifying you in writing that your agency has contacted me regarding a debt for [name of person who collector is contacting you about]. No one by that name lives at my address or phone number.

Therefore, I am requesting that you cease all communication to my phone number regarding this person's debt. If you persist in believing that [name of person] is somehow connected with my address and/or phone number, please provide proof of your claim.

You should direct all future correspondence in writing as outlined in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and to cease all communication with me by telephone.

Lastly, I would like to receive confirmation in writing that you have received this letter and will no longer be contacting me about this other person's debt, or I will be forced to seek further legal action.

I look forward to your acknowledgement that you have received this notice by [date that is two weeks from date of letter].


Sincerely,

_______________
(Signature)


Your Name

Change your phone number, end of story.
Been there, done that. Been looked at like I was stupid and told "why not just change your number"
Ok thats what I did, it took 10 minutes.

Decide whats more of an inconvenience, filing all the claims above, or changing the number and giving it to your friends and family.

I had to change my phone number twice about 7 years ago. As soon as we were assigned the new number, we started getting on average a dozen calls a day for Debbie Gaston. It got to the point where we changed our outgoing message to "If you are calling for Debbie Gaston, no one by that name has EVER lived here". That did no good and we had it changed again about 3 months later. They key is telling the phone company that you do not want a number that has become available less than 6 months to a year ago.