Do Collection Agencies and PDLs spoof telephone numbers?
Date: Wed, 07/29/2009 - 09:43
Last night at about 9:30 PM CST phone rings. There is a local number and a name on the phone. I pick it up and is someone trying to collect a debt for oneclickcash. I googled the telephone number that showed up on my caller I.D and it was a Child Daycare Facility in Dallas. I called the number, too, and indeed it was a child daycare facility. How can they do this and is it legal?
this has happened to me several times, it comes up as a NY hospi
this has happened to me several times, it comes up as a NY hospital and it most likely came from India (it was those US National people).
I doubt if it is legal and am not sure how it is done but i know it happens.
Can a complained be filed with the FTC about this?
Can a complained be filed with the FTC about this?
i would file one, with the attorney general's office, too.
i would file one, with the attorney general's office, too.
Do the organizations actually follow up on these complaints?
Do the organizations actually follow up on these complaints?
US Government agencies might follow up on complaints; however, i
US Government agencies might follow up on complaints; however, if the companies involved are located in other countries, I don't know how much our government would be able to do about it.
i never ever had any of my complaints followed up on, and my ide
i never ever had any of my complaints followed up on, and my idenity was stolen! i still do report them anyway but do not have much faith in this (and not all of mine were out of country :()
I agree, although I still think it's a good idea to file them an
I agree, although I still think it's a good idea to file them anyway.
The best thing to do is to document everything and sue for any FDCPA and/or FCRA violations yourself, and collect your $1,000 (then again, could one actually collect on it?). Spoofing is *not* legal (of course!) but many of the PDLs operate illegally as it is, so what do they care about US law? Even if a state Attorney General sends them a Desist & Refrain order, it still won't stop them.
A scammer by any other name would still smell as rotten.
As far as complaints, some states have Attorney Generals who are actually serious about their positions and follow up on every complaint so it can be the luck of the draw sometimes... The BBB follows up on every complaint, as far as I know.
i agree, please follow anyway! the BBB did a follow up but the c
i agree, please follow anyway! the BBB did a follow up but the company never responded and I did not really have an address so it ended that.
My state's attorney general's office is pretty much useless, they advised me to go to the BBB for illegal loans.. huh?? I mean, I did go there, also but they have no interest in this?!?
I do report to the FTC, who basically collects complaints until I believe a large number pile up - either way it is good to keep complaining to any agency that will listen. :)