how to stop harrassing phone calls...

[D22369 0]

Ok, simple problem here,

my step brother has a loan and medical bills that are in collection, and put my number down as a contact in addition to his cell number and he wont answer the cell, these people will not stop calling me even though I have repeatedly told them that he doesnt and hasnt ever lived here and he had no permission to give them my number.

The local calls have been blocked, but I cannot find a way to block the out of the area calls.

Help
help
help

can I force them to cease and desist by mailing them a certified letter - cuz telling them on the phone to stop hasnt worked

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[ltdiver 3]

Change your phone number?

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[anthonyfellows 0]

Try to have phone sex with the he/she that is calling.

Serious relationships turn into work after a few weeks and I already got a fucking job :)
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H.A.F. = Hard As Fuck ... Goddamn Amateurs

[happythoughts 0]

"This is not Joe's number... but I feel that Jesus has
brought us together today..."

"Click"

Annoying, harassing people hate to be annoyed and harassed.

[BillyVance 35]

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"This is not Joe's number... but I feel that Jesus has
brought us together today..."

"Click"

Annoying, harassing people hate to be annoyed and harassed.

There's a wealth of info on ways to stop harrassing calls on the internet, as well as on here.

Reminds me of the time I shared an apartment with a friend. He had this girlfriend who was a bitch, then he dumped her. Long story short, our phone starts ringing. We answer, dial tone. Brrring... answer.... dial tone. This went on for more than 20 minutes. On a hunch, we got our neighbor, who was a retired police officer to come up to our apt and call a number back for us. We suspected the bitch was calling us and hanging up. So, he calls the number. Whaddaya know? The bitch's step-dad answers. Now here's the funny part: I was told that the retired police officer and the bitch's step-dad both could hear someone trying to dial and then click. Step-dad goes into the other room and busts the bitch.

Harrassing calls end.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[Thanatos340 1]

A certified Letter is the best way to go.

Clark Howard ( a syndicated consumer advocate) ha s an example of a Drop Dead Letter to collections agencies on his web site.

[kmfenaughty 0]

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Try to have phone sex with the he/she that is calling.

Don't know that it works ... but it sure shakes them up. When they call telling me that I have won a FREE vacation ... I usually tell them I don't need the vacation but I sure could use a "lewinsky" ... they are usually shocked and not sure how to handle it.

Another way it to try and get their full name ... so you can call them at home or ask if they have been tested for STD's and does their partner know about their "activities" ....

Another way to to simply state that this call IS being recorded for (not by) Law Enforcment ... screws them up cause there usually VERY CAREFUL about what they say. Try and get them to speak clearly and state there name, who they represent and a way to contact them (phone number and address) ....

May not stop the calls but it ALWAYS throws them off base cause it's not on the script there reading from.

I currently use AT&T VoIP service that has an "optional" call filtering facility that allows me to enter ~30 numbers that are simply BLOCKED ... that absloutley stops them.

The simpleist way is to look at the call display ... if it's an 800-xxx number simply DON'T answer it, if you answer it and talk to them then they know they got ya and will continue to call back.

I personally like to SHOCK 'N AWE method

99% of the people on this earth are sheep ... dare to be different

[Niki1 2]

I had a similar experience in high school. A buddy breaks up with a girl. He's hanging out at my house one evening (the folks are out) and the phone rings. We hear giggling and then a dial tone. This happens several times and then the buddy has an idea. I had an Acme Thunderer whistle. You know, the kind that hurt your ears in the locker room when the coach told you to get your butt out on the field. The next time the phone rings he picks it up and lets loose with a blast from the whistle and hangs up. We're laughing our asses off when the phone rings again. Still laughing, I answer it. My sister, who lived accross town says, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!" 00ps

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Where are we going and why are we in this basket?

[BillyVance 35]

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I had a similar experience in high school. A buddy breaks up with a girl. He's hanging out at my house one evening (the folks are out) and the phone rings. We hear giggling and then a dial tone. This happens several times and then the buddy has an idea. I had an Acme Thunderer whistle. You know, the kind that hurt your ears in the locker room when the coach told you to get your butt out on the field. The next time the phone rings he picks it up and lets loose with a blast from the whistle and hangs up. We're laughing our asses off when the phone rings again. Still laughing, I answer it. My sister, who lived accross town says, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!" 00ps

Now THAT'S WHY, we called the number that kept calling us. You just never know.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[JohnRich 4]

Look up the Uniform Commercial Code. If you tell them not to call you, by law they have to stop calling. If they continue, you can sue them in court and win thousands of dollars. So, tell them to stop, quote the UCC, and threaten to sue them.