My spouse got calls perhaps once every six months or so from a firm that said they were a debt collector. They said they were trying to reach someone whose first name was similar to my spouse's, but spelled differently, whose last name was similar to my spouse's, but spelled differently; in a town with the same name as our town, but in Canada rather than the United States. Think Francis Meyer in Portland, Maine versus Frances Mayer in Portland, Ontario. My spouse simply explained each time that that they had the wrong person and noted that the names didn't match. Eventually they stopped calling.
Whether or not that was the best way to handle it, I can't say.
But the point is, this is a situation where we got calls from a debt collector, even though we didn't owe money, and even though it (probably) wasn't a scam (since they didn't press or threaten). They were just diligently hunting their prey, and apparently exploring the possibility that they had a small error in their information.
Whether or not that was the best way to handle it, I can't say.
But the point is, this is a situation where we got calls from a debt collector, even though we didn't owe money, and even though it (probably) wasn't a scam (since they didn't press or threaten). They were just diligently hunting their prey, and apparently exploring the possibility that they had a small error in their information.
Statistics: Posted by nisiprius — Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:53 pm — Replies 15 — Views 918