1st/first credit automated calls for someone else

[Ragamvffyn]

Hi,

Almost every day for the past week I have received automated calls from 1st/first Credit asking for a woman I don't know to ring them. So far they have only rang when I have been out of the house, so they left automated voice mail. I have had my land-line for a while and I get calls for this woman from a different credit provider/debt collection agency every 8 months to a year. It seems that whomever this is repeatedly gets credit and gives a false phone number as according to my phone provider she has never held my number. She doesn't use my address and I have checked my credit rating in the past, so it it just irritating phone calls. Up until now all the agencies and credit providers I have answered the phone to have listened to me and not called again, which I know I have been pretty lucky with.

 

This current lot have only left automated messages and from what comes up on Google they seem to be a bit dodgy. I don't want to ring the number as they are just going to assume I am the woman they are after. I'm not sure whether to try and write to them to tell them to stop ringing without giving them my name or address, or to just ignore it until I get a human on the phone. I don't have a phone with caller ID so I can't tell who it is going to be before I answer it, so it is a bit hard to ignore.

 

Any recommendations?

[fkofilee]

For your sanity, i would call them... Advise them that you are not the person they are looking for...

Now record the call. If they continue to call then you inform them once more by sending a letter before action and that youll be referring the matter to court. If you do the second step... Follow it through.

[Bazooka Boo]

Don't entertain them over the phone.

They won't listen or even care, you'll be wasting your time.

 

Get in touch with your phone provider and go through their malicious calls procedure.

Keep a diary of events regarding their calls, if you know who they are send them a letter informing them that you will seek legal advice should they continue to harass you, with a view to taking legal action as well as reporting them to the police for the criminal offence of harassment.

[Ragamvffyn]

Thanks guys! They've only phoned once since, leaving the same automated message. If they ring again next week I will send them a letter telling them to stop and talk to my provider to see what they can do to block them. I've made note of the dates and times of the calls also. If it doesn't stop I'll send a letter before action.

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Ask your provider to change your number should be free as you are receiving nuisance calls.