KiminChicago
DIS Veteran
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- Aug 19, 1999
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We've been getting calls that show up as "800 Service" for weeks now. Most of the time when we answer there's no one there and after repeating "Hello" 5 or 6 times we finally hang up. Finally the last couple of times we've gotten really rude gentlemen who claim to be from "Bay Area Credit Collecting." They've given us a dollar amount that they claim we owe on a Mastercard from 2007. First of all, DH and I have never used a Mastercard, the second strike is that they claim it is from a bank we have never had an account with.
Finally today they called again and I told them that they had to provide me with written proof of this debt since I am disputing it. Then the gentleman wanted me to give him the last two digits of my Social Security number. I refused since I have no idea whether or not he actually has any part of my Social Security number and I'm not giving him any additional information. I again asked for written confirmation of the debt and told him that if he continued to call I was going to contact my attorney and file a report with my Attorney General.
Is there anything else I can do? DH and I requested a copy of my credit report and I have a really great score and there is absolutely nothing outstanding on it that we can see. Is this guy just fishing for information? Right now I'm so angry I can't see straight!
Finally today they called again and I told them that they had to provide me with written proof of this debt since I am disputing it. Then the gentleman wanted me to give him the last two digits of my Social Security number. I refused since I have no idea whether or not he actually has any part of my Social Security number and I'm not giving him any additional information. I again asked for written confirmation of the debt and told him that if he continued to call I was going to contact my attorney and file a report with my Attorney General.
Is there anything else I can do? DH and I requested a copy of my credit report and I have a really great score and there is absolutely nothing outstanding on it that we can see. Is this guy just fishing for information? Right now I'm so angry I can't see straight!