617-581-1062

I picked up and there was no one there!

Got a message. Credit collection service

I have gotten a number of calls from this number on sunday morning no less.  I want to be left alone on my day of rest.

called my house at 7:57.  no message. caller id says Private Name

I also just got a call from this number 617 581-1060, I answered the phone and who ever it is just listened, I finally hung up.  However my daughter's wallet was recently stolen then found, but  my grandson's social security card was taken.  I am sure she had other info such as how to contact family.

My caller ID on this number says CCS Companies

I just got a call from this number would not tell me who he was

There was not anyone on the line when i said hello.  The call dropped after 14 seconds.

Who does this number belong to?

Just got a call from this number, caller ID says private then the phone number shows up, no message on answering machine either.

just called, no message left.

I got a call from this number on my google voice number, no message.

my Caller ID said it was from Newtonville MA.

No one there ~ Why did they bother dialing if they weren't gonna talk?? :~<

Credit Collection Services CCS, left a message and said that I should call if it was the wrong number.  Anyone else have any luck with it?

Message left on my elderly father's cell says they are trying to collect a debt. I've heard of these calls & they try to get personel info for identity theft.....just hang up!

Same here, but on my phone it says unavailable. Why did they call an 11 yr old?

Mine said Pittsburg

They called me this morning. It's Sunday, and I am not the person they asked for. I never have been that person. I do not kn ow that person. I have filed three complaints with the FTC. That's basically a useless step. Neither is telling them the have the wrong number. They will keep calling. They took a brief pause of a couple of months before starting up again. They are CCS--Credit collection Services. I did some research during their last blitz, and they will even tell people to just pay the money and they'll quit calling. They don't care who pays it--they just want it paid. They are far from being a minor annoyance. They are breaking the law.

Yep. And did you know they can be sued for up to $1,500 PER violation for intentionally calling the wrong person?:

Under the TCPA, a consumer has a right to file a lawsuit and recover $500 for each call that violates the TCPA. The TCPA can also be used in conjunction with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in some situations.  

Generally, the TCPA does not apply to debt collectors making collection calls to debtors. However, if you are subjected to calls from a debt collector and you are not the debtor, you may file a lawsuit against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the TCPA.

This right was recently recognized by Judge Legrome D. Davis in a case called Watson v. NCO Group, Inc.  NCO Group is a debt collector that uses automated prerecorded collection calls.  In this case, Mr. Watson alleged he was getting hundreds of calls from NCO Group after he got a new phone number. Mr. Watson claimed he owed no debt to NCO Group, Inc.  Mr. Watson filed suit under both the FDCPA and TCPA.

David Israel, defense lawyer for NCO, argued that the TCPA should not apply to debt collectors.  Judge Davis rejected the argument made by David Israel. The judge ruled that Mr. Watson had a right to sue NCO Group Inc under the TCPA for $500 for each call.  Judge Davis wrote;

[The] Court is convinced that a non-debtor's rights are in fact violated when he is subjected to repeated annoying and abusive debt collection calls that he remains powerless to stop.

Judge Davis' ruling was based upon his interpretation that collection calls to non-debtors violate the privacy rights provided by the TCPA.  

So what can you do if you receive "wrong number" calls from debt collectors?

1. Sign up for the Do-Not-Call registry.
2. Save the calls captured by your voice mail or answering machine.
3. Contact a consumer lawyer.

http://consumerlawyer.typepad.com/blog/2008/02/the-do-not-call.html

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TCPA: What Is It & How Does It Affect You?

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) does many things - including prohibiting debt collectors from calling your cell phone without your permission. Each unauthorized call could result in the debt collector paying you up to $1,500. Here's some helpful information on the Act and how it might affect you.
What is the TCPA?

The TCPA, which was signed into law in 1991 under the first Bush Administration and codified under 47 U.S.C. 227, prohibits calls using any automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices to:

•Emergency telephone lines
•Telephone lines of any guest room or patient room at a hospital, health care facility, elderly home or similar establishment
•Telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services, other radio common carrier services or any service for which the called party is charged for the call
•Any telephone call to a residential telephone line
•Send unauthorized faxes
The only way that a caller won't violate the statute is if express consent has been given - and violations of the TCPA are steep. An unintentional call carries a damage amount of $500; an intentional call carries a damage amount of $1,500. That's per call and regardless of the purpose of the call. In other words, if they call you using an automated dialing system without your consent, they've violated the Act and you are entitled to damages.

How does it affect you?

Most debt collectors use automatic telephone dialing systems to contact debtors. You'll recognize this when you go to pick up the phone and there is a slight hesitation on the other end. In fact, most debt collectors are calling nearly 100 people at a time just waiting for someone to answer. Although many have stopped calling landlines, cell phones are another story. Since more and more people are using cell phones either instead of, or in addition to, traditional landlines, debt collectors are finding their cell phone numbers using skip tracers, calling them and hoping that they don't realize that the TCPA has been violated.

http://bankruptcy-law.freeadvice.com/collections/tcpa_how_it_works.html