800-377-7789

I get these calls as well..........Thank You Time Warner who unbeknownst to me, gave me a USED phone number, previously issued to from what I can tell at least THREE dirtbags who never paid their bills!!!!  So yah, I now get the calls looking for people I have never heard of.  One thing I did was buy a Panasonic phone/answering machine with "call block".  Once you have the number in your caller id, you can enter it as a number to be blocked and when they call again, you merely hear one ring and then it stops, blocking the call.  A very useful option!  Ive called the company that makes these calls but they still keep coming.  Ain't it great!!!!!!!!!

We have been getting a call from this number, both on our land line and on a cell phone, at the same time.  It takes time off my cell phone and I'm am completely outdone with this mess.  It has been going on for several weeks, I called them and they told me it would take from 24 to 48 hours to get this corrected.  It has been over a week now and it is time for this to stop,.  I even sent an e mail to the FCC, but have not heard back from them.  Please get me some help!!!!!!

The phone # 800-377-7789 KEEPS CALLING even though I have called them & asked to remove my # and have also put their # on reject list, but they call several times a day since I got my cell phone couple months ago!  They KEEP LEAVING MESSAGES for a " Evangeline " (automated call so there is no one to talk to except to call the # AND WASTE MY MINUTES!!! Please somebody STOP these harrassing calls.

i've gotten three calls form this number in the past few days and i know very well that i have never given my number to any company not even my dads and i keep getting calls from this number. i have no clue who they are what they want but all i know is that they have called me at 8:00 a.m. every morning for the past three days and it's starting to annoy me. if any one knows how i can stop this then let me know.

We just bought a cell phone for my daughter a few weeks ago.  Someone from this number was calling her everyday.  I finally called the number and it was a collections agency.  I told them my situation.  She asked if I knew the person who had the number before us (she had a name), I didn't know them.  She said ok, it takes 48 hours to make the change.  That was easy enough.  Hopefully we will not have any more calls after 48 hours.

Call the number like I did.  They were calling us at 8:30 every morning.  Once I told them we just got our phone, she took us off the list.  But it will take 48 hours.... we'll see.

Have been receiving calls from this number on my cell phone for several days now,  So today I called the number and spoke with a lady - no name given and told her that their system has been calling my cell phone for some female named Presnell somebody,  I told her not at my cell number.  She asked me for my cell number which I gave her and there was a hang up.  Obviously this is a scam.

An automated voice is asking for Ryan McCloud.  Never heard of him.

I got a phone call from this # and accidentally missed it. I just picked up a call like 5 min ago from 800-543-5788. first I heard music for 15 seconds, then somebody asked for a person named Michelle Orange. Could the calls be related in some way?

maybe they're trying to scam people or something...

Me too, I just got a new cell phone number and for the beeoth who misdialed that number beefore my morning coffee and then copped and attitude with ME! "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your [***] and your arms become too short to scratch!"

number above keep calling my phone and will not stop.

This number has been calling my inlaws' number and harassing them for over a month now, despite the fact that we have not lived with them for over FOUR YEARS now.  Telling them does not help; I am about to fax them a stern Cease and Desist letter and see if that helps.  I'm really fed up with their inability to understand simple instructions, such as "He does not live here so please take my number out of your system."  I almost hope they continue so my mother-in-law can press charges for harassment!

Stop calling my prepaid trac phone. I don't own any debt.

Update:  I did fax them a cease and desist letter, two nights ago.  They called again this afternoon.  Luckily, I have one of their bills laying right here and it shows several things.  One item is a balance on service provided by their client (Time Warner Cable), erroneous as we cancelled and paid up service to that date (thinking they never cancelled in their system).  The second item is a cable modem which we REFUSED at the time of installation, as we owned our own modem/router and did not need their junk modem.  The third item is three cable remotes, which were surrendered to the tech who rang the bell and collected our boxes and modems.  Time Warner Cable REALLY needs to get their act together.  

I'm going to send them a follow-up letter, indicating that they violated federal debt collection laws by attempting to contact us this afternoon.  I am enclosing the original letter faxed two nights ago; the fax transmission report showing its successful transmission; and the original bill from them identifying the erroneous charges.  I am threatening legal action; and I can and WILL follow through on that with the FTC and the NC Attorney General, should CMI contact us again.  This bundle of papers will be faxed, AND sent via certified mail with signature required.  I'm not playing around anymore.

This is a forum for discussing unsolicited and unwanted telemarketer and collection calls.  The collector in question will likely never see your post.  I suggest you send them a cease and desist letter, via certified mail.  Their info is:

CMI
4200 International Parkway
Carrollton, TX  75007
(800) 377-7789  business
(800) 377-7715  fax

This is the letter I adapted for our use:

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Date

Your Name
Address
City, State Zip


Debt Collector’s Name
Address
City, State Zip

Re: Account Number

Dear Debt Collector:
Pursuant to my rights under federal debt collection laws, I am requesting that you cease and desist communication with me, as well as my family and friends, in relation to this and all other alleged debts you claim I owe.

You are hereby notified that if you do not comply with this request, I will immediately file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and the [your state here] Attorney General’s office. Civil and criminal claims will be pursued.

Sincerely,

Your Name

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And this letter is also very good; I may take this one and send it in lieu of the first one:

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[Your Name]
[Your Mailing Address]
[Your City/State/Zip]

Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested # [Insert the Certified Mail Receipt Number here]


[Insert today's Date]


[Insert name of collection agent, if available]
[Insert name of collection agency]
[Insert address of collection agency]
[Insert City/State/Zip of collection agency]

REF: Account # [Insert either the original account number or the collection agency's account reference number here]

Dear [Insert name of debt collector calling--if available--here]:
You are hereby notified under provisions of Public Laws 95-109 and 99-361, also known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, that your services are no longer desired.
You and your organization must CEASE & DESIST all attempts to collect the above debt. Failure to comply with this law will result in my immediately filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and the [Insert your home state here] Attorney General's office.  I will pursue all criminal and civil claims against you and your company.

Let this letter also serve as your warning that I may utilize telephone recording devices in order to document any telephone conversations that we may have in the future.
Furthermore, if any negative information is placed on my credit bureau reports by your agency after receipt of this notice, this will cause me to file suit against you and your organization, both personally and corporately, to seek any and all legal remedies available to me by law.
Since it is my policy neither to recognize nor deal with collection agencies, I will settle this account with the original creditor.

Give this matter the attention it deserves!

And have a nice day.


[Sign your name here]

[Insert your name here]

This number calls me with a prerecorded message about 5 times per day.  I do not know the person they are asking for, I have informed them I don't know the person.  I don't know why they have my phone number, but they refuse to quit calling.  If I actually talk to a person at the other end, as soon as I try to explain I don't know this person, they will hang up on me and instantly call back using the recording, please make it stop!!

thank you ..my lawyer says you are correct.!!!!!!!!!!

I live alone now and owe no dept   hubby passed on and they keep calling what should I do?

This # calls me at least 3-4 times a day. When I answer, no-one is there, so I hang up. I am so tired of being interrupted while in the bathroom, on the computer or trying to do a small task. Every ingle day. It's one thing to call someone about a debt, but the least they could do is say...something. If they are a debt collector, what is the point of calling if they do not talk? This is getting to be very upsetting, as I'm on disability due to serious back problems and I'm am tired of jumping through hoops 4 times a day to answer a call that does'nt even say anything at all.
Thank you for hearing me out. Now, what should I do? I'll check back tomorrow, if anyone has an answer for me. Thank you.