800-504-8612

Here the stupid people run . military folks do not get discharged because of debt. A debt case is present to the  commanding officers . If serious it is passed to a low level, equivalent to a military lawyer/arbitrator. The results being wage garnishment, but the collections agency must prove ownership of the debt, at the binding hearing a legal representative of the debt must be present with proof of ownership, not the collection agency. If the debt had been forgiven a resolved through bankruptcy, the military will take legal action against the collection agency.

Actually your only partly right. The collection agency does not have to adhere to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Since they classify themselves as a service provider. Also when they called your house and you told them who you were and that person is unknown to you, their next call violates the do not call law. In truth they know that person does not exist at that phone number. They gather information on you, your cell phone number (which they  are dialing randomly or through a robot dialer). That information is used in a data base that searches for debt you may owe or relatives if any. This information is also sold to other businesses. It’s a win win for them.

Stop harassing people. In our case, it is a little boy

I just added a cell phone line for my 11 year old boy 3 months ago and the number 800-504-8612 keeps calling my son cell phone and left a message telling a person named Melony Webs to call them back.

The company is so stupid. If a person doesn't want to pay debt, why does she keep her phone number. And, the fact is the cell phone number now can be transferred every 2 year.

"Their" not "thier."  
This is a hypen  -
This is an apostrophe '

Of course they're not the brightest, or they'd have a better job.

I have one at 8 am today, 12:12 today, and on June 4th there were 3 calls between 12 and 7 PM, etc.  All to the same number.  Your computer is a little off.

you are full of BS, go get your GED

They have literally called me every weekday for the last two weeks.  As it is a recording, there's nothing I can do when they call except hang up.  I finally tried calling back the number to tell them they have the wrong person, and was informed by a recording that there is no one to actually take the call.  Interesting.

There are collectors able to take your call 8am-9pm M-Th Central Standard time and 8am-4:30pm on Friday. Try again!

How is this company stupid because you got your 11 year old child a cell phone, in which case he got the old telephone number of a deadbeat who didn't pay their bill? This would have nothing to do with the agency whom was given the telephone number by a previous creditor. This would have to do with the cell phone company you chose, whom recycled this deadbeats phone number...

Yeah, right. Read more. They can call up to four times a day if it's an automated system. IF someone picks up, then the once-a-day rule applies... But YOU said computer system. again, if there's no answer, they can continue to harass.

Love it. I'm a drummer. Should I do the same? LOL

This [***] keeps posting pay your debt, the funny thing is they are trying to dunn me for a verizon bill and I actually showed Verizon that they did not have my service for the time they are trying to collect, Vonage did. I ported my number to Vonage because I didn't want Verizon to swipe it when I cancelled my service. Verizon agreed with me and then turned it over to this Company! I will never, ever pay it and my FICO score is 830, it doesn't even show up on my bureau, so obviously it's b.s., they can call till the cows come home, they'll never get a dime from me...Now who are the scammers, Diversified!!!!

This [***] keeps posting pay your debt, the funny thing is they are trying to dunn me for a verizon bill and I actually showed Verizon that they did not have my service for the time they are trying to collect, Vonage did. I ported my number to Vonage because I didn't want Verizon to swipe it when I cancelled my service. Verizon agreed with me and then turned it over to this Company! I will never, ever pay it and my FICO score is 830, it doesn't even show up on my bureau, so obviously it's b.s., they can call till the cows come home, they'll never get a dime from me...Now who are the scammers, Diversified!!!!

Grassroots Inc. is no longer in business.  They have been out of operation since July of 2010.

the good thing about 18005048612 is that a computer answers the phone (it cost them money for the machine to answer), so program your phone speed dial #1 for their phone # and speed dial #2 like 20 random digits with the last the pound key (#), when the machine answers select 1 to enter an account # then load it up with SD#2, and do it over and over, it cost them money just like it cost you time and mental load. chris  with this firm is, well the reason why, i asked him to help me clear up the fact that the guy they are trying to find no longer has this number and he kept saying "i dont understand what you are saying". this company has called me over and over for the past 3 months even after i let them know that time warner told me that i am the 3rd person to have my number since the guy they are trying to find, they say MY number has been removed from the list, but 1 to 1&1/2 weeks later, the same number shows up....I SAY DO TO THEM AS THEY DO TO YOU, CALL OVER AND OVER, DO NOT BLOCK YOUR NUMBER, COST THEM MONEY AND THEY WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE!!!!!!!(i know its corny on my part, but i put about a total of 45 min. of robo calls to them a day (the same they do to you), they pay for every call that comes over the 800# and have done this for the past 16 days. maybe they have got the hint...

Its not impossible for computers to call someone more than once a day......

Reverse boycott. Together we can destroy their cost/benefit ratio by consuming their service. Their legal model is less vulnerable than their business model. Individual efforts against their legal model have failed for years. United efforts against the robo-calling business model succeeds.

When a company can repeatedly call with the intent of getting money their customers can repeatedly answer or call back with the intent of not giving them any. They need people to pay with as little talk as possible. They don't want to talk with people who know they are never going to pay. Be all talk and no pay. Answer when convenient. Call back. Give no information. Verify nothing. Ask as many questions as you can. Answer none.

Don't ignore/block/report them. It doesn't work. These folks want you to ignore them for as long as you can stand to or until you give them something valuable like money or information. Ignoring them is being their good customer. Sending a cease and desist is giving information. It lets them know you are still alive and remain their good customer. Preparing to initiate unlikely individual legal battles is being their good customer.

Be their bad customer. Make them talk to you fruitlessly for as long as they can stand to or until they stop selecting you as their customer. These companies cannot spend seconds much less minutes on the phone with every person who will never send them a dime. But they don't know who that is. You do. That knowledge is power. Every second you can keep their staff on the phone will render their business less profitable giving them a reason to never call you again.

Calling will not reset your SOL. Making a partial payment will.

I like to ask general questions they should but usually won't answer, "May I have the name and address of your agent for service of process?" Calmly and slowly ask them to spell every word in the address. Read it back for verification. Control the pace. If they are rushing then politely ask them to slowly repeat. "Are you a corporation and if so in which state are you incorporated?" Repeat your questions when you don't get direct answers. When they won't answer a question ask, "Would you like to comply with the business and professions codes of your state?" That is usually the point when they hang up on me but if they say they want to comply then begin your questions again.

Repeat while you have the spare time. These folks have many victims and few operators. If everyone calls back but pays nothing the robo-calling business model quickly becomes unprofitable. Don't aide and comfort the enemy by ignoring them. Call! Have a nice long slow friendly chat! Make them hang up first.

For any business, customers who consume the most resources but don't pay (or otherwise add value) become the least desirable. Most businesses will stop (cease and desist) soliciting an undesirable customer. Those that don't stop remain knowingly vulnerable to the actions of their undesirable customers. Few companies can afford to let everyone take a piece of them whenever they want endlessly. For instance they must pay staff to answer everyone's telephone calls which can be placed at your convenience for the joy of it. Call and consume their operator time without paying or giving information. Be a bad customer. The worst customer. Inspire them to invoke their right to refuse you service by not soliciting you.

Unite or remain conquered. Answer/return every call - become well practiced at keeping these folks on the phone - or count yourself not amongst the free.

These people keep calling me 5 or 6 times a day.  I want no further contact from them

Receiving daily calls from this number on my cell.  Have never answered it...how do I stop them?

I get calls from these people for some one that I never heard of-I tell them that they have the wrong number but they still call-waste my time and theirs. This is going on 6 months now.