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There was that recent story in the news about the Verizon debt collector threatening to blow up someone’s house.

(NOTE: I don’t know about this industry, am not a lawyer, or whether this works in all cases. Use this suggestion at your own risk.)

A month ago, I was receiving calls from debt collectors who were looking for someone I never heard of. I told them “Wrong number” several times, and my cell phone answering machine stated my correct first name and last initial, but was getting these “Please call us by (this time), it’s an urgent matter” message every other day.

I was too afraid to call back, thinking it was a Nigerian scam or something. When I found out who they were, I called them, all pissed off and went on a rant to them about having the wrong number. But I said the key word – “cell phone”. While the rant continued, they kept asking “So this is a cell phone?” Finally I calmed down and realized what they were asking. I told them it was a cell phone and they immediately said “Bye” and hung up, never to call again.

(Though it’s pretty easy for someone to find out if an exchange is for cellular or landline…)

UPDATE: A few months later I got the same calls again, and did the same thing and stopped.

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