justme73 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Sorry if this has been covered before but I can't find any specifics on it...we received a call from a collection agency with a message left on the voice mail that stated "this is a private message for john doe, if this is not john doe please call 800whatever to have your number removed, if this is not john doe please do not listen any further, we are calling from xyz services, a debt collector any information received will be used for this purpose, requesting john doe to call us at 800whatever" Is this legal? are they really allowed to leave such a detailed message? can we send a cease/desist letter based on a phone call like this? we've never received anything in writing regarding this. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qtptute Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Absolutely and make sure you don't delete that message make a recording of it.Google them get their address, write them a C&D send it CMRRR.Keep a log of when they call. You can find one to down load on our website www.krumbeinlaw.com/consumer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme73 Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 so this is legal for them to leave? that doesnt seem right....how to address the cd letter? just state it's regarding a phone message that they've left? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBlueEyes Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 so this is legal for them to leave? that doesnt seem right....how to address the cd letter? just state it's regarding a phone message that they've left? thanks!yes its perfectly legal.. and no you dont mention the message just mention for them not to contact you by phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Attorney Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 It's a quirk in federal law regarding the use of autodialers and recorded messages. If they didn't do that, they'd be violating another law. Write them and tell them you want to phone calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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