Who in the name of fuck...
C'mon everybody, here's some homework.
For the past several months I've been getting these annoying voice mails on my cell phone. It's a recorded message that says, "Please call John Barkley at 1-800-709-8625 as soon as possible." And then it gives a referencing number to use when I call. I've gotten about 10-20 of these messages, over about...oh, say the last 4 months.
Well, I don't know what kind of IDIOT they think I am, because I am NEVER going to call this number, for the following reasons:
1. They never identify the company's name
2. They never say what it's about
3. They never identify ME by name
4. They shouldn't even be calling that number...it's a cell phone, for fuck's sake
What I DID do is Google the number. Fellas! These bastards are apparently a company called NCO Financial, fuck knows what they do, I can't find anything on them online except complaints about their practices. What I suspect is that they get gullible, FLEECEABLE people to call back, and tell them they owe money for something or other, get them to 'confirm' their social security number and there it is, you're fucked. Apparently, while they're fucking you over, they're also rude and abrasive. Insult to injury, wha?
I say, let's have a little fun with these guys. Let's all call them up, make up names, social security numbers, sob stories (I bet they get a rise over those), alternate personalities...whatever. Then when they're thinking they've got you, shout out: MY HEAD'S EXPLODED, and hang up.
Here's the thing: They're not even looking for me, because I never get these calls on my home phone, and I'm in the damn book, pretty easy to find. When I first got the cell phone and set up the account, I would frequently get calls and messages for someone called "Crystal Perry." I think they just re-issued the number to me after she'd changed accounts. Whoever this woman is/was, she apparently failed to notify her friends, family, even her kids' school that she'd moved on. Perhaps it was a mob hit, I don't know.
CRYSTAL: A few messages arrived for you while you were out.
For the past several months I've been getting these annoying voice mails on my cell phone. It's a recorded message that says, "Please call John Barkley at 1-800-709-8625 as soon as possible." And then it gives a referencing number to use when I call. I've gotten about 10-20 of these messages, over about...oh, say the last 4 months.
Well, I don't know what kind of IDIOT they think I am, because I am NEVER going to call this number, for the following reasons:
1. They never identify the company's name
2. They never say what it's about
3. They never identify ME by name
4. They shouldn't even be calling that number...it's a cell phone, for fuck's sake
What I DID do is Google the number. Fellas! These bastards are apparently a company called NCO Financial, fuck knows what they do, I can't find anything on them online except complaints about their practices. What I suspect is that they get gullible, FLEECEABLE people to call back, and tell them they owe money for something or other, get them to 'confirm' their social security number and there it is, you're fucked. Apparently, while they're fucking you over, they're also rude and abrasive. Insult to injury, wha?
I say, let's have a little fun with these guys. Let's all call them up, make up names, social security numbers, sob stories (I bet they get a rise over those), alternate personalities...whatever. Then when they're thinking they've got you, shout out: MY HEAD'S EXPLODED, and hang up.
Here's the thing: They're not even looking for me, because I never get these calls on my home phone, and I'm in the damn book, pretty easy to find. When I first got the cell phone and set up the account, I would frequently get calls and messages for someone called "Crystal Perry." I think they just re-issued the number to me after she'd changed accounts. Whoever this woman is/was, she apparently failed to notify her friends, family, even her kids' school that she'd moved on. Perhaps it was a mob hit, I don't know.
CRYSTAL: A few messages arrived for you while you were out.
posted by Andraste at 10:36 AM
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Feck off and die, spammer scum.
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I have deleted about 8 spam messgages on this post alone. You fucking spammer fucks! Go away!
No, I don't want to see your web sites about bridesmaid gifts. No, I am not interested in fucking sugar glider photos. No, I don't have any need of a diabetic pregnancy diet.
Just fuck off!
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I get these please call John Barkley calls to my cellphone also.
WTF
Like I'm an idiot and I'm going to call the bastards and confirm the fact that I'm a moron.
May John Barkley rot in hell.
Wow, anonymous, you dug for this one!
I suspect there IS no John Barkley. That's just code, so when you call and say that name, they know they've got a live one.
Um, NCO is a collection company.
That means they somehow have your phone number because someone listed it as their primary contact for debt collection.
It very well may have the person to have your cell phone number before it was assigned to you, or maybe you decided not to pay a credit card, and when you defaulted, they sold the debt to NCO.
My advice is make sure your identity and credit are intact -- get a credit report, make sure "NCO Financial" hasn't put a black mark on it.
my job requires me to answer a phone and direct the calls to our associates - i got a john barkley call today - i googled the name, and got this blog. i don't see how my company could have a collection agency call here - since this is a sallight office, and the corp. office is in a different state. seems alarming.
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