Since we have had the phone number we have now we have been getting all kinds of calls for someone named Johnson. These calls started within hours of the phone line's activation.
My guess would be that we are currently getting about a phone call a day for this Johnson, presumably the previous occupier of this number.
After a while Jeannette guessed that the frequency of the calls suggested that this Johnson likely owed somebody money. Well, after just having receiving an automated call from a collection agency I feel that I am in a position to confirm this hunch.
The upside is that we now know why we are getting so many calls. The downside is that we now also know that until we convince them that we are not who they are looking for we will continue to receive daily calls.
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I had a similar experience. My best advice is to simply block the number from calling in if you know it. If it's coming in on a Google Voice number, it's a simple thing to do. I would imagine you can also do that with your legacy carrier as well if you are talking about a landline.
Second point: Don't assume that Mr. Johns(t)on had your number previously. A standard tactic of n'er do wells and Obumite "redistribute the wealth" type lendees is to simply make up a phone number for inclusion on loan documents.
By the way, how's that "hope and change" thing workin' for yuz?
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