Jen's Intown Living Blog

I feel your pain. Last year while I was still living in the City of Hazleton I had a bill collector send one of my neighbors to my door with a message to call him and his phone number. Not only was it extremely embarrassing it wasn't for me or anyone else in my home. Seems it was for a previous owner who had moved 5 years earlier. These guys have nerve is all I can say.

Hi Suesan, I'm not even going to call my client and tell her about it. I'm sure she's aware that they are trying to contact her.  I don't want to humiliate her.  It's bad enough when I have to submit low ball offers! :)

Definitely unethical, not sure about illegal.  I would give that collection agency a piece of my mind. 

If you ask them to stop calling you. They have to stop by law. Get their address and send it out in writing, return receipt requested.

Once had to deal with this. They called me for a relative. They knew the person was not living here and called anyway! Then they tried other relatives!

That is just horrible!  I can't believe they would stoop that low!

As an avid Dave Ramsey fan I know that bill collectors are scum and will stop at nothing....

Jen- Unfortunately I don't think it is illegal, but I would get on the phone with them and give them a piece of my mind. When I was getting divorced, my x stopped paying his share of the bills and the collectors would go to my neighbors homes and give them notes for me, when I told one of them that was not cool and to stop humiliating me, he said then just pay up. I told him to get it from my x- he told me to sell one of my kids! Katerina

Wow! Collectors must really be thinking outside the box lately. I wouldn't return the call either. Thanks for posting this. Hope I don't get any of these

Jared, if she calls back again, I think I will.

Norma, I am hoping I don't have to deal with that. That is not part of our job description, but I guess if that's what it takes...

Jeana, I was shocked too. Don't we have enough to do?

Mike and Cindy, I'm a Dave Ramsey fan too. I'm working with a buyer now that went through his Financial Peace program.

Katerina, That is unbelievable! Thanks for sharing.

Winston, I guess that is thinking outside the box.  As agents we are pretty easy to find.

It sounds a bit unethical but then again when were debt collectors ethical.  I've heard of them calling peoples neighbors.

Jen, I have not had a Bill Collector call me like that which is good because they would not like my response.

Good grief -- that is not they way to get the job done.

Jen

Yeh, it's sneaky and underhanded; they do anything to get information; they work on commission.

wow - those guys will try anything - I would not bother calling back Jen

i am not sure why you people speak the way you do about people doing their jobs trying to get other people to pay their bills.  its not unethical or immoral to contact someone thru a nieghbor or a relative and if you thnk about it consumers put relative and friend contacts on their app's when trying to get credit or a job.  so why would you be surprised, that is why they have you put this info down???  yes there are bad debt collectors out there and unfortanately you cant get rid of all of them but any of us could say the same for agents such as yourselves.....   no one likes to be called by a bill collector but it happens and it needs to happen because without bill collectors banks wouldnt be able t continue to give loan, our economy would suffer even more and when the consumer starts to justify why they just cant pay that month no one would get paid and every one suffers>>>>>