Owe Money? Hear Actual Debt Collectors Harass People on the Phone
— -- Consumer A: Um, my only deal is right now y'all are getting me into some really big trouble with my job.
Collector: Ma'am, you got yourself into trouble.
Consumer A: No, no, no, no. Y'all have been calling here, harassing me.
Collector: I'll tell you what: there's not harassment when you owe someone money. I'm not even going to argue with you. What I suggest...
Consumer A: I'm not arguing with you.
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Collector: What I suggest you do is do what I asked you to do, or get you an attorney.
Consumer A: Well, I need you to stop calling my job.
Collector: No, I'm not. No, I'm not. I'm not going to do that.
Consumer A: I need you to stop calling my job because you're gonna get me in trouble.
Collector: You've involved your job. You gave your job number with this company. Now how do you want to deal with it?
Collector: You know what? If I ever knew someone that would just sit on the phone and lie repeatedly...I mean, that's what you're doing repeatedly, not just once. Lie to a judge.
