ID: TOLL FREE CALL
Company: Bay Area Credit
Called several times, even during the weekends. They left voicemail saying they're looking for ..., and "by continuing to listen to this message, you're confirming that you're the person we're calling for." What a scam! If someone didn't pick up the phone, chances are they are not going to pick it up. How can that count as a confirmation to anything? That alone proves that they're shady.
The madness had to stop. So I decided to pick up the phone on a Sunday. The guy said they're Bay Area Credit collecting for AT&T. Turned out they were looking for someone else with the same name with different home address and birthdate. Told the guy, wouldn't believe me. He said that in order to prove that I'm NOT the person they're looking for, I'd have to provide my SSN.
Like hell I would! "Just the last 2 numbers," he insisted, then started to accuse me for not confirming my identity. No way. I have nothing to prove to you. You just someone over the phone, I don't even know who you are. YOU're the one who should be proving yourself to ME. Prove to me that I'm the one you're looking for. If you cannot do that, we're done. I don't have to prove to you anything.
Let him have a piece of my mind and he finally said he'd take care of it. It's been 3 days, haven't heard from them since.