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calls more than 10x a day at all hours
stop calling
harrassing calls
orchard bank
Called twice, back to back, once with a Blocked Number (Unavailable) at 9:21am and once with 800.684.8429 at 9:32am.
I don't pick up numbers I don't recognize and I state quite clearly on my voicemail to NOT leave a message because this voicemail is no longer checked.
Every place I have dealings with knows to contact me in WRITING, not by phone.
This number has called repeatedly BEFORE 9:00am, usually between 8:30am and 9:00am but just because they call at 8:55am doesn't negate the fact that they are calling BEFORE their legally allowed hours of operation.
My phone automatically sets the time, so it isn't as if I can have it set fast.
Additionally, they are contacting a Mobile Phone with an Autodialer, which is also illegal.
Read about it by Googling "Contacting Cell Phones Autodialer" or check out this article: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/debt-collector-robocalls-autodial-cell-phone-1282.php
EVERY time they call before 9:00am, even ONE SECOND before 9:00am, I will file a complaint with the FTC. I HIGHLY recommend you do the same.
IF NO ONE FILES A COMPLAINT, THESE PEOPLE WILL NEVER STOP BREAKING THE LAW!
File a complaint with the FTC for violations ranging from Calling Before 9:00am to Calling a Mobile Phone with an Autodialer at: https://www.FTCComplaintAssistant.gov/
And just for reference: File complaints about Fax Spam with the FCC at: http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
Got 10 calls from this number yesterday, and never once was there a human at the other end. So far today, got another 5 calls.
Finally, I called them back, and just got a recording, asking me (only) to "Enter your account number." It never told me for what... Credit card? Which one? Debit card? Which one?
On my own, I had to research that this was HSBC, so I tried again, and only got a message that their "office is closed," yet the (automated) "dialing for dollars" continued.
I finally called the customer service number on the back of my card, the guy there acknowledged my account was current, and that they were having a "glitch" with the "dialing for dollars" system, and that they're getting "quite a few calls."
I suggested they simply "Unplug the f&*#ing thing" until someone can get it fixed, and that I was going to report them if I get one more harassing call.
The guy I spoke with ("John" Yeah, right) said he was putting in an emergency order to have "it" stop calling me immediately.