Debt Collection

[Tufty]

3 years ago when I moved to Pattaya I got my phone installed by TT&T (mainly for the Internet) but occasionally when I wasn't on the net people would call asking for a man named Gengsap my g/f told them he didn't live here and I had just got this number and we live in south Pattaya so maybe they should try the address Gengsap gave them as this wasn't his number, I can only assume this Gengsap owed money to the people calling (how much, who to and for what I don't know) anyway the phone calls continued for 3 or 4 months became less frequent and eventually stopped

About 3 months ago I got ADSL so even when I'm on the net the phone still works. and the Gengsap calls started again, I told my girlfriend to speak to the caller and ask them to put somebody on the line who could speak English so I could talk to them, which I thought was a good idea as my girlfriend is too polite to be assertive enough to convince them we still didn't know the man they were looking for but I never got to speak to anyone, once again the calls stopped

Yesterday I answered the phone and a lady spoke something in Thai that I just couldn't understand so asked her (in Thai) to wait a moment and called my girlfriend, again they were asking for Gengsap and she told them this number was owned by a farang and has been for the last 3 years the caller became quite abusive told my girlfriend Gengsap was here as she has just heard his voice (my Thai is limited and I sure don't sound Thai) so she told the caller I was English and hung up

This morning another call, from a man this time who seemed to be asking the same question as the lady yesterday I couldn't understand him and spoke English so he couldn't understand me either

As these calls have started again it leads me to assume that the original people have sold the debt and this new lot have decided to get abusive (and later maybe threatening) what happens if they get my address and room number from TT&T am I going to be faced with a few heavies knocking on my door trying to extract the money from me

Anyone got any ideas how to stop this once and for all without changing my number (if that is even possible)

[Eric Davis]

3 years ago when I moved to Pattaya I got my phone installed by TT&T (mainly for the Internet) but occasionally when I wasn't on the net  people would call asking for a man named Gengsap my g/f told them he didn't live here and I had just got this number and we live in south Pattaya so maybe they should try the address Gengsap gave them as this wasn't his number, I can only assume this Gengsap owed money to the people calling (how much, who to and for what I don't know) anyway the phone calls continued for 3 or 4 months became less frequent and eventually stopped

About 3 months ago I got ADSL so even when I'm on the net the phone still works. and the Gengsap calls started again, I told my girlfriend to speak to the caller and ask them to put somebody on the line who could speak English so I could talk to them, which I thought was a good idea as my girlfriend is too polite to be assertive enough to convince them we still didn't know the man they were looking for but I never got to speak to anyone, once again the calls stopped

Yesterday I answered the phone and a lady spoke something in Thai that I just couldn't understand so asked her (in Thai) to wait a moment and called my girlfriend, again they were asking for Gengsap and she told them this number was owned by a farang and has been for the last 3 years the caller became quite abusive told my girlfriend Gengsap was here as she has just heard his voice (my Thai is limited and I sure don't sound Thai) so she told the caller I was English and hung up

This morning another call, from a man this time who seemed to be asking the same question as the lady yesterday I couldn't understand him and spoke English so he couldn't understand me either

As these calls have started again it leads me to assume that the original people have sold the debt and this new lot have decided to get abusive (and later maybe threatening) what happens if they get my address and room number from TT&T am I going to be faced with a few heavies knocking on my door trying to extract the money from me

Anyone got any ideas how to stop this once and for all without changing my number (if that is even possible)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Install caller ID (and inform the police) or get a new number.

[poppa]

i had the same problem about one year ago , i tried to be polite i tried getting my g/f to explain i was from england , in the end two words did the trick &lt;deleted&gt;#K OFF it took about a week , but it worked , good luck

[Chopper]

As these calls have started again it leads me to assume that the original people have sold the debt and this new lot have decided to get abusive (and later maybe threatening) what happens if they get my address and room number from TT&T am I going to be faced with a few heavies knocking on my door trying to extract the money from me

Anyone got any ideas how to stop this once and for all without changing my number (if that is even possible)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Install caller ID. Inform the Police. Inform TT&T. Try and obtain their address and send them a registered letter informing them that this person no longer lives here.

One would presume if they had your address they would have already written to you if it was a genuine debt. That is was debt collection agencies do.

If all of the foregoing fails. I will offer to move into your accommodation and answer the door each time somebody knocks on your door.