Comments on: How to strike back at ‘Rachel from Cardholder Services’

By: Jack G

Jack G — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:09:33 +0000

The getaway car’s driver does not actually rob anybody, but he makes the robbery possible.

Likewise the boilerroom staff. They have to know it’s a scam. It’s not merely an unpleasant job; it’s a dishonorable job.

By: Art Hill

Art Hill — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:41:26 +0000

Kristen is right. Don’t fault the workers, fault management for putting them up to it.

By: SpamKillah

SpamKillah — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:07:56 +0000

Kristen, these are subhumans. They are rude even if you are polite (e.g. if you ask for a number where you can call them back, they hang up on you. If you ask them to take you off their list, they hang up on you).

It is better, though, to waste their time without wasting yours, e.g. by telling them you have to go find your credit card and then working on the computer, going to the toilet, or even playing a computer game while they wait for you to get your credit card. The bottom line is however that they are vermin, parasites, and thieves, and should be treated like the subhuman dreck they are.

By: gdad

gdad — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:54:06 +0000

#18 I do find Dan’s approach funny and inventive, but I pretty much feel the same way you do, Kristen. I especially object to VVAlock’s approach of yelling obscenities or gibberish at them.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:19:44 +0000

I hate robocalls and I don’t answer my phone, but I guess I’m going to take an unpopular position for a change and say…in an environment of very high unemployment, there are doubtless people on the other end of these phone calls who would prefer not to be making them. It’s a crappy, miserable, low-paid job that opens you up to insults and invective 1000 times a day…who’d WANT that job? I cling to my belief that people – if given the opportunity – will prefer work, ANY work, no matter how cruddy – to taking government handouts. I can’t in good faith make fun of these people or do stuff to make their lot more miserable, simply for being the living embodiments of that belief.

By: VVArlock

VVArlock — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:54:47 +0000

Love this article. I have been annoying them for years. Since they disguise their number and call from many different numbers it is hard to tell the call is from them until you pick up.
As a day sleeper I found their calls especially annoying. When that was combined with the complete refusal to take me off their list, I decided to get even.

4 minutes is quite a feat. I have only gotten to about 2 minutes. I ran a very similar line to them about 20,000 on several cards and pretended to be hard of hearing, that was my best time.
I also have called and shouted at them in gibberish, spoke only spanish (marque uno para Espanol?), said nothing but profanities, told them I had debt then when asked how much said “oh, wow… 2 or maybe 3 … million” eventually I hope to get on a list of people they don’t call, and it does seem that I get fewer calls now, but still one a month probably.

Perhaps there is something we can do with FDCPA or some of the state laws to get a suit against this annoying unscrupulous company.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:23:25 +0000

Dan, I’ve never had DSL, so I’m not sure. I know it users the phone lines, but I’m not sure you have to have the phone service.

I have cable Internet, but no cable TV service.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:32:32 +0000

Dan:
In order to have a DSL line, you must have an active phone line. Since Verizon owns the phones lines in this area, you need to use them for both services.
In order to use a VOIP service in place of a home phone, you would need to use internet service from a cable provider. That service is not dependent upon an active phone service. DSL uses copper wire for the service, cable does not. That is why you have to be within range of a central office to get DSL.
Hope this helps!

By: dave

dave — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:27:35 +0000

Dan@ 9:09

We had Verizon DSL without having a phone for almost two years until we recently switched to Cox for internet service.

By: Dan Casey

Dan Casey — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:09:11 +0000

Jack, a question: I have Verizon phone / DSL. I don’t think I can have the DSL unless I also have the phone. Does that sound right?