How would one go about getting a record of all phone calls made by a debt collector to a particular number?
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How would one go about getting a record of all phone calls made by a debt collector to a particular number?
I have been being contacted for almost 3 years several time a month by a debt collector. This is a zombie debt charged off 13 years ago and far past statute of limitations. I need to obtain a log of all the calls made as far as back as the TCPA violations would allow. I only became aware recently that this was a violation to call a cell phone under TCPA without consent (never given since I didn’t have cell until 10 years ago, well after debt written off so couldn’t consent to let them call number). I only have 8 of the calls logged over the last 4 months.
Asked on May 11, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The only way to access another person's or company's phone records would be by bringing a lawuit and then using the mechanism of "discovery" to request the information; without initiating a lawsuit, you do not have any right to their phone records.
As an alternative, you could contact either the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or your state Attorney General's office to file a complaint and see if those agencies will take action.
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