It is very common for creditors or debt collection agencies to contact consumers using “auto-dialers.” This means they use a computer to contact thousands of consumers per day and use computer-generated messages to attempt to collect debts. These calls are usually a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which prohibits the use of this technology to contact consumers without their prior consent.
Common violations include:
- Leaving computer-generated voice messages on consumers cell phones without their express consent
- Sending computer-generated text messages on consumers cell phones without their express consent
- Auto-dialing consumers about sales or telemarketing campaigns on their cell phones or landlines without their express consent
- Sending computer-generated text messages about sales or telemarketing campaigns to consumers without their express consent
- Repeatedly making “hang-up calls to consumers cell phones without their express consent
If you have been contacted by anyone using computer-generated communications for any purpose, contact us today for a free consultation at (816)-875-5432.