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Man Takes On Collection Agency Using Telephone

PARSONS, Tenn. - A mid-state man said the calls would not stop. Bill collectors were harassing him, so he decided to fight back.

Randy Falkner recently started getting calls from a collection agency, wanting him to make good on a car payment from several years ago.

Falkner sent them a certified letter asking them to stop calling. Federal law states agencies must quit making the calls within five days of receiving the letter.

The calls continued, so Falkner decided to call them back - until the collection agency stopped.

"I figured if they harass me, why can't I harass them? I figured they're calling me 3 or 4 times a day, I can call them 100 times a day," said Falkner.

In his 18 years of living at his Decatur County home, Falkner said he's only seen the police in the neighborhood five times. The fifth time was to see him.

"They said ‘we got a report you've been calling someone and harassing them, calling them 100 times.' I said ‘yes I did,'" said Falkner.

Falkner said the officers left after he showed them his letter, and told them of his battle with the collecting agency.

Soon after, the bill collectors gave up, and Randy Falkner got what he wanted, peace restored

Falkner hoped his story will encourage others burdened by calls from collecting agencies to file certified letters asking them to stop.

For more information on how you can get bill collectors to stop harassing you, check out the links below.