Illegal Calls To Cell Phones

Find out why creditors and collection agencies hate the TCPA because of the damages you are entitled to when you get illegal calls to your cell phones.

TCPA: Fifth Key — Sue Under The TCPA For Money Damages

TCPA:  Fifth Key — Sue Under The TCPA For Money Damages Our fifth key is to sue under the TCPA — you sue the company that has been blowing up your phone illegally. This will get you money damages and it is a wonderful motivator to get the company (debt collector, credit card company, mortgage company, etc) from violating the law against you in the future. (If you need part one about what calls are covered, part two about permission… (Read more)


TCPA: Fourth Key — Document The Calls To Your Cell Phone

TCPA:  Fourth Key — Document The Calls To Your Cell Phone We have covered three keys and now we are at the fourth key which is to protect yourself by documenting the calls. You have to do this because you need to be prepared for the company breaking the law to lie to you about the number of calls. (If you need part one about what calls are covered, part two about permission to call, or part three about revoking… (Read more)


TCPA — Third Key: Revoke Permission If You Ever Gave It

TCPA — Third Key:  Revoke Permission If You Ever Gave It Continuing with our series on the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) as it applies to computer dialed or pre-recorded message calls to your cell phone. You can read the overview of the five keys to stopping illegal calls to your cell phone and now let’s focus in on “What if you gave permission? What do you do now?” I think the best thing is to revoke it — revoke… (Read more)


TCPA — Second Key: Did You Give Permission to Call Your Cell Phone?

TCPA — Second Key: Did You Give Permission to Call Your Cell Phone? We want to continue our discussion of the 5 keys to using the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) to stop abusive calls coming in to your cell phone. You can find the first key here — only certain calls to your cell phone are covered by the TCPA. Now let’s talk about the second key in any TCPA case… Assuming it’s a computer dialed call, did you… (Read more)


TCPA — First Key: Only Certain Calls to Your Cell Phones Are Covered

TCPA — First Key:  Only Certain Calls to Your Cell Phones Are Covered This is the first of a five part series on using the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to stop creditors and debt collectors from blowing up your cell phone with computer dialed calls. The very first step is to figure out what type of calls are you receiving? Sometimes we have people who will call us and say, “This debt collector is calling me three times a… (Read more)


Overview of series on the 5 keys to using the TCPA to stop cell phone harassment

Overview of series on the 5 keys to using the TCPA to stop cell phone harassment Welcome to our series of articles on using the TCPA — Telephone Consumer Protection Act — to stop illegal calls to your cell phone. If the calls are coming in and they violate the law then the best way to stop the calls is to sue the company and recover damages of either $500 or $1500. Per call. So the company that is calling… (Read more)