Caller: Credit Corp they say

Claim to have an outstanding debt to Foxtel from a town I have never lived in - up tp about 30 calls from various numbers so far. Starting to get annoying now.

Caller: Credit Corp


This is Credit Corp - debt collection agency attempting to recover money by blowing out the phones of third parties that may or may not know the subject of the alledged debt.

They attempt to call parents, siblings, cousins, neighbours, work colleagues, anyone even remotely associated with the subject or their lives in the hope they can get to them. What they do is illegal, and they can safely be ignored.

When a bad debt is passed onto a debt collector, the agency purchases the debt for 10 to 20 cents in the dollar and then attempt to collect the FULL amount from the original borrower (plus interest).

However, what most people are unaware of is that once the debt has been purchased by a third party (in this case Credit Corp), the debt has been expunged for the original borrower, and that is the end of the matter. The only signature from the borrower is on a contract between the bank/credit provider and the borrower. There is no signed contract between a debt collector and the original borrower.

Therefore, do not admit or agree to anything a debt collector says on the phone, as they will attempt to trick you into entering into a contract with them (if you're the original borrower they are after) and try to get you on a 'payment plan'.

The statute of limitations means they can only chase you for a maximum of five years, but if you admit to anything or enter into agreement with them (even verbally), then that resets and you can be harangued another five years or until you've satisfied the needs of these vultures.

Your best bet is to avoid them like the plague, legally they have no clout. All they have is intimidation tactics on the phone. Weak!

i'm a credit collector and they're legally only allowed to call 3 times a week or 12 in a month, but that is IF YOU ANSWER. so answer the call & just hang up & they won't be able to call again

unsolitored call, no message left...8th time using diff victorian (03) numbers...BLOCKED 8TH TIME

This. Never give out your information. I once had to contact the ombudsman because the caller/collector updated their file with the information I gave them, so it matched my consumer credit file. Very dodgy practice.

Never give them your information.

Multiple missed calls from this number.
They never leave a message
I feel very threatened by this
Is this practice legal or is it just using a carriage service to harass and threaten?

the lady on the line didn't mention their company

Caller: Debt Collectors

Very rude and pushy debt collector. Asks for info but won’t give out any info. So it works both ways!
You don’t give out info, I don’t give out info. They called me, so they should tell me who they are before I tell them anything!!! But they don’t. So I don’t give any info at all!
They need to be nice to get anywhere! Not pushy and nasty!!! Stupid people! A lot to learn about getting what they want!
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar! Hope they can see my comments and advice.

People were very pushy claims to be Credit Corp when I asked him what he wanted he kept saying I owed money and needed my details - of course I would never give it out to anyone I asked where he got his info from he started
getting angry claiming I must pay yeah like that’s gonna happen - be careful don’t feel intimidated it’s a scam! I called the BLOCKED!!!!!

I called back the number (03) 9448 2655 and the person I spoke with didn't mention the company name

Caller: credit corp

trying to chase statute barred debts

Called never left message . Rang back and wanted info on family member . Do not answer

I returned a call from the number (03) 9448 2655 and spoke with someone didn't tell me the company name

credit corp

Also got a phone call today asking for all my details after initially asking for my daughter.
Was really rude & pushy when I wouldn’t give any details.
Beware this sounds like a scam number.

I called back number (03) 9448 2655 rang once then goes to busy tone.