Receiving calls from addresses I didn't mail

[Ryan Igbanol]

Hello, hello, hello BP wholesaler nation!

Since I began yellow letter marketing to Philadelphia about three months ago, I have receive A LOT of calls from folks attached to addresses to which I haven't mailed.  I thought it was an anomaly when it started, but in the wake of my most recent mailing, it's happening again, and a lot more frequently.  In fact, during the past week, all calls have been from addresses not on my mailing lists except for one.  

I use a yellow letter mailing service that allegedly only mails to list addresses that I provide.  Also, I don't do any other type of marketing in Philly - bandit signs, door hangers - nothing.

Has anyone else received "phantom" calls like this after a mailing?

[Ryan Igbanol]

Hi guys, I left out one very important detail in my post: all calls are coming from vacant shells riddled with City of Philadelphia code violations and burdened by large outstanding property tax bills and high utilities balances.

I checked with my mailing guy and it turns out he pulled a mailing list I didn't approve and sent more than 1,000 letters to the addresses on it.  His list is full of vacants, which I don't necessarily disapprove of, without a second motivating factor (e.g. divorce), I would never pull a list of addresses based solely on vacancy - especially in a city like Philly, which is overrun with early 20th century dilapidated vacants. 

Can't say I'm surprised, though; my now-ex mentor referred me to this mailing guy when I started wholesaling a few months ago.  If anyone has followed my recent posts about the train wreck that is my ex mentor, it's no surprise that I'd have problems with the mailings guy.

My experience as a newbie is a warning to other newbies: stay away from shady people lest they trap you in their web/network of *&%#@.