If they have contacted you, they are required by law to send you a letter detailing this debt, at which time you should then send them a debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail. following is what you need to know:
UPTAIN GROUP, INC AKA MEDCO SERVICES
Posted in: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-387-1277
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-343-7822
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-205-343-7822
Web sites with alleged contact info: http://info.uptaingroup.com/contact-us/
http://www.medcoservices.com/
BBB gives them an A+ with 16 complaints: http://www.bbb.org/northern-alabama/business- ... le-al-900080768
http://www.bbb.org/northern-alabama/business- ... lle-al-21000649
LinkedIn and Facebook pages, continue the poor grasp of English which makes me wonder if they also have a poor grasp of the FDCPA:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-uptain-group-inc.
https://www.facebook.com/UptainGroup3
Alabama Dept. of State info listing the head criminal:
Uptain Group, Inc.
Entity ID Number 171 - 066
Entity Type Domestic Corporation
Principal Address HUNTSVILLE, AL
Principal Mailing Address Not Provided
Status Exists
Place of Formation Madison County
Formation Date 3-30-1995
Registered Agent Name UPTAIN, JOSEPH W
Registered Office Street Address 7037 OLD MADISON PIKE SUITE 450
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806
Registered Office Mailing Address 7037 OLD MADISON PIKE SUITE 450
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806
Nature of Business COLLECTION OF PAST DUE ACCOUNTS
Capital Authorized 300
Capital Paid In ----
Incorporators
Incorporator Name UPTAIN, JOSEPH W
Incorporator Street Address Not Provided
Incorporator Mailing Address Not Provided
Annual Reports
Annual Report information is filed and maintained by the Alabama Department of Revenue.
If you have questions about any of these filings, please contact Revenue's Business Privilege Tax Division at 334-242-1170 or www.ador.alabama.gov. The Secretary of State's Office cannot answer questions about or make changes to these reports.
Report Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Transactions
Transaction Date 8-29-2000
Legal Name Changed From Medco Services, Inc.
Transaction Date 9-7-2001
Registered Agent Changed From UPTAIN, JOSEPH W
1404 COUNTY LAKE ROAD
GURLEY, AL 35748
Transaction Date 9-7-2001
Principal Office Changed From GURLEY, AL
Transaction Date 2-16-2006
Registered Agent Changed From UPTAIN, JOSEPH W
115 MANNING DR STE 202 C
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
Transaction Date 2-25-2015
Registered Agent Changed From UPTAIN, JOSEPH W
114 MEMORIAL PKWY S
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
Transaction Date 2-25-2015
Agent Mailing Address Changed From Not Provided
Scanned Documents
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Document Date / Type / Pages 3-30-1995 Articles of Formation 3 pgs.
Document Date / Type / Pages 8-29-2000 Legal Name Change 4 pgs.
Document Date / Type / Pages 9-7-2001 Registered Agent Change 1 pg.
Document Date / Type / Pages 2-16-2006 Registered Agent Change 1 pg.
Document Date / Type / Pages 2-25-2015 Registered Agent change 2 pgs.
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
Also note that Alabama requires a state license to collect debts.
Received a call on my cell phone from this phone #; they did not leave a message. I called 411 to find out who this # belogned to; it is an unlisted #.
called my home number said was dch hospital, but can't find that number in hospital directory, she said her name was renee, she also studdered and first almost said a different health care place.
DCH Regional Medical Center
General Information
Address:
809 University Blvd. E.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-2029
Phone: (205) 759-7111
Administrator: Bill Cassels
http://www.dchsystem.com/body.cfm?id=36926