I got a letter saying I owed the Pa Higher education Assistance Agency $8,857.20. The letter was dated dec 8 2015 although I received it dec 31. The numbers 209-858-0600 and 541-956-7920 are on it and my supposed collector name is Lydia Cole. I know for a fact I don't owe this money as PHEAA grants money, you don't borrow $ from them and I have an 800 credit score and almost have my legitamate student loan paid off. Try again, crooks. Filing a complaint with the FTC.
I received a collection notice from DCS for a delinquent student loan. They already had all of my information and acted as if they wanted to work out a payment plan with me. While on the phone with them I googled them and came up with numerous complaints against them as scam artists. This company was supposed to be in california but the supposed Supervisor I talked to was in Oregon and the person who is reported to be in charge of my collection account is in Texas. I do not get this. I tried to find their licensing in NYC but could not find one even though on their mailed document they say they are licensed in NYC. I received a fax number but when i tried it, the number was to buy cell phones. I am going to call 7-On-Your-Side or Barbara Nevins-Taylor from Channel 9 News (I worked with her previously about a house I bought) and I am going to PUBLICALLY expose them on national television. They told me that they could garnish my wages and take my retirement 401K since my defaulted student loans are "part of our National Deficit", (the Supervisors words. Watch and listne people...it is about to get ugly.
I also called them and they gave me the same BS about working with me! They wanted me to gave them my checking account number so they could automatically with draw the money.
As many of us have been told in the pass, don't give out your account number or your SS#!
Well I didn't know and I paid them now I am out 151.00 over the past 9 months, I agreed beacuse I could not afford to have my pay checks garnished. after my payment they continued to take money from me. I called to check and wouldn't you know it the number provied to me was asking for my accout info... I thought about it for a few sec call the nuber back a buck of time cause I thought I was dialing wrong But I was not. A VERY GOOD LESSON!!!! Thank YOU!!! DCS Diversified Collection Services, INC. A Performant company. P.O.Box 9054, Pleasanton, CA 94566-9054. 209 858 0600
My "social workers" name was Heidi Hlomes Ext 7882. It sucks even more to think about how many REAL bills I could have paid with the money I GAVE THEM...
I just received a delinquent debt verification notice also today September 1.2012. I decided to look them up because I knew for a fact that I didn't owe the WI department of revenue any monies.So I looked up this debt on the Wisconsin department of revenue site and it said invalid account number. Also I called the collector by the name of David Williams his voice mail comes on and it sounds very non business like, I'm not going to give these folks the time nor the day to steal from me. I must add this is very upsetting to me.