they had started calling me about 4 months ago i got them to stop calling me but a different collection agency started calling me last week i got them to stop calling me and now they start calling me today, it's just annoying they called me during class today
Everyone, Please, Call these idiots 8-10 times a day, They will soon be out of business with all their lines tied up and no income commin in. Also,, If you owe money, there is no law that states you must pay a collection agent. You can simply return to the merchant and deal directly with them. If the merchant wont take your payments because your in "collection", get that in writing. As soon as they refuse to take money, the courts have ruled over and over, that you debt is considered paid in full.
Please, do NOT negotiate with these people! They have purchased your debt from Rogers (at pennies on the dollar) and are harassing you to pay up, so they can make a HUGE profit! The money you pay them will NOT go to Rogers, and there are no guarantees whatsoever that the collection agency will clear your credit rating - if indeed the outstanding amount was reported to the credit agencies at all. Definitely get a free check of your standing with the credit reporting agencies before you invest a dime in what these people are telling you. Chances are - it's not even on there. But ... if Rogers HAS registered an unpaid debt against your name, it will be for the original amount, and there will be no additional fees or penalties from the collection agency in that amount. So magically, that 'tons of interest' that has been tacked on disappears!
Read the post dated Sep13 2010 from 'Not happy'. That is some good advice. If you intend to pay the bill, then please go back to the originating company and deal with them directly. If they won't take your money, then ask for the rationale in writing. With such proof in hand, challenge the collection agency to take you to court. You have nothing to fear if the matter goes to court, as this is what you want -
an impartial person to hear your side of the story! The more that consumers stand up for their legal rights, the quicker the unscrupulous players will give up the debt collection business.
Sad really - that service providers find it more profitable to outsource their problem customers to greedy "get rich quick" entrepreneurs, rather than to invest that money in making an effort to resolve those issues, and retain happy customers.
I got a call for the first time today from this number and like I do with all numbers I don't know I didn't answer it. Instead I looked it up and found this site. Now, the number they are calling is a pay-as-you-go cellphone through Telus. I had been getting calls on my cellphone from another collection agency for a Micheal Evoy/Avoy so this might be the for the same person, I don't know, but it is rather interesting how in the past four months I've started getting collection agencies calling me on a number I've had for almost a year -_-
This number calls me at least once a day, and I never answer it as it is a long distance number. They never leave a message either. Its becoming very irritating.