I JUST GOT A CALL THIS MORNING AT 8AM. IT WOKE ME UP ON MY DAY OFF. I RETURNED THE CALL AND SOME GUY (VERY RUDELY) SAYS "MEAD" I ASKED WHAT CO. THIS WAS AND HE ASKED MY NUMBER. I GAVE HIM MY NUMBER AND THEN HE ASKED MY NAME, I RESPONDED BY "IM NOT GIVING YOU MY NAME, YOU CALLED ME AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU CALLED BEFORE 9AM WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW. HE SAID THEY CANT HELP ME IF I DONT GIVE MY NAME, I WAS FURIOUS AND TOLD HIM NOT TO CALL MY NUMBER AGAIN OR I WILL PRESS HARRASSMENT CHARGES ON THEM. I CALLED BACK AND GOT A WOMAN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WASNT TILL I GOOGLED THE NUMBER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A COLLECTION AGENCY. THE LAW STATES THAT NO COLLECTION AGENCY CALLS CAN BE MADE TO YOUR HOME BEFORE 9AM OR CALL YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU BY THIS COMPANY OR ANY OTHER COLLECTION AGENCY, REPORT THEM RIGHT AWAY. THEY HAVE RULES THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE LAW AND THEY ARE THERE TO PROTECT US IN CASES LIKE THIS. DONT LET THEM INTIMIDATE YOU. JUST TELL THEM NOT TO CALL AND RECORD THE NUMBER AND TIME THEY CALLED SO IF THEY CALL AGAIN, REPORT THEM. THEY HAVE TO STOP OR YOU CAN SUE THEM IN COURT AND GET YOUR RECORD CLEARED. I KNOW BECAUSE I WORKED FOR AN ATTORNEY FOR YEARS AND HAVE DONE THIS MYSELF. IT WORKS TRUST ME. THEY ARE A VERY RUDE NASTY COMPANY AND HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THEN TO HARRASS YOU. THEY GO THRU A TRAINING PROGRAM ON HOW TO HANDLE CALLS BECAUSE THEY GET A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THEY CAN COLLECT FROM YOUR PAST DUE BILLS. SO THEY ARE DOING IT TO MAKE THEMSELVES MONEY NOT THE COMPANY YOU OWE. ONCE IT HAS GOTTEN TO A COLLECTION AGENCY, MOST LIKELY THE ORIGINAL CO. YOU OWED THE MONEY TOO HAS SOLD YOUR ACCOUNT TO THEM SO YES THEY WANT THE MONEY FOR THEIR OWN PROFIT. GIVE UP MEAD COMPANY YOUR IDIOTS AND YOU WILL GET YOURS ONE DAY. I HOPE YOU NEVER OWE ANYONE AND YOU GET A CALL FROM A RUDE [***] LIKE YOURSELF. FRUSTRATED BUT JUSTIFIED IN MY OWN WAY.
Your wrong ME,they do not have a A+ rating ! You must work for these people,infact the number of
complaints is staggering,and no I don't owe these people,they have been trying to call my son,who passed away in 2009 ! And he was 53 yrs. old,and infact it was a medical bill,that his insurance paid.
This is a collection company called Meade & Assoc. out of Columbus OH. I've talked to a "Kelly" who is very rude, and I was also cussed out by some guy who sounded black. If you think THEY don't get rude & cuss, then YOU"RE STUPID!!!
You need to inform any debt collector who is calling your cell phone that they are contacting you at a cell phone #, which they are not permitted by law to do. Familiarize yourself with the FDCPA and use it to your advantage.
at first it was a thought...now its common knowledge...you are an IDIOT lol!
calls can be made from 8am until 9pm in your time zone...UNLESS YOU STATE DO NOT CALL ME BEFORE 9AM!
learn to read THEN google FDCPA
IDIOT!
LMAO!!!