Save the riot act and the verbal stuff and deal with this the correct way. Since they talked to you they are now required to do this by law:
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked 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.
At which time you must do this:
You need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation, cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter. You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to. Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment. If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it.
ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, INC. AKA ACT
Posted in: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-210-807-4811
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-368-7112
Web site give a physical address in California, but mail goes to Washington? Must be a heck of a drive to get the mail:
https://accountcontrol.com/ContactUs/ClientServices
BBB in California gives them an accredited A+ with 53 complaints and 1 negative review: http://www.bbb.org/losangelessiliconvalley/bu ... ark-ca-35002687
Lots of company propaganda in their LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/account-control-technology-inc-
Bloomberg lists the head criminal in charge of this organization: http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/priv ... capid=216571031
California Dept. of State info:
Entity Name: ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY INC.
Entity Number: C1720345
Date Filed: 02/18/1993
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: P O BOX 8012
Entity City, State, Zip: CANOGA PARK CA 91309
Agent for Service of Process: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM
Agent Address: 818 WEST SEVENTH ST STE 930
Agent City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Entity Name: ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Number: C3612160
Date Filed: 10/17/2013
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: DELAWARE
Entity Address: PO BOX 8012
Entity City, State, Zip: CANOGA PARK CA 91309-8012
Agent for Service of Process: THE CORPORATION COMPANY
Agent Address: 555 CAPITOL MALL STE 1000
Agent City, State, Zip: SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Washington State Business Licensing Service has this info with some more names of the head criminals:
License Information:
Entity Name: ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY INC.
Business Name: ACCOUNT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY INC.
License Type: Washington State Business
Entity Type:
Profit Corporation
UBI: 601567688 Business ID:001 Location ID:0003
Status: To check the status of this company, go to Secretary of State and Department of Revenue.
Location Address:
21700 OXNARD ST STE 1400
WOODLAND HILLS, CA, 91367
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 8012
CANOGA PARK, CA, 91309
View Additional Locations
Status Expires First Issued
Licenses Held at this location
Collection Agency
Active
08/31/2016 02/23/1999
Governing People:
DALE VAN DELLEN
DEBORAH VAN DELLEN
JAMES GATES
NABIL KABBANI
Other complaints:
https://www.trustlink.org/Reviews/Account-Control-Technology-Inc-205888418
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Account-Control-Technology-ACT/Bakersfield-California-/Account-Control-Technology-ACT-These-people-are-beyond-mornic-Bakersfield-California-569276
Employees are rating it 50/50
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Account-Con ... ews-E442871.htm
http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Account-Control-Technology/reviews?fcountry=US
Guess the ones that are giving it a low rating have a higher moral and ethical value than the other thieves that work there.
Looks like they get sued a lot:
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ohio/ohsdce/1:2013cv00469/164309/
http://www.law360.com/cases/536292987512772403000001
http://www.leagle.com/decision/19942308865FSu ... CHNOLOGY,%20INC.
http://www.law360.com/cases/5190f8d71434b3739a00950b
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/8526 ... Technology,_Inc
They also seem to be operating a bogus charitable foundation.
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 report them here Washington State: http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/collectionagency/colrights.html
As well as the California AG’s Office: http://oag.ca.gov/
Hey, Big A...
Suppose the debt these bozos might be calling about is actually valid and a letter was received in a timely fashion, within the parameters you mentioned here? Then what??
That still doesn't mean that they have the legal right to collect it, which is why a debt validation letter is sent. They they have to go back to the original creditor for proof of the debt. If they can't do that, then they have no legal right to collect.
Although it sounds a lot like you are trying to defend these crooks.