These people will NOT take no for an answer. We declined their help for three days in a row, and then he went nuts and called us over 20 times in a row, screaming at me how they're trying to help me. Lord, what idiots.
Clear Creek is NOT a 'telemarketer', they are a debt collection agency. They are no relation to the gov't whatsoever. They have their bottom-feeding trolls lurk around the courts to make lists of who has had a tax lien filed against them (unfortunately, only the gov't can file a 'tax lien', & that really is 'public domain info').
Their agency makes money by promising those with liens that they (CC) will intervene on the taxpayer's behalf to 'make payment arrangements' with the gov't agency that filed the lien. Of course, if they do, you are going to pay a PREMIUM (called 'interest') to CC, as the deal they make with the gov't agency does NOT involve reducing the taxpayer's (your) debt. You could call the agency yourself and make a payment arrangement, & while the gov't will also charge you interest, it will be a LOT less than CC's top-end rate AND at least you KNOW the govt' is actually getting your money. Many agencies like CC are in hot water for taking in taxpayers' payments, then not turning the money over to whichever gov't agency, claiming they never got anything from the taxpayers. By the time the taxpayer gets all the proof of payments together, the collection agency is out-of-biz, claiming bankruptcy, & the gov't says you still owe them EVERYTHING, no chance of claiming what was not turned over to them.
We have gotten several calls from CC, the 1st claiming they were calling re our IRS tax lien, then arguing with us that we most definitely DID have an IRS tax lien, because they had a piece of paper that said so. Our lien was actually state-based (2 audits,& the 2nd audit's findings was supposed to wipe out the 1st, but their auditors didn't put all the details in the sys right, & jumped the gun on us - it was cleared up in 3 days). When I said we had taken care of what lien we DID actually have, she started DEMANDING info on just who it was with, & I told her that since it was taken care of, it was none of her concern. Finally just had to hang up.
Another little CC witch called yesterday, this time demanding we take care of the state-based lien that had just turned up on her desk. Again, explained the whole matter was settled, again had to explain since it was all settled, it simply wasn't their concern. Broad turned hateful, claiming we were shorting the firefighters & police & schools who depended on that tax revenue; didn't bother telling her 'wrong tax, chicky-doodle', but I did have to resort to calling her a 'lying b****', just to get her to shut up for a minute. Also mentioned since we were in separate states, whatever we do here is not affecting her (as she had claimed). Finally had to hang up on her, too.
Unfortunately, she called back. Twice. 1st time, she hung up on me; 2nd time, I didn't even have to do our company's standard 'hello, thanx for calling' - does she not realize she can hide their calling #, but the background noise is quite distinct! Silly bimbet, finally just ignored what she was rambling on about, and asked her if her supervisor knew she was wasting company time on a closed case. They are a collection company after all, and if the call isn't working toward making them money, it's a waste of time - company time. Told her she really needed a job she was better at, seeing as it IS her job to call people and get them to WANT to work with CC, and all she had done was run the whole situation into the ground. THAT won't look good on the ol' resume. Also suggested she find a job somewhere where she is not ashamed of the company she is working for - all that pent-up anger, to the point she is calling a closed case again and again, just to continue an argument? Hmmm. That won't look too good on the ol' resume, either. Finally had to hang up, yet again. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
If she is super-lucky, her supervisors won't listen to any of THOSE recorded calls. I've worked in a call center before, the recordings really ARE for 'quality control'. The calls they check are chosen randomly . . . EXCEPT for those that go over the time limit (usually around 2 min, and both calls went WAY OVER 2 min.) They usually listen to ALL the over-limits, since that is a major red-flag. If they have ANY QC @ CC, it's not going to go too well for one little bimbet.
Clear Creek Consulting, Inc
Suite 200
669 N Academy St
Greenville, SC 29601
voice 864-373-6600
fax 720-306-3143
They are a Colorado-registered corporation, so may have some ties to the "Clear Creek Tax", who seem to be on the same par as these folks.
Carla, you're an idiot. Your ignorance is matched only by your smug sense of entitlement.
First of all, how can Clear Creek collect a debt that is owed o the government and not to them? They can't. The FDCA sees to that. And for how smart you seem to be not only do you have no idea what kind of company we are, you didn't get our services right either. Clear Creek does not collect tax payments. We never have, we never will. When we set up a 433d installment agreement for a client they send the check straight to the taxing authority.
So we've established that you're ignorant. On to point two:
You're a bad person. You defraud the government out of tax money that you legitimately owe them. That's money to fund police, fire fighters, schools, and homeless shelters. Congratulations on being the bottom feeding con artist you make others out to be!
"But wait," you say "I totally solved that so kick rocks and die!" If only that were true. So I'm going to give you and everyone else here a lesson on how to successfully deal with tax firms and human beings in general.
Carla is the kind of person that can pick up the phone and call a stranger a [***]. Know what kind of person does that? Someone with a tax problem.
That's how we can tell who owes taxes. They're defensive, and vulgar and hateful. They will yell and scream and curse and behave like children.
All that to say this: I know we call people a lot. Know why? Because people with tax problems usually are content to stay in a hole and suffer rather than get help. You can pick up the phone and be a jerk, but that won't do anything to help you. So if the calls annoy you here's the solution: pick the phone up and have an honest to god polite conversation with the person calling you. See the thing is, te people calling you are all human beings. And whether or not you want to use our services, if you just pick up the phone and explain your situation without getting defensive and angry, if nothing else you'll get a sympathetic ear. And that's not even a service we charge for.
I'm a human being, just like you. Try communicating openly and see if your lfe doesn't change for the better. You'll be a happier person in the long run. And strangers won't call your phone or call you an idiot on the Internet, and that's nice too :)
CCE called and i politely asked them to delete our office number from their listing, and they said they will not. And, they are still keep on calling. They have called every 5 minutes today for last few hours. I was very polite.. and that made them angry. Crazy people just want to annoy you to hell... they are none other than scavangers!