Angel....this may very well be a third party collection company but its seems awful peculiar to me how they have the same story when they call. They have told most of us that I've heard about that we have a bad check from 2009. They have continued to call me once a week since the original call a few weeks ago. I don't answer their phone calls and I most certainly will not be sending them any of my hard earned money.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, is warning consumers to be on the alert for scam artists posing as debt collectors. It may be hard to tell the difference between a legitimate debt collector and a fake one. Sometimes a fake collector may even have some of your personal information, like a bank account number. A caller may be a fake debt collector if he:
is seeking payment on a debt for a loan you do not recognize;
refuses to give you a mailing address or phone number;
asks you for personal financial or sensitive information; or
exerts high pressure to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency.
If you think that a caller may be a fake debt collector:
Ask the caller for his name, company, street address, and telephone number. Tell the caller that you refuse to discuss any debt until you get a written "validation notice." The notice must include the amount of the debt, the name of the creditor you owe, and your rights under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
If a caller refuses to give you all of this information, do not pay! Paying a fake debt collector will not always make them go away. They may make up another debt to try to get more money from you.
Stop speaking with the caller. If you have the caller's address, send a letter demanding that the caller stop contacting you, and keep a copy for your files. By law, real debt collectors must stop calling you if you ask them to in writing.
Do not give the caller personal financial or other sensitive information. Never give out or confirm personal financial or other sensitive information like your bank account, credit card, or Social Security number unless you know whom you're dealing with. Scam artists, like fake debt collectors, can use your information to commit identity theft – charging your existing credit cards, opening new credit card, checking, or savings accounts, writing fraudulent checks, or taking out loans in your name.
Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you have about the suspicious calls and find out who, if anyone, the creditor has authorized to collect the debt.
Report the call. Contact the FTC and your state Attorney General's office with information about suspicious callers. Many states have their own debt collection laws in addition to the federal FDCPA. Your Attorney General's office can help you determine your rights under your state's law.>
THIS IS ACTUALLY A THIRD PARTY COLLECTION AGENCY THAT HAS BOUGHT YOUR DEBT FROM ANOTHER COMPANY WHO BOUGHT THE SAME DEBT FROM THE INITIAL DEBTOR YOU ORIGINALLY RECIEVED THE DEBT FROM, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS AFTER THEY BUY THE DEBT IT IS NOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOVERY THE MONEY THEY SPENT PURCHASING YOUR DEBT FROM YOU. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. THEIR TACTICS ARE ILLEGAL AND MOST DEFINITELY CRIMINAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS COMPANY SINCE 2010 AND AT THIS POINT I AM TIRED OF PLAYING WITH THIS RAGGEDY LITTLE COMPANY AND WILL BE SEEKING AN ATTORNEY. I THINK A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS MOST APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A THIRD PARTY COLLECTION AGENCY THAT HAS BOUGHT YOUR DEBT FROM ANOTHER COMPANY WHO BOUGHT THE SAME DEBT FROM THE INITIAL DEBTOR YOU ORIGINALLY RECIEVED THE DEBT FROM, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS AFTER THEY BUY THE DEBT IT IS NOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOVERY THE MONEY THEY SPENT PURCHASING YOUR DEBT FROM YOU. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. THEIR TACTICS ARE ILLEGAL AND MOST DEFINITELY CRIMINAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS COMPANY SINCE 2010 AND AT THIS POINT I AM TIRED OF PLAYING WITH THIS RAGGEDY LITTLE COMPANY AND WILL BE SEEKING AN ATTORNEY. I THINK A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS MOST APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME
THIS IS ACTUALLY A THIRD PARTY COLLECTION AGENCY THAT HAS BOUGHT YOUR DEBT FROM ANOTHER COMPANY WHO BOUGHT THE SAME DEBT FROM THE INITIAL DEBTOR YOU ORIGINALLY RECIEVED THE DEBT FROM, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS AFTER THEY BUY THE DEBT IT IS NOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOVERY THE MONEY THEY SPENT PURCHASING YOUR DEBT FROM YOU. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THEY BELIEVE IN BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. THEIR TACTICS ARE ILLEGAL AND MOST DEFINITELY CRIMINAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS COMPANY SINCE 2010 AND AT THIS POINT I AM TIRED OF PLAYING WITH THIS RAGGEDY LITTLE COMPANY AND WILL BE SEEKING AN ATTORNEY. I THINK A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS MOST APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME