On Nov. 21 I received a very nicely prepared, "letter of collection, " from Island National Group, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, New York, demanding I submit $155.00 for unpaid purchase (s) I had made sometimes in the past. They would accept $108.00 if paid now, huh? (I thought that they wanted it now anyway since they billed me) I have never done business with or as much as heard of this company therefore felt a mistake in billing or possible identy-theft. I called the number on the bill and spoke with a guy that sid he couldn't give out his name due to security concerns..?? So, I asked him who or what is this company, Fugi's, what did I buy, when did I buy, how did I pay, etc. After being put on hold for an extended period he returned to tell me, "After looking at my account, all will be taken care of." Hold on I thought... All of what will be taken care of? I then ask him exactly what he was going to take of?"The account" he answered. I asked him to read off his computer or file everything he shows about this or my account. He again to tell me that he can not give out this information on the phone. Imagine that? I am now convenced that this is simply all a scam. After getting no real answersto my questions and no explanitions from him, he, with a sudden sound of delight says, "let me see what I can do. Hold on." I held about five minutes when he returned. "After taking a good look at this account, seems you don't have to pay for it, we'll take care of it on this end." What about my credit, how is this going to affect my rating, I asked?"Not to worry, It won't even show up anywhere that you ever made a purchase and failed to pay." These thieves certainly need to prepare just a little, wouldn't you think? So now all I can do is wait and see what else comes out of this. I can only imagine how many hard working, responsible, honest people, pay the demanded bills which are sent by the U.S. Mail everyday whithout question. After doing some "Googling" for this company I find pages of this same or similar fraud by the very same company, same address and phone number. What I don't understand is how does our postal agency not see what's going on? This company has been scamping along since at least 1999, says usacomplaints.com. I intend to monitor my credit closely. I have no way of knowing if this bunch has begun my financial ruin already.
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