ALW Sourcing called me recently and stated they were attempting to collect an old debt. I was alarmed when I answered the telephone and they asked for me by my maiden name... I've been married for over 20 years!
The agency stated that they were trying to collect on a debt that I owed dating back to the mid 80's! I assured them I that I had satisfied the debt and I that I periodically run a credit report and this has never shown up. They gave me all the reasons why it wouldn't. They also told me that I would need to find where I had paid the account off. This set me off because we are talking about something that happened back in 1985 and it's 2008! Give me a break! Subsequently, I found a copy of the check and sent it to them but not before I was harassed several times via telephone calls and then I started getting letters in the mail. Let me also add that this was an attempt to collect roughly $400 - $177 account balance and the rest was interest charges for the last 23 years!
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