Yesterday a letter came to my house addressed to my ex-husband saying he owes $5,058.85. It went on to say his First Bank account which was formerly held by Capital One Credit has been purchased by CAMCO. I called the phone number in the letter to give them my ex-husband's current mailing address.
The woman on the phone said I would be responsible since I had co-signed the credit application in 1991. I said we had been divorced nine years and I had closed all joint accounts at that time. She said that didn't matter, I would still be responsible. Then she read me my social security number which she had on file there. Everytime I said anything, she just kept repeating that I would be responsible if he doesn't pay. I finally hung up on her, and then called my ex-husband. He was not aware of any such account and thought it sounded like a scam.
Today when I did a google search on CAMCO, I was amazed to see how many people were being harassed by them, and I don't understand how they can be getting away with it. I did send an email to the Minnesota Attorney General and also to a local TV station suggesting they look into it. I want this company to be exposed before they victimize more innocent people.
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