Complaint / Review
Camco
Supervisor Mario Holmes On the third try they finally got me on the phone and threatened me about this non-existent debt from "the 80s" ripoff

This is my second report on CAMCO. The first was reporting two phone messages about a week ago.

They called me again today, at home, on Saturday morning at 915am LA Time and I was here to answer the phone. They wanted to offer to settle an old debt for me - a Citibank account from the 80s that they claim I opened, paid on, and then abandoned. The amount owed was $1369.07 but with interest continuing to compound my full debt was now $3259.33. Their offer to settle today was for $1000.

I told them there was no way this debt was valid and they were never going to get me to send them a penny, and that they need to stop calling me. The guy put his "supervisor" on the line - MARIO HOLMES - and he got nasty with me.

I told him this was a load of crap and he said that if I meant this debt was fraudulent that I should "put it in writing" and they would investigate that, but that they were sure it was real and I would still be liable.

The scary thing is they had every address I ever had in the state of CA plus my correct SSN. More addresses than ever show up on my credit report even!

I can't recall ever having this debt and I certainly won't pay them. I denied it every chance I got with them both on the phone.

Is it true that if they continue to call me after I send a Cease and Desist that they can be fined? If so I'd love to learn the details.

Thanks!