Like so many others, I too got a letter saying that I owed money from an old Citibank card that was closed out 15 years ago. Though the debt was $760, they offered to "clear" it right away for only $361. Just coming back from vacation, I went ahead and paid them over the phone with a ...
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. ...
On January 27, I received a phone call from Ms. Carrie Blaine who stated she was an account manager with Capital Acquisitions & Management Company. Ms. Blaine assured me that she was not attempting to sell me anything and informed me that she would never ask for a person's social security ...
I also had a letter sent about a 19 year old debt. This debt was assigned to my ex-husband at the time of our divorce. Camco said I owed $2126.75 but if I sent them the money by the end of the week they would give me a break and only take $1000. I told them I didn't have the money and they informed ...
"Collectors tend to focus on fear and intimidation, since those things can work much more quickly, cheaply, and efficiently than legal action." (source: CardReport.com) Here is what you need to know when these people call you. I've done quite a bit of research in the last 2 weeks since ...
On January 26, I received a phone call from a gentleman with a Jamaican accent. He advised me that I owed Camco, who I had never heard of, $1900.00 from a debt, he said I owed, from 1986! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I knew that this had to be a mistake. This man, who I could barely ...