Complaint / Review
Merchants Credit Guide
Co. Trying to collect on a 13 year old cable bill, I smell ripoff!

I received a voice mail saying "It was critical that I call a Ken Hughes at 888-249-1037" When I called I found out it was a collection agency.

They told me that I owed $148.65 for an AT&T Broadband bill from 1993, thats 13 years ago. AT&T was the cable TV provider for my town back then, but shortly there after Comcast took over all of AT&T's accounts.

I asked them for something in writing, which I received a few days later, it does look official. So I started making phone calls to AT&T, I talked with 9 different departments, none of which had any record of this.

I also contacted 2 departments at Comcast, again no record of this 13 year old bill, they said that either AT&T or they would have collected on an un-paid bill within 30 to 60 days of the original bill, not 13 years later.

On the letter from Merchants Credit Guide, it states that their client is LVNV FUNDING LLC and the original creditor is AT&T BROADBAND LLC

They gave me 3 options of payment by either credit card or check. If I paid right away they would accept 50% $74.33, or I could make 3 equal monthly payments 70% totaling $104.06

I almost paid them, I am glad I found this web site first!!!