Merchant Credit Guide is a "collection agency". Judging from postings at this site, MCG appears to be a junk debt buyer. Junk Debt Buyers are collection agencies that acquire bad debt. Junk Debt Buyers are also responsible for a large number of debt collection and credit reporting violations of law. For more information on Junk Debt Buyers and their illegal practices visit
http://www.fair-debt-collection.com/junk-debt-buyers.html.
It also appears from calls that I have gotten from MCG, and posts made by others at here, that they "fish" for information they don't have. Calling people asking them for their Social Security Number, address, etc. Never give out personal information. Once when my wife answered the phone MCG was calling asking for me. I wasn't home. They asked for her name, to verify our address, and even asked her for my Social Security Number. When she asked who they were the person would not provide a company name or give her the reason for the call. Obviously she was smart enough not to provide the information and If wasn't for caller ID I still couldn't have known who called. A company that is engaging in this type of activity is questionable at best.
Below I have provided information on Merchants Credit Guide that I found at the Chicago BBB website where there were multiple complaints filed against the company under 3 different files.
Merchants Credit Guide
223 W Jackson Blvd Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606-6993
888-249-4134
312-895-3406
FAX 312-360-3024
Mr. Daniel Burtis - President
Mr. Edwin Burtis - Secretary/treasurer
Scott Ross, Compliance Manager
Additional Phone Numbers
(800) 835-0531
(312) 470-2615
(888) 249-1033
(312) 470-2606
(312) 360-3000
(312) 360-3024
This is a link to one of the BBB's reports on Merchant Credit Guide.
Http://www.chicago. BBB.org/commonreport.html? Bid=12020776
The only way we can stop companies like these is to report their illegal activities to the proper authorities. If you think Merchants Credit Guide was trying to scam you or engaged in illegal activity against you please take the time to file a complaint with the following against the company.
The Federal Trade Commission
https://rn. Ftc. Gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$. Startup? Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
The Illinios Attorney General
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral. Gov/
The Chicago Better Business Bureau
http://www.chicago. BBB.org/complaintsearch.html
You can also file a complaint with your home state's attorney general. I hope you find this information helpful. I would like to thank usacomplaints.com for maintaining this website. It's alot better to learn about these scams online then to have to learn about them the hard way.
Consumer
New Haven County, Connecticut
U.S.A.
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