In October of while I was at work, I received a phone call from the 978 area code. Because I have many college friends, and family in that area, I answered the phone, thinking it was one of them. When I answered the phone, I was greeted by Mike Sanger, a 'manager' from the Cambece Law Firm, inquiring about a credit card I had with Washington Mutual. The conversation started off friendly, but quickly changed when I realized that he was demanding payment of a debt that I had with Washington Mutual. I told Mr. Sanger what I could afford to pay at that time, and he told me "that's not good enough." He then proceeded to ask me if I would look into my 401k. I told him I would look into it, but could not promise anything, as I am 29 years old... Why would I even think about tapping my 401k??? He said, "well, you need to do something...".in the mail that day, I got a letter from Cambece explaining what was owed, but I noticed something odd. About a year earlier, in October I enrolled my WaMu credit card account into a debt management program. The name of the company who turned the account over to Cambece was NOT the company I enrolled the account into. I called my Debt Management company and had them contact Cambece. Later that day, Mr. Sanger called me back (at my house... That's another issue. I told them not to contact me at my house) and said "we don't deal with that company"... He then proceeded to see if my parents would loan me the money... I told him there is no way I would ask my parents for money unless I was in real trouble... He told me, "well, you ARE in real trouble... You better get this money to us..." I mentioned again what I could afford to pay at that time, and Mr. Sanger said "get a money order or check in the mail, and send it overnight delivery." I said something like "we'll see.." and hung up the phone. I was simply to stressed to continue the conversation. The next day, again, while I was at home... Mr. Sanger called and said..."I was expecting a phone call and something in the mail. Why didn't I get either?." He then said, well you better ask your parents for the money. I knew then that I had to tell my parents, because I was afraid that THEY would start getting calls... Needless to say, I was never more embarrassed or stressed in my life.
That was the last time I spoke with Mr. Sanger or anyone from Cambece Law Office. But that didn't stop them from calling... It is now late February. 4 or so months later, and they STILL call. Thank God for caller ID, because each time I see who is calling, I ignore it. It is always Mr. Sanger who calls and leaves a message, which leads me to believe that this is a personal matter with him.
To make a long story short... Don't even bother dealing with Cambece Law Office. They are nothing but a bunch of heartless people who don't give a s*t about anything but money.
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