December 1 I received a letter from Allied Interstate stating that I had "owed for many months to Tactica International $19.95". (about 3 weeks ago I had cancelled a TV order for an IGIA product obvivously sold through this Tactica International) The letter was very demanding and threatened to use "more intense collection efforts to enforce payment".
I called Allied and this guy was very imphatic that I owed the $19.95. Would interject on each question I tried to ask him. He couldn't confirm to me that any product was ever shipped from Tactica or received by me. I further questioned the guy and he finally confessed that the product was "ready for shipment" waiting on the $19.95. I asked him, "If the product hasn't been shipped and received by me, then why am I getting a nasty collection letter for $19.95"?
When I continuously questioned him about the bad debt letter from Allied, he became very beligerant, agitated, and nervous, and finally said he would close the account. He couldn't assure me that it wasn't turned over to a Credit Bureau. He only said they don't do that. Usually when a collection company takes over a debt for collection, it's turned in to the credit bureau.
Now I'll have to pay extra to order a report to insure that this RIP-OFF SCAM wasn't turned in to a credit bureau. Do they make their money on these demand letters and folks just pay these small amounts, thinking they owe something? I'm having my attorney send a certified letter to Allied Interstate and Tactica International to make sure this is cleared up. I won't try and order anything else that's advertised on the TV. That's why I cancelled my order to begin with, and you see what it got me. A nasty letter on something I don't owe.
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