3 different addresses on or in this mailing:
PO Box 3427
Bloomington, IL 61702-3427
Department 555
PO Box 4127
Concord, CA 94524
712 Eleventh Street
Lawrenceville, Illinois 62439
Shady? Oh yeah. Website asks for account number and last 4 of SSN. Not a chance.
I called the number to tell them I had disputed the charges with all three credit reporting agencies. While checking those credit reports, I saw they had checked my report 3 times in September. Ernesto, their rep that answered my call after just under 2 hours, told me they first tried to collect in October.
I've noticed a different phone number on all these complaints here too. This is just shady.
Ernesto told me I could dispute the charge with them in writing within 30 days. I told him that gave him 29 days to prove to me it's legit.
Had another collection agency contact me in 2005 and 2006 about a $73 debt to Cingular. That also was apparently not real. Both times I asked for more information, was assured I'd get it, never heard from them again.
Don't give them any more information than they already have, and I wouldn't even confirm any they do have.
Be very guarded, from the list of complaints here, and the dates on them so grouped together, I'd bet, well, the $200 they're trying to steal, that it's a total scam.
Dispute the charges with the credit reporting agencies right away!
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