Mar 30, 2009
These are bottom feeder collection companys that buy bulk old debt for pennies on the dollar. The continually violate the Fair Debt Collection Act and use an automated system to place calls. If you are receiving calls from them please be aware that they cannot threaten you, mistreat you, or continually call you. They cannot send the police after you. They only thing they can do if file for a judgement against you in your county court, but that is highly unlikely as they have thousands of files and that is just not physically possible for them to send company reps to all the different counties in the areas they collect. Also, check you state's statue of limitations. There are laws protecting you from someone trying to collect on very old debt and that limitation starts from the date of last activity on the account. If you want to settle a valid collection on yourself, try offering them a settlement, say 25 cents on the dollar. If they won't deal with you and become belligerent on the phone let them know that you are willing to work with them, but if they continue to act like an idiot, they will hear dial tone. Key rule...just stand your ground and don't be intimidated. They are trained to make you get emotional and that's what they want. So don't play the game and remain completely business-like.