May 16, 2008
I received a message on my answering machine, for my EX husband, and then my sister received a similar message for my EX husand later in the day- both messages stated that he was being served in a civil suit. When my ex called back and was put on hold for over 20 mins he hung up- they answered "Litigation". he then called back later that night with a case number (that was left on my sisters message, claiming that there would be a warrant out for him) so when he called back, they scared him with threats of being arrested at his job- and such -for an unpaid credit card bill that was over 9 years old. He was scared/tricked into setting up a payment plan and gave his checking account information. I promplty told him to call his bank and close his account, and report this company to the Attorney General. He also ran his free credit reports and found no collection agencies listed for this debt- When he called them back today (one day later) to tell them he was disputing the charges and he was not authorizing any money to come out of his checking account, they told him that he would be arrested and they hung up on him. It's funny how they were able to locate me (the ex wife, with a different last name, my sister, who has a different last name than me, looking for him, but are unable to find his address?) they claimed they sent him a letter 5 months ago, that was returned to them. They count on people being too scared to question it. Hopefully he caught it early enough and he will be able to close his account before anything is deducted. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION TO THIS PLACE. After reading things today on the internet- it is a HUGE scam, and even if it's a legit debt- collectors are not legally allowed to harrass and threaten with arrest. File a complait with the attorney general.