Oct 31, 2007
(REVISED)
Ok, who are these people? A Meredith Olstein (I guess that's the spelling of her last name), contacted me and said it was a documented attempt to contact me, and that I or my legal counsel should contact them, and I have been listed as a person of interest -- to govern myself accordingly. The number she gave to call her Help Line was 888-724-4111. Can somebody tell me if collection agencies are allowed to use these kinds of tactics? As it is in 2005 I paid off a loan to a collection agency (or attorney as they represented themselves). Turns out the loan company where the account originated never received the money, and that was over $850 I forked over, over a three month period, jeopardizing my job. And I never received anything in writing to show the validity of the account, although they claimed they had documentation on record. I never even received a receipt of monies they received or a receipt showing that account was paid in full. I am leary of dealing with companies who do not provide information in the mail or give pertinent information over the phone to identify the validity of the debt in question.