Apr 19, 2017
A.C. services, 424-257-5360. Contacted my work stating I had 2 hours to report otherwise I would be held in contempt of court. Called and spoke with an incredibly condescending, bilegerent individual who stated his unnamed company had been hired to collect a medical debt of $3000, a debt that was greater than 9 years old, in a town we haven't lived in for 10 years. He was unable to provide itemized services or dates (due to HIPAA, he said) yet he provided me with my SSN, phone number, current employer and address. He also stated I had received multiple letters regarding upcoming court dates, wage garnishments and legal binding actions. Each time I tried to seek clarification on his name, his company and these claims he would interrupt and remind me of how irresponsible I was with my finances and outstanding debt, in a very belittling way. After realizing I would not be able to receive the information needed from him to verify this unexpected debt we ended the phone call and I contacted the hospital in question. They were unable to find any record of hospital visits in 2007 for myself, spouse or our dependants. The hospital collection department also advised me that it is not their policy and illegal in our state to attempt to collect a debt greater than 7 years old, unless payment had been made on the account within that 7 year period. I did file an attempted fraud with our credit protection agency and I also obtained a current credit report, no collections filed, no passed due bills, nothing. Ziltch.
Be safe, people.