Dec 30, 2016
You need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation, cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (think of it as the best $6.47 you ever invested). Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it. Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter. You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to. Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment. If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it. Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front): http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All
Everything else you need to know follows including at least two agencies where you should report their criminal activities.
CAINE & WEINER
Posted in: http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-818-347-2700/3
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-469-366-8035
Web site says that they have lots of locations and have been stealing money from people for 85 years. After a few clicks it lists their address in California: http://www.caine-weiner.com/accountcredit-resource-center/
BBB gives them an accredited A rating with 45 complaints and 1 negative review: https://www.bbb.org/losangelessiliconvalley/b ... lls-ca-85000313
California Dept. of State info:
C0384071 CAINE & WEINER COMPANY, INC.
Registration Date:
10/05/1959
Jurisdiction:
CALIFORNIA
Entity Type:
DOMESTIC STOCK
Status:
ACTIVE
Agent for Service of Process:
GREG A COHEN
21210 ERWIN ST
WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Entity Address:
21210 ERWIN ST
WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Entity Mailing Address:
21210 ERWIN ST
WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Other complaints:
Unhappy employees: https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Caine-and-W ... ews-E223461.htm
https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Caine-&-Weiner/reviews
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/caine-and-weiner/schaumberg-Illinois-60173/caine-and-weiner-debt-collectors-Uses-unfair-practices-in-attempt-to-collect-a-debt-I-do-651867
http://consumers.creditnet.com/Discussions/cr ... -sue-49847.html
https://www.creditkarma.com/question/has-anyb ... -credit-bureaus
http://www.creditinfocenter.com/community/topic/314463-caine-and-weiner/
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/caine-weiner-woodland-hills-california-c307232.html
Looks like they get sued a whole lot:
https://casetext.com/case/curtis-v-caine-weiner-co-1
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/335/1319/1738545/
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/2012 ... ER_COMPANY,_INC
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/1080 ... ny_Incorporated
http://www.law360.com/cases/53f4bed2767a7c6337000001
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322046/ ... er-company-llc/
It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and that they have the legal right to collect it. You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general
As well as the California AG’s Office: http://oag.ca.gov/