Oct 9, 2012
In May, I received a letter, so I called back. This is a law firm of Cawley and Bergman. The gentleman was very nice, and I agreed to a 50.00 per month payment plan, which was deducted monthly. After 5 months, I got a threatening letter, which I immediately responded to. I received a call from a "Mary", who was rude, crass, and obnoxious, who kept reminding me that my calls were being recorded. I too recorded the call, which I will forward to the New York attorney General. The original debt was only 300.00...this scum company purchases crappy little debts, then calls and threatens legal action. This company has no jurisdiction in my state, which I verified. The original plan was to pay the 50.00 payments, then they would contact me for a settlement amount, which I was led to believe would be a much reduced amount. The "reduction" is 90.00 on a balance doubled due to their fees. They are lower than pond scum, and unfortunately the ONE reasonable "gentleman" that I spoke with is gone. I gave them the best phone number to call me on...they persisted on calling on my home phone, which is in number only, then berated me for "all the messages they left". Again, I don't even have activated voicemail on that line. Unfortunate that this form of highway robbery is permitted, to take a 300.00 debt, and jack it up almost double, then bully a sick woman into making a payment in full for more than the original debt AFTER the 50.00 per month "trial period" as they are now referring to.
And they wonder why lawyers are referred to as snakes....this firm definitely fits that description.