Report: #230052

Complaint Review: Afni

Afni. Sent bill for collection notice of $1143.32 for unpaid Verizon Communitations that I do not owe.Never have or had Verizon account Bloomington Illinois

Reported By:

— Great Falls Montana
Submitted:

Fri, January 12, 2007
Updated:

Fri, January 12, 2007

Afni

P.O. Box 3427

Bloomington, Illinois

U.S.A.
Phone:

866-308-1160
Category:

Collection Agency's

*Consumer Suggestion: Judy *Consumer Suggestion: CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI *Consumer Suggestion: CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI *Consumer Suggestion: CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI *Consumer Suggestion: CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI

On January 11, 2007 I received a collection notice from Afni. Inc informing me that I have an unpaid bill of $1,143.32 to Verizon Communications Inc. I have never had a Verizon account.

I called Afni and was told that this account was in my name and if I wanted to dispute the notice to go to the website at the bottom on the notice and file a Idenity Fraud complaint. When I went to this web site I got Ripoff Report site and found out by reading other complaints that this outfit is a hoax.

I had already called our local police office to file an identity thieft report as advised by the person I talked to at Afni. Inc. Now I will call the officer I talked to and inform him of this bogus place. I will advice him to investigate this place and I will file charges.

I am livid to think that this kind of garbage happens all the time, I guess I expect all people to be honest and forthcoming. These type of places need to be prosecuted to the limit, thrown in jail and never let out to see the light of day.

Judy

Judy
Great Falls, Montana
U.S.A.

5 Updates & Rebuttals

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.

CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI

#6Consumer Suggestion

Fri, January 12, 2007

previous company names:
06/24/1986 - CREDIT CHECK INC.
06/29/2000 - ANDERSON FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.

Afni, Inc.
404 Brock Drive
Bloomington, IL 61702 USA
Contact: Jim Hess, Director, Business Development
Phone: 800-767-2364, ext. 3321
Fax: 309-820-2632
Email: jimhess (AT sign) afninet.com
Afni, Inc. IL 309-663-4510 Jim Hess
afninet.com

President and COO:
RONALD L GREENE 404 BROCK DRIVE BLOOMINGTON 61701
Secretary: GREGORY J DONOVAN

kENTUCKY Organization Number 0491821
Name AFNI, INC.
Profit or Non-Profit P - Profit
Company Type FCO - Foreign Corporation
Status A - Active
Standing G - Good
State IL
File Date 3/27/2000
Authority Date 3/27/2000
Last Annual Report 5/1/2006
Principal Office 404 BROCK DRIVE
BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701

Registered Agent
C T CORPORATION SYSTEM
KENTUCKY HOME LIFE BLDG
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202

Current Officers
President Ronald L. Greene
Vice President Gregory J. Donovan
Secretary Gregory J. Donovan
Treasurer V. Curtis Oyer
Director Bruce F. Griffin
Director Ronald L. Greene

This organization has no assumed names
Previous Names
ANDERSON FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.

Bruce F. Griffin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ronald L. Greene
President and Chief Operating Officer

Greg Donovan, CPA
Vice President of Employee Services

Stenia Dziadiw
Vice President of Sales & Business Development

Michael D. Garner
Vice President of Call Center Services

John Mobley, Jr.
Vice President, Information Technology Services and

Chief Information Officer

John O'Donnell
Vice President of Credit & Collections Services

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.

CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI

#6Consumer Suggestion

Fri, January 12, 2007

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.

CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI

#6Consumer Suggestion

Fri, January 12, 2007

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.

CONTACT INFO FOR AFNI

#6Consumer Suggestion

Fri, January 12, 2007

Lakewood,
Ohio,
U.S.A.

Judy

#6Consumer Suggestion

Fri, January 12, 2007

Its great you filed a POICE report, but DO NOT fill out a fraud report with the collection agency.

this is a poly to get information they do not have, no state of Federal law gives collection agency, the authority, to investigate ID theft or do anything about it. and they won't.

As you saw there are dozen of posted here, just within a week about verizon and this collection agency Afin.

Dispute this in writting, (RRR) and ask for the original contract that you signed, all charges on a line by line basic, show you how they came up with the amount owed, all original media on file, what verizon sent you to create this debt.
in house reports and there own computer printouts are not validations.

If you also dispute this with all 3 credit bureau's, have them sent you, how they validated this debt, you want the name of the person, there position or title with the company, complete mailing address, copies of all paperwork used to validate this debt.

Most of the time the credit bureau, just call and of course the collection agency is going to say yes, this is a valid debt, without submitting any paperwork, so that why you must ask for this information.

When did this debt happen with verizon?
the statute of limitation in Montana is 8 years for a written contract and 5 years on an open contract.

1,143.32 is alot for a phone bill for a homephone, a business maybe

This collection agency appears to be sending out collection notices, to anyone and everyone who's name appears close to who there looking.

one of the tricks they do, is to say that your address, is what was used for service and that maybe a family member used your information to get the phone. and telling you to prove otherwise, NO, they have to prove you owe this and not pass it off on another.

Read some of the posts on here and you get some good advice, on how to write your dispute letter.

Also google FDCPA and read up on the law and your rights, they count on you not knowing anything, to get you to pay.

I'm not an attorney( need to say that to keep others happy) and this shouldn't be taken as legal advice

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