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About 3 weeks ago, A Claudia called us on the phone. Caller ID said Private Caller so I thought it was a tellemarketer and didn't answer the phone. She began to leave a message that if we didn't pay our bill he was going to turn us over to a collection agency, so I picked up the call.
She proceded to tell me that we owed them a large bill and it was over due. She said we had to pay the bill right then or she would turn us over to the collection agency. Neither I nor my husband remember buying anything from them but they said the bill was outstanding since 2011 and 2012. I asked her to rebill us so we could see what we had bought and how much as well as all the late fees. She said we owed over $500. We were aghast. She refused to send us another bill and said they don't keep paper trails.
She agreed to split the bill over 2 months and said we could pay half that day. My husband gave her our bank and account number, or we could over-night a check.They only took out what we agreed on. I look back as I write this an can see how foolish we were.