Complaint Review: Asset Acceptance

My husband received a letter from Asset Acceptance LLC claiming he had two Bally accounts to pay for. One was for $827.26 from 1994. The other is for $2,081.78 from 1997. Funny thing is, my husband was in Japan in 1997. He'd been there for 2 years!

How did he open an account with Bally's while in the Navy in Japan? This company didn't know where the accounts were started. When I continued to ask questions about these accounts, they could give me information on what we owed very quickly. When asked when these accounts were opened, there was some hesitation before the answer. As soon as I started asking questions about their company, I was either put on hold or they couldn't answer my questions.

I was then told they could not discuss information with me. How is it that I got information about my husband's accounts without being him, but I couldn't get information about the company? Isn't it worse to disclose information about someone's account to someone else than it is to disclose information about a company? This is the second time we've received a letter claiming we owe someone money. The first letter was from Boyajian Law Offices for a Verizon phone bill. If you receive letters such as these, don't collapse and pay any money because you're afraid they'll press charges. Do the research and make them give you proof!

Laura
York, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.