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  • Report:  #59897

Complaint Review: Palisade Collections

  • Reported By:
    jackson Mississippi
  • Submitted:
    Sat, June 07, 2003
  • Updated:
    Sun, June 08, 2003
  • Palisade Collections
    2425 Commerce Ave Ste 10
    Duluth, Georgia
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    800-727-3572
  • Category:

WHEN TRYING TO PURCHASE A HOUSE A CLAIM CAME UP ON MY CREDIT REPORT FOR $892 WITH PALISADE COLLECTIONS NAME BESIDE IT.

WHEN TRYING TO CONTACT THEM I REALIZED I ONLY HAD A FAX NUMBER ON THE REPORT. I THEN REFERRED TO THE INTERNET TO ACQUIRE A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE COMPANY. THE NUMBER I FOUND WAS 18007273572. WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER A FORIEGN WOMAN INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL ANOTHER NUMBER. SHE THEN GAVE ME 18668770008. THERE I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE BY THE NAME OF HENRY SMITH. HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I OWED $892 TO ATT FOR PAST BILLS. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHICH BILLS HE WAS SPEAKING OF HE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT ATT AND GAVE ME AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.

WHEN I CONTACTED ATT WITH THE ACCOUNT NUMBER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME, I WAS TOLD THE ACCOUNT NUMBER WAS NON-EXISTANT. I THEN CALLED PALISADE BACK TO SPEAK WITH HENRY AGAIAN. ONLY THIS TIME HE KEPT PUTTING ME ON HOLD AND TELLING ME I NEEDED TO TRUST HIM. SO SAY THEY SENT ME A LETTER AT AN OLD ADDRESS AND COULD NOT SEND ANOTHER TO ME UNLESS I PROMISED TO PAY HIM OVER THE PHONE. WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY, HE BEGAN TELLING ME THAT ATT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME AND THAT THE ONLY INFORMANTION HE HAD WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THE YEAR.

WHEN I COULD NOT GET ANYWHERE SPEAKING WITH HIM, HE TRANSFERRED ME TO CHRIS PATELLE. CHRIS THEN BEGAN TO GIVE ME THE SAME INFORMATION BUT TOLD ME HE COULD FAX ME THE LETTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY SENT TO ME. I THEN ASKED HIM FOR A NUMBER DIRECTLY TO HIM SO THAT I COULD REACH HIM IF I HAD ANY TROUBLES WITH THE FAX. HE GAVE ME 18668770039 EXT. 5270. I WAITED AND OF COURSE NO FAX.

I CALL BACK TO SPEAK WITH CHRIS TO TELL HIM THAT I WANT TO DISPUTE THE CLAIM. HE THEN TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO DO THAT THROUGH ATT. I ASKED HIM HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT IF THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. I THEN TOLD HIM THAT THE BURDON OF PRROF WAS ON HIM AND HE NEEDED TO PRESENT WITH WITH EVIDENCE THAT I OWED THE MONEY. AFTER THAT HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PROVE I DID NOT OWE THE MONEY.

WE WENT ROUND AND ROUND AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS PROMISED A FAX I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED, SO ON MONDAY MORNING THIS WILL BE SENT TO MY LAWYER. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE DOES NOT HAVE THE LUCK I HAD.

Renee
jackson, Mississippi
U.S.A.

1 Updates & Rebuttals


Scott

Akron,
Ohio,
U.S.A.

they are scum

#2Consumer Suggestion

Sat, June 07, 2003

This is a scum CA. They have a few names and OSI is one of them. OSI recently filed for chapter 11 BK. They cannot pay their bills yet expect everyone else to including bogus bills. They are by law required to send you a written letter outlining the bill within 5 days of phoning you. THEY are the ones who have to provide validation of the debt. You need to send in your dispute/validation letter to them. Since he is denying you the ability to dispute with their scummy collection agency he has violated your rights. I see at least 2 violations of the fdcpa (fair debt collection practices act) in your paragraph. Since they are in georgia and that state is a 1 party consent state it is legal to call them and tape them without their knowledge or consent. I would suggest doing this.

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