Complaint Review: West Bay Acquisitions

I received a letter from West Bay on 5.10.12 regarding $38.32 allegedly owed to Hollywood video. Unlike all or most of their other victims,  I have never done business with Hollywood Video nor had an account with them. In fact I have not rented any movies, other than through my cable TV account for at least the last decade. Please also note that while these charges go back to 2009, I have never before received a request for payment or had any indication that there was an outstanding debt in my name, although Ive been at this same address all of that time.  I called them and discovered that although they had my correct name ( which is very common)and address, they had an erroneous year of birth and phone number.

On the basis of this, they agreed to close the account. Nevertheless, known their history, I reported this to the  State of New Jersey , Attorney General office, Division of Consumer Affairs. They in turn referred me to the  Federal Trade Commission  which has jurisdiction in these matters. In addition, I sent a letter to West Bay byregular and certified  mail, with a copyto  First Lien Lenders Liquidating Trust demanding written confirmation that the matter is closed, or failing that, proof that I owe this debt,  which everyone is entitled to under the Fair Credit Reporting  Act.  Dont take this crap from them! Protect yourself.