Complaint Review: AFNI - Bloomington Illinois

I was so livid. I wrote this letter to the president (and mailed it to his house) of the company that reported me to AFNI (Verizon of Florida - not all of Verizon). I am thinking about getting people to write their stories regarding Verizon & AFNI to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Verizons accountants. Please let me know by replying to this if I should write a letter and post it here. Maybe if we put enough heat on Verizon they will drop AFNI. Every time a letter goes to the SEC/CPA it would cost at least $1000 in accounting fees to document it. HAHA.

August 31, 2007

Alan F. Ciamporcero

4920 Lyford Cay Rd.

Tampa, FL 33629

Dear Mr. Ciamporcero:

About a month ago I got a collection notice and Verizon of Florida (VoF) was the original debtor. I was surprised because my personal cell phone is Verizon, but I was pretty sure it was not the same business unit and I know I pay my bill so I couldn't imagine how I racked up an over $300 bill. I called the collection agency, AFNI, and they told me how to go online and report fraud, which I immediately did. I was also surprised that the debt goes back to 2001 and that I was just now getting a bill why did VoF wait six years to factor this account? Or if it had factored it after say 180 days why did it take so long for me to get notified because this IS NOT on my credit report. It was an 813 area code and I figured it would be easy enough to prove it was fraud considering I never lived in Tampa and I was in full-time attendance at the University of Central Florida in Orlando at the time. In addition, they had my social and could have pulled my credit report and found my current address. Why would I have a Verizon cell phone that I pay and ditch a landline bill?

Today I get another letter from AFNI. I just called and spoke with someone named Justin. I asked him, Doesnt it look suspicious that the billing address is a PO Box? He said I needed to pay it or else it was going to go on my credit. Is he retarded? Why is he threatening me and why would VoF use a company that threatens people? He said the Support department had investigated it and since VoF had my date of birth and social, it is a valid debt. I asked if I could talk to the support department and he said they only take faxes because they are so busy. Thats almost as retarded as him threatening me with a debt collection on my credit.

I am appalled that someone was allowed to get telephone service in my name, considering I was in college at the time.

Please take note: FRAUD HAS OCCURRED SOMEWHERE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.

Please fix this. Please call me. I will provide my transcripts if that is what you need. I will pull my drivers report and credit report to show I never lived in the Tampa Bay area. If I have to pay this to prevent this from going on my credit I will not be pleased. As a registered agent of VoF I will put your name on the small claims court summons it will probably cost more to have counsel go to court then it would to call AFNI. In addition, I will write the audit committee and lodge a formal complaint about the controls in place in your organization, specifically the code of ethics and managements unwillingness to investigate fraud when it is reported. I will also write the SEC and your independent accounting firm to report this matter.

Also, I am appalled at Justins threat about paying this. I hope you have someone in your organization contact AFNI and let them know about the threats of their employees. I cant imagine that the threat would be something permitted by Verizon Communications Code of Conduct.

Thanks in advance for helping me out.

Regards,

Jason

Ocala, FL

---- (my Verizon cell, which I pay regularly)

Jaxjason

Ocala, Florida

U.S.A.