LEENA
NORTH,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, September 06, 2007
They're complete idiots, I know. They deliberately look for individuals who MAY have HAD an outstanding debt at one time and try to collect it again long after it's been paid off. They tried to get $80 from me for a phone bill I had paid off two years prior. I filed with the BBB and Allied agreed that the debt was invalid IN WRITING. Guess what? 6 months later I got a letter in the mail from them offering to settle the SAME bill for $60. Talk about STUPID!!
Robert
Buffalo,#3Consumer Suggestion
Thu, September 06, 2007
Talking isn't going to stop them, as you're learning. OK. No more talk! Time for action that creates a paper trail so that if they call you further, you have set the stage to teach them a lesson. It's simple, really. Simply send them a certified, return receipt requested letter identifying yourself and the phone number they are calling. Clearly state that you have no financial interests with them or the person they are trying to locate and that they are to stop calling you effective immediately. Also point out to them in your letter that you will interpret ANY further communication by them to you as deliberate harassment for the purpose of inflicting emotional pain. If they are fool enough to contact you after they receive the letter, simply go to your county DA office and file a criminal complaint for aggrevated harassment. You should consult an attorney to determine if you would like to instill an additional lesson on them by suing them in civil court for intentionally inflicting emotion stress and pain. The letter WILL STOP the phone calls, unless they are complete idiots.