Complaint Review: Cohen & Slamowitz / Midland Funding - Woodbury New York

what do you do if you pay the creditor who wrote the account off THEN accepted payment THEN handed the money over to the collection agency they hired. sprint acknowledged they should have never accepted payment but did. the collection agency calvary basically has said too bad. i know i read about this before but can't remember the answer

Toni, Make sure you hold them accountable for their illegal and unethical behavior and actions. File the BAR ASSOCIATION complaint IMMEDIATELY!! This gets them one step closer to being disbarred! It may even get them fined, etc. Do it right away! Also, file a countersuit under the FDCPA for the violations, and for your time and expenses in dealing with this frivolous judgement, etc. Don't get mad, GET PAID!!

I am posting this so anyone else in my situation will know what to expect. Ok I went to court on Friday and Cohen & Slime-owitz were prepared to fight the order to show cause with a 12 page opposition. (full of lies) When I spoke to the Attorney he noted the method of service and I countered with the personal service they did upon a deceased person. At that time (after the blood returned to his face and a phone call) he agreed to vacate the default judgement with no opposition. The sewer service that these CA's use to collect on old or paid debt is terrible. I suggest that anyone in receipt of a default judgement whether you owe it or not look over the method of service and check for inaccuracies (lies). There was no further debate after I revealed to the attorney that he was about to bring up in court some fraudelent summons service. I will make sure that it somehow gets in during the trial which I am sure to have unless these scum get the clue that after I win,and I will! I will sue them for every bit of misery and violation they have made. I answered the summons and will return to court in a couple of weeks. Keep you updated on the what tricks they will try to pull next.

Thanks Steve, I have everything they sent. My Mom lived with me before she died and they say they mailed the summons and served her at my address. Lying bums. I'm going to tell the Judge that I don't owe the debt and that the SOL has expired. They reaged it on my CR to 11/2000 and filed in 11/2006. Dating the court documents 10-27-06 but they were stamped 11-16-06. In my defense on the Order to Show Cause I simply stated that I didn't owe the debt and that it was settled back in 2000. When the clerk wrote it up they added in and/or to dismiss, which means they will be ready to dismiss this action on Friday. I just want to make sure I have all I need to get it dismissed as I no longer have any proof of payment. I paid with Money Order, no check trail. I am going to pray the SOL will do it w/o further review. They cut it close even on the reaged SOL they put on my Credit Report. God knows what they did to the records from the OC, I am just hoping the bums don't show up and look forward to serving them on my own case. Thanks for any more suggestions

Toni, Get every piece of paper they filed with the court and upon your bank. This is evidence. You need to file a bar association complaint against them for the unethical practice. If they knew where you banked, they knew where you lived. Therefore, the service was bad which makes the judgement bad. This is known as "sewer service" where they knowingly serve an address that you are not at. It is illegal to file false documents with the court. You can sue for damages also. This is easy money. There is nothing better than getting paid by a debt collector/debt collection attorney!

Toni, Get every piece of paper they filed with the court and upon your bank. This is evidence. You need to file a bar association complaint against them for the unethical practice. If they knew where you banked, they knew where you lived. Therefore, the service was bad which makes the judgement bad. This is known as "sewer service" where they knowingly serve an address that you are not at. It is illegal to file false documents with the court. You can sue for damages also. This is easy money. There is nothing better than getting paid by a debt collector/debt collection attorney!

Toni, Get every piece of paper they filed with the court and upon your bank. This is evidence. You need to file a bar association complaint against them for the unethical practice. If they knew where you banked, they knew where you lived. Therefore, the service was bad which makes the judgement bad. This is known as "sewer service" where they knowingly serve an address that you are not at. It is illegal to file false documents with the court. You can sue for damages also. This is easy money. There is nothing better than getting paid by a debt collector/debt collection attorney!

Toni, Get every piece of paper they filed with the court and upon your bank. This is evidence. You need to file a bar association complaint against them for the unethical practice. If they knew where you banked, they knew where you lived. Therefore, the service was bad which makes the judgement bad. This is known as "sewer service" where they knowingly serve an address that you are not at. It is illegal to file false documents with the court. You can sue for damages also. This is easy money. There is nothing better than getting paid by a debt collector/debt collection attorney!