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Complaint Review: Frederick J. Hanna & Associates P.C. - Internet
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Frederick J. Hanna & Associates P.C.
http://www.hannalawoffice.com/ 30062 Internet, United States of America
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Frederick J. Hanna & Associates P.C.THEY INTEMADATE YOU AND MISTREAT YOU TO TEARS!! LYING AND CALLING YOU AT WORK Internet
To make a long story short: (well kind of short:)
Last year, I stop paying a bank of america credit card because I was scammed by a mystery shop company, and I deposited a bad check (thank you God because I learned a lot from this experience, and I am not mad or resentful anymore). So, I put the cash amount on my Bank of America credit card to cover for the overdraft. Then I called them, and told them if they could please put my APR as a regular purchase instead of a cash advance, and they refused. So, I had to do something otherwise, I would have never have been able to pay off the entire balance....I stopped paying the credit card, and the sent me to Frederick J. Hanna & Associates P.C. to collect.
These people are ruthless, they don't care if you tell them no to call to work or leave messages with other people, they actually left a message with my elderly American Mom (73yrs old) and this scared her a lot for me, and I had to come her down and explain to her the situation. Anyway, I ended up setting a payment plan with them of $200 plus they charge me $5 processing fee every month even though is a direct bank draft. This started in 10/2008. I have been making payments to them since faithfully every month, I have not being late at all not even once....Then today a got a call from them at work, which I have told them so many times and by mail to stop doing, and listen to what they told me: this lady named Mindy or Mandy a guy named Joe.
Your payment plan arrangement is up, and you have to pay up or start paying $442 per month!! and give us like 2K so we can start with your payment plan again. I was I'm sorry (and seriously, I didn't get upset or anything just talked with a normal tone of voice), but I can keep paying you my $205 per month, I do want to pay bank of america the entire amount owed, but I just can continue paying $205 per month. The lady, Mandy, got really upset, she run my credit report right away with me on the phone and told me that she sees that I have a loan with Citifinancial, and why I don't just to Citifinancial and get a loan to pay them?...I was like they don't give me more than $500 in loan, and like I said why don't just let me pay the $205 per month?...She got very very upset (imagine the collections lady was upset, and I was come), and transfered me to this guy named Joe.
He pretty much told me that I had to pay up or my account will be written off and they were going to tell Bank of America that I refused to pay, and write it off to my credit report. I said ok, there is nothing I can do, I will just set up a payment plan with them, and pay them $205 per month...He got furious, and told me NO we are going to tell bank of america that you refuse to pay, we are going to write off your account, and he hung up on me
HERE IS WHAT I have done so far....and if anyone can give me any other direction, it will be much appreciate it.
1. I sent Frederick J. Hanna & Associates a Fax and a certified letter discribing exactly what just had happened.
2. I file a complained with the FTC, and the Georgia Better Business Bureau.
3. I sent a copy of that paper work, and a cover letter to: The Virginia (which is my state) district attorney general's office, the Georgia general district attorney, and the State bar of georgia.
Thank you reading and taking the time to see my ripoff report, I am not against paying what I owe, but I am not agreeging with being verbaly assaulted every time they call me specially at work, and of course how can they refuse my $205 per month if that's all I can afford right now?
Thank you
2 Updates & Rebuttals
HannaH8R
Georgia,USA
Info. vs. Hanna
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, February 22, 2011
The Georgia Supreme Court says Hanna is a "law firm," so you have to submit a bar complaint vs. them (and not a consumer complaint with the state OCA or federal FCC -- but fine if you do that too anyway). You may submit a bar complaint vs. Fred Hanna (the owner of the "firm") and any atty. that may have contacted you that also violated bar rules for atty.s: (Call and ask for a bar complaint, and if they have them online):
State Bar of Georgia
www.gabar.org
104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 527-8700
(800) 334-6865
FAX: (404) 527-8717
See below for info. on where to look for sample do-not-call letters vs. Hanna, and how to fight Hanna lawsuits and WIN (feel free to post on here too for more info.): Info. for fighting Hanna lawsuits: http://www.beatdebtcollectors.com/ Hanna consumer complaints and blogs: http://nextlevelunlimited.net/blog/fredrick-j-hanna-collection-debt-or-hanna-barbera-crook-or-cartoon/ http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Frederick-J_-Hanna.aspx Submit a Georgia bar complaint vs. Fred Hanna and other Hanna attorneys: http://gabar.org/contact_the_bar/
Steph
Minor Hill,Tennessee,
USA
I hang up on them
#3Consumer Comment
Sat, October 10, 2009
If this agency calls again and yells at you over the phone I would hang up on them . If you sent a stop contact letter certified then they can no longer contact you by phone or mail. If he calls you at work I would have my boss answer the phone and imforming them that you cannot take personal calls at work and if they call again they will be sued for harassment. If they call you at home and you have caller ID I would call the phone company about putting a block on thier # or it shows unknown I would have it tell the caller that you do not take calls from blocked #s or you can have the # changed and have it unlisted and no further imformation given.If you have a cell phone have your employers call you there but ask them not to give that agency your cell #
