Joe
Columbus,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, April 30, 2013
You probably should send the collection agency a letter, via certified mail, that you dispute the validity of the alleged debt. Send a photocopy of your letter to People Magazine.
If they keep hounding you after you dispute it writing, contacting your state's Attorney General can sometimes help get the rouge debt collectors off your back.
Eldon
lincoln,#3Author of original report
Tue, March 22, 2005
I neglected to mention that I have contacted my State's Dept of Consumer Affairs and the US Postal Inspection Services by mail I also filed an electronic complaint at "www.consumer.gov" a data base maintained by the U. S. Federal Trade Commision. I'm not sure what any of them will do, but I suspect if others who were scamed like me would file, action from one or more of the government agencies would be more likely to occur.