Performant Recovery sent my 90 year old father a collection notice for a Wells Fargo student loan. The claim number is 90021642963. The amount is $5416.31. The notice is dated October17, 2013.
My father is a WWII vet. He was an eingineer-gunner and flew in 50 missions in a B-24 over Europe. Three of those missions were over the Polesti oil fields. On September 24 he flew back to Washington DC on a chartered 757 with about 80 other vets on a Honor Flight to visit the WWII Memorial. He had to have a caretaker because he has macular degeneration and can't see well.
Performant Recovery's collection noitice flustered and upset him. Since he can't see, he thought he had misdialed and somehow got a pornography site.
I, a son, investigated. Wells Fargo Bank has no record of a student loan in his name. Same with Sallie Mae. The federal goverment has no record of a student loan under his social security number. No loan, no record, no debt.
I investigated further. My father testified he graduated from high school in 1941 and has had no formal schooling since then. He did receive eingineer-gunnery traing after being drafted into the Army Air Core but Uncle Sam paid for all that. So no schooling.
I questioned more. He told me he gives to many charities: wounded vets, disabled firefighters, deceased policemen's families, among others.
Conclusion: Performant Recovery bought his name as an easy mark: generous, trusting, unwary, and elderly. I know my father. Who knows Performant Recovery?