Dustin
Belvidere,#2Author of original report
Mon, February 26, 2007
A little while after typing the above report, we settled out of court with this Mr Rowe for $100 in december 06 to just get rid of the debt and get these people off our backs. Now in Feb '07, we get a letter from Stratford demanding the other $92 from the original amount of the debt. I call them and tell them that we settled out of court with their attorneys, but all this ignorant lady can say is "Well, you settled out with them, not us! It only makes sense that if you only paid $100, you should still owe the other $92!" This lady was a complete liar and moron, I explained to her that the whole point of settling out of court is to pay an agreed upon amount to avoid lengthy and costly court battles on both sides. She then got hostile with me, and hung up on me when I cornered her with my reasoning. I called their lawyers/collection agency, and explained what their client was doing to me, and it seems they themselves aren't even happy with the way Stratford is doing business, and their representative agreed to send me a letter of settlement, proving the debt is paid and closed. I'm warning all of America do NOT do business with these people, they are sharks and extortionists.