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Complaint Review: United Collection Bureau - Ms. Morgan - Nationwide
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United Collection Bureau - Ms. Morgan called me using "caller ID block", and claims on working on a warrant of my arrest. Nationwide
Ms. Morgan from United Collection Bureau called me using "caller ID block", and claims that she is in the process to discuss w/ attorneys for a warrant of my arrest. I told Ms. Morgan that I am at work. Despite Ms. Morgan clearly knows that she called my WORK PHONE, she continued by going into details of my account. Then I asked for a call back phone number. I never authorized her to discuss my account over my work phone in which phone conversation was probably backed up by the computer server.
It is a violation of Federal law to harrass one at work!
A Wong
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.A.
It is a violation of Federal law to harrass one at work!
A Wong
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Don
Belleville,Illinois,
U.S.A.
No violation in regards to calling at work
#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, August 01, 2007
John, you are right. It is a violation to harass someone about a debt at work, or at any number. Calling once (there is not mention of multiple phone calls), and discussing the account with the right party is not harassment. Until the OP said that is not a good number or time to discuss the account, there is no harassment with calling at work, whether or not they use Caller ID. I do agree that it is a violation of the FDCPA to threaten arrest.
John
Louisville,Kentucky,
U.S.A.
FYI....
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, August 01, 2007
It is a violation of Federal law to harass one at work! =============== It is a much larger violation for a collection agent to allege that they will have you arrested (they can't) and/or to allege that attorneys are involved when they aren't. Send this collection agency a Registered Letter with Return Receipt ($3) stating that you do not wish to be called at work and to cease communications with you at your place of employment. State that it is a violation of federal law to make threats of arrest. Also, request the state bar license number of the attorney that this bill collector alleges is involved...there most likely isn't one. If this debt is outside the statue of limitations they can't do anything to you.
