1, Report:
#329023
Posted Date:
May 16 2011
LLoyd & McDaniel, Asset Acceptance Buying old debt claim from other debt collectors after the other agencies dropped claims. Louisville Kentucky
Over the last 6 months, there has been 3 different collection agencies that have sent me letters claiming that I owe a debt from 1991 while living in Texas. Each agency has written that the original claim was with Beneficial Financial and that the agency has purchased the original ...
Entity
LLoyd & McDaniel, Asset Acceptance
Categories: Collection Agencies
2, Report:
#689323
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2011
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. PINNACLE CREDIT SERVICES SCAMMING THE ELDERLY Chicago, Illinois
I am writing on behalf of my 77 year-old Mother who this company is attempting to scam. These people should be caught and lynched.
This man called demanding a settlement of $500+ from my Mother on a supposed $2200+ credit card bill. She informed him the bill was not hers and she wa...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
3, Report:
#501418
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2009
Merchants Credit Guide Co, Pinnacle Credit Services Pinnacle Credit Services Claiming to collect a 10 year old debt. Claims it was from Pinnacle Credit Services Chicago, Illinois
I Received a letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. today. The claim is allegedly from Pinnacle Credit Services for $2,059.76. They also called and stated we had until the end of the month to settle for $617.93 or pay the full amount. The only additional informati...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co, Pinnacle Credit Services
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
4, Report:
#440979
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2009
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. - Pinnacle Credit Services Merchants Credit Guide working to Collect Time Barred Debts Chicago Illinois
This company has been calling repeatedly, not saying anything, but just calling and hanging up on a continual basis. You can hear the person breathing on the line.
I have asked the person to stop calling and when I do they just hang up.
Then a couple of days ago I got a letter fro...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
5, Report:
#431312
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2009
Merchants Credit Guide Co. They have been calling me and harrassing me to settle a debt that has been charged off by original creditor. Chicago Illinois
This company has been sending me letters to settle a debt that is 5 years old, just recently i received a call harrassing me to pay them. The original debtor has already charged off the debt and now Merchants Credit Guide wants to collect it. I was actually considering paying them o...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
6, Report:
#422200
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2009
Merchants Credit Guide Co., Portfolio Recovery Associates, Wachovia This all started with WAchovia Bank, they have sold this account at least 10 times. This is 11 yrs old, this they said was my dead husbands account. I have no idea what they are talking about.This has been going on since 2002 when they some how got my ss#. Chicago Illinois
This company mercxhants cxredit guide co,has bought this account from portfolio recovery associates This account has been sold at least 10 times in the past 7yrs. it orginated with wachovia bank we all know how wonderful they are. wachovia says this was my dead husbands account...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co., Portfolio Recovery Associates, Wachovia
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
7, Report:
#398918
Posted Date:
Dec 08 2008
MERCHANTS' CREDIT GUIDE CO. THEY ATTEMPTED TO DO THE SAME TO ME Chicago Illinois
MERCHANTS' CREDIT GUIDE CO. GUIDE TO STEALING AND INJUSTICE.
Merchants' steal your credit hater of guiding attempted to do the same to me through AT&T. See my report regarding AT&T: AT&T HAS TURNED VERY, VERY CORRUPT. AT&T still owes me money yet they bill me; turn me in to N...
Entity
MERCHANTS' CREDIT GUIDE CO.
Categories: Government Stupidity
8, Report:
#360602
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Apparently Fraud Chicago Illinois
This act of fraud has happened to my father. A letter has been sent to him with the description of what I read today from other reports. When I called the lady to discuss the options she said they are willing to take whatever my dad could afford. She was somewhat rude when I aske...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
9, Report:
#295982
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Ken Hughes Received Bogus Debt Collection Notice in the mail- for a debt I do not owe to a store I never shop at! Chicago Illinois
I found a plain business envelope addressed to me in the mail. I read the official looking letter inside. It said I was 'previously notified' of the collector's representation of a client regarding 'your account', and went on to offer THREE (3) payment options to 'settle this obliga...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Ken Hughes
Categories: Collection Agency's
10, Report:
#327096
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. BOGUS Collections effort on nonexistant account; first question from them was what's your ss#?! Oaks, Pa., Chicago, Illinois
I knew this was someones attempt at scamming people because I have no account with the company they represent , and never have.
Their first question when I called was what's your ss#....so I knew right away that it was most definently a scam attempt.
The first person...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
11, Report:
#321342
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Co..aka CFB Financial, III LLC. These scumbags purchased a debt that was settled thru another scumbag Camco Chicago Illinois
After allowing my brother to use a couple credit cards to help him out, he never informed me of being laid-off and I was not notified of collections for almost two years. (started in 1992) I paid all but Bof A...I had no job and no funds. In 2002 I purchased a home and none of this...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co..aka CFB Financial,III LLC.
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
12, Report:
#320791
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Total SCAM Chicago Illinois
I received this letter yesterday and knew immediately it was bogus. The original creditor is supposedly Southwestern Bell. I have never had any dealings with this company, let alone owe them anything. I intend to report mail fraud to my local Post Office and inform my local newspap...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#176671
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide -- I'm Grinding Them Down And Need Your Help ripoff Chicago Illinois
Joe Lead investigative reporter for Boston's CBS4 I-Team just left here. After reviewing my documentation, he's interested in looking into the Merchants' Credit Guide Co. scam. (Joe came to do an interview with my girlfriend on another issue we're working on, and I jumped on him wh...
Entity
Merchant's Credit Guide Co., Merchants Credit Guide Co., Merchants' Credit Guide Co
Categories: Corrupt Companies
14, Report:
#314311
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. bogus letter for debt that was paid YEARS ago Chicago Illinois
Ok- so here's what I want to know. I got a letter from these jerks stating that I still owed a debt to NCO Financial. I (not knowing) called to find out who the heck that is. They told me Pottery Barn.
Well I had a Pottery Barn card years ago (first apartment, too much debt) wh...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
15, Report:
#310292
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2008
ALW Sourcing Zombie Debt Collection Letter Baltimore Maryland
Received a letter today from ALW Sourcing, LLC on an ancient account with Citibank. This account is well past the statute of limitations for collection. The creditor' is listed as Pinnacle Credit Services, LLC.
Oddly, we received the same letter last year regarding the same Cit...
Entity
ALW Sourcing
Categories: Corrupt Companies
16, Report:
#299318
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide - CFB Financial III False defaulted account with demand for collection. Chicago Illinois
I received a letter that my debt with Discover (fake account number beginning with the usual Discover 6011) had been purchased by CFB Financil III LLC for collection. Merchants' Credit Guide Co. stated they represented CFB. Since I don't owe Discover any money and don't have the r...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide - CFB Financial III
Categories: Corrupt Companies
17, Report:
#296816
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide What the? Oh, sure! Let me just write you out a check and sign it stupid! Chicago Illinois
Just another day in America.
Tiredly I enter the door after putting in a good 9 hours of legitimate business at the office and find my mail sitting where it is generally put by my husband, on the edge of the couch (why he puts it there I don't know, but I'm used to it, and I find...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
18, Report:
#291603
Posted Date:
Dec 14 2007
Merchants'Credit Guide Co./LVNV Funding LLC FRAUDS! Credit card company really is LVNV Funding. Messed up my credit. Chicago Illinois
In July of 2007 I got a letter stating a debt had been turned over to Merchants Credit Guide, their client LVNV Funding. I put all the information in the letter within 30 days asking for validation of the debt, but no address for LVNV Funding was there - only Merchants Credit Guide....
Entity
Merchants'Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
19, Report:
#284724
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co Have they sued anyone or are they TRUE junk credit collectors? Chicago Illinois
I received a notice from Merchants' Credit. Problem is that I do not know exactly when it came in. There is no date on the letter and I can't find the envelope. I recently had eye surgery and knew in advance that my vision would be a problem for 4-6 weeks, so regular bills I went au...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co
Categories: Collection Agency's
20, Report:
#284004
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2007
Mrechants' Credit Guide Co. It isnt mine! Chicago Illinois
I received a letter in the mail from this company Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Supposedly; I have this bill that I have never been aware of. I have never had credit before, and it has never been on my credit report. I am assuming that it would have been on my credit report since it i...
Entity
Mrechants' Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
21, Report:
#274967
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2007
Meerchants' Credit Guide Co. PHONY DEBT LETTER, ASKING SOCIAL SECURITY # ILLEGALLY & RUDE ATTITUDE Chicago Illinois
We received letter from Mr. Ken Hughes of Merchants' Credit Guide Co. It stated that we had a debt owed to a company that we never even heard of. We placed a call to Merchants' and told them they made a serious mistake when they sent out this letter~wrong person. The agent on the ...
Entity
Meerchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
22, Report:
#268815
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Company And Mr. Fuller Tried to rip me off too! Chicago Illinois
Recieved a letter on 8/17/07 stating they were collecting a debt from Sears. I know it had been many years since I had a Sears card. In fact almost 25 years!!! When I stated this Mr. Fuller told me I had to pay it anyway. OVER $600!! i CAN'T DO THIS! i THOUGHT AFTER 7 YEARS I...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
23, Report:
#268729
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2007
Merchant's Credit Guide, Portfolio Recovery Assoc. Ken Hughes - collector of fraudulent debts! Chicago Illinois
I recently received a letter from Ken Hughes -- Merchants' Credit Guide co. He was trying to collect a debt on a credit card from Men's Wearhouse (assigned to Portfolio Recory Association). I discontinued using this card when I moved to Arizona years ago, and this card was paid off...
Entity
Merchant's Credit Guide, Portfolio Recovery Assoc.
Categories: Collection Agency's
24, Report:
#268469
Posted Date:
Aug 18 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Co Sent me a collections letter for a company I never heard of which is Encore Ripoff Pennsylvania
This company sent me a collections letter wanting me to pay $1,679.40 for an original creditor by the name of Encore whom I never heard of. Orig. account no 5440450072897717 their account no 0203423720. I don't know who either of these companie are and this is the first I'm hearing ...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co
Categories: Internet Fraud
25, Report:
#268324
Posted Date:
Aug 18 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide CO. sent a collection letter on a debt that is 12 years old Ripoff Chicago Illinois
On August 17, 2007, I received a letter from Merchants' Credit Guide offering me a choice of three different payment plans on a debt that was on my credit report from 1996-2003. I called the 1-888 number on the letter and spoke to a customer service representative and told him the d...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide CO.
Categories: Corrupt Companies