26, Report:
#263644
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2007
Palisades Collection, Making millions by extortion, threatening to ruin credit, uses big name defunct companies like AT&T, FRAUD! Englewood New Jersey
In February 2006, I discovered on my credit report that for a number of months, my credit was being compromised by a collection agency called Palisades Collection. It was for an unpaid bill for $62.22 through AT&T in May 2005. I had not used AT&T as a carrier since 2003 when I cance...
Entity
Palisades Collection
Categories: Collection Agency's
27, Report:
#264214
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. /pinnacle Network merchants credit rippoff scam artist/do not pay unless its been justified Chicago Illinois
hi im complaining about a company called merchant credit guide. one day i open my mail box and seen a bill under my married name, keep in mind i havent been married for five years. at first i ignored it for about six months, intell i was ready to buy a house and it showed up on my c...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
28, Report:
#259320
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide, Ken Hughes, Collection Agency Representative Ken Hughes of Merchants' Credit Guide Co. wants to steal my money! Chicago Illinois
I received a letter today from Ken Hughes, Collection Agency Representative, of Merchants' Credit Guide Co., Chicago IL. This is obviously an attempt to fraudently have me pay money that I do not owe. I will not pay this money and I will report this company to the Attorney General...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
29, Report:
#259703
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co., Ken Hughes Collection Agency Representative NCO Financial Systems Inc. through Merchants' Credit Guide Co., through Ken Hughes, say I owe them money concerning a past debt I do not owe. Ripoff Chicago Illinois
I received an undated letter today from a Ken Hughes of Merchants' Credit Guide Co., from an address in Chicago, Illinois (as well as a post office box address in Hauppage, New York), representing the client NCO Financial Systems Incorporated, that I owe a debt that they say I accru...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co., Ken Hughes Collection Agency Representative
Categories: Collection Agency's
30, Report:
#255545
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2007
Ken Hughes, Merchants Credit Guide Co Merchants' Credit Guide, Ken Hughes, Fradulent collection attempt on a card I do not have, Ripoff Chicago Illinois
Not only did I get a collection bill for a credit card I do not have Mr. Ken Hughes is leaving messages on an elderly relatives answering machine.
Maybe Mr. Hughes did not do his homework but I surely did.
I am filing complaints with the Attorney Generals offices in Massachuse...
Entity
Ken Hughes, Merchants Credit Guide Co
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
31, Report:
#1033996
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2007
Merchants'Credit Guide Co. Left an obnoxious message on our answering machine requiring a return call and assuring us that this was not a solicitation Ripoff Chicago Illinois
This afternoon I was surprised to hear a message from Ken Hughes who demanded a return phone call. The message indicated that this call was not a solicitation. I called (888) 249-4134 and after a few moments on hold I was dumped into a general mailbox to leave a message.
We h...
Entity
Merchants'Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
32, Report:
#254030
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2007
Merhcants' Credit Guide Sent me a letter demanding payment for a default AT&T Bill that they had purchased. Chicago Illinois
On 06-04-2007 I received a letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. stating that they had purchased my defaulted account from AT&T Corporation. The amount of the bill was $38.77. I then contacted AT&T Corporation and was advised that my account had never been in arrears and if thi...
Entity
Merhcants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
33, Report:
#253431
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2007
Merchant Credit Guide They say i owe them 680.52 from i creditor they represent, which is false ripoff Chicago Illinois
I received a letter on Saturday, June 9 2007 from Merchants Credit Guide Co. saying that they represent a creditor and they are trying to collect a debt. The creditor is someone with whom i've never done business with at all and they tell me that i owe them over 600 dollars.
Bei...
Entity
Merchant Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
34, Report:
#251444
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Trying to Rip me off for bogus bill from a company I haven't done business with. Chicago Illinois
I received a bill from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. May 29, 2007 saying they had purchased a bill I owed for $242.43 to AT&T Corporation and I had 30 days to respond to this letter.
The letter also offerd a couple of settlement options $121.22 paid in full and $169.70 paid in inst...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
35, Report:
#252760
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Fraudulent billing and forgery ripoff Chicago Illinois
I was contacted by Merchants Credit Guide Co regarding an outstanding debt from my college days. Uncertain as to the debt and wanting to clear any debts i may have had from those days, I agreed to pay them over the phone and gave them my bank information. A month later they had writ...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide
Categories: Telemarketers
36, Report:
#171912
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co., Merchant's Credit Guide Co., Merchants Credit Guide Co. assaulted by a demand letter I have beaten Merchants' Credit Guide Co., again! Fight back! You can win! Chicago Illinois
I have beaten Merchants' Credit Guide Co., again!
When I was first assaulted by a demand letter from MCGC dated June 10, 2005 for a debt I didn't owe and never incurred, knowing this had to be some sort of scam I searched the Internet and found this site. I couldn't believe the e...
Entity
Merchant's Credit Guide Co., Merchants Credit Guide Co., Merchants' Credit Guide Co
Categories: Collection Agencies
37, Report:
#220330
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Resurgent Capital Services, Northland Group, Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Sherman Acqu dishonest fraudlent billing Ripoff Greenville South Carolina
I received from Resurgent Capital Services a bill for collecton of $356.34, for Creditor LVNV Funding, LLC. Never heard of this bill or the company.
I wrote a letter to the former collection agent, Northland Group and informed them that I did not owe the debt.
I intend to f...
Entity
Resurgent Capital Services, Northland Group, Inc. Aka Merchants' Credit Guide Co., Sherman Acqu
Categories: Corrupt Companies
38, Report:
#253289
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Co Another attempt by Merchants Credit Guide Co. to extort money. ripoff Chicago Illinois
I wanted to take the time to relay an experience which has occured between myself and Merchants' Credit Guide Co. After the final phone call I contacted the leading America Consumer Credit Expert, (you probably know him but I am witholding his name for this report), and he provide...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
39, Report:
#252557
Posted Date:
Jun 06 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Co. I received a collection notice at an address I have not lived at for years (mother's residence) collecting on behalf of PSE&G. ripoff Chicago Illinois
I received a collection notice at an address I have not resided for many years in the amount of $204.43. The invoice is allegedly collecting on behalf of Public Service Electric but it is not spelled out as such, instead of PSE&G. I was also very wary becuase the individual I spok...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide
Categories: Corrupt Companies
40, Report:
#251292
Posted Date:
May 31 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Trying to collect an alleged debt Chicago Illinois
After filling my taxes I suddenly began to receive letters of alleged unpaid debt that I had on defaulted account. One of them is from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. stating they are able to offer me one of three repayment plans to settle this balance. They state also that unles I noti...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: ORGANIZED CRIME
41, Report:
#250762
Posted Date:
May 28 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Co. collect on at&t debt i never had Chicago Illinois
they want me to send them money for 50% of my debt to at&t but i never had at&t
Anthony
eagle river, AlaskaU.S.A.
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
42, Report:
#248751
Posted Date:
May 15 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Scam Collection Notice Chicago Illinois
On May 14, 2007, I received a collection letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. saying I owe almost $1800 in a debt to CitiBank. I have never done business with CitiBank, never had a credit card through them or anything. I found your website & confirmed my suspicions that this is a...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
43, Report:
#248662
Posted Date:
May 15 2007
Merchants' Credit GuideSent a collection notice stating I owed AT&T $28.31 AT&T told me it was a rip-off Chicago Illinois
I received a letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. stating that INOVISION, A MARLIN COMPANY, LLC has purchased my defaulted account from AT&T CORPORATION. The amount was $28.31. They wanted my credit card information with the three digit security code. They gave me three options....
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
44, Report:
#244467
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. & AT&T received letter saying my credit card has been closed because I didn't pay the bill in 1998. I am still using the same credit card. Chicago Illinois
I received a letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co., saying that I haven't paid bill of AT&T for $84.77 and went to them. And also, AT&T closed my credit card as well. Funny thing, I am still using the same credit card. It was never closed.
I called AT&T and they told me to ign...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
45, Report:
#239695
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide They try to get your social security number Chicago Illinois
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. sent me charges for a credit card, Citi, that I didn't have. I verified it with my credit report and everything looks fine. When I called them, they tried to get my social security number. When they failed to, they just asked me to void the letter!!
Ot...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
46, Report:
#234500
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2007
Merchants Credit Guide Ripoff Collecting a debt from Cal Brit Chicago Illinois
This is about the below. This is a bogus company.
This is a SCAM Company. Search the Net on them.
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. AKA Ken Hughes
223 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-895-3703
Fax: 312-895-3427
Contact: Chris Shearer, Executive Vice Presi...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
47, Report:
#234239
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2007
Merchants Credit Guide - CFB Financial III, I Googled 888-239-1037 and found out I may of saved myself a crap load of incoming calls Chicago Illinois
I am in the process of trying to repair my credit and found out that an account that I had paid is still showing $110.00 owed for an electric bill 5 yrs ago. I called the debt collector and was told that the account has been transferred to Merchants Credit Guide Co. aka/CFB Financia...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide - CFB Financial III
Categories: Collection Agency's
48, Report:
#233259
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Fraudulent collection agency - note the apostrophe in Merchants Chicago Illinois
Received a collection letter from KEN HUGHES. Called Merchants' as I had no recollection of incurring the charge on the collection notice. I was given a phone number for NCO Financial Systems, Inc. from whom they supposedly received my account. I called the phone number several t...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's
49, Report:
#233212
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2007
RESURGENT CAPITAL SERVICES claims I defaulted on a debt to Sprint Communications for $267.36. Their records show my now CLOSED accounts in good standing. I informed the first debt collector MERCHANTS CREDIT GUIDE CO. of this fact, and thought the matter ended. In Nov. Resurgent acquired this account from Merchants and claimed I still owed money. GREENVILLE South Carolina
Resurgent Capital Services has been sending me letters since November 2006 claiming I owe $ 267.36 to their client LVNV Funding LLC. I receive a letter every month now.
I originally received a collection notice from Merchants Credit Guide in September 2006, claiming I defaulted...
Entity
RESURGENT CAPITAL SERVICES
Categories: Collection Agency's
50, Report:
#232690
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2007
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Re-Aged An Account And Illegally Reported Negative Info to Credit Bureaus Ripoff Chicago Illinois
Merchants' Credit Guide sent me a letter in January,2006 stating that they represent the above client, CFB Financial III LLC who has purchased your defaulted account referenced above. The original creditor was listed as Household Bank. I was informed by Merchants' that I owed $133...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Collection Agency's