101, Report:
#170963
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff Chicago Illinois
I received a letter stating that Merchants Credit Guide Co. had purchased a debt from CFB Financial under my name in the amount of $1,909.77. When calling the number they told me it was a credit card account opened in 1994. Twelve years ago! I never opened this account and never h...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
102, Report:
#179616
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2006
Merchants Credit Guide ripoff fraudulent billing scam Chicago Illinois
So I get this letter from Merchants Credit Guide Co. Apparently i owe $616.75 to some place called ITT Educational Services... Bull is what I say. so i call the place up and try to figure out what this is all about. Apparently, I had an account with ITT. Apparently I was going to sc...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
103, Report:
#179609
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2006
CFB FINANCIAL III - Merchants Credit Guide - Spiegels FRAUDULENT BILLING SENT FICTITIOUS BILL, Ripoff CHICAGO Illinois
I am turning 65 this month and the Merchants Credit Guide Co sent me a bill for 734.25 ostensibly from Spiegels. My daughter was about to pay it while I was hospitalized. Fortunately I saw it first.
Mary
chatham, New JerseyU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
104, Report:
#178311
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Company ripoff Chicago Illinois
MY NAME IS Andrew and I received a letter from Merchants Credit Guide Co. They said I owed a amount of 2635.31 for a client of CFB Financial LLC. They said I default this balance and demanded a payment of three repayment lancs to settle this balance. They said is an attempt to colle...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
105, Report:
#177672
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff an harrassment Chicago Illinois
I was contacted by this company February 22, 2006 by letter regarding a collection. I was contacted numourous times by phone but ignored it becuase I thought it was a scam.
When I recieved the letter I immediately called Ken Hughes. When I inquired about the collection he knew...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
106, Report:
#176979
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2006
Merchants Credit Guide ripoff, harrasing Chicago Illinois
I too received a letter from Merchants Credit Guide Co, not knowing who they were and what this was about I called to find out. The man on the phone was very rude and asked if this how I ran my life running up debt and not paying the bills. I told him repeatedly that I wanted to sp...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
107, Report:
#177008
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide trying to collect an alleged defaulted bill from Peoples Natural Gas Co, which there has never been an account for. ripoff Chicago Illinois
I recently received a notice that this Merchants' Credit Guide Co. purchased a defaulted account from Peoples Natural Gas Co. I have never had an account with Peoples. And have lived in an Apartment for the last 6 years where my heat is included and my appliances are run by electric...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
108, Report:
#175552
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2006
Merchants Credit Guide ripoff Chicago Illinois
Letter dated 12-29-05 got a collection letter from Merchants Credit Guide Co on a account that was paid in 1989. Contacted bank involved and they did not know what it was all about. They are praying on unsuspecting individuals who may not keep good records and will go ahead and pay...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
109, Report:
#175128
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Co. Sent me a false collection report Chicago Illinois
Sent me a false report claiming they took over an account from a collection agency (LVNV Funding LLC). They are claiming I defaulted on an account with Bank of America, but do not list any details of the account other than a false account number. I do have an account with b of a , b...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
110, Report:
#174568
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide Co ripoff Chicago Illinois
this is how the letter is adressed
cfb financial III LLC
File # 15-058147666
acct# 2222601xxxxxxxxxx12
creditor GE Capital
current Balance $1,699.29
I do not know who this company is, or how they got my name and address, or what it is i supposed to...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
111, Report:
#173030
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. Fraudulent attempt to collect alleged bogus debt while serving in Iraq Chicago Illinois
I received a letter on Jan 23rd 2006 alleging that my husband, now serving his third year long tour in Iraq, owed $5994.16 and that this company was attempting to collect the amount on behalf of US Bank. Which is actually quite interesting since we have never had an account with US ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
112, Report:
#173163
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide Fraud reported to Experian Chicago Illinois
A few days ago I pulled my credit reports from the three major credit reporting companies: (You are entitled to one free copy in each 12-month period.) I wanted to see if Merchants' Credit Guide Co. had affected my credit record.
From the Experian report on me, I found that MCGC...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
113, Report:
#173075
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide Co ripoff for outstanding bill PIF for secured credit card after ten years Chicago Illinois
I have just received a outstanding bill from Merchants' Crdit guide co.
I know that this bill could not be in fact true since
in order to use the credit card you would have to have funds in the account to do so.
Just like the debit card that we have today in order for you ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
114, Report:
#173100
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2006
Merchant's Credit Guide - Ken Hughs - CFB Financial III - Key Bank sends 87 year old grandmother on SS a bill for a 19 year old paid off debt of $134.89! ripoff Chicago Illinois
This is an all time low even for Merchant's!
My Grandmother paid off this credit card from Key Bank when she left NY and moved to FL. That was in 1987!
The bill is for $134.89!
I really cannot wait to get on to these morons. This will be one extremely rude letter.
Merch...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
115, Report:
#172650
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff Incestuous conflict of interest - the fox guarding the chicken coop Chicago Illinois
It might be worse than we imagined. I've believed that the Illinois AG's office was of assistance to me, that maybe eventually she'd get to the bottom of this scam -- until I visited the MCGC website this morning. Now I must wonder. I was astonished to discover that it appears the...
Entity
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
116, Report:
#172435
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2006
Merchant's Credit Guide Creditor RIPOFF Chicago Illinois
My husband received a collections letter from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. The letter was from a guy named KEN HUGHES. I called the company to talk to the guy, and wouldn't you know it, he just stepped out. My husband never owed any money to KEYBANK, nor did he received a notice f...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
117, Report:
#172230
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff, scam, trying to bill me for $665.47 for an account I never had! Chicago & Hauppauge Illinois & New York
On Jan. 9, 2006 I received a letter dated Dec. 29, 2005 from Merchants' Credit Guide Co. stating that they represent CFB Financial III LLC, that the original creditor is Shell Oil and that I owe them $665.47.
That same night I called the telephone number 866-371-6934 to dispute t...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
118, Report:
#168874
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Co. CFB Financial III, LLC Attempted collection of BK Discharged CC debt Chicago Illinois
Received collection letter from MCG for CFB Financial,on old Wells Fargo MC with balance over $5,000. Called to tell them it was discharged in BK 12 yrs ago, but was told it had nothing to do with BK as I received this card in 1999 while living in Georgia. Never lived there...never...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
119, Report:
#146667
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Co. Scam letter to fraudulently collect money! Ripoff Chicago Illinois
I received a letter from Merchants Credit Guide Co.(a collection agency) dated 6/10/05. It stated I owed their client NCO Portfolio Management Inc (also a collection agency) $9,348.31 form an original creditor CITICORP. However, I have NEVER had an account of any kind with CITCORP. ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
120, Report:
#171808
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2006
MERCHANTS' CREDIT GUIDE ripoff fraudulent collections Chicago Illinois
I received a collection notice in the mail today to my utter shock. It was from the now infamous Merchants' Credit Guide CO., stating that I owed $62.00 for a defaulted account. The Clients name was CFB Financial III, LLC, and the Original Creditor being CPS Marketing. I have nev...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
121, Report:
#171789
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Made attempt to fraudulently collect non-existent debt ripoff Chicago Illinois
On January 5, 2006 I received a letter from Ken Hughes at Merchants Credit Guide Co indicating that they collecting a debt on a defaulted account. The letter was sent to my business address and it was addressed to my informal name. The amount owed is $3,817.14. The letter further ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
122, Report:
#171403
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff Bealls Chicago Illinois
I got a collections notice today from Merchants Credit Guide Co, in Chicago, Illinois for an old debt to a company called Bealls.
Problem is... never heard of Bealls, never had a credit account as primary holder, I have been a stay at home mom for 35 years. All accounts are in m...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
123, Report:
#171362
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff THESE GUYS SENT ME A COLLECTION BiII FOR A SHELL ACCT THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD CHICAGO Illinois
I recieved a letter of collection for a Shell Oil acct which I have never had. I am 60 years old and have never had a Shell credit card in my life. After reading the other letters to this site, I can see this company is nothing but a scam.It better not show up on my credit or I will...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
124, Report:
#171342
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2006
Merchants Credit Guide Co. ripoff Fraudulent billing Chicago Illinois
I contacted this company to see what this debt was. I spoke to a representative and he couldn't tell me what the creditor was or when this debt was made. The nake of the company that they said I owed is Palais. I asked him to verify that they had the right person and he couldn't tel...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
125, Report:
#169961
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2005
Merchants Credit Guide Teams up with NCO Portfolio Management to rip off consumers Chicago Illinois
I recieved a letter in the mail regarding an alleged debt of approximately 1500 from Merchants Credit Guide. I have never heard of Merchants Credit Guide Co. nor NCO Portfolio Mangement, Inc. or Associates National Bank all of whose names were listed as owners of this debt. Accordin...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services