1, Report:
#1172075
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2014
Merchants Credit Guide Unauthorized attempts to collect on debt from hospital Chicago Illinois
Debt is through Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. Merchants Credit Guide and a lawyer's firm were involved originally to collect on the debt. Since I had never received a bill from the hospital, both MCG and lawyer's firm agreed to not report a collection debt to my credit repor...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
2, Report:
#1010563
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2013
Merchants Credit Guide Unethical and illegal collections and accusations of criminal activity Chicago, Illinois
We were contacted by Merchants credit guide a year ago in an attempt to collect on a $300 bounced check. Since we do not use paper checks we requested they send us a copy of the check, front and back. Mr Hilman stated that he was getting that together but we never received it. After...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
3, 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
Categories: Collection Agencies
4, 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
Categories: Collection Agency's
5, Report:
#626968
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2010
Merchants Credit Guide Merchant's Credit Guide, Merchant's Credit, Merchants Credit, Merchants' Credit Guide, Merchants' Credit Slick, ripoff, theives, scam artists Chicago, Illinois
I was checking my Credit Report (CR) today, July 27th 2010 and saw something from a Merchant's Credit Guide on there for almost 600 dollars. I looked into it on Experian and saw it was from a local hospital. However, the debt said April 2010; I haven't been to that particular hospit...
Entity
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
7, Report:
#531675
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2009
Merchants' Credit Guide - Ken Hughes calls me then they would hang up when I would answer. When I finaly called them back they kept hanging up on me. When I finaly spoke with a rep. I found they had a debt from a company I have never pat Chicago, Illinois
I have been receiving phone calls from this same phone number for over a month. I would answer and they would hang up. I finally called the number back and they would hang up. This happened about 3 times before i finally got through to this company. They asked me for personal inform...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services, Cellular Phone Companies
8, 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
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
9, 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
Categories: Collection Agency's
10, 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
Categories: Collection Agency's
11, Report:
#429647
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2009
Merchants Credit Guide - Portfolio Recovery Merchants Credit Guide Practices Legal Violations.. Know your Rights Chicago Illinois
My experience with merchants credit guide after review of the laws, indicate they may be violating laws on a routine basis. As you will see the two individuals I spoke may have been in violation of : 8 80715 USC 1692e 807. 1-7. Here is the run down
A) I am a person who wants to ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
12, 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
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
13, Report:
#419930
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2009
Pinnacle Credit SErvices Help with letter for Pinnacle. Please advise Baltimore Maryland
This is a letter I want to send to the collector. This is a second attempt and I keep records of the first one for which I never received a response.. thanks in advance
To whom it may concern
I am writing in response to your letter received on 01/15/09 dated 01/09/09, (copy en...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
14, 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
Categories: Government Stupidity
15, Report:
#375997
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2008
MERCHANTS CREDIT GUIDE COMPANY Debt Colletor, demanded payment on a very old account that I thought had resurfaced but did not Chicago Illinois
I had a credit card from years ago that had fallen off of my credit report. This company contacted me demanded payment on the account, and I started to pay them, thinking that the debt had resurfaced and wanting to protect my good credit standing. Come to find out, this comapany is...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
16, 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
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
17, Report:
#346860
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2008
Merchants' Credit Guide This company is trying to collect a debt I never owed NEVER Chicago Illinois
I've been contacted by this company to pay a debt they say I owe. I have not had an account with the mentioned compnay for close to 20 years. They're cliaming it was a platinum. The alleged original creditor did not even have platinum cards in those days. $181.45 is not any kind of ...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
18, Report:
#342623
Posted Date:
Jun 21 2008
Merchants Credit Guide I want to know basicly if this is even a ligitable co. Befoe I send in a report. If I am not going to be paying my bill for the purpose of resolving this long over ixistant bill from somewhere. Because I owe a dept alright. Chicago ILLINOIS
I was contacted by a company called Merchants credit guide this young fella was very plesant. He told me a lot of thngs about my person. as far as a situation can get out of hand and put aside so on so forth. He repeated and file nomber to me that I am supposed to refer to when I ma...
Entity
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
19, Report:
#334098
Posted Date:
May 22 2008
MERCHANTS CREDIT GUIDE FRAUD, TRIED TO COLLECT A DEBT THAT HAS FALLEN OFF MY CREDIT REPORT-THEY EVEN THREATNED ME Chicago Illinois
THIS COMPANY IS CALLING ME AND MAKING THREATS REGARDING A BILL THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON MY CREDIT REPORT.
WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE DEBT THEY WERE TRYING TO COLLECT, THEY OFFERED VERY LITTLE INFORMATION.
Lynette
Norwood, OhioU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
20, 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
Categories: Collection Agency's
21, 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
Categories: Corrupt Companies
22, Report:
#325473
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2008
National Action Financial Services, Pinnacle Credit Services, HRSI Bottom Feeders, grasping at little bits of info, no proof or details offered... Williamsville, New York
NAFS calls every day demanding payment. I went through the same scenario three years ago with Merchants Credit Guide. Both collection agencies referenced Pinnacle Credit Services and HRSI as the current and original creditors, respectively, of an installment loan that was taken in ...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
23, 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
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
24, 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
Categories: Corrupt Companies
25, Report:
#315257
Posted Date:
Mar 17 2008
Merchants Credit Guide Dunning a 25 year old unknown debt Chicago Illinois
Received automated phone call every 2 weeks dunning for a collection. Response code selections included pay-by-phone. When I selected the response code to talk to someone, the phone hung up.
Finally got someone on the phone a number of calls later. They asked me to confirm my ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's