(631) 755-3089

I have gotten 3 voice mail messages threatening "legal action" and giving me short (by 5pm TODAY) deadlines. The names they give are very common, and are probably phony. Thanx to y'al for the info!

Debt Collectors – Collection Agency's do NOT fall under Do NOT Call registry, as they are not telemarketers.  However, they do constantly violate other Federal Laws, because us American's don't know the laws to protect us.  They are counting on that.  - Federal Law says you don't have an obligation to Collection Agencies or Debt Collectors; you can send them a written letter and they cannot contact you after that.   This includes Attorney's in state's other than your state of residence.  The only Attorney's that can sue you, have to be licensed in your resident state.A word of caution:  Some Law Firms do have Firms in other states, and Lawyers licensed in other states, so you have to do a little research before sending a Cease & Desist (Do Not Call & Go Away letter) to make sure they aren't in your resident state or you're likely to get sued by these #%#&*@!#%&@$^*.  Once a debt collector makes contact with you, they also have to contact you within 5 days after the first phone call, letter etc., and give you validation/proof or judgment of the debt.  You are not required to ask for it.   They never do this!!!!This law is known as the Fair Debt Collector Practices Act.  You can get it at FTC.gov; as well as other Consumer Protection Laws.Most collection agencies, purchase your delinquent debt for pennies on the dollar.  Guess what? It is no longer your debt!!!  You don't have any agreement/contract with the debt collector or collection agency.  Your only agreement/contract was with the original creditor.Do NOT agree to any payment arrangements, or you'll be creating an agreement/contract, where upon initial contact by the Debt Collector, one didn't exist.  The collection agencies are counting on you not knowing this little bit of information.  The best advice I can give you is, do NOT talk to these idiots - they will leave you in a frustrated heap on the floor.  They lie, and will tell you whatever they need, in order to get you to commit to paying them.The lies are illegal, but they honestly don't care, they're probably on commission for how much they collect from you and others like you.  If you do answer the phone, do NOT give out your employer, social security #, DL #, Credit Card and/or Bank information, or any personal information.  Tell them to send you a written statement & you'll respond. Then **** up.  When you get that statement, google, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and you'll probably find a letter you can send them   Or:  send the letter I’ve enclosed that I use.  Sign and mail that letter Certified Mail, so you have a signature and confirmation of delivery!!!Allied International Collection AgencyDate: RE Account #   Amount in Dispute: $   Account #  Dear  :I am in receipt of your demand for payment.  However, this Notice is to confirm that I do not wish to be contacted a***n by you, and that you are hereby put on Notice to Cease Communication pursuant to 15 USC Section 1692c(c).  Failure to comply with said Notice shall result in a complaint filed and submitted to, the Federal Trade Commission, and possible legal remedies in an appropriate United States District Court.Your representatives have been trying to contact me,   I am requesting a***n that you cease and desist from contacting me.  Please remove the phone numbers *******-**** .  The calls cons***ute harassment at this point, which is causing a major disruption in both my business and personal life as well as being an invasion of my privacy, which I will not tolerate.If you continue to contact me, I will file a complaint with the Attorney General.  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which ***nched from United States Code ***le 47 sect 227, implemented a do-not-call list from solicitors, which mandates a solicitor to abate phone calls to customers who have requested in writing to cease all phone communication.  Please comply with federal law or a complaint will be filed.In addition, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, I am not waiving my right to dispute the alleged debt****erted herein, but at this time I am under no obligation to respond.   Sincerely,Your NameAddressCity, state ZipCertified Mail#:  In the Law of Novation: if a debt is purchased by another, for that to be a legal owed obligation, a new contract / agreement has to be written and signed by all parties.  Google Law of Novation and read up!!!No I am not an attorney, just a well knowledged, educated consumer.  I have spent the past 2 years studying various Federal Consumer Protection Laws.  I wasn't just satisfied knowing I could send a letter to a Collection Agency/Debt Collector and they had to go away.  I read that in the Fair Debt Collector practices Act law;  I needed to know why, what law tells me the reason why I can.Everything I have typed, I have learned basically on my own through reading, studying, printing out and binding the laws and underlining/highlighting them.  Not to mention the knowledge I have ***ned on my own fighting two lawsuits without an Attorney.I was sued by a Collection Agency, and waiting for a Court date. The Collection Agency Attorney, sent us a letter willing to dismiss with prejudice our lawsuit, if I dismiss our Cross/Counter Claim for Fair Debt Collector Practices Act violations.  Oh, I forgot to mention, we do not have an Attorney representing us; and I have not had any legal experience, in the past whatsoever.I have read / printed & bound, my State's Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Civil Procedure - Evidence.  I catch Attorneys on violations of State Rules of Civil Procedure all the time.  And our Judge's let them get away with it.And for those of you who say pay up and quit being a deadbeat; it appears that you have never had your life turned upside down, because a good job, not high paying by any means, but a supposed secure job, got your hours cut by 3/4.  And then a couple years later, as you are just recovering, you lose that job.  And when you are in your 50's, a new job is not so easy to come by.  And when that happens, then what?  Or what about a major illness, guess you've never had that either - too bad.  Maybe if you did, you'd understand why and how people end up getting in financial straights. Not because they chose to, or decided they were going to find loopholes to get out of paying obligations etc.What if the money isn't there to pay these debts to begin with?  We've been barely able to pay a mortgage, let alone credit cards etc. It's easy to tell someone else what to do.  I hope someday, so****ing throws your secure little world off its axis, and you find yourself in the very situation as some of us here. Maybe then you'd learn it isn't such a cut/dry situation.Oh, we've struggled.  And the job last hasn't exactly been replaced.  We're still behind in our Mortgage and trying to catch up, as with our other legal obligations.  I can't work because of various health conditions, or I would, including a part time job at least.  My husband s****ed his own company with the tools of the trade, and now contracts for copier, computer, IT technical jobs as he has a computer science degree, and has years of experience in the others, especially the wide format copier / printers / computers.People, please read the Fair Debt Collector Practices Act; if a Debt Collector violates any one harrassment or other law in there; Federal Laws says you can sue them for $1,000.00 per violation.  Do it, and then THEY can pay off YOUR obligations!!!  A***n I am not an Attorney - but have learned these by my own experiences.  There are Attorneys you could talk to, and I would, if any violations of the laws have occured in your cir***stances.  I am posting this strictly to help others maybe have a piece of mind, if they are up all night worrying about financial problems, and sick to their stomach in worry as I have been, and still are in some ways. I am a***n just a well informed, knowledgable consumer, who has spent hours studying the laws, because I had no where else to turn for help.  If anything I have written, causes you questions, please seek the advice of an Attorney.Certain situations such as Mortgages and Car Payment loans usually do not apply here; so you may need to seek the advice of a Lawyer for your individual situation.  For help with Lawsuits, or individual questions please contact me at: [email protected]© tlcpetmommy copyright 2009 All rights reserved [email protected]

I didn't answer (I don't know anybody from that area code). They called twice so far.

They just called me on my cellphone. Threatening a lawsuit if I don't call them back.  The woman leaving me a message sounded like she was reading so****ing from a piece of paper.  ***** these guys...

they called my mothers phone (no clue how they got that) and said that if i did'nt call them back by 2 that they would be suing me.. i think i will laugh in their face next time they call lol .. good advice rufus!!! lol

these vultures buy ancient debts that can't be collected on legally due to the statue of limitations being over time wise.  These clowns recently got sued big time in new york, where they are based from.  Before they got nailed to the wall in these lawsuits, they used to leave me and everyone else they called menacing messages for years saying they were gonna sue me in my county if I did not call back and pay up!!!, and guess what, they never sued me or sent me anything. They legally cannot collect on the junk they buy, the only thing they can do is scare people into paying.  So If these clowns call any of you...Laugh at them if you wanna have fun, otherwise **** up.

A somewhat professional sounding woman calls threatening to file "a civil action" a***nst me unless I contact them within 24 hours.  Given that a.) they gave the wrong name, and b.) all the information provided was non-specific, and c.) they never identified themselves as a debt collector, I can only conclude this is a bottom feeder trying to scare up money by cold calling ancient bad account lists.  And if they get a wrong number or two....oh, well.

Debt collector making a threat