Academy Collections were unfriendly and threatening

Hi, I have been contacted a few times by Academy Collections by phone, and just found out that they called my parent's house. They used their automatic message that gave my name and if the person listening to the message was not me to hang up, etc. I also got a letter in the mail regarding the supposed debt I owe. I vaguely remember owing something on a store cc, but nowhere near the amount they are trying to collect! How do I tell AC to stop the phone calls period? I am working on cleaning up my cc debts (and have actually settled some with other, much nicer, collection agencies!) but am really short on money now. I want to keep my family out of my debt business and make these people leave them alone. Thanks for the input

Me again, from above post. I can't believe it but I just got a call (i'm at work) from Karen Duffy (215-281-7500 ext. 435 with Academy. I asked her nicely to not contact me at this number or call my parent's house or my house, and to contact me by mail only. she said "that's not how we do it" and accused me of getting their letters and throwing them out thinking they were junk mail. I again nicely told her that I have every right to ask that she not contact me by phone, she again said but that's now how we do it, think of it as you owe someone money and you need to take care of it and not ignore us, etc. - very rude and pushy and poor grammar. I said again that I would only deal with them through the mail. She read my address off - but botched it by saying my state is Miami instead of Michigan, I honestly don't know if she could read what she was saying. So now should I follow up with a letter?

definitely,send it ceritfied mail return receipt.

thanks paulmergel, I will do that.

I just got off the phone with Academy collections and was treated rudely and hung up on. I called right back and asked for a supervisor. I let them know I had made the payment I agreed to, reminded them I was just returning to work after a lay off of 9 months and that their collections tactics are illegal. He apologized and I did give him the name of my attorney because I do have one. I feel for people who they scare with their tactics. I will file bankruptcy if they try to sue me. I will reafirm all of the accounts that have worked with me.

My 11 year old son has been getting calls from those people. He doesn't answer because it's MY rule if he doesn't know the number then let voice mail get it. They have left many messages for some Alexandrea Hammit. They have left personal info about her as well. I have her case number and file number. A Josh Gates called from 1-800-220-0605 and left a nasty message for the girl that she better respond before March 23,2009 (Tomorrow) or she was going to regret it. Well sorry for him,but he is not contacting her! He is calling my 11 year old son's cellphone!!! I am calling him tomorrow and informing him of my son;s age and that we have never heard of his company until the phone calls started on March 17,2009 @ 8AM! The last call was March 20,2009 at 10PM! If that a##hole calls my son again they will be the ones with a case number for court!!!

I do not owe them anything. As I said I never heard of them until they started calling my 11 year old son's cellphone for some girl. If they keep it up I will sue them for harrassing my son. So let us hope they keep it up so when I sue I'll take over and wipe your debts clean and shut the company down! I have a close friend that is a lawyer and it will not cost me anything to rung them jerks through court.

I meant run not rung! I am so mad that they keep calling my 11 year old's cell I made a typo!

try to keep a log of all calls momof3.that will help your case against these humanoids.

I saved every call & message from them, as well as my e-mail to them. I informed them in e-mail that I will get a lawyer,turn them into the Att. General's office as well as the BBB. I looked them up at the BBB and their Nevada office has an F rating. The PA office doesn't even have a rating yet,but they will have a complaint filed if they call my son again. I also called and left Josh Gates a message that he better take my e-mail very serious. I feel bad for those that ever got mixed up with dealing with such a horrible company.

Lol first off Academy Collections is but yet another lame loser collection agency that preys on the weak and innocent i.e,... They are pedophiles of the predatorial collection ilk.. Ignore these losers intoto: simply laugh at them at hang up in their ear as these losers have absolutely no power whatsoever to ever do anything to you period. Remember people that the losers that work for these agencies are in all truth rejects from burger joints and have nothing in their lives but that piss poor telemarketing position lol. Heres a secret they do not want you to know: these losers purchased you old debt from the original creditor for pennies on the dollar and are only trying to scam you into paying them for a debt you no longer owe sinxe the debt was charged off and the damage to your credit was done.. You owe no one anything certainly not the freaks at Academy : ). When they call either ignore it at let go to voice mail then delete or simply answer without ever giving clarification of your identity and laugh at them then hang up on them.. Its a scam is all it is so why fall for it?

The above post is by far the best remedy to collection agency harrassment I have ever read!

you go boy!!! Hahaha i too say piss on them and ignore them