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does anyone know how to deal with MCCARTHY BURGESS AND WOLFE. THEY HANDLE VERIZON YELLOW PAGES AND ARE A COLLECTION AGENCY
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:15 am |
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Welcome to the Community  I'm still checking, but I can't find anything on them yet. Have you sent them a Debt Validation letter? When did this debt occur, and when was the last payment? If this debt is legit, they may make payment arrangements with you, but make sure that you are dealing with the person who actually has your debe. Feel free to ask questions, we are here to help!..KAren I deleted your duplicate posts for you..
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:32 am |
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ignor them, they'll go away eventually
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:14 am |
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Bub, I'm sorry but I completely disagree. The "ignore" tactic never works out well in the long run. Languages1 needs to handle this effectively from her side before this CA decides to take her to court.
If it is a legitimate debt, and she is financially able to, she needs to see if she can work out some sort of payment plan. If it is not a legitimate debt, then she needs to request validation of this alleged debt. She also needs to keep everything documented, so if she does go to court she can proved she attempted to resolve this issue before it went that far. Also it's good to have documentation of FDCPA violations, if any, so she can sue them if needed.
Believe me, and I'm speaking from personal experience on this, burying your head in the sand will not make them go away. And I'm sure a few others on this forum will agree with me on that.
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:27 pm |
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My suggestion is to educate yourselves on the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. This act protects you, the consumer. There are statutory damages of up to $1,000 per violation of this act. I was awarded enough to pay the bill in full and get a bit for myself. Every collection agency, law office, bank etc.... is required to follow this Act. This company has been violating this act and if you are Bankrupt, the Bankruptcy Stay. Educate yourselves and agencies like this will stop harassing you and treat you like a consumer, not a bad person who is having financial problems.
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:26 pm |
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Only collection agencies are governed by the FDCPA.
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:08 pm |
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If the entity in question is McCarthy, Burgess, and Wolfe then FDCPA does apply as they are a law firm specialized in collections and are themselves debt collectors by legal definition as they provide third party collection services.
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:03 pm |
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MBandW.com
26000 cannon rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44146
ph.440-735-5100
fax.440-735-5110
Hope that is what you are looking for.
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