LOL QueenOliveen, I think youre mixing up 2 different "guests". Theres a few of us posting as guests.
I for 1 am not a bill collector and never would take a "job" like that.
By never, I meant in arrears to the point of collections - if for some reasn I am to be late paying a bill I call the company to make arrangements.
I dont use credit cards and such, so that helps with not having too many bills, just phone, internet, cable... pocket change. So, I can honestly say that I have NEVER been in arrears and the statement is not false. I am also in Canada so I dont have the unfortunate burden of massive medical bills that Americans do. I feel so sorry for those whose lives are destroyed because of an illness they coldnt forsee and cant possibly afford to deal with.
As for just hanging upoon "collectors", that has to be the most insane thing to do!!
They do have your personal info and can make your life hell if you dont get it figured out - and its YOUR responsibility to figure out thier mistakes and fix their fraud attempts - they are not held accountable.
Just like you mentioned Queen, they ARE after a cut of the money and will do anything to get it even if you dont owe any money to anyone.
I can imagine that there are honest collectors out there, but I havent come across any. I agree with you totally, for the most part they are frauds and criminals.