well after reading everyone's comments about this collection agency...i feel a huge relief lifted from my shoulders!! i am young and got into a little debt with verizon wireless. i owe them 3k. i had them call me today and tell me that this is the last opportunity i have to make arrangements with them outside of court. if i do not comply then on feb 14 they will be sending me a certified letter of a judgment that will be placed against me. i told the lady that i was unaware of any legal action. she told me that a letter had been sent to me back on jan 3 and that i took more than my 30 days to reply to them.
i responded to the lady and said i recieved no such letter in the mail and therefor am lost at what is going on. after listening to her ramble on about something i then stated that i would love to pay off the debt and that i was actually waiting for my first bill in the mail from whoever the collection agency was supposed to be.
like everyone stated before she wanted all the money upfront. i told her that was not going to happen because i am now living in canada and i am up here for school and dont have a job

(this is true but i knew she didnt want to hear it) she told me that she was going to file the suit due to me not wishing to pay the bill and that my ss# was going to be frozen and all my assests were going to be siezed. i asked her what assests do i have. i am 22 years old...i dont own anything!!!...i have 1 degree from school...she going to take that?
i went as far as saying...look lady... i want to pay you guys off so you wont bother me...how about payment arrangement?...i think she chuckled under her breath
well after we parted ways on the phone i was very upset and started to cry thinking my life is over i am officially a young adult stereotype!!
thank god i found this site...makes me feel much better and i am more aware of my rights.
p.s the lady on the phone told me that even though i live in canada now that once the judgment is passed it will basically screw me up here in canada....
f.y.i.....my debt from the states cant affect me here....i figured most people would know that. sure they can call and ask about my debt overall but my credit report and debt doesnt follow me here.....they caint come here and take me away because i havent paid.