On 1/8/09 my ex wife in Louisiana received a call from SKO American stating that I owed them money for a debt and they wanted her to give them my phone number. I am located in Arizona and am not late on any of my bills. It sounded fishy to my ex wife when the caller stated that it was ok to give information about me since she was my ex wife. She knew better since even a spouse can not talk about her husband's account information and she did not give the caller any of my information. She then called me and informed me caller attempting to get my personal information.
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Do not believe this company or its reps,

John M.
of Phoenix Area

Live in Colorado and ran into the same thing. I didn't give out any information just asked who they were. The first time I called I spoke to a Toni and when asked who they were and where they are located I was hung up on. b. I immediately called back but this time I was given to Jane (but she pronounced it Gene or Jean and when asked to spell it came out as Jane?). I asked her who I was calling and she was able to spell it out for me. I also asked where they were located and was told “Farmingdale NY”. She asked for the phone number and I told her that I prefer not to do that and assume it was a wrong number. FI they call back I'll try to get some more information and post it.
Remember to keep a record of these calls for future reference.

Live in Colorado and ran into the same thing. I didn't give out any information just asked who they were. The first time I called I spoke to a Toni and when asked who they were and where they are located I was hung up on. b. I immediately called back but this time I was given to Jane (but she pronounced it Gene or Jean and when asked to spell it came out as Jane?). I asked her who I was calling and she was able to spell it out for me. I also asked where they were located and was told “Farmingdale NY”. She asked for the phone number and I told her that I prefer not to do that and assume it was a wrong number. FI they call back I'll try to get some more information and post it.
Remember to keep a record of these calls for future reference.

Hey these people have called me for the last three weeks on my cell phone and when I called back they kept asking me the same information and then proceeded yelling at me and then hung up. I did them just like they did me and kept calling them back. They kept asking me for an account number and I told them that I did not have an account.

They called my cell and then when I called back it was busy for about a week. They kept asking me for an account number and then my cell number but would not tell me who they were callin on behalf of and why what they wanted. They kept telling me that they had the wrong number and would take it off of the list. They continued to call and said they had taken the number off of their system but while I was talking to the 5th nasty person that day they were calling on the other line. They are rude, nasty and when the girl started screaming at me and I mean literally screaming at me I had a few choice words for her. So since they kept ringing my phone off the hook I kept calling their number over and over. They will not let you talk to a supervisor and they hung up on me every time I called. Thye should be put out of business. Please note I will contact the attorney generals office on them.

I just submitted this to the BBB:

SKO Brenner American, Inc Collection Service sent me a letter claiming on behalf of their client "North American Hunting Club"
claiming that I had not paid them ($12.00) for a magazine subscription in which I had never ordered or received. They falsely
claimed that they have made multiple attempts to contact me. I contacted them to discuss this mistake and they claimed that
their client turned my account over to them for collection. I then contacted customer service at North American Hunting Club and
they have no record of my membership. I found on the internet several references to SKO Brenner attempting similar practices to
other individuals. This is an obvious fraudulent attempt to extort $12.00 from me.

SKO Brenner American is such a rip off. They have been calling me and then sending me mail that I owe $45.90. I called them to ask them questions and they acted like they couldn't tell me anything. Now they are calling saying I owe another bill and they will not stop calling me. I have never been late and I have good credit. I asked the rep if the bill was not paid would it go on my report since it has been so long why hasn't it gone on my report she got rude and was ready to hang up! Un real.. they need to leave people alone!!! They actuallyhave a episode on dateline nbc about how prison inmates are starting these credit businesses to take peoples money and make themselves money... unreal!

I'm amazed that this company still exists. I just got off the phone with a woman from there stating that I best give her my credit card or check by phone immediately for a Chaz Dean Product. I did at one point get Chaz's product, cancelled it and thought nothing more of it until I started to get bills in the mail. I phoned the company and spoke with someone from there and thought it was once again resolved. SKO then got involved and I am telling you, the woman on the other end was horrific rude and extremely inappropriate. The call ended in a screaming match with my husband looking at me wondering what the hell was going on. I told the woman that I was glad she was recording this call so the company could hear just how inappropriate she was. I also requested her to fax all info on this case so I could refer to it from the beginning. she did not want to do that stating that it went back too far and that was not necessaryand continued to be very rude after I was still insisting on the info. I told her that I most likely was going to obtain my own lawyer to look into this and I wanted all info. she kept insisting on getting my address and I told her that if they were sending me bills then why did they need it they must have it ..right?? She has me so hot under the collar right now, that I called Chaz Dean studio in California and asked for someone to call me. I am also going to report them and do some further investigating on my own. I cant believe they can get away with treating people this way. I work in community relations and would never dream of treating people like that! I asked her if she worked for the Mafia due to the nature of the call! lol No kidding What a way to end a long Monday of work.

Sko and brenner have been calling my sons cell for over two months about a person he doesnt even know and they ahve been calling him a lier about not knowing a person I cant believe the way they are allowed to talk to people. at first I thought my son was exaggerating about the extent of the conversation, so I had him hit record on his cell so I could hear the conversation and I was so shocked that I went to the federal trade commissioners website and filed a complaint after calling them myself I do hope that take action and I also hope they stop calling my sons phone he realy does want to have to change his # but that is my next step just to stop the harrassment. I watch him now and he gives it some thought before he will answer a call that he doesnt know at 14 that is crazy.

it sure is and thank you for reporting that type of abuse. frankly not enough people do this and they should. thats why they get away from it. i myself have gotten these kind of calls on my cell ( i have a tracphone so it really makes me mad loosing my minutes over that) so im with you. usually all it takes is to tell them you dont know them or whatever and they stop calling but in your sons case that is definiately abusive

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This company has been harassing me by mail for a year now. My doctor sent my blood work to the wrong lab for testing. My insurance company does not deal with this lab so I was billed. I complained to my doctor and he said it would be taken care of. SKO Brenner is sending me letters daily for a year! I have made countless complaints to my doctor, and get no response from SKO, they just want my money. NO WAY!

Problems with SKO Brenner----harrassing calls (extensive).....I have decided to repay in kind...I have called 3 times today, asking for th employee name and number, the name they will give, their number ----not a one as yet...I have asked to speak to the supervisor and been refused 3 for 3 times..."policy" but unable to give me a number for the policy.....I spoke with "GRACE", "ROSE", and "JAMES" (I doubt this is their real names anyway).... I advised that I was going to use this information for a complaint to the FTC ....still no employee number or supervisor ...this is based on a "scalp med" supposed debt.. more like scalped....at this point, enough to cause your hair to fall out!!! Scalp Med and SKOB (how funny!)...are a bunch of jerks!!!!

I just got a call fro sko america amd the lady on there was very condescending to me and very rudely told me that I didn't have a brain. Well let me explain, I ordered an ab coaster paid the first payment and received it. The thing never would fit together it was bent so I never even got it put together. I have a mental disability and my memory is very bad and I also have severe anxiety. She asked me when I sent it back and of course I had no clue cause I hadn't thought about that ab coaster since I dropped it off at the ups store.
I said "um June 30th" she was like "ah ha I caught you!!!" " You received it in February"
she said loudly. I explained to her in so many words that I had a mental disability and "my brain doesn't remember things well" She says "so you don't have a brain"? I said no. I told you I have a mental disability. I called her back after she hung up on my husband.
I asked who was handling my case and I want her number and business number she said I can't give you that I can't give you anything you need to pay you debt she said then hung up again. Next I called and another person answered and I told her that I had been discriminated by one of the employees there and if the call and harass me again I will be filing a lawsuit against them for harassment and I asked her if she understood she said yes and hung up.
?????? this company really thinks that I am going to pay them after they did this to me on top of the fact that I don't even have the product in question.
what now??
Jen

I have been contacted by them twice for the same charge. A clinical lab was late billing my insurance company for a service (the contract says it has to be within 120 days), and when my insurance denied the claim, they sent the entire bill to me. My insurance company says I don't owe anything.
When I asked the rep at SKO Brenner for the name of someone to speak to at the lab they said they didn't have that info. I asked to speak to a supervisor, and the rep refused and said I should contact my doctor. I asked repeatedly for the name of someone at the lab or to speak to the rep's supervisor until the rep hung up on me.
When I received a letter from SKO Brenner the first time, I contacted the lab. They said the account was in collection and they wouldn't have anything to do with it. But eventually they agreed to submit the invoice again to my insurance company as an appeal, and were denied again.
I think I've done everything I can short of paying the entire bill, which I refuse to do. I had no choice in the selection of the lab, and supplied my insurance info when it was requested. They are a contractual in-network provider under my insurance. If the lab's accounting department is in such disarray that they can't get their invoices out on time, it's not my problem. But I'm concerned on how to go about getting this resolved. I suspect they won't consider it resolved short of payment in full.

My mom just got a letter from SKO regarding "a $50 debt" that we "owe" to one of the international phone service that my family uses. Since we know we paid on time, we called the phone service company to see what's going on, and they said they have no record of us owing them $. What should I do now? Just ignore the letter? Or call them? (I don't want to) One thing I know is I am not paying them for sure.

send them a DV letter.send it certified mail return receipt.also if you could get something from this carrier stating you owe nothing.send that as well.that should make them disappear.

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