You will not be arrested for not paying on a payday loan
Date: Tue, 04/24/2007 - 22:25
Submitted by Anthony Lemons
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Tue, 04/24/2007 - 22:25
Total Replies: 13
Sample Debt Validation/Cease and desist letter. Do not pay a collection agency any money without first sending this letter. If you have any questions, please contact Anthony.
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(Your name) (Your address Collection company name Company address (Date) Re: Acct# 00000000 To whom it may concern: This letter is being sent to you in response to a notice sent to me on March 8th, 2050. Please be advised that this is not a refusal to pay, but a notice sent pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692g Sec. 809 (b) that your claim is disputed and validation is requested. This is NOT a request for "verification" or proof of my mailing address, but a request for VALIDATION made pursuant to the above Title and Section. I respectfully request that your offices provide me with competent evidence that I have any legal obligation to pay you. Please provide me with the following: 1. What the money you say I owe is for 2. Explain and show me how you calculated what you say I owe 3. Provide me with copies of any papers that show I agreed to pay what you say I owe 4. Provide a verification or copy of any judgment if applicable 5. Identify the original creditor 6. Prove the Statute of Limitations has not expired on this account 7. Show me that you are licensed to collect in my state 8. Provide me with your license numbers and Registered Agent At this time I will also inform you that if your offices have reported invalidated information to any of the 3 major credit Bureaus (Equifax, Experion or TransUnion) this action might constitute fraud under both federal and State Laws. Due to this fact, if any negative mark is found on any of my credit reports by your company or the company that you represent, I will not hesitate in bringing legal action against you for the following: 1. Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act-reporting inaccurate information 2. Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act-continuing collection activity on a debt which has not been validated Also during this validation period, if any action is taken which could be considered detrimental to any of my credit reports, I will consult with my legal counsel for suit. This includes listing of any information to credit reporting repository that could be inaccurate or invalidated or verifying an account as accurate when in fact there is no provided proof that it is. REQUEST FOR CEASE AND DESIST OF CONTACT BY YOUR OFFICE: I would also like to request, in writing, no further contact, either in writing or telephone be made by your office to my home or to my place of employment, unless it is to provide validation or release of liability of the debt. If your offices attempt telephone communication with me, including but not limited to computer generated calls and calls or correspondence sent to or with third parties, it will be considered harassment and I will have no choice but to file suit. It would be advisable that you assure that your records are in order before I am forced to take legal action. This is an attempt to correct your records; any information obtained shall be used for that purpose. Thank you, Signature Printed name |
File a complaint not only with their state's attorney general, b
File a complaint not only with their state's attorney general, but also your state's AG, and possibly even the FTC.
And don't forget to also file with the Better Business Bureau!
And don't forget to also file with the Better Business Bureau!
If they are on the BBB site, file a complaint. If the BBB doe
If they are on the BBB site, file a complaint.
If the BBB does not know who they are, I beleive you can ask the BBB to attempt to put a file together about them...but there are some shady companies that do not wish to be found.
The BBB only knows what we tell them. If you don't complain, the
The BBB only knows what we tell them. If you don't complain, then they don't know any different, so complain if you are having a problem with someone who is a member of the BBB.
If I am not mistaken, if the BBB gets numerous complaints about
If I am not mistaken, if the BBB gets numerous complaints about companies and their shady business practices they do turn that over to the proper authorities.
I had mine turned over to the Bexar County Texas DA for theft by
I had mine turned over to the Bexar County Texas DA for theft by check. If I did not pay them, I would be in jail.
I bet this was a storefront. TX pdl law states that the LICENSED
I bet this was a storefront. TX pdl law states that the LICENSED pdl can file criminal charges in certain cases, ie: check bounces due to closed account.
That sounds right to me as well, Steelers - pretty much any stat
That sounds right to me as well, Steelers - pretty much any state where a storefront does a PDL has some clause for civil or criminal, don't they?
I know Michigan allows for civil penalties, but not criminal.
They may have a clause, but I bet it's first name isn't Santa.
They may have a clause, but I bet it's first name isn't Santa.