Academy Services of Philadelphia - Unfair Collection

You bet it does! They cannot give out info to a third party,let alone tell them you are a convict on the run-that's a new one for me, or that they will sue, unless they intend to do so.

I would get in touch with a consumer attorney that handles this type of thing and see what they say.

Also, keep notes of everything they say and when.

Have you sent them a debt validation letter yet-if not, I would do so

Good luck-keep us posted..karen :D

Ditto bossys feedback...FDCPA violation big time.

I discovered they actually collected the debt from a previous Debt collection agencies - Client Services, which pulled the same shtick, calling my family, threatening to garnish my wages, etc.

I had another one, Van Ru Credit, go so far as to simply go into my bank account and take $500 - with no warning, no message, no written authorization. My bank worked with me on it and I got that money back and my bank went so far as to suggest I move my money to a new account.

Keep notes of all of this and get a DV out to them ASAP-certified, return receipt, and keep a copy!!..karen :wink:

Telling your mother that you were a convict on the run is borderline slander, you could probably even file civil suit for it. If they told your mother that, who's to say whom else they have told this to?

I just got a call from them he was very rude. I received on before and he told me I needed to come up with a better excuse when I told him that I was out of work and had no money. The next time they called I told them do you want the truth or me to make up a lie. If you send them a letter that they are only to contact you by mail they have to do it is what I was told.

Foxe46, you have the right to request a limitation on how they may contact you, be it by USPS or not at all.