NES never responded to DV request. Now sold to Attorney?
Date: Fri, 04/17/2009 - 11:26
Today I get a letter from an attorneys office stating they now own the debt and we have 30 days to dispute the debt.....Also this attorney is in our own state now (TN) but I can't find much other than an address for them online.
Did NES sell the account to the attorney? Or is this still related to NES? I have absolutely no idea what to do. Of course the debt is now $3k more than it was when we stopped paying. I know we owe it, but I don't trust anyone after NES lied and played their illegal games they play.
Send this new place a DV letter. Inform them that NO payment wi
Send this new place a DV letter. Inform them that NO payment will be forthcoming until they can prove the debt belongs to you and they are legally entitled to collect upon it. My guess is NES didn't have the proper documentation so just sold it (or retained this lawyer to try and scare a payment out of you). Don't let them intimidate you.
Thank you so much for the advice!! NES is really a piece of work
Thank you so much for the advice!! NES is really a piece of work. I'm just wondering how I could find out if NES did hire them because that would mean they are trying to collect the debt without validation which is against the FTC rules I thought? Or a sneaky way to try and get around it. I'll send the DV letter this week and update when I find something out. Thanks again for the quick reply! :0)
You can just ask in the DV letter who they are representing, or
You can just ask in the DV letter who they are representing, or just call them and ask...don't talk about the debt, just tell them you only want to know if they own it or are working for a client.