wrong person
Date: Wed, 05/13/2009 - 19:32
It may happen because they try to locate debtors after their deb
It may happen because they try to locate debtors after their debt is purchased from creditors. During this process they may contact the wrong person.
It happens not just with jdb's, but with third pary collections
It happens not just with jdb's, but with third pary collections too. Accounts are placed with requirements like a certain amount of attempts to local the debtor. So they will call directory assistance and call references, nearbys...anything to local to debtor.
And because computers greatly increase the Chaos factor into the
And because computers greatly increase the Chaos factor into the situation. I've seen them try to collect against a person who had been dead nearly 20 years! Pre-approved credit cards are even sent to pets! Computers create a whole new underclass and I don't think it'll get any better any time soon.
Skip tracing isn't an exact science either. There are many diff
Skip tracing isn't an exact science either. There are many different sites that can be used for that purpose but the information isn't always current.