Equable ascent financial: Requested me to filled out w-9

I recieved a letter dated 09/28/2012 from equable ascent financial along with a blank W-9 form. Received it today OCT 12, 2012

It stated the irs has notified us that the taxpayer identification number on your account with us does not match its record. The irs considers a TIN as incorrect if either the name or number shown on the account does not match a name and number combination in their files or th efiles of the SSA. If you don't take appropriate action to help us correct this problem before OCT 15, 2012 you may be subject ot a $100 penalty by the irs for failing to give us your correct Name/TIN Combination.:evil:

please return to Equable Ascent Financial, LLC Attn: Charmy Shah 1120 Lake Cook Road, Suite B, Bufflo Grove IL 60089

HERE IS THE PROBLEM

1. don't know who these people are never done business with them

2. I call the number some lady answer the phone I explain to her I don't know who they are and i told her I rec'd this letter. She stated yes a few of those letters when out..she went on to say. we buy very old credit card accounts..etc..etc...and sometimes the information we rec'd doesn't match what we have in our system.

She ask me for my last name and first name she couldn't even pull it up. Then she ask for last for digits of my SS number i told her I will not give that information out.

then she stated well You have the right to refuse that and you have the right to refused to fill out the information and the irs might will still charge you $100. I told her I did contact the Irs and explain to them what is happening and they told me to call and ask questions...

Then she hurry up and hung up the phone in my face.:D


have anyone recevied anything from Equable Ascent Financial like this