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Submitted by on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 14:47
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I got a call from Federal Bond and Collection Service today. Actually I did not, my father did. He lives on the other side of the country and they called him. They told him that I owed them money, and they tried to get him to give them a credit card number. My father informed me and I called the number they left. I spoke with a Ms Toni Brown. When I asked her why she had given out my personal information to someone she told me "its all in a days work" which made no sense. Then I told her that I felt that she had violated the Fair Debt Collection Act and she yelled "You're a dumb ass and dont know a damn thing about the rules" then hung up on me.
Fact of the matter is, I researched my credit report after this phone call. They are claiming I owe a credit card company $597. What I do not understand is that I once owed that company around $1200, but paid it off in full. I never had another account with them, ever. So I do not know how I could owe them $597. Its on my credit report and I want it off of there because its not mine.

Any ideas or info on Federal Bond and Collection Service.

Thanks!

Andrew


FEDERAL BOND & COLLECTION SERVICE
6801 FRANKFORD AVENUE
BUILDING C
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19135
(215) 624-2700

Hmmm...according to the BBB this company is no longer in business, LOL....BBB says the phone number is disconnected and mail sent to them is returned undeliverable. I would be careful. Could be a scammer.


Submitted by TMD on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 14:51

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Thanks for the info!

That is strange. You may have a point. Asset Acceptence is listed on my credit report as the collection agency. Well, I have sent out dispute letters this afternoon, so I will wait to hear back.
And if someone is trying to scam me, good luck to them because I have no intention of paying them, as the debt is not mine :)


Submitted by on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 14:56

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The original creditor should have proof that the debt was paid in full....the fact that Asset Acceptance shows up on your credit report explains a lot...they are a very well known bad CA...if you look around this forum, you will see that. Make sure anything you send to these guys is sent certified mail return receipt requested, and document everything.


Submitted by TMD on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 14:59

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And if someone is trying to scam me, good luck to them because I have no intention of paying them, as the debt is not mine
Make your point legal by disputing on every detail sent the CA. Some collection agencies are well known for their dirty tricks of filing a case against the person fraudulently. If you do not dispute on the item that they sent, (thinking it to be not yours and ignoring it), they will set a court date and prove the judge that you are trying to avoid it. Thus, the judge will get a feeling about your ignorance to which you are complete unaware and make this debt legal. You will get a notice from the court saying that this is your debt and you will have to pay it legally.

Thus, it is very important for you to dispute in writing. Doing this, you can actually prove the judge the steps that you have taken till this time and resolve the matter. The most important thing is that you never ignored anything.


Submitted by john on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 15:06

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Has anyone heard of FBCS Federal bond collection service? this is showing up on my credit report under bank of america. When i call Bank of America they show no such debt. Im confused. When i called the company they want my soc. # and i just think its stange that bank of america cant pull anything up but this company can. Any one out there that can help me out on this one?


Submitted by on Fri, 06/09/2006 - 10:54

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gabriel, don't give your ssn# without knowing the complete debt details for which FBCS is collecting. It might happen that they have your wrong information. You might have been mistaken while looking for someone else. Send a letter to the company requesting for the details of the account. If they can't give you anything in writing, their entry must be removed from your credit file. Dispute the item with the company and ask for more information. You have your legal rights protected under the FCRA.


Submitted by Gretchin on Fri, 06/09/2006 - 13:16

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I got a call from the agency recently, and my attorney is filing suit today for fdcpa violations, the refused to give me an address, said they were going to get a judge make me pay and there was nothing I could do about it, told me to clean my house and find the letters they had mailed me, then in a few minutes, told me they don't have to send letters, they call. Daily...

I will let you know how this suit goes. By the way, I was a ID Theft victim a year ago, and I will not tolerate this mess. No does my attorney...


Submitted by on Fri, 06/09/2006 - 15:59

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I was getting calls from federal bond collection service recently also.They were trying to tell me I had a bad debt with a credit card company and they gave me the card numbers,so I called the credit card company and it so happens I have been with this company since 2002 and the company said there was no such card number in their data base and my acct. was never late or bad.federal bond collection service told me they bought a bad debt from this card co. in 2003.So I filed a report with the attorney generals office for scam&fraud.I do believe these idiots alias is asset acceptance,I will find out when attorney generals office gets back with me.Hopefully charges will be brought against them.


Submitted by on Fri, 10/20/2006 - 20:08

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I just received a call from a man only identifying himself as "Federal Bond" and I would not accept his call. I asked if that was his name or the name of his company and he just hung up on me. I just Googled it and found this forum.


Submitted by on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 10:34

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I have received several calls from FBCS for a person I don't even know. The are listed on the BBB site under FBCS, Inc out of Phila Pa. I called a John Neary at 1-800-220 2018 x 3020. He stated hat he could not find my number on his computer yet I have gotten 2 calls today from them. he assured me that he would handle it by close of business today. Hopefully this works. Good luck.


Submitted by on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:41

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Anyone out there know if Central Credit Services of Jacksonville, Fla is a good firm? Do they play by the rules?


Submitted by on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 12:56

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I have a credit watch on myself, and I was just notified that FBCS put a collection on me. It is for $215, but I know that I do not owe anyone money. What should I do? I am deployed right now, and it is hard to get anything done! If so many people are claiming they are a scam, why is nothing being done? I am at a loss. How do I go about getting this removed?

Patrick


Submitted by on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 20:12

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Don't worry about it. Check your credit reports for free for the three services. You can contact your JAG for FREE legal advice assuming you are in the service.

It's important to check your credit reports


Submitted by on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 16:41

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good for you tania.this is a bottomfeeder and from the looks of it a scam.best not to even talk to them.


Submitted by paulmergel on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:24

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I just ran into this company myself.
I haven't called them yet- i am attempting to hire a outside company. Attorney General appears to be the person to contact- disputing information is now fruitless. I had disputed accounts that were not even in my name, they refused to remove it.

Can anyone provide links or something for a more aggressive means of taking care of this? Everyone talks about how you must be nice and cooperative towards these companies- who's goal is to r@pe you in fee's and BS.


Submitted by subcoolent on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:53

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FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION IS CALLING MY HOUSE EVERY DAY NOW.
TODAY THE MAN SPOKE LIKE A GHOST IN THE PHONE AND ASK FOR MY POOR HUSBAND AND I HANG UP THE PHONE BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN MIAMI FOR 12 YEARS AND THESE PEOPLE ARE CALLING FROM ANOTHER STATE VERY
FAR FROM HERE.
1866-594-8667
1866-594-8642
1866-594-8651THEY CALL ME WITH THESE TELEPHONE TODAY AND I'M SURE WAS FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION.


Submitted by tsacgiv on Mon, 11/24/2008 - 11:56

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REDLINE,west asset management AND FEDERAL BOND
COLLECTION ARE THREE COLLECTIONS THAT THINK THAT
MY HUSBAND IS GEORGE ALVAREZ WITH A DIFFERENT
SOCIAL SECURITY EITHER.
MY HUSBAND IS JOHN ALVAREZ AND JOHN ALVAREZ AND....
THESE COLLECTORS ARE CALLING GEORGE ALVAREZ AGAIN.
SORRY WRONG NUMBER,WRONG NAME AND WRONG SOCIAL SECURITY EITHER.
866-594-8639 I JUST RECEIVED A MUTE CALL HERE.
I THINK IS FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION.


Submitted by tsacgiv on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 09:31

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I have received calls starting Nov. 21, 2008 from "Federal Bond Collection Service" from a man with a threatening tone to his voice saying I owed over $1,000 (on a 'default' I think) naming a national bank and WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I asked various questions for details which he didn't answer. I then asked why I hadn't received anything in the mail and told him to have them send me info in writing....HE HUNG UP ON ME. Then, starting Mon, Nov. 24 and continuing today (except for Thanksgiving Day) I have received calls from a woman who gave her 'name' and asked for payment over phone by credit card and amount would be reduced if I paid that day. I got an address and she calls daily re: not getting my check yet! I'm glad I checked this out on GOOGLE. FBCS needs to be shut down!


Submitted by on Sat, 11/29/2008 - 09:20

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1866-594-8641
FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION CALLED AGAIN TODAY AT 10:30AM AND MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CALL BECAUSE HE DIDNT SLEEP VERY WELL LAST NIGHT.
THE LADY TOLD HIM HE HAVE TO PAY A 99,00 TO THEM FROM BANK AMERICA. HE CLOSED THE CHECKING ACCOUNT IN BANK AMERICA BECAUSE MANY OVERDRAFTS AND HE WAS IN 0 ZERO(BALANCE)I HAVE THE STATEMENT HERE AND HE DIDNT OWN
A 99,00!!!STATEMENT FROM 3 OR 2 YEARS AGO.
I SPEAK NEAR THE TELEFONE TO MY HUSBAND:DO NOT GIVE
CHRISTHMAS GIFTS FOR THESE PEOPLE.
THEY ARE THIEVES (FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION)JUST LIKE NCO.
MY HUSBAND ASK FOR THEIR FAX AND THE FAX OF FBCS IS
FAX 215-288-9101 FBCS


Submitted by tsacgiv on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 10:33

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THANKS SHAZZERS!!!ABOUT FTC COMPLAINT ADVICE.
I JUST GAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION
IN THE FTC.
I TOLD PEOPLE FROM FTC THAT FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION IS CALLING MY HOUSE AND HARASSING MY HUSBAND BLIND AND MENTALLY ILL HERE.I TOLD MY HUSBAND DO NOT SLEEP WELL IN THE NIGHTS AND THESE PEOPLE CALLING VERY EARLY
IN THE MORNING HERE.I HAVE TO DISCONNECTED MY PHONE HERE ALL DAY UNTIL NIGHT.
FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION NEVER SEND ANY LETTER HERE.
IT IS A 99 DOLLARS FROM BOA???!!! MY HUSBAND HAD PAID
2 YEARS AGO TO BOA ALL ILLEGAL OVERDRAFTS FROM BANK
AMERICA AND AFTER IT HE CLOSED THIS HORRIBLE CHECKING ACCOUNT WITH BOA.
I FOUND HERE HIS STATEMENT OF HIS CHECKING ACCOUNT(BOA)CLOSED IN 10-05-06 AND IS A 000 BALANCE THERE.
BANK AMERICA WROTE IN HIS STATEMENT OF 10-05-2006:
"BECAUSE YOUR MY ACCESS CHEKING ACCOUNT WAS CLOSED,YOU WILL NO LONGER RECEIVED A COMBINED STATEMENT."
BOA BANK AMERICA STATEMENT.
BEGINNING BALANCE WAS -(MINUS)-71,53.
DEPOSITS AND OTHER ADDITIONS 71,53+
ENDING BALANCE IN 10-06-06 IS 000.
I THINK NCO TOLD FEDERAL BOND COLLECTORS TO ASK FOR MONEY HERE.NCO SOME BAD COLLECTORS TOOK THE MONEY OF MY HUSBAND ONE TIME AND RUN AWAY WITH HIS MONEY
AND NCO TOLD ABOUT A OVERDRAFT IN BANK AMERICA EITHER TO MY POOR HUSBAND.
THANKS SHAZZERS!!!


Submitted by tsacgiv on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 08:44

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FEDERAL BOND DID NOT CALL MY HOUSE YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
I THINK MY COMPLAINT TO FTC IS WORKING BECAUSE
I TOLD FBCS COLLECTORS I GAVE THE COMPLAINT ABOUT
FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION TO FTC.
I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND DO NOT DESERVE
TO BE HARASSED FOR ANY BAD COLLECTOR.ALL GOOD PEOPLE DIDNT DESERVE TO BE HARASSED FOR ANY BAD COLLECTOR.
I THINK MY HUSBAND HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS BLINDNESS AND HE IS PAYING ALL HIS BILLS IN TIME AND
I'M HELPING HIM TO PAY HIS BILLS AND I WISH TO SEE HIM MORE HAPPY ALWAYS.
I HOPE FEDERAL BOND STOP TO CALL HERE.
I THINK THEY STOP TO CALL.
:lol:


Submitted by tsacgiv on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 15:00

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FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION COLLECTOR JUST CALL MY HOUSE.
MY HUSBAND IS SLEEPING NOW BECAUSE SINCE YESTERDAY HE DIDNT SLEEPT.
THE TELEPHONE WAS 1866-594-86-70 AT 6:30PM IN FLORIDA.
THE GIRL ASK FOR MY HUSBAND JUAN.
JOHN OR JUAN ?
I SPOKE WITH HER MY ENGLISH IS REALLY BAD BUT I DO NOT SPEAK SPANISH EITHER.
ONLY PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE.
NEXT TIME FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION HAVE TO CALL JOAO
HERE.
JOAO(PORTUGUESE)
JUAN(SPANISH)
JOHN(ENGLISH)
I TOLD HER THAT I HAVE A CASE IN THE FTC AGAINST HER EMPLOYER FEDERAL BOND COLLECTION.
I HOPE SHE UNDERSTAND ME
BECAUSE I DONT KNOW IF SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH EITHER. :roll:


Submitted by tsacgiv on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 15:58

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They are stating that I owe a bill for over 200 for Verizon - from 2001! What about the SOL????? Anybody have good advice please email me.... I do not want to ignore this either.... I have enough on my credit report - and I have been a subject of fraud recently- I'm fed up with jerks - I can't afford this crap....


Submitted by on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 11:17

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I received a call at 6 AM this morning from them.
How do they get a cell phone number?


Submitted by on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 06:55

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Joe Neary Sr. runs the Company in his very Bi-polar, doesn't care what his employee's say or do. I remember about 9 years ago his collection manager was paying people overtime, then extorting it off them to keep their jobs safe. He found out fired him but let his assistant who was the actual money collecter for the former manager, remain and is now on their web site as Vice President...You tell me??? It is a Family business he even hired his son in-law who was a food manager that was fired and made him the new Collection Sr. Manager with no expience in collections at all??? You tell me, I currently work for a REAL collection agency and believe me they are by the book and now I know How many laws they do break and the owner is the main one...


Submitted by on Sat, 03/14/2009 - 09:36

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My son just received a call from FBCS asking to speak with
me. He told the person I was not there and was asked if there was another number where I could be reached and my son said no. So this Brent person from FBCS asked that I returned the call at 866-594-8641. Should I call them Back?


Submitted by on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 13:27

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I got to John on the phone today. When he realized I was very literate in FDCPA Laws, he got nervous, aggitated and probably pissed his pants. Little sissy.


Submitted by on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 12:47

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If you know the collection is not yours I would call them back and have them verify the account information. They called me this morning and did not verify the account info and wanted me to fax my police report. The more I thought about it I wasn't faxing them a police report with my S.S. # so I called them back to verify the info and it wasn't even my S.S. #. They said they would remove my number immediately and guess what happened, they called my wife at home again within 5 minutes.

They are also total pricks, so I would be kind of leary about giving them any personal info. Here is the phone number if you need to contact them 866-594-8638.

Also Patrick, thanks for all your sacrifices and we are all praying for you and appreciate the good work you are doing over there.


Submitted by on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 07:07

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Asage, pretty much how they were with me also. I basically called the guy out on being a prick and then the call pretty much ended.


Submitted by on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 07:14

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so what happened?


Submitted by on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 19:18

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