Date Received: 2016-11-01
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Not disclosed as an attempt to collect
Consumer Complaint: I received a phone call in early XXXX, 2016, from an unknown number. The woman on the line made a very brief statement about me needing to provide her with payment information in order to resolve a balance with " ERC. '' She made no official statement to identify herself, or her employer as a collector attempting to settle a debt. I asked her again who she was calling on behalf of, and she again said " ERC. '' I responded, saying that I had no idea who ERC was, or why I would have any outstanding balance with a company I had never heard of, and had no intention of making payments on a balance that I do n't own. She then terminated the call, without having made any attempt to clarify the name of her employer, or that she was making a legal attempt to collect a debt. No further attempts of contact were made. One week later, on XX/XX/2016, a collection was filed on my credit report under the name Enhanced Recovery Corp.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: UT
Zip: 84097
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-11-01
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-11-01
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: Company claims i owe for XXXX but XXXX tells me ive never had a past due amount and i have XXXX XXXX service now, ive asked several times for this account to be validated and have been denied.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: GA
Zip: 30349
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-11-01
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-31
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: For the last 12 months XXXX has been selling this account to various collection agencies. XXXX of them to be exact. I do not owe XXXX anything. I had service with them and I paid my bill then closed my account. I then had service with another company. XXXX came and picked up the equipment and gave me a receipt. First XXXX claimed that I owed the amount for the equipment then I produced the the receipt. For the past 12 months they claim its for service. I produced the bill for the new cable company with the installation date on it. With each collection agency they change the XXXX account number but the amount is the same {$1400.00}. The last agency added XXXX cents. It has been added to my credit report at least 5-7 times. This harassment has to stop. I ended my service with XXXX XX/XX/2014. No early termination fees. No last bill. My balance was {$0.00} before I disconnected my service.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: FL
Zip: 32796
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-30
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Right to dispute notice not received
Consumer Complaint: I was never notified by this company of this debt in writing by law, therefore was never given the opportunity to dispute this debt that does not belong to me.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: TX
Zip: 76051
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-29
Issue: Communication tactics
Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls
Consumer Complaint: ERC contacted my elderly parents at a number and residence that I have not lived at or used in over twenty years. They attempted to pump my parents for information about me but would not state who they were or what they wanted. I only found out that they were a debt collection agency through XXXX. This number and residence have never been associated with the account in question and I never gave permission to be contacted at this number by anyone.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: OH
Zip: 45701
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-29
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-28
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: I receive robocalls and other types of calls from someone claiming to be " ERC ''. I have not engaged with these people by responding to any questions or by calling them back. I do not have any outstanding debts whatsoever. I owe no one money. I am not in arrears on any debt. My name and home phone number are publicly available, but the number is on the " do not call '' registry. As I owe no money, and my number is on the registry, I believe that ERC is engaging in fraudulent activity.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: CA
Zip: 90025
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-26
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: A company is attempting to collect debt that I do not owe. There is documented proof that I paid all bills on time ( through XXXX XXXX XXXX. They charged my bank account every month after I sent a check in ( I have bank statements to prove this ) under XXXX account number ( with name, address, phone number ), but they would call me every month saying I did not pay and disconnect my internet. I called them multiple times and complained about this issue and they did nothing to fix it. It was discovered that they had XXXX account numbers under my name ( their mistake, as this was the first and only time I used their service ). Because of this mistaken second account, they are sending me to collections. I paid payments as necessary every month. I should not pay any debt, as there is none. I sent this proof to a collection agency last spring and now I 'm being contacted by another agency regarding the same collection. What can I do? Also, will this harm my credit score? If so, XXXX XXXX needs to fix it, as it is their fault, their mistake.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: MN
Zip: 55408
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-26
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt
Subissue: Not given enough info to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: They call me on an XXXX # then tell me to call another # and say " This is a Debt Collector Trying to Collect a Debt ''
Company Response: Company disputes the facts presented in the complaint
State: CA
Zip: 92832
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-11-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2016-10-26
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt resulted from identity theft
Consumer Complaint: I was a victim of identity theft and noticed a collection from ENHANCED RECOVERY I 've attempted to dispute multiple times however no response on their end. Not sure what else to do. Police department told me to contact the federal trade commission which I wrote a formal complaint against ENHANCED RECOVERY in regards to this matter. The FTC also instructed me to complete a id theft affidavit through identity theft.gov. Attached is my document. Thank you
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: TX
Zip: 75068
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-10-25
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt is not mine
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, I received a 'Collection Notice ' letter in the mailbox, dated XXXX XXXX, 2016, from ERC , of XXXX Florida . The Creditor is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. The claimed debt amount is {$700.00}. I tried but failed to find an appropriate option for cases of fraud in the phone tree within the customer service number at XXXX ( XXXX current parent company ). I am not and never was a XXXX or XXXX customer, and unless you are, there is no way to get to a real representative. Since I have only recently been hearing about ERC, I do not feel comfortable yet contacting them directly.
Company Response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
State: CA
Zip: 90503
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-10-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes