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FrankCousineau
June 29, 2010
Harassing Telephone Calls
Different people claiming to represent Tate & Kirlin continue to call alleging the firm is attempting to collect a debt and want to know if we refuse to pay.
When we respond that we contest the debt and send us something in writing (via U.S. Postal Service), the firm states it already has. That is not true. We have been receiving mail at the same address for over 35 years. The firm continues its threatening tone, extremely unprofessional and undignified conduct. The firm sometimes uses a service which appears to be based in India or Pakistan and other times a crude and vulgar woman from the United States.
The various representatives engaged in offensive harassment, outright lies and ongoing refusal to present any evidence we owe any debt.
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fightthegoodfight
December 29, 2008
Multiple FDCPA Violations
I don't even know where to begin...
They've been calling nearly every day for about 2 months or so concerning a debt that was disputed with original creditor. The couple times my husband did call back or answer, they posed as original creditor over the phone. They even attempted to negotiate a settlement in the name of original creditor, which we refused!
We discovered it was not the original creditor when the collector, who gave an obviously fake name, gave the Tate & Kirlin mailing address and info when collector solicited for four post-dated checks to keep him off our backs til then (and added if we didn't send payment, he'd add interest)! Immediate red flag, I know the original creditor is on the up and up.
I was able to contact the original creditor in an effort to complain about these guys they had supposedly asssigned to collect only to find out that the disputed charges had been charged-off after no agreeable settlement could be made! They did tell me that they have done business with Tate & Kirlin in the past.
I'm making a visit down to the local court for a small claims filing tomorrow. If they are pulling similar crap on you, please review the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act for more information.
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