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Unknown collection agency - robo call

Americollect.

I'm a debit collect ID # blah blah blah and this is an attempt to collect a debit and any information obtained will be used for that purpose please press nine to connect to a live representative it could be we have the wrong number or we just need to speak with you again um a debit collector with America lacked press nine blah blah blah

You will need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation (by law they have to go back to the original creditor to prove you owe the debt), cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (this will be the best money that you have ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt, and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

Everything else you need to know follows including at least two or more federal and state agencies where you should report their criminal activities.

AMERICOLLECT

After I went to their web site, it took me awhile to stop laughing, since their motto is “Ridiculously nice collections for 50 years”:   http://www.americollect.com/

BBB gives them an am accredited A (down from an A+) with 176 complaints and 12 negative reviews  and 1 confusing reviews(They paid the BBB to remove 8 negative reviews and 6 complaints) as of 3/2/24:  http://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/business-reviews ... owoc-wi-7001006

LinkedIn page perpetuates the myth of nice collections:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/americollect

And pages for the some of the head criminals:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenlyn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-camacho-50b902a6

Facebook page with complaints:  https://www.facebook.com/americollect/

Wisconsin records:
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Result of lookup for 1M12144 (at 1/24/2015 2:46 PM )
AMERICOLLECT, INC.
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Vital Statistics
Entity ID
1M12144
Registered
Effective Date
07/14/1964
Period of Existence
PER
Status
Incorporated/Qualified/Registered   Request a Certificate of Status
Status Date
07/14/1964
Entity Type
Domestic Business
Annual Report
Requirements
Business Corporations are required to file an Annual Report under s.180.1622 WI Statutes.

Addresses
Registered Agent
Office
KENLYN T GRETZ
1851 S ALVERNO RD
PO BOX 1566
MANITOWOC , WI 54221-1566
File a Registered Agent/Office Update Form

Principal Office
1851 S ALVERNO RD
MANITOWOC , WI 54220
United States of America

Historical Information

Certificates of
Newly-elected
Officers/Directors
None
Old Names
Change Date
Name
Current
AMERICOLLECT, INC.
04/11/1994
MANITOWOC COLLECTION SERVICE, INC.

Chronology
Effective Date
Transaction
Filed Date
Description
07/14/1964
Incorporated/Qualified/Registered
07/14/1964
***RECORD IMAGED***
11/04/1964
Change of Registered Agent
11/04/1964

05/20/1970
Change of Registered Agent
05/20/1970

10/22/1971
Change of Registered Agent
10/22/1971

08/31/1981
Change of Registered Agent
08/31/1981

04/11/1994
Amendment
04/13/1994
NAME CHG
10/10/1996
Change of Registered Agent
10/10/1996
FM16 1996
11/15/2000
Change of Registered Agent
11/15/2000
FM 16 2000
10/03/2001
Change of Registered Agent
10/03/2001
FM16-E-Form
10/13/2008
Change of Registered Agent
10/13/2008
FM16-E-Form
07/23/2012
Change of Registered Agent
07/23/2012
FM16-E-Form

Lots of complaints against a firm that claims they never violate the FDCPA:

http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlement ... onsin-resident/
https://creditboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=336868
https://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/9204823170
http://www.callferret.com/866-862-8289.html
https://www.everycaller.com/phone-number/1-219-306-4023/
Lots and lots of lawsuits filed against this “nice collection” agency:
http://www.law360.com/cases/525d89a769ce423f0f000001
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/vs1hrkp0/wis ... lect-inc-et-al/
http://www.open-public-records.com/court/pennsylvania-14800292.htm
http://www.law360.com/cases/4f70c637e7d4b84ebf000001
http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/ta5thvro/wis ... lect-inc-et-al/
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/3784 ... llect_Inc_et_al
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/9237 ... lect_Inc,_et_al
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/michigan/miedce/2:2011cv11661/257965
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/wisconsin/wiedce/1:2013cv00493/63181

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid. 

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter, email, or text (postmarked in the case of a letter) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. Unless they have communicated it to you verbally at the beginning of your conversation. It also must contain the “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this communication must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified. If and when you get that communication you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

Also file a complaint at the Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions Complaint page: https://www.wdfi.org/contact_us/ComplaintDefault.htm