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Diane< a suggestion.  while I dont advocate paying blackmail, be aware in a situation like this, (if youve paid earlier bills using your credit card), you can call your credit card and they will 1) probably initiate a 3 way call and mediate a disputed bill, and 2) you might decide to pay one last time, and your credit card coampany will listen, and be a witness, AND most importantly, issue a cancelation index number that you can use in a court of law if necessary to prove you canceled the paper subscription.

Biehl and biehl is a 3rd party collection agency. If you do not identify yourself, they cannot speak to you by law.

Actually I can tell u first hand it is not a fake company. They are hired on by companies such as the Chicago tribune or other newspaper companies to collect. They can't call you twice in a day even becuase they work off an autodialer system that is scheduled for a maximum of once every three days. The account number is so that when you call back they can actually pull up your info. It's pointless to leave a message without it because they can't tell you why there calling without it when you call back. Stop screening your calls and just pay your bills. I was a collector and I can tell you that the second your rude, your going to get the same attitude in return.

Do not call lists are fo sales calls not bills. They can and will
Continue to call you unless you put your dispute in writing. A voicemail sayin call back, even if in a "threatening tone" is not harassment. Harassment is very vaguely defined by the ftcpa thus harassment cases are rarely won. Just pay the bill.

A final post on my dealings with Biehl & Biehl/ (B&B) collection practices.

I registered a complaint with the Chicago Illinois Better Business Bureau/ (BBB) regarding B&B's abusive collection practices, AND B&B's refusal to VALIDATE their payment demands.

The BBB sent B&B two letters asking for information, and offering to mediate my dispute. Biehl & Biehl NEVER responded to the Better Business Bureau.

So although I don't actually have official closure of Newsday & Biehl & Biehl defective claim, nevertheless I do have a letter from the Better Business Bureau that both independently documents my dispute, AND records that Biehl & Biehl never responded to the Better Business Bureau offer to mediate. So if I ever get harassed on this ever again, I can use the BBB letter to back up that the debt claim is defective.

I live in Indiana. There have been several of these scams out there. They get bank information and it seems that they work a whole bank at a time. Common sense tells you that if there is a problem with your account, the people that notify you would already know the complete number without your input.

These clowns probably found what information they have from a company where you used your card.

I just lodged this complaint on the BBB website:
A gentleman from this organization called me from an unknown/unavailable phone number on my caller ID. When I answered, he stated he was with this company and his name, and asked if I wanted to resolve this issue. I told him I don't have any money right now, but I would be able to pay in a couple of weeks, then said October 1. He asked if I could pay now with a credit card, to which I replied no, but I can pay October 1. He then asked if I worked, to which I replied no. He then asked how I would have money October 1, to which I replied that I just would. Then he said "Didn't you just get paid September 1?". I said no, as I told you, I do not currently have a job. He said this matter has been out here since March, why haven't you paid it. I said I can pay October 1. He said why did you subscribe to the Star Tribune if you caouldn't pay for it. I said that is actually on them, because they keep the subscription going a full cycle past the previous payment. I AGAIN stated I could and would pay October 1. He was so rude I swore at him, and I rarely swear. I don't know what more he needed than a promise to pay in a few weeks. It is such a piddly amount to be treated so poorly. I didn't even realize this issue was out there.

Biel and Biel collections are a bunch of rude people who will not listen to you, I even asked to speak to a manager, was told he would tell me the same thing then I got hung up on. Its for a bill I dont even owe, but cant tell them anything!

Thank you so much, sir, for your info. This person has just started calling me and making my life miserable!!!

Blessings,

PN

These people seriously need to stop calling me.  The debt they are referring to has been paid in full.

So that's why you have an F rating with the BBB?  Same on you low life!

Calling to collect a debt to Star Tribune news paper that is paid in full, and have an e-mail to prove it! Will not stop calling!

kind of pious of you - maybe they are calling the wrong person (phone numbers change) and then they call you a liar and continue to call because "they know this is the correct phone number".  Well guess what, I don't know a Janie Alexander and I don't know her phone number - so maybe they need to live by the FDCPA - just a thought!

Just got a call from Beihl and Beihl. My bill has been paid and they keep calling. I called the person whom sent the bill to them. And this is not the first time they keep calling. Put them in with a specialist. Next time I was told to record the conversation and call them back and they would handle them with legal matters.

I have been getting calls from a Troy Matthews who actually told my co worker he was on his way out to my job to serve me court papers. I called him back and said I need for them to produce documents to which they say I owe money to, he then said we have your bank info (old account) and he only gave me the last 4 digits along with your home address, if you don't take care of this now over the phone you will be served and have to pay hundreds of dollars towards lawyer and court fees. I once again explained that I would be happy to pay but am not paying for something they say I owe without them producing proof of my signature or agreement from a loan back in 2010. He has been calling being very rude even saying he is going to my home. What can I do. I can't give someone my information over the phone that is not willing to produce proof of a debt I supposedly owe???    

***Easy Fix for collection calls!****
Send a Cease and Desist Letter to creditors and they can only contact you by mail. You can google "Cease and Desist" or use the one below. Make you mail it to them registered/certified. You can also tell them that you are sending one if they call, and the calls should stop calling for a month. Here is the template I use.

CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE

(Date)
(Your name, address and account or reference number)

(Collection Agency name, address, phone, original creditor)

Dear (collection agency name)

Pursuant to my rights under federal collection laws, I am requesting that you cease and desist communication with me, as well as my family and friends, in relation to this and all other debts you claim I owe.

You are hereby notified that if you do not comply with this request, I will immediately file a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission and the (your State) Attorney General's Office, Civil and Criminal claims will be Pursued.
Sincerely Yours, (your  signature)

You can use this template for other debtors. Have used it many times when I had become disabled and could no longer work. They should all know by now that harassment and rude behavior is not an effective way to collect a debt, actually the opposite! But one must pity those poor [***], because they aren't intelligent enough for other occupations!

Same here  got this rude woman who wouldnt explain the bill...I am the only person authorized to make contractual arrangements
for my company...they would not explain anything   just pay pay pay with no background

I am 17 dang years old. I'm not in debt not have I had dealings with your company do not send me letters and call me saying I owe you 200 you dumb [***].

This is a common ploy by criminals attempting to extort money from people by scaring you into believing that you will be criminally charged, go to jail, lose your driver’s license, have wages garnished, etc. all for an alleged or nonexistent debt.
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “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 letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php

Received a call from a man who identified himself as Jim Baker from Biehl and Biehl regarding an unpaid bill from a newspaper.since I know I don't owe anything, I didn't call him back.  I'm not going to either.  Thanks for all the posts, it helped me with this scam.