Date Received: 2017-05-07T00:00:00
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: Hi abo ut 5 y rs ago I contacted the original creditor XXXX XXXX , This account was an account open from Identity theft. XXXX XXXX closed the account. I have been living out of the country for several years. and I pulled my credit and saw it was fraud. The closed it and promised to remove it off my rep ort 5 yrs ago. I have Attached my utility bill to prove, I was living in XXXX from XXXX XXXX And I have made updated police reports when I had returned and saw even more Identity theft. Now in XXXX XXXX XXXX has sold the account to a collection agency, they put this account on my credit report and has been trying to collect XXXX on a Fraud account fro m 5 yrs ago.
I did write a letter to the collection agency but I have not had a response. I would like to have this RE- Removed off my credit report.
Company: Resurgent Capital Services L.P.
State/Zip: IL 606XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2478033
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