Date Received: 2017-09-08T00:00:00
Product: I do not know
Issue: Written notification about debt
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I have never entered into a contract with this company. The organization that they are collecting for I have never herd of as well as never attended their program. The address they have on file is not mine and is a XXXX XXXX in another state that I have never lived. The coments states it was included in chapter XXXX bankruptcy. It shows a high/limit of {$380.00}. This is not my account and this collection agency has failed to validate alleged debt.
Company: Ability Recovery Services, LLC
State/Zip: MD 207XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2665874
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