Date Received: 2017-10-23T00:00:00
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: violated the FDCPA by knowingly attempting a judgment 14 years old. Expire statue of limitations on judgment. judgment date is XXXX XXXX, 2003. did not renew judgment on or before 10 years with the clerk of the court records office. misrepresenting the amount due. Filing an inaccurate amount due, not considering prior payments on judgment. Contacting my job calling my employer of my work status of a time-barred, zombie debt. Abusive debt collection after 14 years judgment is dormant, time-barred taking me back to the courts knowing the judgment statue of limitations has expired and harassing me getting my present employer involved in a lawsuit that is now dormant. informing third parties about my debt who is my present employer. failing to provide verification and continuing to attempt to collect debt when it is disputed by customer. Failing to disclose that judgment is to old to be legally enforced. Threatened to garnish my pay check knowing the statue of limitation has expired on the judgment,
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State/Zip: FL 324XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2709147
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