Date Received: 2017-11-06T00:00:00
Product: Medical debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I sent a verification of debt to the company in XXXX XXXX and the company never verified it and has been attempting to still collect the debt and is incorrectly reporting it to the all three credit reporting agencies.
Company: Collection Consultants of California
State/Zip: CA 908XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2722177
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