Date Received: 2018-01-18T00:00:00
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX I received a bank levy on my XXXX account for an old and outdated debt. The original creditor was XXXX XXXX. This account has been charged off for over 8 years. The status of limitations is 7 years in The State of Colorado. The debt was then sold to a company called XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I notified them that the debt exceeds the Federal time limit to collect. They stated fine, we will just sell it to a collections Attorney.
The sold it to a collector by the name of Machol & Johannes. They claim they personally served me with paperwork concerning this old and out dated debt. That is 100 % false as I was never served with this paperwork. If they are Attorneys, they should know this debt is uncollectable and they owe me my money back.
If you look at the Colorado BBB and Rip Off report, this is a constantly reported complaint action of this law firm. They collect illegally by stating they tried to reach a consumer or lie that they actually delivered this to the consumer. I want my money back and for them to cease & desist, along with cancelling any pending court date attempting collection for an old debt. Please look into class action against this firm.
Company: Machol & Johannes, LLC
State/Zip: CO 802XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2786358
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