Date Received: 2018-03-28
Product: I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I am writing about a company called ACR ( http : //www.acr12.com/ ). I received a text message from a telephone number local to the area where I live ( ( XXXX ) XXXX ), to my cell phone stating : ‘Failure to respond to this collection notice will result in account escalation. Call ACR XXXX to resolve this delinquency. This is from a debt collector. ‘ I called the number included in the text message, which was a call service, and was told to go to the ACR website and enter my claim number.
I am unfamiliar with this organization. I have no idea how they got my telephone number and why they are contacting me via text message – which I did NOT authorize – about an unspecified debt. I filed a complaint on their website as well. As I understand it, according to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, this action may be in violation of my rights.
Company: American Credit Resolution, Incorporated
State/Zip: CA 946XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: No
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2856781
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