Date Received: 2018-06-12
Product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: ERC tried to collect on a XXXX XXXX bill that the credit reporting agencies contacted me about. The credit reporting agencies informed me that I was a victim of identity theft and deleted the account from my credit report. ERC then tried to report it. I disputed it and their solution was to sell the debt to XXXX XXXX, who just sent me a bill. ERC knew that there was no debt and they sold it to another company to continue their harassment.
Company: ERC
State/Zip: TX 786XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2932913
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