Date Received: 2018-07-03T00:00:00
Product: Medical debt
Issue: False statements or representation
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I was XXXX XXXX and had to be given hospital an XXXX by insistence of police officers who cuffed me in my own house because they thought I was drunk. Now a false crediting agency, Wakefield & Associates is requesting a payment of XXXX and I am unemployed as well as case is still undecided. I will not pay this
Company: WAKEFIELD & ASSOCIATES, INC.
State/Zip: IL 601XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2951933
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