Date Received: 2018-10-27T00:00:00.000
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX, California has sent me a Pre-Legal Notification/ Debt Collection letter I received on XXXX XXXX, 2018 claiming that I owe {$3300.00} on a XXXX credit card. I do not own a XXXX credit card. The letter threatens legal action if I don’t pay. I contacted them via phone. The man I spoke with had a very thick XXXX accent which was extremely hard to understand. He wanted my social security number and date of birth which I did not supply him. I let him know that what he was doing was illegal and that I was going to file a complaint with my attorney general ‘s office, the United States postal service and the Federal Trade Commission which I did, today, XX/XX/2018.
Company: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.
State/Zip: NJ
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with non-monetary relief
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3058281
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