If I ask a debt collector for their address, do they have to give it to me?
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Okay, most of you have no idea (or only a partial) idae of what your talking about. First things first, Yes they must give you there actual address end of story, failure to do so contsitiutes violation of the FDCPA. Now about cease and desist letters and forwarding. A cease communications letter (CC) simply states that you do not want us to contact you again requarding the debt- you must state wether it si to be written, verbal or both. Otherwise it will be assumed it is verbal. This doesn't stop the collection activity, it simply means we cannot call YOU for information. We can call your family and nieghbors to get information- But we can only call them once, and only ask Where you live, your phone number and place of employment (POE). We can only call more than once if we believe they lied and can prove it. This is under section 805 of the FDCPA chptr 8.  We can only call you again to advise you of specific actions we are taking, ie a law suit. A CC doesn't cover any new account turned over, only old ones so everytime a new acccount comes you mest send another. \nCollection agencys will not just send out other accounts to competitors in the area, is inneffective- they will simply sue if they get the info, or abondon the accoutn if the balance is too small- but the biggents thing to remember CC letters make it so we must sue you to collect, and we can get ifo in a whole lot of diffrent LEGAL ways.
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Go to this website, and decide what office you want to send it to. It'll give you addresss for many, and will even give you phone numbers too.
215920
I'm not sure if you are asking if they should send it to you before your taxes are due. If you are the answer is yes. If you have not got yours I would call them. You can ask them to send you a new one or fax it to you. You can get your taxes done even if you don't have the form. As long as you have the amount that you pd.
78848
No. Most places have you enter the shipping address first. If the billing address is different (i.e. you are buying a gift for someone and having it delivered), there is usually a space to enter the billing address later.
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If a collection agency has sent you a letter, and it's legitimate, then the number to contact them is on the letter; it not, just ignore it.  I've never heard of a collection agency that didn't include a telephone number in their correspondence!
491605
Hello!?!?  You owe them money!  To get them to stop calling, PAY IT!!  Just because you didn't publish your phone number doesn't mean you're no longer liable!\n\nP.S. The answer about the collection agency is not right.  It may have been in your original written agreement that you would still be liable after the debt was sold.
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If you mean after you gave it to them NEVER.  All personal information should be confidential.  The only time they will give it out is collect a debt.  Some companies sell your name and address to companies for spam, junk mail or direct mailings specifially for people that fit certain profiles.  Nothing justifies SSN except collections.
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THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.  YOU SHOULD SEEK ADVICE OF A LAWYER IN YOUR STATE FOR ADVICE REGARDING STATE-SPECIFIC  AS WELL AS APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS.\n\nOK - got the disclaimer out of the way.  \n\nYou could always pay the bill and provide the creditor with the payment details.  If things have gone beyond the phase of simply just paying the bill there are laws which protect consumers from unwieldy and unwelcome calls from creditors.  The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act governs what creditors can and cannot do in the pursuit of collecting unpaid debt.  If you don't want to receive the calls you may want to consider telling the creditor just that the next time you get a collection call.  Keep a record of the calls and how you respond to them. If it gets out of hand, abusive or overbearing the best thing to do is get in touch with a local attorney.\n\nGood luck.
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I would suggest he change his number to a non published then dont give it to anyplace that he is applying for credit or on medical records.  They have no proof that it's valid when he lists it on his admittance records.  Then get a po box.  Then if he gets any mail he doesnt want then write on it "not at this address...return to sender" then the agencies will think that they ahve the wrong place and they will start to look elsewhere to skip trace.  that will give him a temporary break if he accidentally gives it out...a long break if he can keep his info quiet.  \n\nAs for dealing wiht the agencies if he doesnt do that..... if the company he has the debt with is calling, they dont have to follow the laws of the FDCPA....only 3rd party collection agencies do.  if they are bugging him from a 3rd party, then have him write a cease and decist letter.  by law they must not make any further collection activity.  they can sue him or sell his debt and the next collection agency can collect the same way and he'd have to write another letter to them.
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They shouldn't do this, but they will stop at nothing to get money so it doesn't surprise me. My boyfriend got chased by debt collection agencies on behalf of BT a couple of years ago for a debt relating to a city in which he has never lived, in the name of someone who's surname was slightly similar (but not even the same) as his. \n\nI reckon you need to prove that you are not responsible for the debt. You might need to send them things like a copy of your tenancy agreement, showing when you moved in, and also proof that you were living elsewhere at the time the debts were accrued. Maybe you could get your landlord to help?\n\nIt's annoying, and you shouldn't have to do it. But BT are crooks so you will have to jump through a million hoops before you can fprce them to sort it out.
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You can ask, but if you're not going back to him, he probably won't be too sympathetic. But for $50, he probably won't come after you too hard either. It wouldn't be worth the time or effort.\nDoctors get stiffed all the time. I don't think they make a habit out of trying to enforce the 'no-show' charge. Usually, they send one or two bills, then forget it.\nBottom line, either ask him to mail you a copy of the agreement you signed (if you don't remember doing it), and if you did sign it, then do what your conscious says is right.  OR forget about it.
45992
When you find out give him/her my address too.Pleasssse
335066
I work for a collection agency.  If they call you, tell them you want to pispute the charges.  They will give you an address.  You have 14days from the day they tell you this to write the letter and for them to recieve it.  They will evaluate the vilidity of your claim.  However, if you claim fraud and you are lying and all the calls made were made by you, you will go to prison for fraud.\nThey can give you a settlement...anywhere from 80% of the original bill to 50% of the original bill, depending on what company you are with.  And they might take payments.  Most do.\nGood luck to you.\nRemember, this will affect your credit and collectors report every 30days to the creit bureaus.
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what are you trying to do, if you want to summons someone as witness you should try and ascertain their address.\nYahoo will not give out such information unless order to by the court. If this is the in states which is what i think it is, you may have to deal with confidentiality laws. Please clarify. I have outlined what happens in the UK.
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I would say that you can get the address through the fan club.  Most of the time though the actual person is not going to even come close to your mail.  Either their fan club will recieve it and may even answer it or someone working for them may.  There is also a chance that no one will read it.
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If you have there number then call them and ask them for there address.
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Sometimes.\n\nYou should write a letter the the credit bureau and object to it being there.\n\nIn fact it is good to do that with all negative information, because if the posting company does not write back and oppose it being removed, the credit bureau has to remove it.