Action Collection Agencies, Inc. Complaint: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed

#1751052 20 Jan 2016

Debt collection Medical

Complaint #1751052 submitted on 01/20/2016 relating to Action Collection Agencies, Inc.. Complaint relates to Debt collection Medical - Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt was paid.

Complaint was submitted via Web and sent to the company on Wednesday 20th January 2016.

Narrative (may be redacted).

Received XXXX letters from Action Collection Agency XXXX XXXX regarding a " debt '' from my XXXX. Upon calling the first time, with my insurance provider, they could not verify the correct amount for the claimed date of service or any other details of the debt. After this initial call ( no payment ), I called the provider and verified the date of service, amount, and received an itemized bill showing I had a zero balance. I also have my insurance 's explanation of benefits showing the payment posting directly to my provider.

Today XXXX XXXX XXXX, 2016 XXXX, I called ACA back to verify the debt and spoke with several different people, each having to " check '' with a supervisor about basic information including a license number, the company address, requesting a verification letter, and the discrepancy in amount being collected. No one had any information and I was told my letter would be sent in 30 days ( when by law it should be sent in XXXX ).

Throughout this process, each person I spoke to was belligerent, refused to listen, and kept changing their story. At XXXX point the " supervisor '' XXXX XXXX XXXX ID # XXXX ) told me the account had an " XXXX on the bill and when I asked how did he have the bill, he said he knows the insurance paid a portion of the claim. How could this be on the " bill '' with XXXX in place.

Company Action Collection Agencies, Inc.
Complaint ID 1751052
Date Received 01/20/2016
Product Debt collection Medical
Issue Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt was paid
State/ZIP Code PA 190XX
Consumer Consent Consent provided
Company Public Response Company believes complaint caused principally by actions of third party outside the control or direction of the company
Company Response To Customer Closed with explanation
Submitted Web 01/20/2016
Result Timely Response: No, Consumer Disputed: No
 

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