I recently started receiving calls from a collection agency regarding a debt to Washington Mutal for a little over $200. Interesting since we have NEVER done any biz with WM.
I talked to a supervisor at the collection agency (that was very hard) and the social security number on file was really mine. They told me I have to contact WM to get it taken care of.
Meanwhile the calls were coming in at least 5 times a day, very nasty calls.
We complained online to the California Attorney General and received a reply from the collection agency that they will never call us again.
Guess that $200 is still on my credit report even though it is not mine and never was. After numerous calls to WM they just said sorry it is yours.
It is all a big joke since our social security numbers are floating around everywhere out there and damn near available to anyone.
In California you can’t even have surgery without a social security number, the state keeps stats on health that way.
I just don’t care anymore. I pay cash for everything now and figure if I can’t pay cash for it, I don’t need it.
Major bump to that!!! Cash on the barrelhead!
FMCDH(BITS)