I just received a call from a collection agency claiming they are collecting on behalf of DISH Network for an address I have not lived at for over 5 years. That was the last time I had DISH service and everything was paid up. I have not recieved any notices from DISH Network since then regarding my account much less an outstanding balance, then boom, this call today. Anyone else experiencing this or is it a scam or ID theft?
New Dish Network Scam?
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Only way to find out is by checkin your credit report. If it is listed there then it is not a scam. most reports are free. see the commercials for the singing guys freecreditreport.com? check it out. I mean u might have a balance and think u paid in full but it has been 5 yrs u could of forgot. ALot of people say I will pay last bill next month and u forget crap happens. if u had a report last year and it was not on then u know and u can just ignore these calls. PEOPLE NEED TO CHECK UR CREDIT REPORT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR!!!
I do it during tax time so I can be on it like a fish on a hook.
I should have mentioned this in the initial post, but I do have a spotless report and have myfico monitoring on it. I am sure I would have remembered if I didn't pay as it is all sent to my bank where I would have had to act on it.
What did you do with the receivers when you canceled service? Sent back to Dish?
A deactivated receiver can still access the customer service application, and will display current balance, account number and address.
A deactivated receiver can still access the customer service application, and will display current balance, account number and address.
Even if your account is paid in full watch out!!! I live here in Rockford where a few years ago we had a company called CAMCO which tried to collect on debt that never existed or had been wrote off as bad... Needless to say the FTC and a few other groups had them shut down for the practices they were pulling... CC
I would just call Dish back directly in check it out. If it's false you can tell them about being contacted.
If you really want a free credit report from the three major agencies use
https://www.annualcreditreport.com which is the government backed site.
Freecreditreport.com is just experian trying to take advantage of you.
If you really want a free credit report from the three major agencies use
https://www.annualcreditreport.com which is the government backed site.
Freecreditreport.com is just experian trying to take advantage of you.
I looked up the number that called me and the first hit on google returned a forum where someone there was also contacted by this company regarding DISH last month:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-501-7539
BTW - Dish Network should try to contact this company since those past customers who are getting purposely harassed especially those who have left them with a clean slate will never return.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-501-7539
BTW - Dish Network should try to contact this company since those past customers who are getting purposely harassed especially those who have left them with a clean slate will never return.
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CORRECT!! Stay away from the singing pirates or you'll end up with crap you don't want or need.
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#1 I would never pay a collection agency for a cebt. Always pay the people you owe money to.
Only time I would ever consider paying a collection agency directly if they let you negotiate with them. I owed the Detroit Pistons $6,000 for some advertising I did several years ago that didn't work. The Pistons never invoiced me, and I never paid them.. A few years later I get a call from a collection agency, and was able to settle with them for $2400 after I made them write me a letter stating that the $2400 was payment in full and they would not report it on my credit
#2 Next time they call get an account number that you can call DISH Network to verify the debt
Only time I would ever consider paying a collection agency directly if they let you negotiate with them. I owed the Detroit Pistons $6,000 for some advertising I did several years ago that didn't work. The Pistons never invoiced me, and I never paid them.. A few years later I get a call from a collection agency, and was able to settle with them for $2400 after I made them write me a letter stating that the $2400 was payment in full and they would not report it on my credit
#2 Next time they call get an account number that you can call DISH Network to verify the debt
well, as far as I am concerned, this is a scam. I am not sure where they got the info from, maybe a breach of Dish archive system that someone sold some data to these agencies or a hundred other possibilities. I don't intend to waste anymore time on this. Thanks all for your input. I appreciate it.
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