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pay it or the penalty will only get higher

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Q: A phone bill 8 years old and a collections agency trying to collect do you pay it?
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What does it mean when a credit card is charged off?

When a credit card is charged off it means that the company has given up on trying to collect funds on the card and they usually sell the rights to a collection agency and the collection agency will try any means possible to get some money out of you. They usually will send official letters, email, and call your house phone, cell phone and work phone if they have access to this information.


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The phone# is (513) 551-4774. It will give you options to choose to be transferred to either LTD or Allied Data; however, AVON will not tell you which cellection agency has your account. I had to go through both options to figure out which one it was :( I have noticed that most cases on the internet name Allied Data. I hope this helps!


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Where can you find the phone number for a collection agency on your credit report?

Whenever I am helping a client with a collection agency, the first thing I do is try to contact the state agency that licenses collection agencies. I also try searching on Google and that usually works.


When an account balance is written-off what happens to the account balance?

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Should you pay a phone bill that is eight years old and a collections agency is trying to collect?

== == Make sure that you get your most recent credit report. You can go to AnnualCreditReport.com, and pull a three bureau credit report for free. Once you have your report check to see what the Date of Last Activity is on that collection account. This will determine if you have a collection that is older then the statue of limitation.


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What does it mean when a credit card is charged off?

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Who is 866 932 6806?

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