Consumer Reporter Lets Collection Agency Wolpoff & Abramson Get Away With It
When Pete Landini got a shocking demand letter from the Wolpoff & Abramson collection law firm he asked question. The letter from the debt collection agency said he owed 8 grand to Verizon that he knew nothing about.
Pete was able to determine on his own from one call to Verizon the demand letter was false. However, instead of seeking to enforce his rights under the FDCPA, he called a TV station.
"12 On Your Side" got the tortfeasing debt collectors to claim the account was no longer in their office. But Wolpoff & Abramson suffered no civil, criminal or financial penalty. There was not even the slightest speed-bump of social sanction that would inhibit their fraudulent actions against the next member of Pete Landini's community or channel 12's viewing audience.
When consumer reporters start coordinating with state attorney generals and public interest law firms those phone calls they make to inquire about debt collection racketeering will start to do some actual good.
Pete was able to determine on his own from one call to Verizon the demand letter was false. However, instead of seeking to enforce his rights under the FDCPA, he called a TV station.
"12 On Your Side" got the tortfeasing debt collectors to claim the account was no longer in their office. But Wolpoff & Abramson suffered no civil, criminal or financial penalty. There was not even the slightest speed-bump of social sanction that would inhibit their fraudulent actions against the next member of Pete Landini's community or channel 12's viewing audience.
When consumer reporters start coordinating with state attorney generals and public interest law firms those phone calls they make to inquire about debt collection racketeering will start to do some actual good.
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