CAMCO scam???

[dorodoro]

What is the name of your state?nevada
my husband has been receiving calls and finally a letter from Capital Acusitions and Management Company stating that he had a bank account 10years ago and he owed $300.00. (???). after a few harassing phonecalls from CAMCO and after trying to explain to those people that we do not remember of owing anything like that or even having that particular bank acc., we finally got a letter stating that we now owe $723.00 (in less than 2 months it doubled!) and we may request a proof of debt within 30days. if we do not respond, they will assume that this debt is valid!
should we respond? i am afraid that if we do and start dealing with these people, it is like letting them know that there was in fact a debt. Our credit report has been and is pretty good (i have just checked it to see if anything creeped up on it) and we never had a collection like that.
i have also found a few other distressed people on the internet dealing with the same CAMCO scams.
what`s the best course of action?

 

[Ladynred]

The ONLY thing you need to send the slime at SCAMCO is a total cease and desist letter telling them the debt is time-barred and they should go take a flying leap at a rolling donut !!!

Heres a link go the letter to use - send it certified, rrr:

http://community-2.webtv.net/YCHANGE/STORAGE/page13.html

The state statute you need is on that same site.

Next you need to file a complaint with the FTC and include ALL of SCAMCO's tactics and words in your complaint. The FTC recently slapped these scumbags for their illegal tactics and they need to know that SCAMCO has not stopped.

Then, file a complaint with the NV Atty General AND the IL AG where these scam artists operate from.

Do NOT talk to them, do NOT send them any money, just send the C&D letter.