Sprint attempting to collect

[chfriend]

Hi, I filed Ch 7 back in March and was discharged in late June. Throughout this time I continued receiving bills from Sprint for an account listed on the BK. I called them when I received bills in March and April and then the bills stopped, so I told the lawyer but didn't get him involved because after I told him, the bills stopped coming. Each time I told them I had no intention of keeping the account and the account number listed on the current collections notice is the same as the account number on the creditor matrix.

Anyway, last week I got a bill for almost $170 and again called. This time the person did what they were supposed to and today I get a collections letter for the $170 because it was accrued after the bankruptcy filing. My understanding is once an account is discharged, it cannot be collected on.

When AT&T Mobile received notice they wiped the prior debt (which was zero because I was planning on keeping the AT&T account) and assigned me a new account number. Everything on the Sprint balance is on the same account number.

HELP! I'm going to fax the letter to my lawyer but he's not back until Monday and want to get an idea of what is going to happen with this.

[MomIcantFindmy]

I am confused. Is the letter an attempt to collect a discharged debt or a debt that occurred after your filing? If they are attempting to collect on a discharged debt that is serious and they can end up paying lawyers and court fees as well as possibly being sanctioned. If you are unsure of if this debt is pre-BK or not you can ask for verification of the debt. However, I would only do this if you suspect it is a current debt. Good luck and keep us posted.

[chfriend]

I actually managed to take care of it, they wiped the charges out since the guy noticed that the account was suspended in January, two months prior to my filing and then in late April (a month and a half after the filing) someone went and placed it back into current status and that started the charges accruing again. The bill I received was for an account that had been pending cancellation that someone for whatever reason reactivated after I told them to cancel it.

Sprint's billing system sucks.

[AngelinaCat]

So, are you saying you got the matter resolved? I hope so. Good luck.

[Cali]

I hope it is taken care of for good. They can't try to collect on something that was IIBK and discharged.

[JRScott]

I hope you took care of it. Hopefully its smooth going .