What is the name of your state? California
I have received a collections letter from UMA of San Francisco.
This concerns a mailhouse that thinks I asked them to mail a 1000 mail peices a week, when in reality I paid in advance , cash for only 1000 to be sent out. They mailed 1000 a week for 2 1/2 weeks before I got wind of it and stopped it.I thought I had made myself clear about only 1000, even by paying in advance for the 1000 mailers pretty much says it all. But they want to be paid anyway. The guy I spoke with even admitted that the fellow I arranged the deal with ( verbally, no contract) went on vacation right after and handed it down to someone else and there must have been some miscommunication. Obviously. But the accounting office wants their money.
From my understanding, once a collections letter is received , I have 30 days to dispute this claim. If so, it is returned to the original company and no further action from the collection service. The mailhouse then has the option to start over with another collections service or try to sue me in civil court or probably small claims, it is for $1500.
Is this a correct way of dealing with the collection letter? And if so, what must I be sure to include in my letter to the collection service?
Thanks
I have received a collections letter from UMA of San Francisco.
This concerns a mailhouse that thinks I asked them to mail a 1000 mail peices a week, when in reality I paid in advance , cash for only 1000 to be sent out. They mailed 1000 a week for 2 1/2 weeks before I got wind of it and stopped it.I thought I had made myself clear about only 1000, even by paying in advance for the 1000 mailers pretty much says it all. But they want to be paid anyway. The guy I spoke with even admitted that the fellow I arranged the deal with ( verbally, no contract) went on vacation right after and handed it down to someone else and there must have been some miscommunication. Obviously. But the accounting office wants their money.
From my understanding, once a collections letter is received , I have 30 days to dispute this claim. If so, it is returned to the original company and no further action from the collection service. The mailhouse then has the option to start over with another collections service or try to sue me in civil court or probably small claims, it is for $1500.
Is this a correct way of dealing with the collection letter? And if so, what must I be sure to include in my letter to the collection service?
Thanks
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