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  • Report:  #159563

Complaint Review: FIRST CREDIT OF AMERICA ALYON TECHNOLOGY JOHN PUCKETT - Chicago Illinois

Reported By:
- Waxhaw, North Carolina,
Submitted:
Updated:

FIRST CREDIT OF AMERICA ALYON TECHNOLOGY JOHN PUCKETT
300 N. Elizabeth Chicago, 60607 Illinois, U.S.A.
Phone:
866-505-2632
Web:
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On 10/4/05 I received a voicemail message to return a call regarding an outstanding debt collection. I spoke to a person named John Puckett who told me their client, Alyon Technology (a billing tracking service), had sent a collection notice to them about me. He said I owed $122.25 for a "Bill Me Later" charge for visiting an adult website dated 4/8/2003. He said they have been trying to track me down since 5/28/2004 and he wanted me to makes arrangements to settle for $75.00 by giving him a credit card over the phone. I denied ever visiting an adult website of this nature but he continued to want to settle before "an embarrassing report was on my credit report".

I continued to deny any wrongdoing and do not owe this company any money. He proceeded to tell me that if I did not settle this matter that they have offices in India and somewhere else and I will continue to receive these phone calls day and night. He then said I could make this all go away for the settlement of $75.00. He said I would have 24 hours to get back him otherwise he would be sending the issue "upstairs" and it would be submitted to the credit bureaus.

I felt like this was a scam and I began to ask him questions regarding the company and wanted to speak to his supervisor which he told me he does not have a supervisor and he reports to all three credit bureaus. I told him that was crazy and he proceed to explain something I could not understand and then we disconnected. After visiting the website www.rip-offreport.com, I found that this bogus company has been trying to extort and blackmail other people all over the country. I am concerned that they could try and put a bogus inquiry on my credit report and have made arrangements with all three credit bureaus to have potential fraud status placed on my social security number. I have filed a formal complaints with the Federal Trade Commission, Illinois and North Carolina Attorney General offices. In addition, I will be sending First Credit of America, via certified mail with a required signature, a Cease and Desist Letter.

Rob

Charlotte, North Carolina
U.S.A.


5 Updates & Rebuttals

Upset23

Tel Aviv,
Other,
Israel
Inaccurate information

#2UPDATE EX-employee responds

Sun, December 23, 2007

To whom it may concern, You seem to happily update the company profile on line. Even this year. However you falsey accuse the people below. Bottom line your information is incorrect. If you would have known this, you would know that none of the below have worked for the company since late 2004 early 2005. Name: Claudia Salgado Title: Customer Relationship Mgr./New Accounts Entry Name: Don Barnes Title: In House Training/Collections Manager Name: Correy Boyd Title: collection specialist Name: Barbie Flores Title: Client and RPS Support Mgr. Name: Christos Giannakakis Title: Director of Collections/Branch Support Name: Chantelle Russak Title: Israel Branch Manager Name: Latrina Weaver Title: Reverification/NSF Department I feel that if a person is falsely accused it should be rectified, don't you. Unsatisfied Ex- Employee


J.j

Chicago,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
anonomys

#3Consumer Comment

Fri, May 04, 2007

If your information was done correctly you would know that at present these people listed below no longer work for the company: Name: Claudia Salgado Title: Customer Relationship Mgr./New Accounts Entry E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-8248 Ext: Direct Phone: 312-604-3736 Fax: 312-896-9198 Name: Don Barnes Title: In House Training/Collections Manager E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3731 Direct Phone: 312-604-3731 Name: Correy Boyd Title: collection specialist E Mail: [email protected] Name: Barbie Flores Title: Client and RPS Support Mgr. E Mail: [email protected] Phone: Ext: 3709 Direct Phone: 312-604-3709 Name: Christos Giannakakis Title: Director of Collections/Branch Support E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3749 Direct Phone: 312-604-3749 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Chantelle Russak Title: Israel Branch Manager E Mail: [email protected] Name: Latrina Weaver Title: Reverification/NSF Department E Mail: [email protected] I thought you should be updated.


David

Wichita Falls,
Texas,
U.S.A.
Response to 1st Credit of America

#4Consumer Suggestion

Tue, February 06, 2007

I, too, had a run-in with said company. They started calling Jan. 2006 "collecting" for Charge Me Later, a company that I had never heard of. I tried to explain that this was not my debt, but the calls continued. In May, 2006; I went to the local police department and filed a financial crime report and faxed it to the company. The calls still came. Then i faxed the same information again in late Oct., 2006. The calls have stopped. I recomend that anyone dealing with this fraudulent company: keep on calling back, send certified mail, do whatever it takes. This company will eventually get the idea that they are wrong, no matter how aggrevating it is to the normal and reasonable person. GOOD LUCK!!!


Jack

Skokie,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
Cut and Paste

#5UPDATE EX-employee responds

Wed, March 01, 2006

Dear Sir, cut and pasting the corp roster of the company is not the right way to respond!! All you would need to do do sir is writte a dispute letter sir.There are very good people on that list that have nothing to do with your account sir


Robert

Waxhaw,
North Carolina,
U.S.A.
UPDATE: FIRST CREDIT OF AMERICA aka 1ST CREDIT OF AMERICA

#6Author of original report

Fri, October 07, 2005

I did a little investigation and found the following information for this company but I do not know how accurate this information is: Name: Ariel Weisberg Title: In House Legal E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 312-663-0004 Ext: Name: Elie Mellul Title: Senior OPS/Complaints E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-4354 Ext: 3705 Direct Phone: 312-604-3705 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Claudia Salgado Title: Customer Relationship Mgr./New Accounts Entry E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-8248 Ext: Direct Phone: 312-604-3736 Fax: 312-896-9198 Name: Raj Agarwal Title: India Branch Manager E Mail: [email protected] Name: Don Barnes Title: In House Training/Collections Manager E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3731 Direct Phone: 312-604-3731 Name: Correy Boyd Title: collection specialist E Mail: [email protected] Name: Barbie Flores Title: Client and RPS Support Mgr. E Mail: [email protected] Phone: Ext: 3709 Direct Phone: 312-604-3709 Name: Asia Gesing Title: Accounting E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3708 Direct Phone: 312-604-3708 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Christos Giannakakis Title: Director of Collections/Branch Support E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3749 Direct Phone: 312-604-3749 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Laurie Helfer Title: Payment Processing Department E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3712 Direct Phone: 312-604-3712 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Al Mellul Title: Marketing and Recruiting Mgr. E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3707 Direct Phone: 312-604-3707 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Jack Mellul Title: Israel Branch Manager E Mail: [email protected] Phone: 866-505-2632 Ext: 3713 Direct Phone: 312-604-3713 Fax: 312-604-3702 Name: Chantelle Russak Title: Israel Branch Manager E Mail: [email protected] Name: Latrina Weaver Title: Reverification/NSF Department E Mail: [email protected]

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