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When to Get an Attorney for Collection or Fraudulent Credit Bureau Reports
After ID Theft
Duties of Creditors & Debt Collectors After
Notice of ID Theft. If
you have properly notified a creditor or debt collector in writing
of the identity theft and requested the paperwork related to the
fraudulent debt they are trying to collect (see, Identity
Theft Steps), they must send you the paperwork. After you review the
paperwork and send them a follow-up letter confirming that the
debt is fraudulent, they must correct your records
and stop trying to collect the debt from you.
Collection Abuse After ID Theft. If a debt collector has
ignored your request for copies of the paperwork supporting the
debt, or has refused to remove it from your records, or continues
to contact you for collection, they are breaking the
law.
Credit Bureau Reporting Abuse After ID Theft. Creditors
and debt collectors are required to stop reporting fraudulent
information to the credit reporting companies once you have notified
them of the identity theft. They cannot keep reporting the fraudulent
debt, hire someone else to collect the debt, or sell the debt to
someone else who would try to collect it.
Professional help for credit bureau reporting abuse from ID theft.
If a creditor or debt collector has
ignored your request for copies of the paperwork supporting the
debt, or has refused to remove it from your records, or continues
to contact you for collection, you will probably need an attorney.
These businesses and collectors have shown they are not willing
to follow the law, and there is not much else that you can do as
an individual to make them. However, as licensed California attorneys,
we can help you.
At Shewry & Van Dyke,
LLP, we fight aggressively for California identity
theft victims against creditors and debt collectors who disregard
the law.
We will immediately
take steps to have your credit bureau report corrected and file
suit for money, attorney's fees, and court costs to compensate
you for fraudulent credit reporting. We
provide our clients with many unique benefits, including these:
- Experienced attorneys personally handle your
case
- FREE initial telephone consultation
- We STOP debt collector telephone calls, letters, visits
- We take steps to have your credit records and credit report corrected
- No charge unless we recover
- Recovery from creditors or debt collectors pays money, attorney's
fees & court costs
- We serve ALL California cities & counties
- Highly rated for legal abilities & ethics
- Convenient location. Or, retain
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- We can appear in court in your place for
most proceedings
- We can settle most cases without trial
- Excellent legal work - always courteous
- Call us TOLL-FREE within California at (888)
910-3328
To contact us now, please see the information below.
We can help you.
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If you need help or believe you may have been the victim of illegal
debt collection or fraudulent credit reporting after
identity theft, please
call us, Shewry
& Van Dyke, LLP, for fast, toll-free advice and
a no-charge consultation at:
(888) 910-3328 (toll-free in California)
E-mail:
We can be reached by telephone Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. We are glad to provide you with
a telephone consultation at no charge. But please
remember that for us to become your attorneys,
we must first have a written attorney-client
agreement signed by both of us. We look forward
to helping you.
