Q: i am faced with two problems.A bill collection from 95 has frozen my bank account. I never lived at given address.
Yesterday i discovered there was a freeze/hold on my bank account. When i called my bank they gave a number to call. It was the number of a constable in NJ. i have lived in AZ 16 years. The constable gave me the number to the credit collection agency. When i called they informed me it was an old Verizon account that extended back to 95 but was reopened in march of 2008. The address to which this was tied to was never mine. This extends so far back i have no idea how to provide proof of residency. They ask me to provide 3 things. Affidavit of fraud, Police report due to the possible identity theft and proof of residency from '95-08. How so i provide proof of residency? and its been longer than 7 years is it legal for them to do this?
A:
A consumer protection of debt collection lawyer should be able to assist. You should try to determine if the debt is even still valid. The collection agency is required to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act.
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