Killed By Debt Collector
“You’re a piece of s—. That’s why you turned your phone off. Mother f—–. But that’s OK. ”
“You haven’t heard the last of me. But if it takes me a year or takes me two, believe me, I will find you. You better move. But if you move, you better move to California, ’cause I do travel. And I like traveling. Goodbye.”
“When I see you. I’m gonna f— you up. I want my money, and I want it now. I hate people who lie to me and abuse my company. … If you bring my money back, you don’t have to worry about me, just disregard my message.”
These are just some of the messages left by debt collectors, says Billy Howard, an attorney who runs the Consumer Protection Division for Morgan & Morgan.
Debt collection agencies are regulated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, who reported that complaints against debt collection agencies has risen 20% from last year totaling 45,000.
Now, a woman in Tampa, FL is suing Green Tree Servicing, a mortgage company for causing the wrongful death of her husband. Her husband, who had a heart condition, had two heart-attacks since 2002. She believes that getting up to 10 calls a day contributed to his eventual death.
“He would begin to sweat; he would also get very red in the face and complain about chest pains,” McLeod said. “We were worried he was gonna have a heart attack right there on the phone.”
Here are some examples of messages left on the Mcleod’s answering machine from Green Tree Servicing:
“Stanley McLeod, you need to call Green Tree and get your act together and make your payments on your mortgage and quit playing these games”
“Why don’t you have that helicopter pick you up and bring that payment to the office?”
I hope she wins her suit against the blood-sucking bas*****. I understand that debt collection provides an important service for business’s, but at least have some decency. You can read the full story here »
Who is this guy? Aaron Mathis is a sales-rep by day and a web-designer by night. He currently resides in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs, Colorado.