Posted also in small business group.....has anyone had any experience with debt collection/recovery

[clarice]

agencies? I got a call from one who said that a certain company owed my business a large sum of money,
and that they could collect the money for a 10% fee. Now, quite obviously, I am very skeptical... but the
person who contacted me, provided me with license numbers and such. I did my due diligence on the internet and came up with one complaint. I forwarded this to them, and was answered with an email explanation. The company that was mentioned WAS a client of mine several years ago, but to my knowledge, I am not owed anything. I know that I need to run this through and attorney, but I was curious to see if anyone had a similar experience.

Thanks

[elleng]

1. Clarify, please.

'The company that was mentioned' initially, was this in the agency's call to you, or the 'one complaint?'

I don't have any such experience, but curious and I am an attorney, and inclined to be cautious about such.

[clarice]

2. do you mind if we take this private? how do I do that? lol

[elleng]

3. Fine.

You should see a 'letter' beside my name, to this post. Click, and there you are.

[mysuzuki2]

4. How on earth would someone outside your business

have better knowledge about money you are owed than you? This smells scam to me!

[clarice]

5. I think that you are right. I'm running it past my CPA. thanks. nt

[Phentex]

9. That's what I asked you in the business forum...

it's very odd indeed.

[myrna minx]

6. I would look at your accounts receivable and P&L. You

would know better than any random cold caller about your own books - or I would hope so. Sounds extra scammy to me.

[easychoice]

7. It's a "fee forward fraud" Think African scammer/419

n/t

[clarice]

8. That's what I think too...however

according to the agreement that the guy sent to me,
I have to pay them 10% of the total, only AFTER I receive the money.
Naturally, I would never give them any of my personal banking info.
And they haven't asked for it. BTW, this is an actual American company, I looked them up.

[easychoice]

10. I'm sticking with my first answer...

Any reputable accountant would just send you funds to satisfy the debt.So,to me,this stinks on ice
Good luck.

[clarice]

13. Thanks

[mfcorey1]

11. I got that same kind of letter indicating that there

Was money owed to my mother's estate and that they could collect if for a fee. The weird thing is that they had information and addresses for all of us (heirs).
I did not trust them

[suninvited]

12. sounds like the debt collector has access to some sort of public records.

maybe a bankruptcy filing that has you listed? See what you can find out about the debtors current position. It might be money you can collect on your own.