Washington Collectors Tri Cities Inc CFPB Complaints

2000 Latest Complaints

Date Received	Timely Response	Product	Issue	State / Zip	Submitted Via
03/17/2020	Yes	Debt collection Other debt	Written notification about debt Didn't receive enough information to verify debt	WA 99352	Web
RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM WA COLLECTORS VIA MAIL XXXX, STATING I OWE XXXX PER OVERDUE BILL CITY OF XXXX. I tried to call WA COLLECTORS but they would not give me any information unless I gave them my date of birth. I would not do so. I offered to give the the code number from the top of the letter I received but they demanded my DOB and would not respond further without this. I called next to the CITY OF XXXX. They told me that several bills had been sent in the name of XXXX XXXX to an address listed as XXXX XXXX, XXXX WA. I explained I was not XXXX XXXX and that I could not have received the notice that was sent to a place that I do not live at and have never lived at. Also, why are they sending me to a collection business when my name is not even on the bill. They would not respond to my questions and abruptly stated that " this was out of their hands now that it had been sent to collections and I would need to talk to the Collection agency. This is the 2nd time I have encountered a collection notice from this agency that is incorrect and due to this agency not correctly verifying information on the debt before sending me a notice that I owed money. The first time they did so the AG office in WA state contacted them and investigated, resulting in this agency responding that it was in error.
01/13/2020	Yes	Debt collection Auto debt	Took or threatened to take negative or legal action Threatened to sue you for very old debt	TX 77053	Web
Company continues to make calls to my cell phone more than two three times a day. When you communicate with this agency they do not give the mini Miranda 's at all they proposed to be illegal office of attorneys and then they go to a realm of using profanity and threats of violence with continuous back-to-back phone calls I what they going to do. On a fourth interaction they have another representative call you from a different number proposing to squash all threats of violence in commence on apologetic sitting. The threats of violence. So immense there a police report had to be XXXX in order to protect the safety. The police officer also witness the agents threatening and cursing XXXX and failing to disclose what company they represent where they are located for a cease and desist and providing all adequate information. The phone calls continued even after filing XXXX threat with the XXXX Police department and the agents said that they don't care and not to mention they continue to curse and I have voice recorded messages of what they're intimidation consist of in general.
05/27/2023	Yes	Debt collection Other debt	Attempts to collect debt not owed Debt was paid	WA 98409	Web
My late husband 's car was impounded by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. They sent us the bill and we sent them the check with full amount of XXXX. One year later XXXX we got another letter from Washington Collectors Tri-Cities. We called them and told them we already paid and we did not owe any money. They asked us to send them the copy of the check and the dispute letter. So we faxed them. We thought the case was settled. But XXXX the collection company sent us a collection letter again. So I called them and they said contacted XXXX XXXX and they said it was not the full amount. And now the original amount is XXXX. We never received the letter that the amount was XXXX. It was XXXX. They must have added the interest. So I explained the situation to a person in charge. She said she will bring up the case in the meeting next morning. We assumed that it was settled. My husband had a XXXX XXXX XXXX and we were under a lot of stress. And I did not responded when they sent us another collection letter we got XXXX he passed away XX/XX/XXXX.
10/04/2019	Yes	Debt collection Other debt	Attempts to collect debt not owed Debt was paid	WA 99403	Web
Court related debt stemming from XXXX. Agency took on collection for county court. All debts paid to courts in XXXX XXXX County and XXXX county WA. Settled with Washington Collectors in XXXX also for all remaining fines. {$3500.00}. Collectors did not report as paid, continued to accrue interest and held my license. Were subsequently paid again to release license. Contacted them about these matters and they told me they were never paid. Still saying I owed them over {$7300.00}. Contacted courts which said was reported partially paid. Was not given resolution and hung up on.
09/15/2021	Yes	Debt collection I do not know	False statements or representation Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt	NV XXXXX	Web

09/26/2018	No	Debt collection Other debt	Written notification about debt Didn't receive notice of right to dispute	WA 99354	Referral

02/23/2016	Yes	Debt collection Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)	Disclosure verification of debt Right to dispute notice not received	WA 99302	Web