Anonymous Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 I just got a letter from a debt recovery, the said it is from a sprint account that was charged off back in March of 1996. This account is not on my credit now and they are telling me they will report it if I dont pay it. My question is can they report something that was charged off 7 years ago because they just purchased the account from sprint?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemnster Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 <blockquote>Originally posted by nybyrneI just got a letter from a debt recovery, the said it is from a sprint account that was charged off back in March of 1996. This account is not on my credit now and they are telling me they will report it if I dont pay it. My question is can they report something that was charged off 7 years ago because they just purchased the account from sprint?Thanks </blockquote>Legally, no. Doesn't mean they won't try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpenu Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 They have commited a violation. They are threatening to take action that they are legally prohibited from taking. Send a validation letter with a C&D and tell them they are violating the law by threatening to report. That should be all there is to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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