[pressman0523]

One of the last baddies that I'm trying to get off my EQ report. Here's what a simple Google search comes up with on them:

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NOW COME the parties in the above-captioned matter, the Division, A & S Collection, and Ronald L. Saldi, Jr., stipulate and agree as follows:

1. Ronald L. Saldi, Jr. shall cease any and all participation in the business activities of A & S Collection, whether as an officer, director, shareholder, employee, independent contractor, or in any other capacity.
2. A & S Collection shall not employ Ronald L. Saldi, Jr. or permit Ronald L. Saldi Jr. to act as an agent of, or operate on behalf of A & S Collection in any capacity.

BY ORDER AND DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKS:

Dated at Boston, Massachusetts, this 8th day of January, 2009.

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Arizona Department of Financial
Institutions
Summary of Actions Report
Home Office Licenses Revoked
06/24/2009 0904669
A & S Collection Associates, Inc.
2847 Vt Rt 14
Williamstown, VT 05679

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Canadian telemarketer agrees to fine, discontinue U.S. calls
BY DREW SMITH
William Sorrell (D)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) -- Canadian telemarketer Wolfgang Loss-Wells has agreed to a lifetime ban on telemarketing in the United States and to pay $20,000 in penalties.

The Montreal, Quebec-based man agreed to the settlement with Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell after it was found that his company -- Callcom -- made fraudulent officers of assistance to consumers in obtaining government loans.

The investigation was a result of a case filed in 2006 against Williamstown-based A&S Collection Associates, Inc. Sorrell claimed the company was printing demand drafts on behalf of Callcom without
written authorization from consumers, a violation of Vermont law.

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The owner of A&S Collections was arrested in Williamstown, Vermont in March 2008 for cocaine, marijuana and gun charges. Arizona court case #09F-BD005-BNK revoked their collection agency license. So you see these are just all around good people.

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ID: 50519
Business Name:
A&S Collection Associates, Inc.
A & S Collection Associates, Inc.

Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB Rating of F on a scale from A+ to F. Reasons for this F rating include:

* 38 complaints filed against business
* Failure to respond to 16 complaints filed against business

Seriously...how do these people stay in business??? Unbelievable.

[vintagespeed]

pressman0523, on Mar 4 2010, 05:16 PM, said:

..Seriously...how do these people stay in business??? Unbelievable.

unfortunately, too many consumers ignore them rather than taking them on to protect their rights. with people like this, threatening letters dont work, complaints dont work, the only thing they understand is filing charges against them.

so, if they're violating you, you send them ONE and only ONE DV/CD offering them a chance to provide validation. when they fail to respond, you file suit and collect your compensation.

no chancies.