OK, I have OPTED OUT, deleted old addresses(what ones I could) and sent the frst letter certfied mail, no return reciept...to all 3 CRA.....TU feb 14, EX and EQ feb 19.

I have recieved a reply from EX stating this has previously been disputed....and it is still on my report.

EQ sent me a copy of my entire credit report, which shows the medical as verified...and it is still in my report.

Nothing yet from TU.

Should I do anything else at this point??
Thank you

Send the reporting CA's this:

http://whychat.5u.com/ltrcavalhipaa.html

Then send the special follow up dispute to the CRA's that is on the SAME page as the medical DV.

Thanks WhyChat,,,,,,,,will do that Monday morning.

I see that you saw my other post about my information all missing.........any idea why its not there? Does this have anything to do with the hipaa process.....I have no other disputes going on? When I pulled with myfico, information was all there.......still nothing for EQ on CCT or TC.

I am NOT a fan of 3rd party credit reporting/monitoring services. IMO they are all a bad choice especially for credit repair. I always suggest getting the individual reports and checking the results of your disputes ONLY through each CRA individually.

Why Chat
I am sorry, but I am all confused. I planned on doing this weeks ago, but couldn't figure out how and I felt a dumb coming back and asking, so I procrastinated.
Anyway, I really want to do this, but I have no idea where to find the information I need. I just spent 12.00 pulling myfico and there is no information there. No address or account number, not even the name of the collection agency.
Where do I obtain this info??
Also., I know the date of service was 9-03..so the debt is 5 years old........If I write to them, can they start trying to collect?? They do not know my address......at least I dont think they do since they have never called or written to me.
Thanks, Vicki

Ok Whychat, I think I got it. They helped me find all my info over in the credit forum.
Now, do I only send this letter to the collection agency??? anything else??



ABC COLLETIONS

Address:
PO BOX 11111
ANY CITY USA


Re: Acct # XXXXXXX

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is being sent to you in response to your recent fraudulent verification of an unknown medical account on my Experian report.
This is not a refusal to pay, but a notice that your claim is disputed.

Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), I have the right to request validation of the debt you say I owe you. I am requesting proof that I am indeed the party you are asking to pay this debt, and there is some contractual obligation which is binding on me to pay this debt.

Please attach copies of:
Agreement with your client that grants you the authority to collect on this alleged debt, or proof of acquisition by purchase or assignment.
Agreement that bears the signature of the alleged debtor wherein he or she agreed to pay the creditor and as this is a medical account a copy of any HIPAA authorization.
Please also be advised that this letter is not only a formal dispute, but a request that you cease and desist any and all collection activities.
Your receipt of this letter will be considered as having granted consent to the taping of any and all telephone calls to me at my home or business by you or your agents or assigns
I require compliance with the terms and conditions of this letter within 30 days or a complete withdrawal, in writing, of any claim.
In the event of noncompliance, I reserve the right to file charges and/or complaints with appropriate County, State & Federal authorities, the BBB and State Bar associations for violations of the FDCPA, FCRA, and Federal and State statutes on fraudulent extortion and illegal collection activities on any account that is time-barred as well as being subject to the HIPAA and (name of your State) medical privacy rules.
I also hereby reserve my right to take private civil action against you to recover damages.

My Fico is a 3rdparty reporting agency, you need to get your individual reports directly from each CRA, it is FREE.
To order, visit annualcreditreport.com, or call 1-877-322-8228
In your prior posts you say you disputed and opted out etc. what credit reports did you use??
How did you get "verified" letters with copies of your reports if you didn't have the report ID #'s??

I don't understand your post, as you said in THIS post:

I think I used the ones from my fico then...when I sent to the credit reporting agencys.......I have sent nothing to the collection agency yet. That is what I am preparing to do now.
Anyway, I have the information on the collection account now, and the address...and geesh, Im sorry...... I didnt even THINK of looking at the hard copy EQ had sent me........its probbaly on that too!!!.

So is this all I need to do at this point,...send the letter to the collection agency?? Just one?? or do I need to send one for TU, EX and EQ??

If you have the same CA reporting on all 3 reports then you send them this ( 3 letters in one envelope):
http://whychat.5u.com/ltrcavalhipaa.html

This letter is being sent to you in response to your recent fraudulent verification of an unknown medical account on my (name of CRA) reportYou need to have the name of each CRA that they verified on each letter so that you can send the follow up dispute

And then send the 3 CRA's where they are reporting this:( as soon as you have the green card back)
http://whychat.5u.com/ltrcavalhipaa.html#DISPUTE

P.S. I notified the mods to delete the name and address of your CA from your earlier post.

Oh...OK! I didnt know about sending 3 letters, glad I asked! I will print out 2 more.

and sorry........I didnt know I should not post the name and address........I wont do that again.

Thanks for everything!

Why Chat
I recieved the green card back.......just curious how long I need to wait before sending in the letters to the CRA's?? Do I wait 30 days???