3.2.09
Hi there,
I recently received a summons, as of 2.19.09. While it states clearly that I have 30 days to respond. Believe me I will be there. The first summons was brought to the front door, accepted by my sister by mistake, on 2.19.09 the 2nd summons was sent to my house via the U.S. Mail, 4 days later. Someone is in a hurry. When I goggled the collection group as well as attorney. They are both scam artists. So you're kind letter of validation is exactly what I needed to know. They have not listed in the summons what the account # is they're trying to sue me for. Only that it is from Bank of America. I did have a credit card with Bank Of America that I defaulted on through job layoff 4 yrs. ago. So do I leave that area blank? (account #) and still compose the same letter? Also my plan is to give a notarized copy to the San Francisco Superior court so that they can post-it. And to send this collection agency a notarized copy sent returned receipt requested and signed. And on copy for my files. Am I going about this correctly? Because when someone sets out to mess with my head, I will fight back. Thanks to people like you. Your help and words take the life stress right out of it. Thank you again. Glad I found you. if you would kindly send back an answer to my question I will certainly get moving on that validation letter.
Kind regards.
"dennisbperez@hotmail.com"
Dperez, I would answer the summons and in then get out a debt validation asap. That will give them 30 days to validate,which will be plent of time before any court date would be set up. If they do not even have the account number then they probaly do not even have the legal right to collect this debt. Make sure you send it certified mail so whe and if it does go to court you can show they did not validate or did not validate correctly. I am not sure what exactly you put in the account number spot. Others here will know. I just know you need to get out that validation. It could win the whole case,
Also what state are you from and have you checked the SOL (statute of limitations)? Some states are as little as 3 years for anyone to legally collect on the debt. This would also be a sure fire to win. Get back to us and let us know.
First, you should visit the court from where you have received the summon and file a response to it, else the creditor can bring a default judgment and garnish either your bank account or your wage to recover the debt. Now, you can either ask for debt validation after filing a response to the summon or may ask for validation of the debt on the court date. If they cannot validate the debt, they cannot bring judgment against you.
Whether the summon is legitimate or not can be checked by visiting the court from where you have received the summon. You can inquire it with the clerk's office in the court itself when you visit there to file a response. However, you should file a response to the summon first and then check the validity of the summon. This is because if the summon is legitimate and you do not file an answer to it within 30 days as mentioned on the summon, the creditor can bring a default judgment against you.
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