Collection actions on a bill already paid

ComplaintsCollection AgenciesJon Barry and Associates

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D. White
Country: United States
NHRMC sent a bill to this collection agency even though payment arrangements had been made and I was paying on the bill. Jon Barry and Associates is located in Concord NC. I have tried for months to remedy the situation and explained that this debt has been paid. They are now ignoring me, despite sending correspondence via certified mail with return receipt. I have sent them proof of payment multiple times, and that the account has been paid in full since 8-07.  Yet it is still being reported on my credit as unpaid. Who do I contact next to complain about this other than the Better Business Bureau?

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    Sandy
    Contact a lawyer. They can make one call and have it stopped. That is what I had to do in the past.
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    Nancy
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    Call your Secretary of State, collection agencies have to be licensed.  You can file a coplaint against them.
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      Erin replies to Nancy
      They are lisenced. I am having a similar issue with them.
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    tj
    Who is NHRMC?  Did you pay NHRMC directly based on a payment agreement?

    Who is reporting it on your credit reports as unpaid?  NHRMC, or Jon Barry and Associates?

    Have you sent a dispute of the erroneous unpaid account to the credit reporting agency?  Has Jon Barry and Associates "verified" the erroneous entry to the credit reporting agency?  

    Have you been turned down for credit, or had an increase in interest rate on a credit card, due to this error in credit reporting?
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    Michele Perry
    I started receiving calls Saturday September 13, 2008 about a bill I already paid. It's very annoying starting at 8:30 in the morning (even on Sunday) and every 2 hour thereafter. I sent the payment in on time on 9/4/2008 in the envelope provided with the statement. The check #1124 for the amount of $29.95 which included a late charge. It has not been returned to me. Please have a live person call to clear up this matter. I am sick of the recorded message!

    Thank you,
    Michele Perry
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    Ann
    Jon D Barry and Assoc. called me asking me to verify my DOB claiming that they have been sending me a bill directly to my address and I should know exactly what bill they are referring.  He insisted I verify DOB and tried to present it in a different way.  When I insisted that I would not verify DOB due to identity theft, etc.  He said, "the debt is due in full now, good day" and then hung up the phone.
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    tj
    Many debt collectors are habitual liars.  It's an occupational disease.

    Debt collectors try to locate and get payment from debtors when normal bills don't result in payments.  If the original contact information isn't resulting in payment, they try to locate the person who allegedly owes the debt.  They may call anyone with a similar name in that region, with no idea whether anyone they contact is the right person.  Under FDCPA, they are not supposed to disclose a debt to others they contact, yet if they reach the debtor, they want to pressure for payment.  

    Asking for DOB confirms they are not sure you are even the correct person, but that doesn't stop some from still treating you like some deadbeat.  If you do have outstanding debt you might want to check into settling it.  In any case, watch out or they might put someone else's bad debt on your credit reports, even though you have no connection with it.
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    christopher bennett
    i paid my bill over phone on friday october 31, 2008 . the lady i spoke with told me i would recieve a recipt , never seen it . i will be speaking to you  tomorrow to see why, now another debt collector is trying to get the same bill.
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    mark
    Most likely, you can SUE them. If you can document that a debt is paid and they continue to compromise your credit by refusing to remove the debt from your credit, they are violating the law. This is the law in NC. I'm assuming other states have similar laws, and the Federal debt law may also have the same provision. It's easy to sue. Just go to small claims court in the county in which you reside and talk to a clerk. they'll advise you how to do it. Save all letters and record any phone calls (if legal in yor state) to show the judge that you notified them of this. Alternatively, you can show the credit bureau that you have proof of payment of the debt and they will remove it.
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    like-it-or-not
    i had minimal with them. but the few times i did he was bit rude. they are supposed to be license and have a permit number issued by the commissioner of insurance. i think they process claims. atleast one department does. i dont think anybody there has any background in accounting. determining debtors and creditors can be confusing. i think jon barry and associates are indebted to some of these businesses that they purchased claims.
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    Broke R.
    I called when my first collection letter arrived. A soon to be rude and explosive, male jerk answered my call; early in the morning no less.
    I offered to make payments as I had been to the original entity. He ask for my a contact number and I gave him my cell phone number. He wanted a land line # and I said "There is none."
    "Where do you live?" he asked.
    I gave the info and he wanted the phone number there. I told him that it's my dad's house and my dad has nothing to do with the debt I owe. I refused to give him my dad's number. This is an attempt to
    I ask him to help me work out a payment plan and he REFUSED unless I give up my dad's phone number.
    That's EXTORTION.
    I can wait to talk to a judge.
    BRING IT ON!!!!!!

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