I recently checked my credit report because of the fact that someone tried to use my name before and so I made it a must to regularly check my credit for fraudulent activities and I noticed that I had a new collection filed which was by AFNI, Inc. Now, I don't know who the heck these people are but they claim that I have a bill for Verizon for a little over $162.00. I know that this bill is fraudulent becasue I've had phone service with my cable company for as far back as 2000! Before that I lived with my sister-in-law for about 6 months at her place where she had her own phone service and before that and right before getting married I lived with my mom who also had her own phone service. So when was all of this to have taken place? The thing is most of the people on her received a letter, AFNI didn't even send one to me, they just put the bill on credit. I'm writing to the State of New Jersey Attorney General's office, the FTC, the BBB and to the credit bureaus requesting an investigation as well as requesting them to remove the account. What's even more crazy is that I have a fraud alert on my report that's supposed to prevent any new accounts from being opened in my name without my notice and is supposed to also prevent any new collections from being filed without first contacting me to verify the account. None of these steps were taken and I was not informed by mail or by any other form as they are supposed to do legally. I suggest that people also make it a habit to regularly check your credit reports for fraudulent activities and don't let people like AFNI get away with commit such unethical acts.

As of 11/04/2008 I received a collections notice for a phone number from the 812 area code in my maiden name. I have been married for 4 yrs and living in Indianapolis for over 5yrs. Is a company going to truly wait that long to start collections? I think not!

I recieved a bill from Afni collections saying that I owe $82.53 for a verizon bill. They listed the phone number from that account. Umm.. that phone number isnt from verizon. That was my old alltel number from when I lived in a different state. I have no outstanding bills for verizon or alltel. This is a scam! If you get a letter from this company saying you owe them money, do not pay them and do not give them any information!

Not long ago, I received a collection notice from Afni regarding a 10-year-old cell phone bill (BellSouth Mobility) that had been paid and resolved years ago. When I called to clear up the apparent misunderstanding, I was met with a rude, belligerent agent who kept yelling me, saying, "Why don't you want to pay a bill? Surely you would want to pay your bill, don't you?" I told him that I was contacting my attorney and hung up. I've not received any notices from them since.

WHAT THE SINCE IN YOU FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT AFNI. AFNI DOES NOT READ THIS NOR DOES ANYONE YOU CAN CHANGE IT. IT MAKES YOU PEOPLE LOOK LIKE YOU DO KNOW WHERE THE BILLS CAME FROM BUT YOU DONT WANT TO ADMITT IT. IF YOU FILE IDENTITY THEFT SINCE ""SUPPOSELY" YOU DIDNT RUN UP THE BILL, THEN IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF, YOU WILL NOT BE AT FAULT.

READING THE REQUEST/COMPLAINTS ON LINE. NO ONE AS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT FILING IDENTITY THEFT. THAT IS THING THAT AFNI ASK YOU. WE DETERMINE THAT IF YOU DONT WANT TO FILE IDENTITY THEFT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT U DONT WANT THEM TO DIG UP. I WORK IN AN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT VARIES COMPANIES. ITS A SMALL COMPANY BUT WE ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN FINDING PEOPLE AND THERE ACCOUNTS. WHEN YOU FILE IDENTITY THEFT DEPENDING ON THE CASE AND IMPORTANTS IT GETS SENT TO US AND WE AND FIND OUT WHO OPENED AN ACCOUNT, WHEN AND WHERE AND IF IT WAS A WHILE AGO OR BACK IN1989 OR LATER MIGHT ACTUAL BE ABLE TO GET A PICTURE. BUT WHEN YOU WRITE COMPLAINTS AND SAY THAT U DIDNT DO IT. THE FIRST THING THAT THESE COMPANIES WILL LOOK AT """UMMM""" HAS THE PEOPLE MADE ANY ATTEMPT FOR FILE REPORTS ACTUAL LEGAL REPORT THAT REQUIRE INVESTION ABOUT THE ISSUE. JUST SOUNDS REALLY GUILTY TOO ME!!!