Review and analysis of over 90 complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd.
Harris & Harris, Ltd. consumers have reported over 90 official complaints related to Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed. Out of the 90 consumer complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd., 11% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how Harris & Harris, Ltd. responded to their complaint) and 99% were processed in a timely manner. 0% of consumer complaints against Harris & Harris, Ltd. resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 0% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine February 14, 2017 - I have been plagued with repeated calls from a debt collection company called Harris and Harris for close to a year. They call both of my land lines, often more than once a day, usually both line and a few times every week. Sometimes they ask for my son, who does not live here and is not connected to my address or phone numbers other than by last name. I have returned their calls and spoken with someone telling them that he does not live here and they need to find him on their own. If I see him I will give him the information but to stop calling me. To date, nothing has worked, I was called t... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid November 27, 2016 - Dear CFPB Good day. City of - fire department send me a bill for emergency ambulance service on the date of - which i paid on -/-/- .After almost about a year later on - - - a - based collection company named Harris and Harris send me Delinquency notification ( - - ) for the above mentioned debt.I spoke with them ( - - - ID - ) that I paid in full almost a year ago and fax them the bank statement ( to - ) - But despite all this Harris and Harris send my account information to - due to unpaid balance which drop my credit score tremendously.Then... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 12, 2016 - I am frequently called by Harris and Harris at my home landline. They leave a vague message of attempting to collect a debt [ no name of who they are attempting to contact ] with instructions to call a number that is a long distance number. Even if I answer the call direct when I am home it is the same recording to call the number back. This has gone on all of 2016 and almost every day of a given week. I initially called the - number to ask to be removed from the system robo-call or whatever it is. The line leaves you on hold incessantly and runs up time and I hang up. I have no debt or owe... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 10, 2016 - I continually get robo calls with the message " Hello, this is Harris and Harris limited. We are debt collectors. Please call us at - - - our office is open Monday through Thursday from - To - Central standard time Friday from - To - Central standard time and Saturday - To - Central standard time. Thank you. '' I do not have any outstanding debts and the caller does not address me by name. This appears to be phishing scheme to capture my phone number for further harassment. How can these calls be stopped. I have been on the Do Not Call list for nearly ten years.... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine September 13, 2016 - Calls from " Harris and Harris '' a debt collector. - I called this number -/-/2016 to tell them I owe no one, they hung up on me.... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid August 12, 2016 - Harris and Harris from - IL has been calling consistently to collect a debt. The debt amount is due to - - - in -. Since the first call from Harris and Harris in - -, I recorded and was able confirm : Harris and Harris was trying to collect a debt but the I had never received any mail notice for this debt. The reason was that Harris and Harris and - - sent it to wrong mailing address - wrong apartment which is why I never received the mail. I emailed them indicating this error and paid that bill once I was aware of it in - -. I recorded that conversatio... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine August 5, 2016 - I have received numerous calls from Harris & Harris Lmtd. stating that they are a debt collection agency and I must call them. They do not have a live person on the line when I pick up, and provide no reference to said purported debt. As far as I know, I do not owe anyone any money. These repeated calls border on harassment and I wold like them to stop. If they have a legitimate claim, they would be able to contact me in a reasonable manner, with sufficient details such that I would be willing to address whatever the alleged issue involved.... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 1, 2016 - I am a soldier ( - - - ) .I have gotten a letter in the mail from the State of Maryland - College stating that my account is in collection.I have already sent out a letter stating that I have dispute the validity of this debt. I receive tuition assistance because I am - -. Tuition assistance is suppose to cover the cost of classes so the only thing a soldier would have to pay for is books and other materials for classes. The - classes I took was covered but the - and - was not. The first time I registered myself, I had no issues. The counselors registered me thru the... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid June 23, 2016 - Letters and phone calls continue to be received from Harris & Harris of Illinois , Ltd, attempting to collect a debt of $590.00 from -. The debt has already been paid, yet we continue to receive letters & phone calls from Harris & Harris.... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid June 18, 2016 - Debt was paid to original creditor, they do not own the debt per their own statement. They refuse to remove even though it is invalid and refuse to provide any information. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine June 12, 2016 - I have a collection account on my credit report listed as Harris & Harris # -. On - -, - I mailed a debt validation letter to Harris & Harris requesting validation of the alleged debt per the Texas -. As of - -, - I have not received any type of validation or response from Harris & Harris, however they are continuing to report this account to the credit bureaus which is considered a collection activity. I have no knowledge of this debt and have received no communication from Harris & Harris at any point. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine January 25, 2016 - There are - dates of service listed that are in collections. - was paid by my insurance months ago. This was a bill from my doctor 's office. The second they are claiming is for the same date of service, and from the hospital. However, I was not seen at the hospital on that date ; therefore, the service is invalid. I confirmed with my doctor 's billing office that the actual date of service has been paid. I spoke with someone at the collection agency, and they informed me that despite what my doctor 's billing office is saying, this is a legitimate debt that I need to pay. I owe nothing.... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine January 9, 2016 - They continuously have been calling me claiming that they are a Debt Collection Agency. I have no Past Due Debts and furthermore I NEVER received anything from them in writing regarding the Debt I allegedly owe. I have not returned their calls since it sounds very sketchy to me. They have called on besides today at -, also on the following dates and times : -/-/- at -, -/-/- at -, -/-/- at -, -/-/- at -, -/-/- at -. And numerous prior times since my phone only can hold so many Caller IDs. They have also used several different phone... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 18, 2015 - Harris and Harris collection agency has been repeatedly calling and leaving a voicemail to a - Voice # I do n't give out, claiming I owe a debt. I asked to whom, and they claimed a - -. I then called - County to see, they checked the city , county, mva, and court databases and I have NOTHING there. Harris and Harris wo n't send me anything via mail regarding the collection, unless I verify my address, which I wo n't because this seems like a scam. I will follow up with my lawyer if need be. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid October 7, 2015 - We had an outstanding debt with - - for the birth of our twins. We paid - - the $990.00, and according to the hospital, the account was settled on - -, 2015. A collection agency called Harris & Harris continuously calls and harasses us saying we owe them money for the balance. No matter how many times we tell them they have paid, they keep calling and saying we owe them money. First, they lied to us the reason they were calling is because - lost our payment and had n't posted to my account. When I told them - posted our payment on - -, 2015, - - told me it... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 6, 2015 - I originally received a phone call from Harris and Harris ( debt collection company ) on my home phone. When I called back they said it was for my son who has not lived at our address, or in the same state, for 10 years. I asked him to call them which he did. He never got an answer. He said he has no debt, has never received a letter of collection. Now I am getting the same calls on my cell phone ( - ). I always have the same recording which says they are debt collectors and to call them. I called them today. You do n't get a live person to speak with, just a voicemail you can leave. I left... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 4, 2015 - I have received approximately 12 calls in the past 3 months on my cell phone from - or -. Each call has been a recording and claiming to be from Harris and Harris stating I owe some debt and I need to call them. To my knowledge I owe no one anything nor have I received any documentation via US MAIL documenting any debt. I suspect this is a phishing scam. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine September 26, 2015 - Was getting weekly robo-calls from Harris & Harris for a year or more and then the calls seemed to stop, until today. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid August 29, 2015 - I paid this bill the day I received it. I have continued to receive the same bill even after providing a copy of the cancelled check -.- told me repeatedly I had - options to either fax or email the canceled check even after I told her I could not do either. - supervisor after the - Bill finally gave me a mailing address.After calling Patient relations at the - - - Center I was told I should be contacting - - - hospital. I do not understand why they did n't tell me this sooner I was instructed by - - to mail the copy of the cancelled check to her. Even wi... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid August 26, 2015 - Started with a hospital visit & billing error by - - - -/-/-. Hospital failed to submit the proper claim through my insurance company & was charging me the full bill. Took them almost until -/-/- to fix the problem, all I owed was a $150.00 copay. Hospital never sent a bill but instead, reported & sent me to collections. Company is called Harris & Harris LTD out of - IL. I paid the $150.00 bill online -/-/- after I requested a proper bill with the correct amount for my records. I am still getting collection calls on my cell phone. I have faxed & notified them ver... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine August 22, 2015 - For the past - years, we have been receiving calls from Harris and Harris, a debt collection agency out of - attempting to collect a debt that is not ours. The person they are looking for is clearly not at our address and has not lived at this address for almost - years ( they were a tenant in a property we own ). I have called the company and explained the issue and that the person they are looking for is not at this address, however, the calls continue ( approximately - per week ). ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid August 21, 2015 - I had paid a medical debt, I ask the representative named - if he could send me a statement saying that my debt was paid in full, he 's response was '' yes I will do that, you just have to wait 30 days . It 's been now more that - moths, I called them several times, and the only thing that he says is that he will send it out. I asked if it was easier he could fax it to me, and he said yes that will be fine I gave him the fax #, and until this day nothing has happen. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine August 10, 2015 - Harris and Harris Limited continuously calls our place of business. I talked to them once and the person they mentioned was someone we did n't know. After, they continued to leave messages.- - -/-/15 - - -/-/15 - - -/-/15 - -. -/-/15 - -. -/-/15 - -. -/-/15 - - -/-/15 - - -/-/15 - - -/-/15 - -. These are the dates and times they have called. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 23, 2015 - Collection agency : Harris & Harris Ltd ( - - - -, - - -, IL ) keeps calling me, and sending collection mail to my home AND work. After repeatedly asking them not to call and send me these harassing ( and embarrassing ) letters they have refused to cease. The worst part, I have repeatedly informed them that I DO NOT have any debt or balance, and asked them to please contact - to verify. I even got a - representative on the phone and called them to confirm and was met with further hostility and told that it did not matter. The only way to get this settled is to just ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 18, 2015 - Two or three times each week I receive robocalls from Harris & Harris Debt Collectors ( harriscollect.com ) asking me to return their calls at -. Each time I do so, they ask me if I 'm someone else and then, after confirming I 'm not, they tell me the call was in error and promise to remove me from their list. The harassing calls then continue. My attempts to reason with the company have only resulted in rudeness. They have no interest in talking to me in person. They only rely on their robocalls. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid July 16, 2015 - On - -, Harris & Harris Revenue sent dunning notice of a medical debt. The account was paid in full in -/-/-, and funds cleared. In -/-/-, the same collection appeared on my credit report as open and unpaid. This is unfair debt collection practice since this account is a paid medical collection and should not be reported to the credit bureaus. The continued reporting of this account is a violation to HIPAA and should be removed. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine July 10, 2015 - We got home phone service from - - - -/-/-. We immediately received automated telephone system calls every weekday and they want to speak to - -. These automated calls do not allow you to simply press a button and speak to someone. You have to write down their number and call them. We registered our home phone number on the do not call list on -/-/- because of these calls. I filed a complaint with the FCC on -/-/-. I notified the caller on these dates and times to stop calling and that we do not know - -, we are on the DNC list and we just received the new p... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine June 15, 2015 - for several months we are getting calls from Harris and Harris several times a week. We did call back -, the debt belonged to someone else who does not live or has ever lived at that phone number. we informed them and asked them to stop -to no avail ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was discharged in bankruptcy May 11, 2015 - Harris & Harris - - - -, Illinois -Phone Number : - continually call my phone every morning. I have informed Harris & Harris that this debt is included in Bankruptcy that was file -/-/2014. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine May 4, 2015 - our son ( -. ) old incurred the debt and the collections company is attempting to collect from us his parents who had nothing to do whatsoever with said debt. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid April 14, 2015 - On -/-/- I suffered a -. it was so severe that I past out. My wife called the City of - - Fire Dept and, still - I was transfered to - - City Hospital. The amulance Services charged my insurance, - primary and - -, secondary the amoun t of $1400.00. For unexplained reasons - denied payment. - - paid $1000.00. I was never billed for the remaining balance till last - - when I received a letter from Harris & Harris, a collection agency, charging me $500.00. On - - I contacted City of - ambulance services. They accepted that they had no... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine April 11, 2015 - I have never went to this hospital never been there never receiveda letter from this collection agency ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine April 8, 2015 - Harris and Harris keeps calling my home phone number and leaving messages. We have no debts yet they continue to leave these messages. The messages do not state who they are trying to reach. ... |
Harris & Harris, Ltd. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid March 25, 2015 - Debt collection agency - Harris & Harris , Ltd of - - - -, - -, - IL -, telephone -, sent me collection letter dated -/-/-/-/2015 demanding payment for debt that is already paid with original debtor. I sent a letter to collection agency dated -/-/-/-/2015 denying the demand was valid and stop any further collection attempt regarding the debt. The denial letter was mailed within 30 days of the demand letter. After the 30 days expired from the date of the demand letter, the collection agency sent a - demand letter dated -/-/-/2015 for the sa... |