Resources for resolving common issues with Buffaloe & Associates, PLC products and services
You can reduce the number of unwanted calls from Buffaloe & Associates, PLC you get by signing up for the National Do Not Call Registry. It's free. Visit http://donotcall.gov to register your number.
How do I register?
Add your phone number for free by visiting http://donotcall.gov, or calling 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you want to register (TTY: 1-866-290-4236)
If you register online, you will receive a confirmation email from http://donotcall.gov. You must click on the link in the email within 72 hours to complete your registration.
How long does it take?
Your phone number should show up on the Registry the next day. Most sales calls will stop once your number has been on the Registry for 31 days. You can verify that your number is on the Registry by visiting http://donotcall.gov or calling 1-888-382-1222.
Where can I file a complaint about an illegal sales call or a robocall?
To file a complaint, visit http://donotcall.gov, or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236).
Will I hear back from the FTC regarding my complaint?
Due to the volume of complaints, the FTC cannot respond directly to every complaint. The FTC and other law enforcement agencies analyze complaints to spot trends and to identify and take action against the people responsible for these illegal calls.
What's a Robocall?
If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it's a robocall. You've probably gotten robocalls about candidates running for office, or charities asking for donations. These robocalls are allowed. But if the recording is a sales message and you haven't given your written permission to get calls from the company on the other end, the call is illegal. In addition to the phone calls being illegal, their pitch most likely is a scam.
What Should You Do If You Get a Robocall?
If you get a robocall:
Buffaloe & Associates, PLC Consumer Loan problems when you are unable to pay February 26, 2016 - I paid for as long as I could on a $6000.00 loan. I lost my job, and now I am on Social Security. The debt was apparently bought/sold to a new company, and I believe they have violated the FDCPA by : 1. Refusing to validate the debt, and instead trying to serve me and sue me 2. Collecting past the statue of limitations for TN, which is six years from the date of the last payment. They claim I made a payment in 2012, I did not, and they will not provide ANY proof that I did. I need the Federal Government 's help. ... |
Buffaloe & Associates, PLC Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action threatened to sue on too old debt January 26, 2016 - I received a subpoena from a collection agency threatening to sue me on a time barred debt from 2004.This company has tried several times to garnish my wages but have been unsuccessful due to I only work 1-2 days a week and now they are taking me to court and asking for record of employment, checking/saving accounts, deed to property, titles to vehicles and copies of tax returns for the past 3 years which I do n't understand the need for because I thought it is against the law to try and sue or threaten to sue someone on a time barred debt. ... |
Buffaloe & Associates, PLC Debt collection communication tactics threatened to take legal action September 26, 2015 - My mother - to call the police on - - at - in -, TN. There was a man outside her window with a flashlight walking up and down the house shinning a flashlight in every window. He was knocking on the door. When the police arrived they found a yellow card addressed to me with a number to call. I do not live with my mother and have never lived at this address. The man showed up again and asked my mother if I lived there and she has told him I do not live there. I have have contacted the name on the card asking to meet to get documents and the man hung up on me. I have attached a cop... |