Aargon Agency, Inc. Debt Collection Complaint

Aargon Agency, Inc. Debt collection department,

Other (phone, health club, etc.) Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed Debt is not mine Iowa

From approximately - - - - -, I was appointed as an elder and treasurer of an - ; - -. Upon appointment the leaders informally changed the name of the group from - to -. The - leaders were begrudgingly appointed by the owner of the property where meetings were held. The owner, - -, transferred associated expenses for the building/property out of his name. - such expense was - - -, which provided fuel for the facility. Without my knowledge or consent, this account was apparently placed into my personal name. I had been informed that the bills would be sent to my personal address, as the treasurer of -, due to the lack of a mailing address. After several disagreements with - -, regarding - and legal matters, I separated from the - organization and from - -, the owner of the property. Immediately upon my separation, the appointed leadership dissolved and - dissolved, reverting back to -. Immediately, after paying all outstanding bills, the financial matters were abandoned back to the original property owner ; - -. However, after contacting - - - to inform them to stop sending the group 's bills to my address,


about how - - - personally attached me to the account, having just filed for bankruptcy in - ( - ), and fearing that - - would not voluntarily resume responsibility over the account, I informed - - - to close the account. I was informed that I needed to provide a written letter to - - -, explaining that I was no longer responsible for the account. I wrote the letter and provided them with a copy in - -. The letter informed - - - that I was no longer handling the financial matters of -, that the group dissolved and would resort back to -, and that the original account holder, - - would resume control over all financial matters. I included - - 's name and contact information, For several months I never heard back from - - -. However, when - - - contacted me several months later they advised that I was personally responsible for a balance of over $400.00 that was incurred over a period of time after - -. I disputed this with their agency on several occasions, during multiple harassing phone calls, in which they attempted to collect the debt. Finally, possibly in - -, a representative from - - advised that he would administer a recorded, -, conference call with myself and with - - to clear up the dispute. During the course of this recorded conversation, - - assumed responsibility for the debt and any future debt incurred on the account. Several months passed again and - - did not make any attempts to contact me, again leading me to believe the dispute was resolved. On - last occasion, possibly in the - or - of -, - - - again contacted me, attempting to collect the debt. I refused to provide them with any information, referenced the - conference call with - -, and adamantly disputed the debt. - - - has not contacted me regarding this debt, since that time. I have had no contact with - - since the - conference call in -. However, yesterday, a Debt Collection agency representing - - - sent a letter, again attempting to collect this debt.