Product: Debt collection

Hi, According to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Amsher Collection Services IncXXXX are in direct violation of the following : 809. Validation of debts ( a ) Notice of debt ; contents Within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, a debt collector shall, unless the following information is contained in the initial communication or the consumer has paid the debt, send the consumer a written notice containing -- ( 1 ) the amount of the debt ; ( 2 ) the name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed ; ( 3 ) a statement that unless the consumer, within thirty days after receipt of the notice, disputes the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the debt collector ; ( 4 ) a statement that if the consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within the thirty-day period that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of a judgment against the consumer and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to the consumer by the debt collector ; and ( 5 ) a statement that, upon the consumer 's written request within the thirty-day period, the debt collector will provide the consumer with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor and Validation of Debts - 12 CFR 1006.34 AND 1006.38 The debt collector must provide the consumer with validation information in a clear and conspicuous form in the initial communication or within five days of the initial communication. Amsher Collection Services Inc. has failed to provide validation information such as, - The debt collector communication disclosure required by 12 CFR 1006.34c1 - The information about the debt required by 12 CFR 1006.34c2- The information about the consumer protections required by 12 CFR 1006.34c3 - The consumer response information required by 12 CFR 1006.34c4 Amsher Collection Services Inc is in direct violation of Consumer Law 15 USC 6802 ( a ) and 15 USC 6802 ( b ) which states : ( a ) Notice requirements Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a financial institution may not, directly or through any affiliate, disclose to a nonaffiliated third party any nonpublic personal information, unless such financial institution provides or has provided to the consumer a notice that complies with section 6803 of this title. ( b ) Opt out ( 1 ) In general A financial institution may not disclose nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party unless ( A ) such financial institution clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer, in writing or in electronic form or other form permitted by the regulations prescribed under section 6804 of this title, that such information may be disclosed to such third party ; ( B ) the consumer is given the opportunity, before the time that such information is initially disclosed, to direct that such information not be disclosed to such third party ; and ( C ) the consumer is given an explanation of how the consumer can exercise that nondisclosure option. Amsher Collection Services Inc. has never contacted nor attempted to contact me in any way.