Consumer complaint received 2017-11-02
Company: Stuart-Lippman and Associates, Inc
State: MA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Sub-issue: Debt is not yours

Complaint:
I wrote to XXXX XXXX of Stuart Lippman Associates of XXXX on XXXX XXXX, XXXX to protest the extortive demands of their client, XXXX XXXX XXXX or XXXX : Under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 93A, Section 9, The Consumer Protection Act, I am writing to request relief as outlined in that statute. 
On or about XXXX XXXX, XXXX, the following unfair or deceptive act ( s ) or practice ( s ) occurred : Your debt collection entity called Stuart-Lippman and Associates , Inc. ( SLA ) purchased an unsubstantiated debt file from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX with the intent of making a modest profit on fabricated claims. To clarify : my brief and indirect connection to XXXX XXXX ended when the group leader left after less than a year and disbanded our team. I left XXXX shortly afterwards and I have had no further communications them. The bill of attainder that SLA forwarded is pure fabrication. I never had an office at XXXX XXXX, never used the telephone, never had a voicemail box ; I didnt use the XXXX, or the fax. I paid for my own health insurance and my registrations/licenses, so I am not only puzzled but annoyed that I am being charged for alleged services that I never received and then hounded by your extortionist claims. The form letter that your entity, SLA, sent to me refers to a commercial debt and warns that you will pierce the corporate veil of my non-existent company. Clearly, your entity has confused me with someone else. There is no company, no corporate veil, and no debt. 
I can depose the former team leader of our small group to confirm that we met no more than XXXX times in XXXX. We explicitly chose to not rent overpriced and unused space there ; we all used home offices. It is remarkable how barren the support from that firm was to assist our team in business development. In addition to the total absence of office amenities, there was no marketing support, no lead lists generated, no outbound calling, and no clerical support. 
I believe that your practices are declared unlawful by Section 2 of Chapter 93A, which declares unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce unlawful. I hold you and your entity accountable for threatening me with legal action, with damaging my credit, and with regulatory action. 

Given the nature of my work, your entitys threat to damage my credit and to lodge a regulatory complaint that is based on blatant lies undermines my ability to pursue my professional career in financial advising. 

This letter serves as my request for the following relief : XXXX. Under the provisions of Section 9 Chapter 93A, I am providing you with the opportunity to make a written offer of settlement of this claim within 30 days. If you fail to make a good faith offer of settlement in response to this request, and I institute legal action, a court may award me double or triple damages, attorneys fees and costs if the court finds in my favor.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation