Consumer complaint received 2022-08-15
Company: Feldman & Stern, LLC
State: GA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Other debt
Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
Sub-issue: Talked to a third-party about your debt

Complaint:
An individual from Feldman & Stern , LLC named XXXX XXXX has called me numerous times from an unknown number, leaving threatening emails about suing me for debt. He never provides his business name on the voicemails. He ask that I call him at an 800 number. I was finally able to find the number and spoke with XXXX XXXX. He said that he was going to sue me today if I did not pay debt owed to XXXX XXXX. He stated that he was collecting a collection account. I told him that I had not received documentation that I owed money as required under the FDCPA. I informed him that I had the right to receive written notice and 30 days to request verification of the debt. He responded by saying he sent notice to my email address. I have the phone call recorded. He then pressed me to pay the debt today or I would be sued immediately. 

The individual has also contacted my mother twice and father in law once. In all three calls, XXXX XXXX stated that he needed to know where I live because I owe a collection account and he is going to sue me if they do not disclose where I reside. My mother informed him that he could not call her again after the first call, but he called anyways with threatening language. I informed XXXX XXXX that he was violation of the FDCPA by disclosing this information to a third-party during my phone call with him. 
He said stated that he did not speak to my mother twice and only left a voicemail once. 
I told him that the second call was recorded as I informed my mother to record any calls from him going forward. 

XXXX XXXX has also called my employer and disclosed that he is a debt collector looking to collect debt owed by me. This is again in violation of the FDCPA. 

I recorded the phone call between me and XXXX XXXX which can validate all claims stated above. I also have the recorded call with my mother and XXXX XXXX where he told her that he was collecting debt and was going to sue me. This again was after he was told not to contact her again. He was very hostile. 

Note that XXXX & XXXX was sued in 2018 for violating the FDCPA and the Plaintiff 's were awarded a summary judgment to include punitive damages. Additionally, the Florida Attorney General issued a written warning to Feldman & Stern in September 2020 for failing to provide written verification of debts and orally representing themselves as attorneys.

The business address for Feldman & Stern is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX This address is a XXXX XXXX. The blocked phone number that I was able to unmask is XXXX. The number that XXXX XXXX tells me to call him at is XXXX. He leaves very threatening voicemails. I again have not received written verification of the debt he asked me to pay over the phone and, even after informing him of this and that not providing such is a violation of the FDCPA, he still tried to collect by stating that he sent an email.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation