Consumer complaint received 2018-06-28
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Written notification about debt — Didn't receive notice of right to dispute
Company: Diversified Consultants, Inc. (MA)

XX/XX/2018 DIVERSIFIED CONSULTANTS INC. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Tel : ( XXXX ) XXXX Re : COLLECTION / XXXX/XXXX # XXXX Dear Collection Agency : This is to inform you that I'm disputing the validity of this alledged debt. I am hereby requesting that you confirm the fact that I owe this debt as required by any applicable state and federal laws. Please contact the creditor to obtain verification, and I demand that this account be deleted from all 3 major credit bureaus if detail verfication can not be obtained. 

In addition, under the provisions of state and federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), Fair Credit Reporting Act ( FCRA ), and related consumer statutes, I am hereby instructing you to cease collection of the debt while efforts are made to obtain verification. Until you resolve this error with the creditor, you should neither contact me nor anyone else except the creditor about this collection. 

I am writing to request that you please provide the following information : 1. Please evidence your authorization under 15 USC 1692 ( e ) and 15 USC 1692 ( f ) in this alleged matter. 
2. What is your authorization of law for your collection of information? 
3. What is your authorization of law for your collection of this alleged debt? 
4. Please evidence your authorization to do business or operate in this state. 
5. Please evidence proof of the alleged debt, including the alleged contract or other instrument bearing my signature. 
6. Please provide a complete account history, including any charges added for collection activity. 

Furthermore, any reporting of this matter to credit reporting agencies is premature. Until you have investigated my dispute, you should not relay negative information to a credit reporting agency. If negative information has already been reported, you must notify the agency to remove said report until the investigative process is over so that my credit report remains accurate, or at the very least, my credit report should be updated to reflect my dispute. 

Your next contact with me should be to either notice that the creditor has failed to provide verification of the debt and that the matter has been closed or that you believe that this debt is valid and are providing proof of my responsibility. If the former, please confirm that I am not being held responsible for the debt in writing and also that if the account has already been noted on my credit report, that you will contact the bureau ( s ) in question to have the account removed. If the latter, I expect that you will provide me with an explanation as to why you have decided not to remove this account from collections and a copy of all documents relevant to the debt such as the application, bills, records of communications and payments, and any other data that indicates my responsibility. 

I am instructing you not to contact any third parties such as my employer, neighbors, friends or family members. In addition, you may not contact me by phone at work or at my home about this collection activity. All future correspondence should be sent to me in writing. 

Please acknowledge that you have received this notice by XX/XX/2018. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX