Consumer complaint received 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt was result of identity theft
Company: CL Holdings LLC
State: AL

Complaint narrative:
From : XXXX XXXX To : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX RE : XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX This letter is being sent to you in response to notice sent to me from your company and more importantly, due to your erroneous reporting to the Credit Bureaus, The highly negative impact on my personal credit report. Please be advised that this is not a refusal to pay, but a notice sent pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692g Sec. 809 ( b ) that your claim is disputed, and validation is requested. This is NOT a request for verification or proof of my mailing address, but a request for VALIDATION made pursuant to the above-named Title and Section. I respectfully request that your office provide me with competent evidence that I have any legal obligation to pay you regarding the following account numbers : Please provide me with : 1 ). What the money you say I owe is for. 2 ). A detailed explanation of how you calculated what you say I owe. 3 ). Copies of all papers that prove I agree to pay What you say I owe. 4 ). A verification or copy of any Judgement, If applicable 5 ). The identity, n ame and address of the original creditor. 6 ). Proof that the Statute of limitation has not expired on this account. 7 ). Proof that you are licensed to collect in my Alabama. 8 ). Your license numbers and Registered Agent or Agent Service At this time, I will also inform you that if your office has reported invalidated information to any of the 3 major Credit Bureaus this action might constitute fraud under both Federal and state Laws. Due to this fact, if negative mark is found on any of my credit report by our company or the company that you represent, I will not hesitate to bring legal action against you for the following : 1 ). Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 2 ). Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 3 ). Defamation of Character From : XXXX XXXX To : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX RE : XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX This letter is being sent to you in response to notice sent to me from your company and more importantly, due to your erroneous reporting to the Credit Bureaus, The highly negative impact on my personal credit report. Please be advised that this is not a refusal to pay, but a notice sent pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 USC 1692g Sec. 809 ( b ) that your claim is disputed, and validation is requested. This is NOT a request for verification or proof of my mailing address, but a request for VALIDATION made pursuant to the above-named Title and Section. I respectfully request that your office provide me with competent evidence that I have any legal obligation to pay you regarding the following account numbers : Please provide me with : 1 ). What the money you say I owe is for. 2 ). A detailed explanation of how you calculated what you say I owe. 3 ). Copies of all papers that prove I agree to pay What you say I owe. 4 ). A verification or copy of any Judgement, If applicable 5 ). The identity, name and address of the original creditor. 6 ). Proof that the Statute of limitation has not expired on this account. 7 ). Proof that you are licensed to collect in my Alabama. 8 ). Your license numbers and Registered Agent or Agent Service At this time, I will also inform you that if your office has reported invalidated information to any of the 3 major Credit Bureaus this action might constitute fraud under both Federal and state Laws. Due to this fact, if negative mark is found on any of my credit report by our company or the company that you represent, I will not hesitate to bring legal action against you for the following : 1 ). Violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 2 ). Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 3 ). Defamation of Character If your offices can provide proper documentation as request in the following declaration, I will require at least 30 days to investigate this information and during such time all collection activity must cease and desist. Also, during this validation period, if any action is taken which could be considered detrimental to any of my credit report, I will consult with my legal counsel for suit. This includes listing any information with a credit reporting repository that could be inaccurate or invalidated or verifying an account as accurate, when in fact there is no provided proof that it is accurate. If your company fail to respond to this validation request within 30 days from the date of your receipt, all references to this account must be deleted and completely remove from my credit report and a copy of such deletion ( to any/all the 3 major credit reporting bureaus shall be sent to me immediately. I would also like to request, in writing, that no telephone contact be made by your company to my home or place of employment. If your offices attempt telephone communication with me, including but not limited to computer generated calls and calls or correspondence sent to or wi th any third parties, it will be considered harassment, and I will have no choice but to file suit. All Future communications with me MUST be done in writing and sent to the address noted in this letter by USPS. It would be advisable that you assure your records are in order before I am forced to take legal action against your company and your client. This is an attempt to correct your records, any information obtained shall be used for that purpose. Best Regards, XXXX XXXX XXXX If your company fail to respond to this validation request within 30 days from the date of your receipt, all references to this account must be deleted and completely remove from my credit report and a copy of such deletion ( to any/all the 3 major credit reporting bureaus shall be sent to me immediately. I would also like to request, in writing, that no telephone contact be made by your company to my home or place of employment. If your offices attempt telephone communication with me, including but not limited to computer generated calls and calls or correspondence sent to or with any third parties, it will be considered harassment, and I will have no choice but to file suit. All Future communications with me MUST be done in writing and sent to the address noted in this letter by USPS. It would be advisable that you assure your records are in order before I am forced to take legal action against your company and your client. This is an attempt to correct your records, any information obtained shall be used for that purpose. Best Regards, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation