Consumer complaint received 2018-07-17 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: HCFS Healthcare Financial Services of TeamHealth
State: OK

Complaint narrative:
On XX/XX/XXXX I received my annual credit report. On this report I was shocked to see a comapny I did not recognize called XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have never got any calls, statements, or invoices from them. I immediately sent a certified letter on XX/XX/2018 they received on XX/XX/XXXX that stated the following To Whom It May Concern : " This letter is being sent to you in response to your recent fraudulent reporting of medical accounts on my XXXX, XXXX & XXXX reports. This is not a refusal to pay, but a notice that your claim is disputed. Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ( FDCPA ), I have the right to request validation of the debt you say I owe you. I am requesting proof that I am indeed the party you are asking to pay this debt, the date of the alleged medical service, the name of the patient and that there is some contractual obligation which is binding on me to pay this debt. Please attach copies of : Agreement with your client that grants you the authority to collect on this alleged debt, or proof of acquisition by purchase or assignment. Agreement that bears the signature of the alleged debtor wherein he or she agreed to pay the creditor and as this is a medical account a copy of any HIPAA authorization. Please also be advised that this letter is not only a formal dispute, but a request that you cease and desist any and all collection activities, including reporting of ; or verifying of this account on my credit reports. Your receipt of this letter will be considered as having granted consent to the taping of any and all telephone calls to me at my home or business by you or your agents or assigns I require compliance with the terms and conditions of this letter within 30 days. Or a complete withdrawal, in writing, of any claim. In the event of noncompliance, I reserve the right to file charges and/or complaints with the OCR on  your HIPAA violations and appropriate County, State & Federal authorities, the XXXX and State Bar associations for violations of the FDCPA, FCRA, and Federal and State statutes on fraudulent extortion and illegal collection activities on any account that may be time-barred as well as in violation of ( name of your State ) medical privacy rules. I also hereby reserve my right to take private civil action against you to recover damages. Sincerely, XXXX XXXX I received a letter back over 35 days later XX/XX/2018. Stating the following response to your request for verification of this debt. XXXX has confirmed the outstanding balance of {$700.00}. They didnt send me anything I requested. no contract, info they took to confirm the persons identity, what product or service they provided ... NOTHING!

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation