What to do if you were unfairly sent to collections?
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What to do if you were unfairly sent to collections?
2 years ago I was living in the US and had to come back to my country and cancel my phone contract early; I was told that once you move abroad you don’t need to pay the early termination fee. So I just paid my last bill and left. Later that year I found out through my previous roommate my name was sent to a collection agency. I now assume that I have bad credit. I’m going back there next month and I was wondering if there’s any way this could be taken care of?
Asked on November 26, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, New York
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You need to pull your credit report from the three credit agencies. You get three free credit reports each year. Pull them up and see if this has been sent to collections. If it has, it should show up by now on your credit report. If it has, file a dispute through your credit reporting agencies and let them investigate. You need to understand that moving abroad may not negate your cancellation fee. After you pull up your credit reports, make a general phone call to the phone company who was your service provider (do not give your name) and ask questions regarding cancellation fees on contracts if moving abroad. If the person says the fee is waived, then you need to give the company more information about your account and have the service provider fix this matter.
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