Academy Collection Service Phone Harassment?

Is Academy Collection Service (ACS) calling you? Stop Academy Collection Service   phone harassment. Do they threaten to take legal action or garnish your wages? Are they calling you at all hours or several times a day? Are they telling your family and neighbors that you owe a debt?  If so what they are doing is illegal and needs to stop. You have the legal right to stop ACS phone harassment. If a collection agency violates the FDCPA, you may be eligible to receive up to $1000.00 in statutory damages, along with covering your attorney fees.

Is Academy Collection Service a Scam?

According to the Better Business Bureau website, Academy Collection Service   has been in business for 22 years.

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Who is Academy Collection Service?

Academy Collection Service is third party debt collector located in Las Vegas, Nevada. They have been a party to over 360 federal cases based on their issuance of credit and collection of debts incurred on their credit cards.  Furthermore, a recent Federal Court cases alleges that Academy Collection Service used illegal and harassing communication tactics to attempt to coerce a payment from the harassed consumer.

Address: 10965 Decatur Road

Philadelphia, PA 19154-3210

 

Academy Collection Service Collection Tactics

If Academy Collection Service engages in any of the following tactics, you may have a case:

  • Using profanity or abusive language
  • Calling you before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
  • Calling you multiple times per week
  • Talking to others about your debt
  • Calling your workplace
  • Threatening to sue you, harm you, or destroy your credit
  • Telling you or anyone else that you’ve committed a crime
  • Calling repeatedly for the wrong person
  • Failing to notify you of your right to dispute the debt
  • Trying to collect more than legally allowed
Common Questions

Is ACS a scam? No, Academy Collection Service has been in business for 22 years.

Can Academy Collection Service garnish my wages? Yes, ACS can garnish your wages on a Federal Student loan or if they obtain a judgment from the courts.

Can ACS sue me? Yes, ACS can sue you so long as the debt is within the statute of limitations

Can ACS report my debt to the collections bureaus?  Yes, Debt collectors are allowed to place the collection account on your credit report

Can ACS arrest me? Debt collectors don’t have the authority to have you arrested for a debt. However, if you violate a court order, e.g. an order to appear in court, the judge can issue a warrant for your arrest. Depending on the laws in your state, you may be arrested for certain debts like unpaid child support or traffic tickets.

The following is a sample list of complaints filed against Academy Collection Service in the past year and can be found on Pacer.org.

3:91-cv-00219-TFGD Kimberly v. Academy Collection Service

3:94-cv-01807-AHN Reilly v. Academy Collection Service

1:93-cv-00325-MMS Owens v. Academy Collection Service

8:04-cv-01274-EAK-TBM Brazier v. Academy Collection Service

1:03-cv-01294-MHS Finch v. Academy Collection Service

About Us

Consumer Rights Law Firm, PLLC is a law firm that specializes in helping clients who are facing harassment from debt collectors in any form, including telephone communication. Rather than suffer alone, contact our office to begin the process to stop the Academy Collection Service harassment. Our office has been assisting consumers since 2010. We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

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If you are interested in learning more about how to safeguard yourself and prevent harassment from Transworld, Inc. call us at (877)700-5790 for immediate assistance or visit our website at www.consumerlawfirmcenter.com

Success Stories

“I would highly recommend the Consumer Rights Law Firm to anybody that has been harassed! They were very professional and straightforward about my rights”.

“I had the pleasure of dealing with Consumer Rights Law Firm PLLC on 2 different occasions the staff were very courteous and helpful and they were familiar with the Collection Agency’s in question and the harassment calls stop, I was even compensated. I would recommend this company to anyone going thru this type of harassment a very satisfied customer”.

“Because of a lie from a third party debt collector that threatened me financially I nearly made the mistake of paying the debt collector money I couldn’t afford. The people here were friendly, knowledgeable and settled my case quickly. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!”

Check out the links below for more information:

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/debt-collection-faqs

 

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Consumer Finance