I received a call from a rep at Debt Recovery Solutions telling me I owed them $300 for a Sprint PCS account that was opened in 2007. I explained to them that I had been using the same Sprint account since 2003. The DRS rep eluded to that a family member must have opened this account and that I need to take legal action against my family for re-reimbursement. I found this unbelievable that a collection rep would suggest such a thing.
I did file a police report and faxed DBS the report. A manager called me back and insisted that I pay the bill for this fraudulent account. She claims that a family member must have opened this account and that DBS will not remove this fraudulent account from my credit report.
I spoke to the General Counsel at the FTC, and they told me to mail a copy of the police report to the three major bureaus and if the bureaus did not remove this fraudulent account then the FTC would take legal action against the three major bureaus.
If you are in a similar situation just contact the FTC.
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