Davin Prince
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
So I had a procedure done on my foot in 2017. Got a refund for overpaying in 2019. I wanted to cash, but my wife told me to call and confirm, so I did. They told me it was not an error don't worry and cash it.
Fast forward to this month, I started to get debt collection calls from Texas, dunno if they are spoofing the number as my cell number is from that area in Texas. I call them back I push back get the info from what they are saying I owe and get the Hospital and reference number. I call the hospital and they said they made the refund in error, $830. Since the debt was over 2 years old, they automatically sent to collections.
I am furious since they made no attempt to contact me that I am aware of. I did move, but my phone number did not change. Friends advised me to challenge paying it since I did my duty and made them verify the refund and the hospital confirmed that this refund was not made in error. They even have this phone call on record. I put in a formal complaint and am waiting for a manager to call me back. Doesn't help I'm about to have to spend 10 grand to completely replace the HVAC system in my house which is completely jacked. Not a good time to add more debt to my finances.
I'm not for trying to cheat people out of money, but I paid my bill on time and did my due diligence of trying not to take money I wasn't owed and I am now being punished for it. Just doesn't seem right.
Fast forward to this month, I started to get debt collection calls from Texas, dunno if they are spoofing the number as my cell number is from that area in Texas. I call them back I push back get the info from what they are saying I owe and get the Hospital and reference number. I call the hospital and they said they made the refund in error, $830. Since the debt was over 2 years old, they automatically sent to collections.
I am furious since they made no attempt to contact me that I am aware of. I did move, but my phone number did not change. Friends advised me to challenge paying it since I did my duty and made them verify the refund and the hospital confirmed that this refund was not made in error. They even have this phone call on record. I put in a formal complaint and am waiting for a manager to call me back. Doesn't help I'm about to have to spend 10 grand to completely replace the HVAC system in my house which is completely jacked. Not a good time to add more debt to my finances.
I'm not for trying to cheat people out of money, but I paid my bill on time and did my due diligence of trying not to take money I wasn't owed and I am now being punished for it. Just doesn't seem right.