ICE 1811 Issue

[Bosun574]

Several years ago, I was the victim of an identity theft. Some A-Hole added himself as a user on my cell phone account and racked up a $135 charge that went to collections. Upon noticing this on my credit report, I filed a police report and disputed the charge with AS&S wireless. The wireless company told me I was liable for the charge. My Background investigator told me to pay it, so I tried. The collection agency is not licenced to collect in my state. I called The wireless company back, but they were bought out by another company, and refered me back to the collections agency. I took a chance and sent out the check to the collection agency. They told me they received it and applied it. I need a receipt from them to fax to some secret location where ICE is reviewing my background reports, however, since they are not licenced to collect in my state, they won't send me a receipt. (I've been waiting for a month). Any thoughts on how to fix this goat rodeo?

[Kimble]

Several years ago, I was the victim of an identity theft. Some A-Hole added himself as a user on my cell phone account and racked up a $135 charge that went to collections. Upon noticing this on my credit report, I filed a police report and disputed the charge with AS&S wireless. The wireless company told me I was liable for the charge. My Background investigator told me to pay it, so I tried. The collection agency is not licenced to collect in my state. I called The wireless company back, but they were bought out by another company, and refered me back to the collections agency. I took a chance and sent out the check to the collection agency. They told me they received it and applied it. I need a receipt from them to fax to some secret location where ICE is reviewing my background reports, however, since they are not licenced to collect in my state, they won't send me a receipt. (I've been waiting for a month). Any thoughts on how to fix this goat rodeo?

Have you told your BI with ICE that the collections agency will not send a receipt? Do you have a copy of the check you wrote (like on the carbon paper some checkbooks have)? If you've informed your BI of the collections agency inability to give a receipt, have you given the BI the contact info for someone at the collections agency that can verify your payment was received?

[Big Sexy]

Have you told your BI with ICE that the collections agency will not send a receipt? Do you have a copy of the check you wrote (like on the carbon paper some checkbooks have)? If you've informed your BI of the collections agency inability to give a receipt, have you given the BI the contact info for someone at the collections agency that can verify your payment was received?

Everything ROS has said, plus, how about asking your bank if they have a record of the transaction, i.e., the check being cashed.

[Bosun574]

Yes, I have a paper trail of the transaction...I just need to get the information that the debt has been resolved to the people who need to see it. I wanted to do it via official correspondence from the collection agency but seing that is not available, what do I send to satisfy the requirement. Do I put the paper trail together in a package and fax that to them? that is a lot of financial information I would rather not have lying around the fax machine on the other end.

[Bosun574]

I'm having computer problems. For some reason, my entire post is not showing. My background investigator was a contractor hired by ICE to complete the Nevada portion of my process. I called him with the check number the day I mailed it off and he said he didn't need it. I wasn't invited to "call with any questions" and as such, I havn't. I didn't want to be inapropriate, but i think the situation warrants a call back to him.

[ud22206]

to me. I found out during the background check. I paid the 250$ to get it over with. was it stupid of me? maybe but I didnt want to have to keep talking about it with the BI. I just wanted it done with. and then I got hired. Im not trying to be a jerk but honestly, if I was a BI, I wouldnt want to hear a recruits sad story about identidy theft.

[Bosun574]

He said pay it. I paid it. My post wasn't about if I should pay it. It was about what I need to send in to satisfy ICE that the issue has been resolved in lieu of official correspondence from the collection agency.