Are You Being Called By Quick Collect, Inc.?*

Are you being called by Quick Collect, Inc.?* Here’s what you need to know

When debt collectors manage to get you on the phone, they typically use pressure tactics to demand immediate payment in full. If you can’t or refuse, they become belligerent. Don’t be intimidated into paying a debt you don’t owe or can’t afford. This type of professional conduct can get a collection agency shut down.

Your Rights Under the FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or FDCPA, regulates the activities of third-party collection agencies. Rude and bullying actions like those listed below are illegal and can even cause repeat offenders to lose their licenses and be shut down.

• Swearing and calling you names
• Calling at all hours of the day and night
• Discussing the debt with anyone except you, your spouse, and your attorney
• Calling at inconvenient times, such as before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m. in your time zone
• Ignoring a formal cease communications request
• Contacting you at work after being advised that you are not allowed to talk to them there

Company Profile: Quick Collect, Inc.

If you are being called by the Quick Collect, Inc., information about the company is below.

The Quick Collect, Inc. is a debt collection company located in Portland, Oregon. It opened for business in 1993, has less than 20 employees, and is managed by its President, David Garner. Digitized civil litigation files at the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) website confirm that consumers who believed they were being harassed by Quick Collect, Inc. filed lawsuits demanding compensation.

Alleged Violations against Quick Collect, Inc.

According to PACER, in or around August 2016, an Arizona resident checked her credit report and saw that Quick Collect, Inc. was reported an alleged debt for dental treatment. She soon discovered that the Oregon-based company was not licensed to collect debts in Arizona, but this did not stop Quick Collect, Inc. from trying to persuade her to enter into a payment arrangement. When she asked for validation of the debt, company representatives allegedly refused, citing the lack of a license to collect in Arizona as the reason.

Feeling harassed by Quick Collect, Inc., she hired a consumer attorney and sued the company for allegedly violating the FDCPA in the following ways:

• Using unfair and unconscionable means to collect a debt
• Using false, deceptive and misleading means to collect a debt
• Threatened to take action that cannot legally be taken

The matter was later dismissed.

Hire an Attorney

The phone numbers for this collection agency are:

• 1-360-256-7888
• 1-800-252-6322
• 1-503-252-0083

If the phone rings and you see any of these numbers on your caller ID, it means that you are being called by Quick Collect, Inc. If they chase you for a debt you do not owe and refuse to validate it on request, hire a consumer attorney to help you protect your rights in court. If you file a claim against Quick Collect, Inc., you could potentially be awarded $1,000 per violation as well as attorney’s fees, court costs, and any actual damages, so never let embarrassment over owing a money hold you back.

*Case taken from PACER (www.pacer.gov). File number is Case 4:17-cv-00134-RCC from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Tucson Division.

Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Quick Collect, Inc., or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.