An old utility bill showed up on a relatives credit, for an address at which I previously lived. They have spotless credit so went ballistic, accusing me of ID theft, etc, when in fact I NEVER OPENED ANYTHING IN THEIR NAME. Anyhow, the question is this - I contacted the collector, Calif. Serv. Bureau, and asked if they would delete if I paid them. They said yes, if it was paid, and the relative provided a notarized affadavit or utility bill from another state, proving they did not live in CA. at the time in question. Problem is - this relative is so pissed off they have lost all logic, and won't provide that documentation! It is not their account, but they want nothing to do with just sending that proof even though I already sent payment to the collector. Is there any other argument one can make to the collector regarding deletion if they continue to refuse to send the proof of other address? i.e. I just want to get it deleted for them so it will be taken care of without their involvement?
You should have NEVER paid anything at all without proof and have gotten the terms in writing. Now it is basically too late.
If they own a house wherever they are living, sometimes tax records are online and public records. Maybe you can pull those???
All they really need to do at this time is dispute with the CRA's that the collection is theirs and see if it falls off. The collector (since the bill is paid) may not respond to the dispute. If they won't at least try to do anything, this is where it becomes THEIR fault.
