I have a collection that I possibly would like to pay to get rid of (even though I am not responsible, the nut that totalled my car is). Is it safe to communicate with the CA via email? Although I dont mind paying, I dont want them to have more information on me than what I intend for them to have. Thanks.
Really depends - if you're willing to pay I wouldn't do it by e-mail, I'd do it by phone, if the gentleman is willing to work with you (I.E. remove it from your credit report if you pay) then yes, go with e-mail. Otherwise, no - keep it on phone. Better yet - when you call ask the questions first before giving out info. That way is the guy is a putz you can hang up and try again later to get someone else... GT
You might want to try some of the onlne fax services. I am not certain of the websites but Christine at www.bayhouse.com has posts in which she indicates she uses an online fax service that provides "verification" of receipt.
Wanna get real sneaky? Put a confirm.to on the end of your email (ex. myaddress@aol.com.confirm.to). You will get a read reciept and they won't even know. Works when they open the email. It's free for the first 30 emails.
