I need help! Any assistance would be appreciated. I received a bill from T-Mobile back in August 2005 for about $500. I disputed it and offered to pay $200. T-Mobile never accepted the offer. For over 3 and a half years afterwards, I received notices from 5 different collection agencies who attempted to collect on this alleged debt. I disputed the debt with each and every collection agency and, therefore, they never were able to put the alleged debt on my credit report. Although T-Mobile never contacted me after August 2005 when they issued their last bill, and they instead had 5 different collection agencies contact me, now all of a sudden, in July 2009, they sent me the same bill from August 2005! My questions are: 1. Can T-Mobile still pursue this debt given that over a 3 and a half year period, they apparently authorized 5 different collection agencies to pursue this matter? 2. Apparently, in California, the Statute of Limitation for written contracts and open-ended contracts is 4 years. So, I believe the Statute of Limitation on this matter will run out in about a month or so. Should I ignore T-Mobile since the Statute of Limitation is about to run out? Or should I respond? I think if I respond that would â??reactivateâ? the dispute, and reset the Statute of Limitation clock plus renew the 7 year period they could possibly put this on my credit report. Am I mistaken about this? Any advice and help would be deeply appreciated! Thank you! Tom
