update - Sorry if it seems like i am beating a dead horse but I have now found 3 people who got this same letter and paid it. I sent this to a consumer protection lawyer today and intend on filing a class action lawsuit -

So get this - Suing a collection agency, if you win, will get you costs/expenses and a maximum of $1,000 in damages - Now I understand there are a lot of deadbeats and collection agencies need a little leeway, but if they are doing something SO wrong - and this is the epitomy of wrong - they should be stopped. The last person I found paid $1,200! they threatened to garnish her wages if she didn't pay it - same thing, Fake Verizon land line bill from like 10 years before -

So if you, or anyone you know, has received this letter please PM me and give me your info - I am going to take this as far as I possibly can -

thanks