Posts Tagged ‘shit face letter’

The AP reports that the lucky recipient of the “Dear SHIT FACE” letter is planning to sue Nationwide Collections next week. Nationwide’s excuse–”shit happens”–is not likely to hold up in court.
(As an aside, are the national media outlets allergic to citing their sources? This blog broke the story, but neither the AP/MSNBC nor ABC deigned [...]

ABC News blog, The Blotter, picked up on my post about the “Dear SHIT FACE” letter sent by Nationwide Collections. Blotter blogger Joseph Rhee apparently called up Nationwide Collections and spoke with its President, Phil McGarvey, who said:

The president of Nationwide Collections, Phil McGarvey, told the Blotter on ABCNews.com that the account in question contained [...]

Nationwide Collections, attempting to collect a debt of $16.39 that originated with Columbia House, addressed a collection letter to “SHIT FACE” and began with the salutation “Dear SHIT”. I’m not kidding. Here is a copy of the letter (PDF link).
The consumer who received the letter signed an affirmation stating he never used the words “shit [...]