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    Another great story about Buffalo...

    "Between 5,000 and 6,000 people earning $30,000 to $40,000 a year now work at roughly 110 collection agencies in and around Buffalo, an industry created with the help of seed money from the state of New York. The industry has been a rare economic bright spot in Buffalo, the nation's third-poorest city of its size, a place where 30 percent of the people live in poverty.

    Yet, law enforcement and consumer groups point to a dark side: Buffalo, they say, has also become a center for some of the worst elements in the business. Debt collectors, some of them convicted felons, have illegally posed as lawyers or unlawfully browbeat people -- threatening to have them arrested or stripped of custody of their children -- to scare them into making payments.

    "Get some clean clothes because you're not coming home any time soon," one debtor was told."


    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Buffal...23347.html?x=0
    "I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "

    Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!

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    Here's a good example of what Douglas is complaining about. This agency operates out of 1211 Hertel Ave. Morgan, Stone & Associates.

    http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-716-447-0178
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    hahaha, read the 5th or 6th comment:

    " In fact, Gov. Cuomo just shut down an agency here in Buffalo for these exact reasons. "

    Looks like someone my be getting ahead of themselves!
    "I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "

    Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougles View Post
    hahaha, read the 5th or 6th comment:

    " In fact, Gov. Cuomo just shut down an agency here in Buffalo for these exact reasons. "

    Looks like someone my be getting ahead of themselves!
    On the other hand if somebody commits theft of service. ie. stealing by not paying a bill, I think they should be hounded if there is no communication or payment plan.

    I know many small business people that get stolen from.

    The pendulum has to be in the middle somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougles View Post
    hahaha, read the 5th or 6th comment:

    " In fact, Gov. Cuomo just shut down an agency here in Buffalo for these exact reasons. "

    Looks like someone my be getting ahead of themselves!
    Hey....he's not Governor yet!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by blockclubof1 View Post
    Here's a good example of what Douglas is complaining about. This agency operates out of 1211 Hertel Ave. Morgan, Stone & Associates.

    http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-716-447-0178
    Where was I complaining?
    "I know you guys enjoy reading my stuff because it all makes sense. "

    Dumbest post ever! Thanks for the laugh PO!

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    OOps! Sorry Douglas. Poor choice of words. Insert "educating us" instead of "complaining".
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