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Recently, I have been receiving calls from collection specialists in India. They are barely understandable and claim that I owe over $800 for a course that I have never taken.I had never even heard of Ashworth University until the first call that I received. The collection agency is located in Philadelphia but even though they said I had to write to Ashworth and dispute this they could not even provide me with an address to mail it to. He even had nerve enough to get angry when I pointed that out to him.
When I was told they could offer me a settlement, I simply said "Even if you offered to settle for $5 I would not pay because I did not take any course." 1285782
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| 1. Written by KW on June 9, 2011 from derwood, maryland, US I am going through the same thing! The lady I spoke to on the phone today stated they show in the system they received a signed enrollment form with my name, birthdate, social and address on it, but can not send it to me. I left a message for her supervisor. Kristi mine says $818, from Arrow as well. I'm not sure what I need to do now, but I may poke around and see what information I can get about burden of proof. I know they say I owe them the money, but by law, isn't it THEIR responsiblity to show LEGAL proof (something with my verified signature on it) that I opened that account or in this case enrolled? |
| 2. Written by Got my letter today! on March 14, 2011 from omaha, nebraska, US Talking to Ashworth or the creditors is useless! I can be nice and courteous and even give them my info that I had saved and they still insist I pay! I don't know what to do. I don't exactly have the means for a lawyer. I'd like to know what to do next... |
| 3. Written by Kristi on October 15, 2010 from batesville, indiana, US I just checked my credit report and Arrow Financial is on all 3 credit reports. I have never heard of Ashworth University! And the collection agency Arrow says I owe them $918! This is crazy! I disputed this on my credit report but will be contacting Ashworth University first thing Monday morning. This is so scary and stomach churning. |
| 4. Written by GEOVANNI on August 11, 2010 from detroit, michigan, US ashworth is a rip off .. always trying to make money of someone . i tried to apply a couple of months ago .like 4 months ago. i didnt . but they got my card info ..the representative told me she would need a deposit so i told her i didnt have money on my card ..so she suggested to call back a couple of days later and then i would be officially enrolled . So i didnt call back but now i got these letters from these rip offs and un accredited school .. that i had a payment delinquency .I called to try to solve this dispute , they said there was a cancellation fee of 200 .$$ ..this is boggus .. bull *** . straight out . . they are rip offs . and their school is not a accredited schooll . or diploma . AS FOR THE MAIN BOSS OR HEAD OF ASHWORTH *** U !!! |
| 5. Written by K.N. on August 3, 2010 from san francisco, california, US I did a little research and found out that Ashworth used to be called James Madison. I did take some online classes with them. However, I cancelled and settled with them by paying hundreds of dollars. Now, they have been renamed to Ashworth and are trying to get me to repay? No way. It's been settled. I already paid, and they should have a record of this. I am pissed off because they put it on my credit report, and it's affecting my application for refinancing my home. So mad. They are just trying to rip people off. |
| 6. Written by friend in God on August 1, 2010 from newark, new jersey, US Take a trip to the addressed school’s district court and sue them in court for: 1) -Full payment re-imbursement, 2) -Travelling and boarding expenses, 3) -Lost wages if any, 4) -Punitive damages for time spent and infringement of quality of life and 5)- Court filing fees and Court costs. These things are easy to prove. You do not need an attorney to petition a lawsuit in court. Court filing fees and Court costs maybe in the area of $75.00 or a little higher. People don’t take these actions because they don’t know that they have the constitutional right to do so. Make sure you sent resolving emails for paper trail for burden of proof. Make sure you save all burden of proof content; correspondences, record all phone calls, emails and contact names with dates and time attempts and communications. |
| 7. Written by friend in God on August 1, 2010 from newark, new jersey, US Go to the district court and sue them. You do not need an attorny to sue. |
| 8. Written by Ben on June 17, 2010 from shawnee, oklahoma, US I have been contacted about once every six months about a 650 debt from ashworth and the agreed to settle 5 years ago for 150 today I was contacted by a different collection agency saying that I have to settle today for 180 or they will get a judgement and garnish my wages for the full amount plus leagal fees, I haven't even taken any courses with them I did however visit there site while looking for a online program and shortly after recieved a bill for 650 I contacted them and thats when they tried to work out a 150 settlement. crooked scam artist, |
| 9. Written by Anonymous on April 27, 2010 from billings, montana, US having same problem with Ashworth, all talk and harrassing phone calls, they don't want resolution, they want ways to try to get money from you, whether you owe or don't. they are dangerous people, unscrupulous. hope my situation ends soon but they are hard to get rid of. asked them to provide me documents and proof. listed documents i wanted in an email, won't talk to them by phone. they keep asking what documents, keep calling and sending emails but no proof. there is no dealing with them. they have a good rating with BBB but then scroll down and see all the complaints. wonder about honesty of BBB in Atlanta? |
| 10. Written by Mark on April 17, 2010 from detroit, michigan, US I have never heard of Ashworth either yet I just learned they are on my credit report 3 differant times for a total of nearly $3k. I have never heard of them nor have I signed up for their or any other online course. They utilize Arrow Finicial to do their collections and this company is as crooked as they are. Arrow will redate a debit to extend the 7 year dead statute an item appears in collections on a credit report. I have instructed my attorney to begin legal actions against Ashworth & Arrow. Neither could provide and proof that I ever signed up or took any course offered by them. Ashworth says they dont have an application or on any contract on file with my signature and they claim they dont need it! |
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