I used my own writing.
Mr. Barrist,
I mailed a letter to your company back in February and it appears that I had an outdated address listed on my credit report for your company. I am unsure if your company received the letter or not, as I’ve not received a response if you have. Your company is reporting an alleged debt on my personal credit report in the amount of $48 for CenturyTel. The account number listed is xxxxxxx. I have never heard from your offices regarding this debt and the validity of it is disputed. However, I’d like to get this cleared up as soon as possible. I’d be willing to pay the account if your offices will agree to delete the account from all consumer credit reporting agency(Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion). My willingness to pay this debt is simply to have it removed, not an admission of guilt.
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The company received the letter like 2 days after this. It took like 3 weeks for them to receive it. The address was wrong on my CR, but it got delivered. I haven't gotten a response via email yet, but it is off all 3 CRs. I am going to pay the OC.
