I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone here who's recommended to keep sending GW letters in the face of rejection -- and to encourage those like me who are working on cleaning up their reports.
I started sending out Dispute letters (for debts I don't recognize) and PFD or GW letters (for those I do) several months ago. My first round of letters was met with a wall of "Sorry but our company policy requires that we make no changes to accurate tradelines" responses. I kept sending out letters (picking a new person to write each time). I'm on my 3rd round of letters and I'm beginning to see some positive outcomes. I've had 3 collections removed entirely via PFD, 2 more removed on disputes when the CAs could not verify the debt, and today I received my very first "yes" to a GW letter!
It was from Salute (I had their card from 2007 - 2009). After 2 previous "sorry, we can't" responses, I received a letter today that says, "We have instructed the credit bureaus to delete the Salute trade line from your credit report."
Yay!
Never give up, people!
Starting Score 7/5/10: 498 (EQ)
Congrats to you on all the year-end cleanup!!!!! 
It's so true that persistence pays off...and you get a lot more flies with honey than vinegar. Keep those GW's on a friendly note & show remorse for the mess you made & remember there's a real person on the other end. Go for the heartstrings...especially over the holidays!
Congrats again....and have you checked for any score change??? 
