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["Andrew C. Oliver" <acoliver AT buni.org>]

Most lawyers can draft at least a reply for cheaper than that and it is 
besides the point.  You think that if they get the $800 they are done? 
No the $800 is an admission that you are the responsible party.  If you 
pay it then you are responsible for everything that may or may not be 
owed to ATT.  I would also contact the actual responsible party as they 
may be willing to say "hey ... it folded, he wasn't a principal....buzz off"

Mark Turner wrote:
> Good advice, Roger. The thing is, the amount of money is a little over 
> $800, cheaper than a lawyer. It's the principle, though, damn it! Maybe 
> I'm being hard-headed about this but I don't think I should pay a bill I 
> don't owe.
>
> That said, can anyone recommend a lawyer familiar with these cases?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
> Roger Austin wrote:
> > Mark Turner wrote:
> >
> >   
> > > In the past, I worked as a computer consultant. One of the things I did 
> > > was install Asterisk servers for some local companies. One of those 
> > > companies has since gone out of business and owes AT&T money. AT&T is 
> > > now coming after me for the bill the former company owes, thinking that 
> > > somehow I am responsible for this money. The collection agency somehow 
> > > obtained my social security number in spite of my never providing it to 
> > > the defunct company, nor AT&T in relation to the work I did for this 
> > > defunct company. The only way I can guess my social security number was 
> > > obtained was by AT&T itself, as I am a Bellsouth residential customer of 
> > > theirs.
> > >     
> >   I would see a lawyer as soon as possible to see if you really
> > are responsible. We don't know what you signed or how you
> > interacted with AT&T while you were a consultant. Obviously, AT&T
> > associates you with the defunct company.
> >   I don't think it is hard for investigators to get your personal
> > info if they want it.
> >   
>
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