Merchants Credit Guide Co. Scam letter to fraudulently collect money Chicago Illinois

I received a letter from Merchants Credit Guide on 6/2/05 addressed to my MOTHER at my address, saying she owed $95.45 to their client, Sherman, LLC. The original creditor was noted as AT&T Broadband.

I immediately called MCG asking to know what this was about since my mother DIED in 1994 and has never even been to my current home, let alone live here, since I didn't even buy it until 1996. I was told it was for an unpaid cable bill and that the last contact they had was in 1993. Now, my mother did have cable service for a brief time (maybe 2 months) in the early 90s, but it was not with AT&T, and she always paid her bills.

I asked the person I spoke to exactly what kind of scam they were running since they were way beyond the statute of limitations and they were trying to collect from a dead person!! The woman told me that they would note the file. I also wonder how they figured out to send this letter to my address.

Carole
Long Beach, California
U.S.A.