Man Awarded $1.5 Million Over Racist Debt Collection Calls [Video]

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» by Lacy Robinson June 1, 2010, 12:28pm

Allen Jones, was recently awarded $1.5 million dollars for offensive and explicit voice mails he received from a debt company.

In August of 2007, when attempting to collect a debt, Advanced Call Center Technology in Dallas, TX sent eight threatening and racist messages on Jones' mobile phone.

Jones, who is African-American, received messages that included racial slurs as well as profanity.   A collector was quoted as saying:

“Get your moth*rfuc*in   A$$ up and go pick some motherfu*kin cotton fields.”

“This is your mot*erfuc*kin  wake-up call you little lazy a** bit*h.”

"This shouldn't be tolerated. Nobody should have to experience what I had to experience," Jones was quoted as saying.

Jones sued the company in a Dallas court and was awarded $50,000 for mental anguish and $1.5 million in punitive damage.  The collection calls he received were to collect a sum of $200.

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  • JamesinSD

    For reals lol....I could handle a lil mental anguish for that price

  • nel

    glad he got he got paid tho...

  • CORNBREAD EAROL

    I IS AH NOTS PAYN YA CRACKA, HEARS AH MY'S NUMBA 555-5555, CALLZ "ME"! I IS BE WAIT NAH HEARS FROM YAH.

  • http://www.stopcollectionscalls.com/ Collection Calls

    This is incredible! Sounds like this guy went through a lot, and he deserved it. Its a shame that this will give most Americans a false hope and will drive them deeper and deeper into debt.

    • CORNBREAD EAROL

      @COLLECT
      WHY DON'T U CALL ME AND TELL ME HOW U REALLY FEEL,LOL,U JUST MAD CUZ,IT WAS UR DUMB A S S WHO MADE THE CALLS,AND NOW U OUTTA A JOB,HEHEHEHEHEHE.

  • JCredible86

    Damn how come my bill collectors aint aggressive?

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