Re: opening mail addressed to parents

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Thanks so much for the quick reply.

Naina

On 4/01/08, -- wrote:
> On 4/01/08, Naina wrote:
>> Hello there, I am a law student and ocasionally have
>> friends asking questions that I don't have an answer
>> about.
>>
>> A friend of mine opened a mail addressed to her father.
>> Her father does not live in the US anymore. Unfortunately,
>> this letter was sent by a collections agency. When my
>> friend called up the phone no. provided in the letter, the
>> representative stated he was suing or registering a
>> complaint at that moment, because she committed a crime by
>> opening a mail addressed to another person. Can this
>> person do it? Does he have standing to register the
>> complaint? shouldn't it be the addressee who has the right
>> to complain?
>>
>> regards,
>> Naina
>
> A collection agency's number one tool is fear. I doubt they
> will actually lodge a formal complaint and even if they do,
> your friend should claim that he/she was authorized by
> his/her father to open mail for him. It will be very tough
> to disprove that claim unless the father joins in the
> complaint.
>
> If they call your friend back, just say that the person they
> are trying to reach is not there and hang up.