http://familyfraud.com/what-to-do-when-scammed-by-a-fraud-debt-collector.htm Educate and Defend Against Fraud Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://familyfraud.com/what-to-do-when-scammed-by-a-fraud-debt-collector.htm#comment-30197 Kittysue Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:41 +0000 http://familyfraud.com/what-to-do-when-scammed-by-a-fraud-debt-collector.htm#comment-30197 The first thing to do is contact your state Attorney General’s office. Also speak to your local Legal Aid office for free legal advice

]]> http://familyfraud.com/what-to-do-when-scammed-by-a-fraud-debt-collector.htm#comment-30198 Debt Counseling Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:41 +0000 http://familyfraud.com/what-to-do-when-scammed-by-a-fraud-debt-collector.htm#comment-30198 If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are having to pay on a mortgage, you are a "debtor.Inch If you get behind in paying back your creditors, or perhaps an error is made on your company accounts, you may be approached by a "debt collector." Indeed, some people run up debts and fail to spend what they owe. But there are also debt collection agencies and debt collectors who perpetrate scams on honest individuals who owe nothing; and debt collectors who clearly violate the law in accumulating debts. You should know that in almost any situation, the actual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that debt collectors treat a person fairly and prohibits particular methods of debt collection.

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