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  2. How to spot debt collection scams: 8 signs to watch out for

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    If the contact comes from a legitimate debt collection agency but the debt doesn’t belong to you, dispute that you owe the debt. If you have gathered enough information to be sure it’s a fake ...

  3. Is this text a scam? What to do when a debt collection text ...

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    Fake debt collection is one of many all-too-familiar text scams. However, sometimes scammers will use an existing business's name and information to fake legitimacy.

  4. How to pay off a debt in collections

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    If you don’t recognize the debt, make sure you know the signs of a debt collection scam. 2. Know your debt collection rights. Educate yourself about your rights under the Fair Debt Collection ...

  5. Fair debt collection - Wikipedia

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    U.S. state laws on fair debt collection generally fall into two categories: laws which require persons who are collecting debts from consumers to be licensed, registered or bonded in order to collect from consumers in their states, and laws that protect consumers from specific unfair practices by debt collectors, which may include collection agencies and sometimes original creditors. [2]

  6. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Wikipedia

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    The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Pub. L. 95-109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that Act.

  7. Debt collection - Wikipedia

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    A debt collection bureau in Minnesota. Debt collection or cash collection is the process of pursuing payments of money or other agreed-upon value owed to a creditor. The debtors may be individuals or businesses. An organization that specializes in debt collection is known as a collection agency or debt collector. [1]

  8. Do I have to pay off credit card debt that’s been sold to a ...

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    When you fail to repay credit card balances you owe, those unpaid debts are eventually sold to third-party debt collection agencies. This means you no longer owe the credit card company for the ...

  9. Capital Acquisitions and Management Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Capital Acquisitions and Management Corporation (CAMCO) was a United States debt collection agency and subsidiary of Risk Management Financial Services, Inc., that was fined and closed down for repeated violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).