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

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    Harris and Harris debt collector text may be legitimate Harris & Harris, Ltd. is a legitimate debt collection service based in Chicago, Illinois. They buy debt from healthcare companies ...

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

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    AnnualCreditReport.com allows you to obtain a free credit report from each major consumer reporting company weekly. Claim your reports online, then review them carefully to see if the debt is ...

  4. How to protect yourself from debt relief and credit scams - AOL

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    Debt relief and credit repair scams involve a scammer who claims to be able to eliminate your debt or increase your credit score by a specific amount. They typically request a large upfront ...

  5. 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.

  6. Money Scams: How to Spot a Fake Debt Collector

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    The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it had settled with a California man who was working with phony debt collectors in India to scam American consumers. The FTC says the operation ...

  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. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...