Ya gotta admire the genius of this, though the tactics are pretty underhanded and scummy. Just when you think you’re seen all the tricks of the trade, debt collectors come up with a new way to find debtors they say owe them money. The latest: debt collectors create a Facebook profile, use a [...]
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Is Your Newest Facebook Friend a Debt Collector?
June 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Debt
Tags: debt collectors·facebook·facebook profile·friend·Identity Theft·information·Privacy·spammers·viruses
India Debt Collection Call Centers – Who is Responsible?
August 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Consumer Debt, Debt Collection
In April, I published a blog post covering a New York Times story about outsourcing collection calls to India. In this article I maintained that any violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), harrassing phone calls, threats, revealing information about the debt to someone who is not the debtor would be the [...]
Tags: Call Centers·Debt Collection·India·Outsourcing·Privacy·Who is Responsible
