Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fake debt collection is one of many all-too-familiar text scams. However, sometimes scammers will use an existing business's name ...

Scammers are posing as debt collectors to frighten individuals into paying money they don't owe, but consumers have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to protect themselves. Sign up ...

New information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on debt collection calls shows they are spiking. Almost 280,000 people nationally have complained in the last year about them, and at least 41% ...

Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment. Always ask for detailed information about the debt and the debt collector’s contact details to ...

Local woman among thousands reporting scams by fake debt collectors A Kettering woman was among thousands who were contacted by scammers claiming to be debt collectors, demanding payment for debts ...

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Lisa Schiller of the Better Business Bureau joined us Monday, March 2 to explain how to spot phony debt collection calls, texts and letters. Schiller said scammers often claim to ...

You pick up the phone and hear a stern voice claiming you owe money. Maybe it's for a credit card you don't recognize, a loan you never took out or some old bill you thought was long gone. Panic sets ...

Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck issued a special warning about a debt collection scam in Dayton. Heck said a Dayton resident reported that two men posing as police officials came to her home and ...

US HOW TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT AS A CONSUMER, YOU’VE GOT A BOATLOAD OF RIGHTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WORK IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS. A VIEWER ...