LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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Representation That Collector Is Attorney Or Document Is From Attorney

A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Section 807 (3) prohibits the false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney. See Section 807 (3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.

Where A Creditor Falsely Uses An Attorney's Name

A portion the FTC Official Staff Commentary for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only, includes the following: "If a creditor falsely uses an attorney's name rather than his own in his collection communications, he both loses his exemption from the FDCPA's definition of "debt collector" (section 803(6) and violates this provision."

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