LAWDOG Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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False Representation Or Implication That Documents Not Are Legal Process or Do Not Require Action By Consumer

A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Section 807(15) prohibits the false representation or implication that documents are not legal process forms or do not require action by the consumer. See Section 807 (15) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only.

Default Judgment By Deception, For Example

A portion the FTC Official Staff Commentary for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act reproduced here for illustration purposes only, includes the following:

"A debt collector may not deceive a consumer into failing to respond to legal process by concealing the import of the papers, thereby subjecting the consumer to a default judgment. "

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