Points to Check if the Debt Collector is Legit
Imagine you
get a call and the individual on the side of the phone asks you to pay off the
money that you owe to your creditor. On asking who that person is on the phone,
you get to know that he/she is a debt collector. Getting a panic attack for anybody at
that point of time would not be unnatural. However, something that you must do instantly
is checking if the person calling you is actually a debt collector or not. To
check if the caller is genuine or not, you can do the following:
· Try to ask questions to the caller: When
you get a call from a debt collection agency, make sure that you do not keep on
answering all the questions asked by the caller. Instead, you ask for the
basics of the caller, which will include name, company name, address and phone
number.
· Letter of confirmation: A legit caller
will not stick only to calling. He/she will also send a legal letter either
before or after the call. The letter will include areas that talk about your
rights and also information about the debt collection agency will be mentioned
in it..
· Verification of the existence of the
agency: you need to verify the existence of the agency. There are many callers
who claim to be calling from a debt collection agency; however, on try to find
out information about them, often they are found to be frauds. Also check the
website of the debt collection agency as it will give you a clear idea about
its existence.
· Checking your credit report: finding
out your credit reports at least once year is important for everybody who has
borrowed money and even not. If you get one such call someday, immediately
check your credit report as you will be able to find information about your
current debts.
These are some you can also be sure about not getting any harassing or threatening calls as this agency since
they have been dealing with borrowers and take all steps in accordance to the
laws. They do not put extreme pressure on the borrowers and find out easy ways
to fetch out money from them to meet the mutual needs of the borrowers and
lenders. Being an agency of high repute they ensure not to call people without
checking the proper background and without proper cause.
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