Debt Collectors Are Using Social Media To Collect
I sue Debt Collectors for harassing and abusive conduct in collecting debts. One thing that I have to say is that some of the debt collectors are very creative.
We’ve heard to be cautious with social media for purposes of employment and crime, but it appears there is another predator that preys upon the posts and friends on person’s social media sites – debt collectors. The ABA Journal Law News has recently reported on a lawsuit against a debt collection company out of Jacksonville, Florida where the allegations assert very normal, yet illegal, tactics of contacting friends and family over another person’s debt by the debt collection company. The twist in the case comes from the method of contact; not by phone or mail but rather, Facebook. While the debt collection company did not comment on the suit, it did acknowledge that the company will use social networking sites to contact individuals when contact cannot otherwise be made.
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