We have written blogs about this before, but it never hurts to say it again. When it comes to protecting yourself from abusive debt collectors, saving voice messages on your home or cell phone may be one of the most important steps you take. It makes sense when you think about it…a debt collector who is not afraid to abuse consumers is probably not afraid to lie about it later. It is one thing to simply tell someone that a debt collector called you a name or threatened you, but it is quite another to actually hear the debt collector in the act of these illegal behaviors. This link is from a news station and reports on a recent story out of Texas where recordings of abusive collection messages played an important role in a plaintiff’s lawsuit against the debt collector. They won $50,000 in mental anguish and $1.5 million in punitive damages.
If you are being harrassed by debt collectors, save your messages and call an attorney. -Meredith Phillips (205) 912-8244
-Blankenship Harrelson, LLP
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