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If you've been contacted by a collection agency, the collectors are required to send you a written notice within five days of the first contact. If you have not received a debt validation letter, you have the right to request one by writing a debt verification letter, or a debt dispute letter.

If the debt really is too old to be reported, it's time to write to the credit bureau(s) to request its removal. When you dispute an old debt, the bureau will open an investigation and ask the creditor reporting it to verify the debt. If it can't, the debt has to come off your report.

To further establish as evidence the date and fact that you sent the debt collector a DV letter, it's a good idea to have someone else mail your DV letter along with an "Affidavit of Mailing". This signed and notarized affidavit by a third party will firmly establish your evidence of mailing the DV letter.

Setting some specific limitations aside, if you receive a letter or phone call demanding payment on a debt, you can request debt validation by sending a letter to the creditor or collection agency. It's important to make this request in writing, as it provides a written record of your request.

8. Limitations period for debt collectors. A debt collector may not commence a collection action more than 6 years after the date of the consumer's last activity on the debt.

This letter shows you the details of a specific debt, outlines what you owe, who you owe it to, and when they need you to pay. Legally, a debt collector has to send you a debt verification letter within five days of their first contact with you.