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While email may be easy, it's not recommended if you need to send a debt validation letter. Instead, send the letter via certified mail with a return receipt so you have proof the creditor received the letter. Or, you can fax it, as long as you keep a copy of the confirmation receipt for your records.

If you're not sure if a debt is yours?or if the amount or other facts related to the collection are not correct?you can ask for proof. If someone calls you about a debt or sends you a bill without documentation, request a debt validation letter.

A Proof of Debt (POD) is a form completed by a creditor which details how much the creditor is owed. Creditors can be invited to lodge a POD in a bankrupt estate should the trustee expect a dividend to be paid. A POD includes supporting information to prove the debt is owed.

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 you send the letter within 30 days of the first contact, the debt collector must stop trying to collect payment until it verifies that the debt is yours.

To dispute a debt, you must send a debt verification letter to the debt collector. These terms can be confusing, but think of a debt verification letter as your way of saying that you intend to dispute the debt. Debt collectors send debt validation letters; debt verification letters are sent in response to one.