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If you choose not to verify your identity by providing information, like your Social Security number, the debt collector will generally ask you for another form of identification, including: Account number for the debt in question, if you know it. Other contact information, such as your current or previous address.

An effective debt collection letter should include all of the following: The total amount the client owes you. The original date the balance was due. Instructions detailing how to make the overdue payment.

Here's what every debt letter should include: Date of the letter. Lawyer's name, firm, and address. Client's name and address. A subject line that states its purpose. The precise amount the client owed your firm and the date when the payment was due. Instructions on how to pay the debt and the new deadline.

Under this Act (Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), third-party debt collectors are prohibited from using deceptive or abusive conduct in the collection of consumer debts incurred for personal, family, or household purposes.

Evidence of debt means a writing that evidences a promise to pay or a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, such as a promissory note, bond, negotiable instrument, a loan, credit, or similar agreement, or a monetary judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect debts from you, including: Misrepresenting the nature of the debt, including the amount owed. Falsely claiming that the person contacting you is an attorney.