Stockton California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities - False Representation or Implication that the Debt Collector is Vouched for, Bonded by, or Affiliated with the United States

• Category: Collections - Fair Debt Practices Act
• State: Multi-State
• City: Stockton
• Control #: US-DCPA-19.3BG
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description

Section 807 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692e, provides, in part, as follows:

A debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation of this section:

"(1) The false representation or implication that the debt collector is vouched for, bonded by, or affiliated with the United States or any State, including the use of any badge, uniform, or facsimile thereof."