Stockton California Letter Informing Debt Collector of False or Misleading Misrepresentations in Collection Activities - False Representation or Implication that the Debt Collector is an Attorney or that Communication is From an Attorney

• Category: Collections - Fair Debt Practices Act
• State: Multi-State
• City: Stockton
• Control #: US-DCPA-19.4BG
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description

Section 807 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 USC 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:

"(3) The false representation or implication that any individual is an attorney or that any communication is from an attorney."