I have written about zombie debt a few times. This is a fascinating topic to me. Imagine – people with no proof you owe anything still demanding you pay them. And these people are serious about it. And if you…
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California Debt Blog: Debt Collector Using Illegal Tactics
News10 in Sacramento reported on a debt collector, Jeff McCoon, who is alleged to have used illegal liens to get people to pay on debts. Apparently, Mr. McCoon is facing 132 felony charges in Orange County this summer. His illegal…
California Debt Blog: More Information on Zombie Debts
I wrote before about zombie debts. Now Clark Howard posts this on his useful website: “SCAM ALERT: Zombie debt is a lucrative and illegal part of the debt-collection world that Clark wants to warn you about. Scavenger collectors buy up…
California Debt Blog: Zombie Debt II: The Return
No, it is not the latest movie that is going to be written because all of the good movie writers are on strike. Rather, there is a great, new article on zombie debt from Richard Dalton at Newsday. Dalton writes…
California Debt Blog: Suing Debt Collectors Instead of Filing for Bankruptcy
People call me often and ask about filing for bankruptcy. My basic answer is the same: I don’t know. I am not a bankruptcy attorney. I don’t handle bankruptcy cases nor will I. I will refer these people to an…
California Debt Blog: Protect Your Credit
Something from Clark Howard, a national radio host and consumer advocate, that I came across today. It is called a credit freeze. Basically, you freeze your credit report. This way, if someone steals your identity, they still cannot do anything…
California Debt Blog: It is so bad even the IRS may owe money
WOW! Debt collection practices are so bad that the IRS may owe people an apology – and $1,000. The Washington Post is reporting that the Taxpayer Advocate thinks the IRS should get rid of private debt collection. According to the…
California Debt Blog: Jury Duty Scam – Avoid it!
A new scam is making its way around and it involves the legal system. Con artists are calling people and telling them that they have missed jury duty. In order to avoid getting arrested, you are told that you have…
California Debt Blog: Florida Woman Beats Equifax
Yep, it does happen. A woman in Florida sued Equifax for failing to correct errors on her credit report. The errors were there since 1994. WOW! The jury awarded her $219,000 in compensatory damages and over $2,000,000 in punitive damages….
California Debt Blog: Follow up on Ohio
I posted the other day about the foreclosure case in Ohio. Well, here is a link to the decision, compliments of the Hamilton County Law Library. The best part: read the last footnote on the last page of the decision….