You have legal rights to tell a collection agency to not contact you.  All you need to do is write the collection agency and tell them to cease all communication with you.  Just use the form that is below and copy and paste it into a word document.  By law the collection agency must cease contact with you except to tell you that efforts to try and collect from you have been stopped or the collection agency will start a legal action against you like suing you.  A creditor may not threaten to sue you unless it really intends to do so.  If they are threatening you to sue but have no intention, this could be a violation fo the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  They could be subject to a fine.

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Can a debt arbitration company stop creditor from harassing me? If a debt negotiation company guarantees that they can stop creditor harassment or creditors from call you, run for the hills. In my opinion telling a consumer that a debt settlement company can get creditor calls to stop is a lie. A creditor has the right to call a debtor for a legitimate debt. This is covered in the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. A good debt settlement company at best can try to stop the calls but nobody should be making any guarantees however.

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How do bill collectors operate? Debt Collection companies work on behalf of a creditor who wishes to collect on a delinquent debt. Typically the original creditor does not have the time or resources to go after delinquent credit accounts. Collection Agencies are specialists in the world of debt collection. They have the people and resources that specialize in collecting debt. Continue Reading »