phony debt collectors

Harassing calls from debt collectors are bad enough, but when you don't even owe the debt, that's a whole lot worse. Susan McCafferty, a 63-year old resident of Harvey, La., and a Consumer Ally reader, says she's been getting those kinds of calls. And, it seems, so are others. As countless...

It isn't bad enough that people behind on their bills have to worry about debt collectors -- now you have to be on the lookout for fake debt collectors as well. Determining the real ones from the fake ones can be confusing because when a fake debt collector calls, sometimes they're calling about a...