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Debt collector continues contacting consumer for months after cease-and-desist

Monterey Collections continued sending email communications to a consumer for months after receiving a written cease-and-desist and debt validation request. Federal law prohibits continued contact after a written C&D, but collectors routinely violate this without consequence unless a formal CFPB complaint is filed.

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