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Two debt collectors simultaneously pursuing the same alleged debt

A consumer discovered two separate collection agencies simultaneously reporting and pursuing the same T-Mobile debt on their credit report. Neither provided documentation of ownership rights, and a new collection entry appeared after the first was removed. This pattern of duplicate collection activity lacks any industry enforcement mechanism.

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