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Debt collector sues with redacted invalid documents on unrecognized identity-theft debt

Debt buyers file lawsuits with heavily redacted documents that lack valid contracts, then demand consumers admit to debts they do not recognize. Consumers with identity theft reports face court pressure to acknowledge fraudulent accounts. Single complaint.

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