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Debt Collections Companies Stall Verification Requests by Claiming Account Not Found

Collections agencies delay legally required debt verification by falsely claiming they cannot locate the account, then contradict this with correspondence that includes the account details. This stalling tactic prevents consumers from exercising their FDCPA rights. It reflects a systemic bad-faith pattern rather than an isolated error.

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