# Make Debt Collectors Verify the Debt Before You Pay Anything

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-18T13:45:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/debt-collector-verification/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/make-debt-collectors-verify-the-debt-before-you-pay-anything-a875b4/

Say the call is about an old medical or utility bill, sold through several collection agencies, with a balance you have no records of. That’s exactly the kind of debt to make a collector prove. The collector must send you... Source

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