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Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Mike Agruss Law.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Over 8000+ consumer rights cases settled.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.

Is harassing you over a debt? Put a stop to the harassment and get money, all without paying a cent for our services. You are protected under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), whether or not you owe the debt in question.

FDCPA is a federal law that has protected consumers since 1977. This law provides strict, clear guidelines about what debt collectors may and may not do while collecting a debt, as well as things they must do.

was started in 1999. Based in Las Vegas, this debt collection agency has been found to violate the FDCPA before. In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission hit , Inc with the largest penalty fine ever in a debt collection case. The owner, Keith Dickstein, agreed to pay $2.25 million.

This lawsuit, filed in 2008, charged that and its employees mislead, threatened and harassed consumers while attempting to collect debts, as well as depositing postdated checks early and disclosing consumers’ debts to third parties, all in violation of federal law.

More than 1,000 complaints were filed against the company with the FTC, the Nevada and Pennsylvania Better Business Bureaus, many state attorneys general and the company itself.

According to Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER), has been sued 304 times since 1991. The Better Business Bureau website reports 5 complaints processed in the last three years.

has numerous phone numbers it uses in its debt collection practices. They may be trying to reach you using one of the following numbers: 888-219-4241, 800-295-4291, 856-668-4132, 856-668-4135, 866-998-4528.

Is , Inc calling before 8am or after 9pm, calling repeatedly at work, making anonymous phone calls, threatening wage garnishments or contacting friends, co-workers or neighbors about your debt? If so, it’s time to put an end to the harassment. You may be entitled to money damages up to $1,000, along with payment for any attorney’s fees and costs. Contact Mike Agruss Law at 888-572-0176 to stop , Inc once and for all.

Mike Agruss Law, has helped thousands of consumers stop debt collection harassment. We would like to help you, too. Under the law, we can get the collector to stop harassing you, and get you money damages. Plus, the collector will be responsible for our attorney’s fees and costs. You won’t owe us a dime for our services. Contact us today. We look forward to speaking with you.

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