Sending the letter certified mail return receipt requested will allow you to prove you sent the letter to the collection agency in the event you decide to sue the collection agency (for example, if debt collector attempts to collect the debt from
you before validating the debt after you've requested validation, you may be entitled to sue them for $ 1,000 for each infraction)!
Not exact matches
This requires a creditor to verify,
validate and prove the validity of an alleged
debt before they can continue collecting on this
debt, if they can't prove it, yes you guessed it then you don't have to pay it.
Make sure the
debt collection company can verify and
validate a
debt,
before paying it — because there's a good chance they won't be able to
validate it.
Before you settle a third - party
debt collection account, make sure the
debt collection company can
validate the
debt.
Golden Financial Services Pro Tip: All
debt, whether good or bad should be
validated first to ensure all proper steps & procedures have been followed
before even considering settling, why settle a
debt, whether good or bad, that may not legally have the right to be collected on.