The claim: It is illegal for collection agencies to buy debt and ‘come after you’ if you send a cease-and-desist letter
A March 27 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) offers advice for consumers facing debt collection.
“It is illegal for a collection agency to buy your debt and come after you for it,” text on the video reads. “When a debt collector comes after you for debt owed but you already sent a cease and desist letter (sic). Now they owe you 1000 for every time they contacted…
