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Q: A debt collector told me that they were going to call the PA Attorney's Office because of a bad check, they told me I would go to jail for a felony.  Is this true?

A: A tactic that debt collectors have been known to use on Pittsburgh consumers, is just this.  A debt collector will ask a consumer for their checking account number or a credit card number for pre-payment or monthly installments of a debt. 

If a consumer decides to stop payment on that installment or pre-payment, or if the debt collector puts the payment through before the agreed upon date (which has been known to happen many times)......they will then use this in their favor.

The debt collector could tell you that since the payment came back with insufficient funds, or that you stopped payment - they will turn you in to the attorney general's office for fraudulent activity.  The fraudulent activity is a felony and you could go to jail.

If this happens, please contact Jeff immediately.  This is not true.  A debt collector cannot have you thrown into jail for a nonpayment or insufficient funds.  This again is a tactic used to scare you into paying a debt.


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