Vanquish a phantom debt for good

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Newsday - 11/3/2017 - Sean Pyles - The phone rings. You don’t recognize the number, but you answer anyway. It’s a debt collector demanding immediate payment on a debt that doesn’t belong to you, or one you’ve already paid. Suddenly you’re facing a phantom — a phantom debt, that is. That debt might not belong to you — but telling that to the collector won’t earn you a reprieve. Phantom debts have two main sources: Misinformed debt collectors and scam debt collectors. If you receive a call from a collector demanding immediate payment on a debt you don’t recognize, you might be talking with a scammer. The same goes for a call about a debt you recognize, but with an incorrect balance. Read more @ https://www.newsday.com/amp/business/va ... 1.14744152