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This NY Times article that got a fair bit of attention a couple years ago details just how shady it is: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/magazine

This NY Times article that got a fair bit of attention a couple years ago details just how shady it is: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/magazine/bad-paper-debt-collector.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/magazine/bad-... I'd be surprised if this article didn't get discussed here on HN at the time.

TallGuyShort 9y ago
It's discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8182953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8182953. I don't believe it was that particular thread, but HN has been the source of some very helpful advice on how to fight this: always using registered mail (costs a bit of money, but helps you keep a paper trail of dates they can't simply deny without more proof), staying calm and collecting as much written evidence as possible, etc.
- tombrossman 9y ago
  This is probably what you refer to, right? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7135833 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7135833 (or if not, it's very helpful and worth a read)