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Debt collectors turning to illegal methods

May 01, 2008
By Marge Tubalkain-Trell

Debtors Jail? Lawyers say you can not end up here just for not paying up.

TALLINN - Debt collection agencies have started to resort to using bullyboy tactics to get money from bad creditors, many using tactics that lawyers have deemed dishonest and outright illegal. Some debt collectors letters send warning to debtors claiming that they face jail if they do not pay their debts. Others send aggressive text messages on a daily basis. Meelis Pirn, a lawyer with Kaasik & Co said the letters that debt collection agencies have been sending out – many of which threa ...

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