STONE CO ENTERPRISE

IIVIGGINS, MS
C rclllation = 2881
WEEKLY
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B w a r e of bogus collection calls

I I e Better Business R11rr.q~ nroblem nrovidinz- thic informa- ChaL a i l l l IR eswte execu- 1
(BBB) - s G ~ i s s i s s i p p l ha\
x ? n a w e n t incrcz~ic in the
number of fraudulent collection
.
;ion irzs".
Requchl that the cornpan?
csnd e\cr)thing lo you in writ-
tor or attonley to dewmine if
the claim is logilirnalc
Be SLUE thal all legitimate
phons callers who xs targsune ing. rri.ilitor\ of' the ertarc have becn
bereaved families Do not pive any personal nortied of the dralh.
These callers claim ~ h n t a informarion over the p h o ~ ~ e .
&cased family I I K I I I ~ .left
~ a - -
large debt unpaid and that col-
lrstion efforts will be ntmcd if
the debt is not paid immediarcly.
In addition. there ix oilell hsa\y
pressure t have personal infor-
mation divulged over the phonc.
"'What is mow upsettin: ib that
om senior citizens .%em a mo5t
otien lo h: the ~ q c gto u p for
the.% bogus cdls," said Bill
Moak. Prcsidc11UCEO of rhs
Mississippi BBB. "And, unfor-
tunately. man> timci thcre calls
come v q swn aitsr the cleat11
of a loved one has occu~~:d."
.4lthw@ crediton can legall>
contacr families of a deceased
pznon to collect a leg~timare
debt, there arc ievemllhings that
should be done to thsan thcre
bogus 4 1 % :
G e t 01r. full name of the colll-
pan). the caller's name and a
telephone number Lcgltimzlr
collection agencies will have no