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A phantom debt collection scam duped consumers out of more than $1 million. Here are 5 ways you can avoid falling victim

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The phantom debt collection scheme — which used names including GAFS Group, Global Mediation Group and Mediation Services — pressured consumers to pay the false debts by threatening to take legal action against them. “If The letter will require the debt collector to prove they’re legally collecting the balances owed, he said. “If