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Debt Collectors Using Facebook To Embarrass Those Who Owe

Not even the tranquility of FarmVille can save you from the long arm of debt collectors. Melanie Beacham says that a collector from MarkOne Financial contacted her relatives about her past due car note via Facebook. She is filing suit alleging that the company is harassing her family. Tampa based consumer attorney Billy Howard of Morgan & Morgan says, "Now Facebook does a debt collectors work for them. Now it's not only family members, it's all of your associates. It's a very powerful tool for debt collectors to use."

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  1. So pay your bills by scubamage · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Seriously. Pay your bills, and then you don't have to worry about this. Simple concept. If you don't have a reliable stream of income, don't incur debt. I understand there are situations outside of your control, however most places won't send you to collections if you pick up a McJob or two and pay SOMETHING to them until your situation evens out (speaking as someone with a fair amount of debt for his age, despite a few jobless stints, who has never once missed a bill payment).

  2. Re:I'm Pretty Sure That's Illegal by davev2.0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You didn't prove anyone wrong and you are the one who started with the vulgarity. If you can't keep up, shut up.

    Now, stop with your lying, you sack of diarrhea.

  3. Re:I'm Pretty Sure That's Illegal by davev2.0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There you go, proving you are a fucking, ass-sucking, shit-eating idiot yet again. Sure there are mistakes made and I have no doubt malicious assholes like you occasionally become debt collectors. But, a handful of anecdotes is not poof of anything. Especially when it comes the likes of you.

    You are the one who used vulgarity to accuse me of something. Then you complain when I teach you to suck eggs. Now, you can shut the fuck up you cowardly cum-sucking feltcher. You don't want to get burned, don't play with fire. Now, go die in a fire. In fact, I hope you get to watch everything and everyone you love burn before you die a long, slow painful death tasting your own blood, you worthless hypocrite.