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11:28

Chat Moderator -

Hi everyone. Chris Hansen is here and ready to answer your questions about tonight's Dateline on dirty debt collection tactics.

11:31

[Comment From Cheryl]
did you list the names of companies who are bad collection agencies

11:32

[Comment From chris hansen]
Hey there ready to talk about America's debt crisis, how we got there how it spawned a shadow industry that includes dirty debt collection.

11:33

chris hansen - We'll show you 3 specific companies that have engaged in questionable or illegal tactics....some of which we capture on our hidden cameras.

11:33

[Comment From Missy]
Are the people who harass really paid a percentage of what they collect?

11:33

chris hansen - In some cases yes.

11:33

[Comment From Matt in Michigan]
is there any protection in the courts for harassing collection solicitations?

11:35

chris hansen - The Fair Debt Collection Practices act spells out your rights and what tactics are against the law. We will post it on dateline.msnbc.com

11:35

[Comment From Larry]
Hi Chris. There is alot of us like myself that have mounting debt. Does you show discuss how to protect ourselves against shady debt collection agencies?

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