How to Stop Bill Collectors From Harassing You By Using a Cease and Desist Letter

Person with curly hair wearing a red shirt extends their hand towards the camera, fingers spread, as if reaching out to collectors against a white background.

 It’s no picnic when your bills are overdue and debt collectors are calling you at all hours, harassing you non-stop at home or work. But just because you may (or may not) owe some company money, that doesn’t give an overly aggressive bill collector a free pass to violate your legal rights, intimidate and harass […]

How to handle harassment by a collection agency

A man in a business suit holds a fan of cash in one hand and gestures with his other hand, offering his impressive collection of money.

Don’t pay them anything. Send a cease and desist letter in which you tell them to stop contacting you. Harassing people about debts (old debts, like yours, or current ones) is illegal under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.