Digital messaging is now open to debt collectors

Open/download audioDebt collectors now have more ways to reach people who haven’t paid up. Along with using phone calls, debt collectors are now allowed to go after a person via text, email and social media messages. What changed?

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How to know if your phone or tablet has a virus or malware

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