sec.38Impersonating debt collectors

sec.38 Impersonating debt collectors

A creditor, when dealing with a person for payment of a debt, must not use any name, description, document or device intended to make the person believe that the person is not dealing directly with the creditor, but with a debt collector acting on the creditor’s behalf. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A debt collector must not give any document to a creditor to enable the creditor to make a third person believe that the third person is dealing directly with the debt collector. debt collector’s letterhead or stationery Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.38-ssec.1) A creditor, when dealing with a person for payment of a debt, must not use any name, description, document or device intended to make the person believe that the person is not dealing directly with the creditor, but with a debt collector acting on the creditor’s behalf. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.38-ssec.2) A debt collector must not give any document to a creditor to enable the creditor to make a third person believe that the third person is dealing directly with the debt collector. debt collector’s letterhead or stationery Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.