Results: Federal Trade Commission
Published on 12/10/2017
Federal Trade Commission - Protecting America's Consumers for over 100 years.
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1.
1.
Have you ever had a debt collector call you and demand payment for a loan you didn't have? Yes
24%
433 votes
No
76%
1350 votes
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2.
Were you aware that these fraud debts are called Phantom Debts?
Yes
20%
357 votes
No
80%
1426 votes
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3.
Are you familiar with the news that in 2012 the Federal Trade Commission busted a call center in India for making 8 million calls in eight months, hassling Americans with fake debts, and broke up 13 other similar scams.
Yes
14%
248 votes
No
86%
1535 votes
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4.
And did you know that according to Federal Reserve research, Americans owe more than 600 billion in bills and almost 1 in 10 has a debt in collector's hands?
Yes
16%
286 votes
No
84%
1497 votes
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5.
Did you know that in Missouri there are more Payday Loan stores than McDonald's franchises? Yes
8%
137 votes
No
92%
1646 votes
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