debt collectors on this forum

WRINKLES

I have looked at this wonderfull site for some time looking for advice on how to deal with phone harassment from dca i started a thread on this i noticed i was getting replies from someone who i new was a debt collector irememberd looking at some of his posts i got a reply from hullight if you click on his name and look at his previous posts look at no 14 i think it was he was giving advice to nirelandguy on jobs that give satisfaction and self worth he said he was a debt collector so when he replied to my post i thought THIS IS WRONG debt collectors giving advice to some very troubled people and pretending to be someone else i wonder how many more are hiding among the members list

MrsTinks

Problem is that they CAN hide All that everyone else can do is continue to give the best advice they can

immoral_angeluk

The thing is SOME debt collectors are genuine and honest, and can actually give a valuable insight into the industry, same as advisors like myself can come in and contribute.
Of course some aren't so genuine and honest. The best thing you can do is ignore them and ensure that the poster is given the best advice as possible and referred to the right places where neccessary.

WRINKLES

perhaps hullight would like to comment

immoral_angeluk

WRINKLES wrote: »

perhaps hullight would like to comment

Why do I doubt that lol :rotfl:

WRINKLES

being fair minded the offer is there for him to explain himself

nicnacnoo

there are people from all walks of life and types of job on this site, maybe this person is on this website for the same reason as the rest of us and as Immoral-Angeluk said, sometimes any advice given by a debt collector could be good from an insiders point of view?
Nic

FraudBuster

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Remember, this is an open forum! Anyone can post so always exercise caution when acting on info.

Tixy

The way I see it is that there is a need for debt collectors within the industry, there are people who delibrately take on debts with no intention of paying them back as well as those people who need a little reminder that their debts are overdue. There is no crime in being a debt collector.

So if we get a debt collector posting on here and if they are giving helpful advice to people (insider tricks perhaps such as make your F&F just before the month end) then they are of a benefit to the board.
However if they are posting along the lines of 'you must pay exactly what has been requested, straight away, get into more debt if necessary but pay up this creditor otherwise you will be taken to court' - well then hopefully they would be easily spotted and the OP would be corrected by other posters.

I haven't particularly come across hullight's posts, however often if I'm suspicious that someone is posting with ulterior motives I'll note that they are commentating on every thread that has a particular company name mentioned be that a DCA or DMP company or whatever. In that case if they appear to be biased then I'd report them.

-Obviously I'm giving hullight and any others the benefit of the doubt that they don't work for Moorcroft .

WRINKLES

perhaps some dcas are trawling this site hoping to identify some of the people they are hounding and get some information on the state of play

immoral_angeluk

It would be naive to think that DCAs don't read this forum to get 'insider' knowledge. But that's the nature of the beast and so long as people are sensible and obey normal internet rules such as giving out personal details etc I can't see the harm.