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I checked with the company, and they do track the debt they "forget". They also send a letter to the debtor to say that the debt has been cleared. That takes care of the case where it comes back to life, the debtor has some level of proof that the debt was taken care of.

I didn't ask if they tracked all of it in an Excel file ;-)

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Figured it was something like this. This is great news if you're trying to get rid of bill collectors. Just make some "proof" on "company letterhead" that the debt has been cleared. It's no more scummy than harassing collectors.

sounds like a business model almost as slimy as those collecting expired debt, but at least if i was selling forged documents i could sleep at night.

No need for a slimy business model, the debtor can generate these documents themselves.

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