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When I spoke to collections they assured me it wouldn’t end up on my credit report, so I payed.

Sounds like fraud. Do you have the communications?

Unfortunately not, because it was over the phone.

I vaguely recall that even in 2-party consent states recording lawlessness is still legal. Are there a y lawyers here who could chime in?