Lawsuit: The CBE Group Falsely Represents Debts in Collection Letters

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The CBE Group, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and New York state law. The plaintiff claims he received a collection letter from the defendant that stated a balance of $2,336.01. When he obtained a copy of his consumer report, however, the amount of debt reported was $357 less than the amount in his letter, according to the complaint. The suit argues that the difference represents undisclosed collection costs that the defendant illegally failed to specify in its collection letter. As a result, the letter is considered “a false representation of the amount of debt” and “deceptive means used by [the defendant] in its attempt to collect the debt,” the suit says.