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The website www.ccspayment.com itself is a legitimate payment portal owned by Credit Collection Services (CCS), a real, nationwide debt collection agency. However, scammers heavily impersonate this company and use fake variations of this link in phishing texts and emails to steal your financial information.
If you received an unexpected text message or email directing you to this site, you must handle it with caution.
If you notice any of these signs, you are likely dealing with a scammer:
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Steps to Protect Yourself
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Scammers sometimes impersonate debt collection agencies, like CCS, to trick people into handing over personal information or money. These scammers may call, send spam emails, or send fake letters claiming you owe a debt and demand immediate payment.Their goal is to pressure you to pay or provide personal information before you have time to verify the claim. They then disappear with your money or use your personal information to commit identity theft.
An unexpected message from a debt collection agency like CCSPayment can leave you feeling panicked that you owe money. But it’s important to pause before you pay. Many scammers take advantage of that moment of fear to trick people into handing over cash or personal information
Contact CCS directly through their official, verified phone number or website rather than using contact info provided in a suspicious message.
CCSPayment, operated by Credit Collection Services (CCS), is a legitimate debt collector, but it is frequently impersonated by scammers sending fake, high-pressure payment requests via email, text, or phone. Protect yourself by verifying debts directly with the company, never clicking links in messages, and checking your credit report for inaccuracies.
Good afternoon, you are sending me letters that I owe you $137.53. How can I pay them? I was at the bank last month and they said they couldn't help me. I am Russian and my English is bad, help me pay this debt and get it over with. SAVELEVA N... 215 BRENTWOOD OAKS DR ...
This bill you sent, is not valid and is not mine to pay. The company you represent, did not return all my refund due me, on my closed policy. They held back a fee for early. Closing of my policy, which I was told about. However, the refund still did not meet, the amount I was told I had coming after they took their fees out. I have no idea what this bill is for or why they say I am the one who owes it.
You don't provide a phone number to call to dispute.
This a stupid A*s company
This place is saying I owe an outstanding bill to Infinity Mobile and I DO NOT Howcan I get thus removed?
Did they answer this?
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I had Insurance the whole time sometimes two insurances at once I shouldn’t owe anything I should not have a flag thanks
Same here!!! They are up to something fishy!
My mother passed away and had many medical bills, do we need to pay all of these?
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