The most common credit card debt elimination scam that you may come across starts with one or more emails that you receive from a debt elimination company. There are many people that face incredibly high debt levels and they sometimes incline to believe anything they are told. Scammers take advantage of their plight and promise to stop their financial agony by making repayment unnecessary without repercussions. Well, that is not possible! Don’t trust anything that sounds too good to be true!

Some people don’t suspect a credit card debt elimination scam because of the legal appearance that the ‘program’ seems to have. All sorts of laws and titles are used to give credibility to the scheme: Title 15 United States Code section 1692, The Fair Credit Billing Act, The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and much more. For fees that can climb up to a few thousands dollars, some companies could even send you all sorts of materials to show you that you have the legal right not to pay your debt.

Stop believing such a credit card debt elimination scam! Be rational and think for a second! Billions of people are using credit cards, and lenders extend the credit limits for their clients on a regular basis. If this practice were illegal, don’t you think that the issue would have got to the attention of the law makers or law enforcers? ‘There is no free lunch’! Remember this saying whenever you think that complete elimination of your debt is possible without your actually paying it!

In order to stay realistic and be wary of a credit card debt elimination scam I suggest the following self-analysis. What did you spend the money on? Are you enjoying a better sofa, some artwork or different possessions? Have you paid for home repairs? Well, if you have overextended the credit to consume, who do you think will cover this debt? What grounds have you got to believe that you get all these things for free?

The best advice that you can get here is not to trust any promise for debt elimination. Send any debt elimination email messages to the spam folder and delete them. Carry on with your payments, and, in case you really need some solutions to reduce your debt, talk to accredited financial institutions and get solid professional advice for one course of action or another. Be cautious, reasonable and moderate, and you’ll keep trouble away!

Do drop me any comments if you have any thoughts…
Cheers!
Patrick