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Florida is seeing one of the steepest spikes in debt collection calls in the country, and Tampa is among the hardest-hit cities.

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Getting a call from someone claiming to be a debt collector can be confusing. To better protect yourself, it’s important to know what collectors can, and can’t do.

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The state has spent $138,271 so far in the pursuit of buying, and then forgiving, nearly $12 million in medical debt.

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