Source: Blake Ellis, CNNMoney

Debt collector horror stories abound. There are threats to dig up the dead relatives of those who couldn't pay their funeral bills, promises to imprison debtors, or take their children into custody-- even warnings that pets will be killed.

As part of an ongoing crackdown, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down a Texas-based debt collector, Goldman Schwartz, last week for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly using deceptive and abusive scare tactics to force people to pay their payday loan debts. In other cases, state officials or private consumer attorneys are accusing debt collectors of harassment.

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