Heavily Criticized 4552-DEBT Credit Counseling Mailer Still Landing in Mailboxes

A couple of years ago I wrote about an advertising piece that consumers were receiving. See this post.

But the same mailer the BBB was critical of and that raised concerns for me, is still being sent out apparently.

This “Administrative Office” 4552-DEBT mailer claims to look like an official government mailer and make a bunch of claims. The most glaring is that while the piece pushes the fact a “Non-Profit 501c-3” program, the fine print says something entirely different.

“Consumer maybe referred to a Non-Profit or For-Profit Debt Relief Agency…” Emphasis added.

Maybe the most discouraging issue is this deceptive mailer is still going out so it must still be making the phone ring and punching up the sales board.

In what I do, the hardest part is trying to save people from themselves.

If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free.

Steve Rhode Debt Coach and Author

Steve Rhode is the Get Out of Debt Guy and has been helping good people with bad debt problems since 1994. You can learn more about Steve, here.

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