An Illinois phantom-debt collector goes dark

[gdale6]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alleged-debt-collection-scam-shut-down-by-ftc-illinois-ag/

"A phony debt collection operation set up in a Chicago suburb was shut down after the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General's Office obtained a court order following hundreds of complaints from consumers around the country said they were threatened over debts they didn't owe, the FTC said on Friday."

[FocusedAndDetermined]

Too bad they weren't shut down sooner.

[Anonymous]

I've been a victim of one of these businesses.  Not this one in particular but another one.  Here's the thing, what stops them from selling your information to another "phantom collector" or re-opening under another name?  Something has to be done about these companies.