Case Note 200416 [2009] NZPrivCmr 1: Credit provider pursues wrong person for debt
A man received a letter from a credit provider about an outstanding debt. The man pointed out to the credit provider that the debt was not his.
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A man received a letter from a credit provider about an outstanding debt. The man pointed out to the credit provider that the debt was not his.
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