Woman awarded US$83 million after agency sued her for $1,000 and harassed her non-stop over a credit card she never owned

Source: Agencies | May 20, 2015, Wednesday |

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A Missouri woman has been awarded US$83 million after a collection agency sued her for a $1,000 credit card debt she never owed, Daily Mail reported today.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC was found guilty by a Kansas City jury for maliciously prosecuting Maria Guadalupe Mejia for a debt that actually belonged to a man with a similar name, the report said.

The debt buyer was fined $250,000 for violating the Fair Debt and Collection Practices Act as well as $82,990,000 in punitive damages for malicious prosecution.

Mejia, 51, said that, although she knew she didn't owe the company any money, she was absolutely 'terrified' when she was served the lawsuit in 2013.

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Woman awarded US$83 million after agency sued her for $1,000 and harassed her non-stop over a credit card she never owned

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