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    Apr 24, 2012, 04:03 PM
    Check to settle my debt was cashed
    Just curious...
    If I were to send a collection agency a check for less than I owe them with the statement, "to settle my account", and they cash said check, am I legally obligated to pay the remaining balance?
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    Apr 24, 2012, 04:04 PM
    Yes, that trick has not been upheld by the courts.
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